As we’re nearing the end of our recording sessions for the new album, we thought it would be cool to give you a little something to hold you over until the new record drops! We’re stoked to bring you the Savage Blade “Digital 7 Inch” Promotional Single!
We dug into the archives, and pulled out a couple of classic metal cover tunes that we tracked WAY back for fun – Saxon’s “Dallas 1PM“* and the Rods’ “Let Them Eat Metal“. A couple of great tunes from bands that have definitely influenced the Blade. With the help of our good buddy and engineer Cole St. Denys, we dusted ‘em off, mixed ‘em up and they’re right here waiting for you…. it’s a free download. Pass it on. The songs are in MP3 format (CBR 320kBit)
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Saxon -”Dallas 1PM” – from the album “Strong Arm of the Law”
Saxon are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. As front-runners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they had 8 UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including 4 UK Top 10 albums. Saxon also had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart. Between 1980 and 1987 Saxon established themselves as one of Europe’s biggest metal acts, they also had success in Japan and in the USA. In Japan, the single “Motorcycle Man” stayed in the charts for over 5 months. They still tour heavily and regularly. Their latest tour is their largest in the UK since the late 1980s. Saxon have sold more than 13 million albums worldwide and heavily influenced bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Sodom and Running Wild. They are renowned for their live act and are considered one of the finest live performers of the metal genre.
The Rods – “Let Them Eat Metal”
The Rods are an American heavy metal band formed by David “Rock” Feinstein (guitar and vocals), Garry Bordonaro (bass and vocals) and Carl Canedy (drums and vocals).
Feinstein had first come to mainstream attention after playing in Elf, with his cousin Ronnie James Dio. The Rods sound differed considerably from Elf, adopting a more traditional heavy metal sound compared with the blues-rock sound that Elf preferred. Their first album was originally released independently as Rock Hard in 1980 and the following year the band was signed by Arista Records, who reordered the album tracks and released it simply titled The Rods. In 1984, The Rods made their fourth studio album “Let Them Eat Metal”. Carl Canedy is also a producer of heavy metal bands, and his credits include Anthrax’s Armed and Dangerous and Spreading the Disease, Exciter’s Violence & Force, Overkill’s Feel the Fire, and Possessed’s Beyond the Gates
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*Guitar solo on Dallas 1PM by Andy Parks.
Hey Savage Maniacs! We’ve got some more big, fresh news for you all… after a little shakeup this spring, we’re excited to announce the addition of our new guitarist, Marc-Andre Hamelin. With some serious guitar skill, serious motivation, and just the right amount of a “not-so-serious” attitude, Marc has proven to be the perfect fit for the Blade as we forge ahead in our mission to deliver true, Canadian metal to those who seek it – wherever we may roam.
’re excited to announce the inclusion of the title-track from our debut album, “We Are The Hammer” on the “New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal” compilation CD that shipped with issue #68 of Britain’s “Classic Rock Magazine”. To be recognized as part of the “New Wave” by such an established, major publication as CRM is something we’re extremely proud of! Our thanks to CRM and Geoff Barton, and as always, to our fans - we pledge to fly the banner of true metal high! Check out the 
In a weekend full of high voltage and assorted debauchery, the Blade finally made our live debut! The show in Nelson was completely off the hook – a great night introducing the Blade to our hometown friends. Saturday, April 24th in Whistler… live at the GLC (wicked venue), and we layed down the law for the Grenade Games VI – VIP party. The crowd was stellar – we plastered them with a huge pile of true metal, and they loved it! Special thanks to all the gang at Monster Energy Canada for bringing us to the party. Here’s a taste of what went down…
We’re excited to announce the live debut of Savage Blade! With the addition of members Mike Hodsall (guitar) and Chris Killeen (drums), the lineup is in place and the band is ready to strike! With the help of Ben Blomander and PB Pro Audio, we’ve been working our asses of putting together the live show and it’s time to hit the stage. We’ll be performing on April 23rd at the SpiritBar in our hometown of Nelson, BC with guests Hap Mandala. And then Saturday, April 24th, we’ll be headlining the Grenade Games 6 -part of the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival in Whistler, BC, live at the GLC. God damn that sounds like fun! The show is being presented by Monster Energy and CFOX. We’ll be joined by our good buddy Vinyl Ritchie, who’ll be throwing down some serious tracks… a night to remember.
Savage Blade are extremely proud to announce the international CD release of their critically-acclaimed debut album, “We Are The Hammer” – available on Pure Steel Records (PSR0029). Re-mastered for CD by Rocco Stellmacher, the album has hit hard with metal fans around the world, garnering rave reviews and receiving steadily-increasing underground support and broadcast airplay.
