Metalhead is the fourteenth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1999. It is the first album with Fritz Randow, who replaced Nigel Glockler in 1999.

Metalhead
Cover art by Paul R. Gregory
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 09, 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]

The reason for the absence of the group's drummer, Nigel Glockler, was due to a serious injury to a nerve in the musician's neck. In any case, Nigel would still participate in the composition process of this record, more specifically in the introduction of this work.

Track listing edit

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 edit

Saxon
  • Biff Byford - lead vocals, producer
  • Paul Quinn - guitars
  • Doug Scarratt - guitars
  • 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 edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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.