Killing Ground (album)

For other uses, see The Killing Ground.

Killing Ground
Cover art by Paul R. Gregory
Studio album by Saxon
Released	September 25, 2001
Recorded	2001
Studio	Karo Studios (Brackel, Germany)
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	49:26
Label	SPV/Steamhammer
Producer	Biff Byford, Saxon
Saxon chronology
Diamonds and Nuggets (2000) Killing Ground (2001) Heavy Metal Thunder (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Killing Ground is the fifteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Saxon, released in 2001. Killing Ground was also released as a special Digi-pack edition with a bonus disc featuring 8 classic re-recorded tracks which would later appear in Heavy Metal Thunder.

This is the last album to feature Firtz Randow on drums, and he left the band in 2004. The album received positive reviews, praising Saxon's heavy sound and catchy lyrics. Killing Ground demonstrated the band's ability to maintain their classic sound while updating their sound for modern musical demands, with some tracks that were well received by critics and fans alike, such as "The Court of the Crimson King" and "Coming Home".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Saxon, except "The Court of the Crimson King" by Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	1:36
2.	"Killing Ground"	5:44
3.	"The Court of the Crimson King" (King Crimson cover)	6:00
4.	"Coming Home"	3:38
5.	"Hell Freezes Over"	4:42
6.	"Dragons 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

Personnel

Saxon

• Biff Byford – lead vocals
• Paul Quinn – guitars
• Doug Scarratt – guitars
• Nibbs Carter – bass
• Fritz Randow – drums

Production

• Biff Byford – producer
• Saxon – producer
• Rainer Hänsel – executive producer
• KARO Studios, Brackel, Hamburg, Germany – recording location
• Nikolo Kotzev – audio engineer
• Charlie Bauerfeind – audio engineer
• Herman Frank – mixing
• Rainer Hänsel – mixing
• Paul R. Gregory Studio 54 – artwork

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)[2]	141
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3]	26

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon Killing Ground". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
2. "Lescharts.com – Saxon – Killing Ground". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Saxon – Killing Ground" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 April 2018.