Rock Candy Magazine Issue 35 Out Now Featuring RAINBOW and SAXON #rainbow #saxon

#saxon #rainbow #rockcandymag #kerrang! #classicrock #hardrock #heavymetal #magazine #rockcandyrecords The latest issue of Rock Candy Mag celebrates the making of Saxon’s game-changing New Wave Of British Heavy Metal album ‘Wheels Of Steel’ with a 10-page mega feature including new interviews with every band member involved in the creation of the album, together with the producer and engineer. The English band were already in the last chance saloon after their 1979 debut ‘Saxon’ hadn’t been a success. “When the first album failed, we were dumped by our management,” says bassist Steve Dawson. “So there was an air of determination. We wanted to prove everybody wrong.” With producer Pete Hinton at the helm, the band spent two weeks in London’s famous Ramport Studios either side of Christmas 1979 recording soon-to-be classics including ‘Motorcycle Man’, ‘Wheels Of Steel’, and ‘747 (Strangers In The Night)’. “The first time they played ‘Motorcycle Man’ it stopped me in my tracks,