Each year, British heavy metal legends SAXON honor a fine tradition of paying homage to England’s patron Saint George by putting on a spectacular annual show on St. George’s Day (April 23^rd). The band’s new live album, St. George’s Day Sacrifice – Live in Manchester, was recorded at last year’s performance on that special day, specifically at The Ritz in Manchester, England during the band’s ‘Sacrifice World Tour’. The album, mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap and produced by SAXON vocalist Biff Byford, hits stores in the U.S. on April 29, 2014 via UDR Music.

This 2 CD set (also available in digital format) finds a blistering performance covering a collection of SAXON’s finest work from 1979 up to 2013. A very special rendition of ‘Broken Heroes’ goes straight to the heart and is dedicated to The British Armed Forces. This is SAXON at their best – a real treasure rejoicing every fan.

St. George’s Day Sacrifice – Live in Manchester tracklisting:

CD 1 – running time 61:05 minutes:

1. Sacrifice
2. Wheels Of Terror
3. Power And The Glory
4. Made In Belfast
5. Rock’n Roll Gypsy
6. And The Bands Played On
7. I've Got To Rock (To Stay Alive)
8. Night Of The Wolf
9. Conquistador
10. Broken Heroes
11. Guardians of The Tomb

​CD 2 – running time 59:08 minutes:

1. Never Surrender
2. Ride Like The Wind
3. Crusader
4. Stand Up And Fight
5. Dallas I PM
6. 747 (Strangers In The Night)
7. Wheels Of Steel
8. Strong Arm Of The Law
9. Denim And Leather
10. Princess of The Night

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SAXON’s most recent studio album, Unplugged and Strung Up, debuted at #52 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, as well as #89 on the Top Rock chart in its first week of release! Unplugged and Strung Up is an amazing full-length release of fresh twists on classic tracks. Featuring staple SAXON stormers such as 'Motorcycle Man', 'Strong Arm of the Law' and 'Dallas 1pm', it is a quintessential part of any collection. Recorded, mixed and mastered with Andy Sneap in Derbyshire, UK last 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. Buy your copy today - available in digipack version - here via Amazon.

For more information on both releases, please visit:

www.saxon747.com

www.udr-music.com