The Inner Sanctum

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The Inner Sanctum is the seventeenth album by the British heavy metal band Saxon, released on 5 March 2007. A limited edition with DVD is available too.

The single version of "I've Got to Rock (to Stay Alive)" features guest appearances by heavy metal musicians Lemmy Kilmister, Angry Anderson and Andi Deris.

Track listing

(All songs written by Byford, Quinn, Glockler, Carter, Scarratt; all lyrics by Byford)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"State of Grace"	5:37
2.	"Need for Speed"	3:08
3.	"Let Me Feel Your Power"	3:29
4.	"Red Star Falling"	6:16
5.	"I've Got to Rock (To Stay Alive)"	4:40
6.	"If I Was You" (Album Version)	3:27
7.	"Going Nowhere Fast"	4:15
8.	"Ashes to Ashes"	4:52
9.	"Empire Rising"	0:41
10.	"Atila The Hun"	8:09
11.	"If I Was You" (Single Version)	3:06*

(*) Only in the standard edition

A Night Out with the Boys (DVD)

1. "To Hell and Back Again"
2. "A Night Out with the Boys – The Idea"
3. "A Night Out with the Boys – Not Really"
4. "See the Light Shining"
5. "A Night Out with the Boys – Now It Started"
6. "Redline"
7. "Suzie Hold On"
8. "Stand Up and Be Counted"
9. "Frozen Rainbow"
10. "Never Surrender"

Lyrical concept

1. "Red Star Falling" is about the end of communism in Soviet Union.
2. "Atila the Hun" is about Attila the Hun, who almost destroyed the Roman Empire.
3. "If I Was You" is about gun culture.
4. "Let Me Feel Your Power" is about festivals like Wacken, which Saxon have headlined twice.
5. "I've Got to Rock (to Stay Alive)" is about rock n' roll and life.

Credits

• Biff Byford - vocals
• Paul Quinn - guitar
• Doug Scarratt - guitar
• Nibbs Carter - bass
• Nigel Glockler - drums, keyboards
• Lemmy, Angry Anderson and Andi Deris - guest vocals on "I've Got to Rock (to Stay Alive)"