Killing Ground (album) explained

Killing Ground
Type:studio
Artist:Saxon
Cover:Killingground.jpg
Caption:Cover art by Paul R. Gregory
Released:September 25, 2001
Recorded:2001
Studio:Karo Studios (Brackel, Germany)
Genre:Heavy metal
Length:49:26
Label:SPV/Steamhammer
Producer:Biff Byford, Saxon
Prev Title:Diamonds and Nuggets
Prev Year:2000
Next Title:Heavy Metal Thunder
Next Year:2002

Killing Ground is the fifteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Saxon, released in 2001. 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.

This is the last album to feature Firtz Randow on drums, and he left the band in 2004. The album received positive reviews, praising Saxon's heavy sound and catchy lyrics. Killing Ground demonstrated the band's ability to maintain their classic sound while updating their sound for modern musical demands, with some tracks that were well received by critics and fans alike, such as "The Court of the Crimson King" and "Coming Home".

Personnel

Saxon
Production