Battering Ram

Album: Battering Ram (2015)
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Songfacts®:

  • The title track of Saxon's Battering Ram album, the song is about the screaming fans who gather at the stage barriers at Saxon shows. "When I'm writing lyrics I like to switch back and forth between complex things, reality and rock'n'roll," said singer Biff Byford.
  • Battering Ram was produced by Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Exodus) at his Backstage Recording Studios in rural Derbyshire, in north England. This song's video captures Saxon at Backstage Studios throwing down a thunderous performance.

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