Saxon releases lyric video for song written in tribute to Motörhead

The song celebrates the 80s and their friendship

Saxon has released the lyric video for the track "They Played Rock And Roll," written for their colleagues in Motörhead.

The track is a tribute to the tour that Saxon and Motörhead did together in 1979 and is part of the new album Thunderbolt.

“It’s about the 80s. It’s about the Bomber and Ace Of Spades tours. That’s when we met. It’s about that, and the album No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith and the whole 80s scene that followed,” says vocalist Peter Byford.

Scheduled for release on February 2nd by Militia Guard/Silver Lining Music, Thunderbolt will feature twelve songs, and its title track already has a music video.

Check out the lyric video for “They Played Rock And Roll” below:

Thunderbolt tracklist:

1. "Olympus Rising"
2. "Thunderbolt"
3. "The Secret of Flight"
4. “Nosferatu (The Vampires Waltz)”
5. “They Played Rock and Roll”
6. "Predator"
7. "Sons of Odin"
8. "Sniper"
9. "A Wizard's Tale"
10. "Speed ​​Merchants"
11. “Roadie's Song”
12. “Nosferatu – RawVersion”

Erica Y Roumieh

A music journalist since 2016, she was an editor at Wikimetal, where she combined her two great passions: music and writing. She believes that heavy music deserves to be everywhere and strives to make that a reality. Slipknot, Evanescence, and Bring Me The Horizon are essential to her playlist.

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