Roxxcalibur returns with new single and video called 'Fight For Your Freedom' • GRIMM Gent

ROXXCALIBUR return with the song “Fight For Your Freedom” from their upcoming album ‘NWOBHM From The Vaults’! This fivepiece represents a hell way more than just being a keen tribute band playing historic tunes and keeping up the spirit of an era alive and kickin’. These guys again and again dig out lost NWOBHM pearls, awarding them a fully deserved second chance.

Holger comments:

‘ “Fight For Your Freedom” by ENERGY was one of Limb’s suggestions for the album. Another band of which there is probably only this one single and which is not even listed in the Metal Archives. I couldn’t get the song out of my head after hearing it for the first time, so it was my joker for the album in case it failed the voting with the other songs. Everyone was allowed to nominate a song that they absolutely wanted to have on the album and that’s how it turned out.

I think the way the song builds up to such a speedy masterpiece after this quiet, somewhat melancholy beginning is very cool for 1983. This melody in particular is so great that I gave it a boost with double bass at the end when I heard the song… I especially like the fast songs anyway’.

Ten years after: ROXXCALIBUR are back! Album number four ‘NWOBHM From The Vaults’ delivers even more nugget bits and pieces of an unbroken dedicated journey. A classy follow-up to ‘Gems Of The NWOBHM’.

This fivepiece represents a hell way more than just being a keen tribute band playing historic tunes and keeping up the spirit of an era alive and kickin’.

ROXXCALIBUR has a clear-cut definition being “a band with external songwriters”. These guys again and again dig out lost NWOBHM pearls, awarding them a fully deserved second chance. A metal on metal win-win package …

‘NWOBHM From The Vaults’ sounds as natural as a recording session being cut in the womb of a living room. Conducted by guitarist Kalli Coldsmith as producer, the songs do sound authentically organic, thankfully lacking modern elements or any artificial “retro” atmosphere.

Icing on the cake is one more stunning cover artwork by Rodney Matthews. The renowned artist not only illustrated many records of rock icons during the seventies but also coined the sleeves of NWOBHM household names with Diamond Head, Praying Mantis and Tygers Of Pan Tang among them.“

‘NWOBHM From The Vaults’ contains a booklet with liner notes by Neudi.

New album ‘NWOBHM From The Vaults’ drops May 9, 2025

Pre-Order HERE!

Here’s the complete tracklist:
01. Doctor What? (Original: RON GRAINER 1963) 0:14
02. Demon Preacher (Original: DEEP MACHINE 1981) 3:04
03. Fight For Your Freedom (Original: ENERGY 1983) 3:23
04. On To The Borderline (Original: Mendes Prey) 2:44
05. Wheels (Original: TREDEGAR 1986) 4:30
06. Only Heaven Knows (Original: LIAISON 1984) 4:29
07. Cecil B. Devine (Original: BLAZER BLAZER 1979) 4:04
08. Hawks Of Cairo (Original: SWEET REVENGE 1982) 3:04
09. Could Have Done Better (Original: ALIEN 1982) 2:29
10. Wild Machine (Original: SHIVA 1982) 4:37
11. All Over The World (Original: CHAIN REACTION 1985) 4:06
12. Mystery Girl (Original: STORYTELLER 1985) 4:39
13. Tight Rope (Original: 100% PROOF 1981) 4:20
14. Lean On ‘Em Hard (Original: DENIGH 1984) 4:30
CD only Bonus Track:
15. Gotta Get Back To You (Original: PROWLER 1980) 4:36