Watch Saxon's New Video for 'Battering Ram'

Saxon has released an official clip for the title track of their forthcoming 21st album. Battering Ram, due on Oct. 16 via UDR Music, arrives in conjunction with a U.S. tour that kicks off later this month.

Filmed at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, UK, the above video features a no-nonsense performance highlighting the continuing power of these pioneers of New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Battering Ram will be available in a variety of formats, including compact disc, 180-gram vinyl and limited-edition box set with an 18-track bonus disc featuring Saxon performing in Sweden in 2011.

“This one’s a natural progression from (Saxon's 2013 release) Sacrifice,” vocalist Biff Byford says of the Andy Sneap-produced Battering Ram, in pre-release material. “There’s a bit less rock ’n’ roll and a bit more ‘heavy’ on it. We wanted to keep focused on a style rather than moving around too much.”

Saxon is rounded out by Paul Quinn, Doug Scarratt, Nibbs Carter and Nigel Glockler. A complete list of dates and cities for Saxon's U.S. tour, which includes a few dates with Motorhead, can be found below.

Saxon U.S. Tour Dates:
8/19 – Riverside, Calif.
8/20 – San Diego
8/21 – Las Vegas
8/22 – Los Angeles
8/23 – Sacramento
8/24 – San Francisco
8/27 – Salt Lake City
8/28 – Boise, Idaho
9/1 – Austin
9/2 – El Paso
9/4 – Dallas*
9/5 – Houston*
9/6 – St. Louis*
9/9 – Indianapolis*
9/10 – Atlanta
9/12 – Stafford, Conn.
9/13 – Portland
9/15 – Washington, D.C.
9/16 – Westland, Mich.
9/17 – Pittsburgh
9/18 – Cleveland
9/20 – St. Charles, Ill.
*-w/Motörhead