Just in time for Christmas, Saxon have released ”Heavy Metal Thunder – The Movie” on DVD. FOr anyone who hasn’t heard anything about the movie yet, it’s a documentary charting the history of Saxon right from the very beginning up to almost the present day (obviously it has to end a year or so before the release to give them time to edit the footage together and get it released).<\/p>\n
Given the bad blood between Saxon’s current lineup and the version fronted by former members Oliver & Dawson, it’s very nice to see that both Oliver and Dawson have contributed fully to the making of the movie, so you really do get a very comprehensive picture of the history of the band – there’s no attempt to gloss over any problems, they cover the good and the bad.<\/p>\n
I was very pleasantly surprised by this release – I wasn’t expecting it to be anywhere near as interesting as it is. When I watched it, I really did find it fascinating – it’s a really good look behind the scenes of a classic British band and in my opinion it’s essential viewing for any Saxon fan.<\/p>\n
THe Movie is contained on one disc. The second disc includes a whole host of bonus features with the main one being the entire concert they performed on St Georges Day in 2008 at the Shepherds Bush Empire (which was a great gig to be at, and is great to watch). That makes it very good value – a full concert live show on top of the documentary and a bunch of other short films is great. For me the live concert alone makes this release worth buying.<\/p>\n
An excellent release that’s well worth buying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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