Killing Ground

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This article is about the music album. For the Doctor Who novel by Steve Lyons, see Killing Ground (Doctor Who).

Killing Ground
Studio album by Saxon
Released	September 25, 2001
Recorded	2001
Genre	Heavy Metal
Length	49:26
Label	Steamhammer/SPV
Producer(s)	Biff Byford, Saxon
Professional reviews
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Saxon chronology
Metalhead (1999)	Killing Ground (2001)	Heavy Metal Thunder (2002)

Killing Ground is the fifteenth full-length studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 2001 (see 2001 in music).

This album varies between modern sounding speed metal to Saxon's more traditional blues-rock. "Court Of The Crimson King" is a King Crimson cover, but there is no indication of this in the album inlay, which lists "all song written by Saxon."

Killing Ground was also released as a special Digi-pack edition with a bonus disc featuring 8 classics re-recorded tracks which would later appear in Heavy Metal Thunder.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Bonus Disc: Classics Re-Recorded 3 Personnel 4 Production

[edit] Track listing

1. "Intro" – 1:36
2. "Killing Ground" – 5:44
3. "Court Of The Crimson King" – 6:00
4. "Coming Home" – 3:38
5. "Hell Freezes Over" – 4:42
6. "Dragon's Lair" – 3:38
7. "You Don't Know What You've Got" – 5:00
8. "Deeds Of Glory" – 4:34
9. "Running For The Border" – 4:24
10. "Shadows On The Wall" – 6:15
11. "Rock Is Our Life" – 3:55

[edit] Bonus Disc: Classics Re-Recorded

1. "Princess Of The Night" – 4:10
2. "Crusader" – 6:38
3. "Wheels Of Steel" – 5:52
4. "Motorcycle Man" – 3:45
5. "Strong Arm Of The Law" – 4:24
6. "Denim And Leather" – 5:19
7. "Dallas 1 PM" – 6:15
8. "And The Bands Played On" – 2:52

[edit] Personnel

• Biff Byford - Vocals
• Paul Quinn - Guitar
• Doug Scarrat - Guitar
• Nibbs Carter - Bass
• Fritz Randow - Drums

[edit] Production

• Producer: Biff Byford & Saxon
• Executive Producer : Rainer Hänsel
• Recorded at : KARO Studios, Brackel, Hamburg, Germany
• Engineered By : Nikolo Kotzev & Charlie Bauerfeind
• Mixed by : Herman Frank & Rainer Hänsel
• Artwork : Paul Gregory Studio 54