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Hell, Fire and Damnation

Hell, Fire and Damnation is the twenty-fourth studio album by English heavy metal band Saxon, released on 19 January 2024 through Silver Lining Music. It charted internationally across Europe, reaching the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart.

Hell, Fire and Damnation
Studio album by
Saxon
Released19 January 2024 (2024-01-19)
StudioBig Silver Barn (York)
  • Lampes Posthotel Old Cinema Restaurant Der Krug (Germany)
GenreHeavy metal
Length42:18
LabelSilver Lining Music
Producer
Saxon chronology
More Inspirations
(2023) 		Hell, Fire and Damnation
(2024)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth7,5/10[1]
Classic Rock[2]
Metal Injection8,5/10[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Pete "Biff" Byford, Brian Tatler, Doug Scarratt, Tim "Nibbs" Carter, except "The Prophecy" written by Brian Blessed.

No.TitleLength
1."The Prophecy"1:24
2."Hell, Fire and Damnation"5:32
3."Madame Guillotine"5:24
4."Fire and Steel"3:37
5."There's Something in Roswell"4:09
6."Kubla Khan and the Merchant of Venice"4:15
7."Pirates of the Airwaves"3:56
8."1066"4:03
9."Witches of Salem"5:11
10."Super Charger"4:47
Total length:42:20

Personnel

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Saxon

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  • Biff Byford – lead vocals, production
  • Doug Scarratt – guitars
  • Brian Tatler – guitars
  • Nibbs Carter – bass
  • Nigel Glockler – drums
  • Paul Quinn – additional guitars on "Fire and Steel" and "Super Charger"

Additional contributors

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Charts

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Chart performance for Hell, Fire and Damnation
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 20
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 59
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 21
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 4
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] 91
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[12] 51
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] 28
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 19
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[18] 1
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[19] 2

References

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  1. ^ Jay H. Gorania (15 January 2024). "Hell, Fire And Damnation". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  2. ^ Barton, Geoff (16 January 2024). ""It's like being forced by Mary Beard, wielding a vicious riding crop, to watch never-ending episodes of The Time Tunnel": Saxon's Hell, Fire And Damnation". louder. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. ^ Podoshen, Jeff (16 January 2024). "Album Review: SAXON Hell, Fire And Damnation". Metal Injection. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Saxon – Hell, Fire and Damnation" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Saxon – Hell, Fire and Damnation" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Saxon – Hell, Fire and Damnation" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Saxon – Hell, Fire and Damnation" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Saxon: Hell, Fire and Damnation" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Top Albums (Week 4, 2024)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Saxon – Hell, Fire and Damnation" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Saxon – Hell, Fire and Damnation". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  12. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 19.01.2024–25.01.2024 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  14. ^ "100 Albums weekly". PROMUSICAE. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Saxon – Hell, Fire and Damnation". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Saxon – Hell, Fire and Damnation". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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