Metalhead (album)

Metalhead is the fourteenth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1999.

Metalhead
Cover art by Paul R. Gregory
Studio album by
Saxon
ReleasedNovember 1999
Recorded1999
StudioKaro Studios, Brackel, Germany
GenreHeavy metal
Length50:29
LabelSPV/Steamhammer
ProducerBiff Byford, Charlie Bauerfeind, Rainer Hänsel
Saxon chronology
BBC Sessions
(1998)		 Metalhead
(1999)		 Burrn! Presents: The Best of Saxon
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pete "Biff" Byford, Paul Quinn, Doug Scarratt, Tim "Nibbs" Carter, except "Intro" by Nigel Glockler.

CD[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:24
2."Metalhead"4:52
3."Are We Travellers in Time"5:17
4."Conquistador"4:42
5."What Goes Around"4:24
6."Song of Evil"4:12
7."All Guns Blazing"3:53
8."Prisoner"4:12
9."Piss Off"4:04
10."Watching You"5:18
11."Sea of Life"8:11

Personnel
Saxon
  • Biff Byford - vocals, producer
  • Paul Quinn - guitar
  • Doug Scarratt - guitar
  • Nibbs Carter - bass
  • Fritz Randow - drums
Additional musicians
  • Nigel Glockler - written and performed "Intro"
  • Chris Bay - additional keyboards
Production
  • Charlie Bauerfeind - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Rainer Hänsel - executive producer
  • Karo Studios, Hamburg, Germany – recording and mixing location

Charts
Chart (1999) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 40

References
  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon Metalhead". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  2. Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 385. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Saxon – Metalhead" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2018.



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