British heavy metal legends SAXON and UDR Music are pleased to reveal a brand new Unplugged and Strung Up album teaser, which also includes snippets of interviews with vocalist Biff Byford. Check out the exclusive new video via UDR Music’s YouTube page here: http://youtu.be/551z5RxDn40

Unplugged and Strung Up hits stores in the US on Monday, November 25^th due to the holiday week, via UDR Music.

With Unplugged and Strung Up, SAXON introduces a carefully selected collection of unique, fresh and adventurous interpretations of material previously heard only with raw heavy metal thunder, the point is triumphantly underscored.

Unplugged and Strung Up reveals layers and pieces previously dormant in many of the 14 classic SAXON songs chosen for this makeover, thanks to some ear-catching new arrangements and mixes. Recorded, mixed and mastered with Andy Sneap in Derbyshire, UK earlier this year, Biff and co. re-evaluated, re-worked and re-energized the towering likes of ‘The Eagle Has Landed’ and ‘Crusader’ by introducing orchestral dynamics to offer added dimension. ‘Frozen Rainbow’ from the band's 1979 debut, gets a stunning acoustic reprisal which transports it into a power ballad to be proud of, whilst ‘Red Star Falling’ soars and sweeps the emotions with its orchestrally-arranged dovetail.

As if this reinvention wasn't enough, SAXON superfans and collectors can purchase a digipack version of the release which will include 2002's storming set of full-volume, pedal-to-the-metal re-recorded hits Heavy Metal Thunder. Featuring staple SAXON stormers such as ‘Motorcycle Man’, ‘Strong Arm of the Law’ and ‘Dallas 1pm’, it is a quintessential part of any collection. Order your copy of the digipack version here via Amazon.

The full-track listing for Unplugged and Strung Up is as follows:

1. Stallions Of The Highway (Remix)
2. Crusader (Orchestrated Version)
3. Battle Cry
4. The Eagle Has Landed (Orchestrated Version)
5. Red Star Falling (Orchestrated Version)
6. Broken Heroes (Orchestrated Version)
7. Call To Arms (Orchestrated Version)
8. Militia Guard
9. Forever Free (Re-recorded Version)
10. Just Let Me Rock (Re-recorded Version)
11. Frozen Rainbow (Acoustic Version)
12. Iron Wheels (Live Acoustic Version)
13. Requiem (Acoustic Version)
14. Coming Home (Acoustic Version)

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The full track-listing for Heavy Metal Thunder is as follows:

1. Heavy Metal Thunder
2. Strong Arm Of The Law
3. Power & The Glory
4. And The Bands Played On
5. Crusader
6. Dallas 1PM
7. Princess Of The Night
8. Wheels Of Steel
9. 747 (Strangers In The Night)
10. Motorcycle Man
11. Never Surrender
12. Denim & Leather
13. Backs To The Wall

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Formats:

• Limited Edition Digipack + Bonus Disc Heavy Metal Thunder
• CD Jewel Case
• Double Vinyl Gatefold LP
• Digital Download
• Exclusive D2C (Direct To Consumer) Package

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For more information, please visit:

www.saxon747.com

www.udr-music.com