Killing Ground

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Killing Ground
Killingground.jpg
Cover art by Paul R. Gregory
Studio album by
Saxon
ReleasedSeptember 2001
Recorded2001
StudioKaro Studios, Brackel, Germany
GenreHeavy metal
Length49:26
LabelSPV/Steamhammer
ProducerBiff Byford, Saxon
Saxon chronology
Diamonds and Nuggets
(2000) 		Killing Ground
(2001) 		Heavy Metal Thunder
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[1]

Killing Ground is the fifteenth full-length studio album by heavy metal band Saxon. Killing Ground was also released as a special Digi-pack edition with a bonus disc featuring 8 classic re-recorded tracks which would later appear in Heavy Metal Thunder.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Saxon, except "The Court of the Crimson King" by Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield.

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:36
2."Killing Ground"5:44
3."The Court of the Crimson King" (King Crimson cover)6:00
4."Coming Home"3:38
5."Hell Freezes Over"4:42
6."Dragons Lair"3:38
7."You Don't Know What You've Got"5:00
8."Deeds of Glory"4:34
9."Running for the Border"4:24
10."Shadows on the Wall"6:15
11."Rock Is Our Life"3:55

Personnel[]

  • Biff Byford - vocals
  • Paul Quinn - guitar
  • Doug Scarratt - guitar
  • Nibbs Carter - bass guitar
  • Fritz Randow - drums
Production
  • Biff Byford – producer
  • Saxon – producer
  • Rainer Hänsel – executive producer
  • KARO Studios, Brackel, Hamburg, Germany – recording location
  • Nikolo Kotzev – audio engineer
  • Charlie Bauerfeind – audio engineer
  • Herman Frank – mixing
  • Rainer Hänsel – mixing
  • Paul R. Gregory Studio 54 – artwork

Charts[]

Chart Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] 26
French Albums (SNEP)[3] 141

References[]

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon Killing Ground". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Saxon – Killing Ground" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Lescharts.com – Saxon – Killing Ground". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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