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Belfast metal pioneers SWEET SAVAGE announce the release of their new album Bang on September 12. To mark the occasion a gritty music video that captures the band's intense live energy can be seen below. Formed in Belfast in 1979 by bassist and vocalist Ray Haller and future Dio/Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell, Sweet Savage were part of the first wave of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. But unlike their peers, Sweet Savage never released a full album during their first run. Instead, they became underground legends, gaining wide recognition after Metallica covered their track "Killing Time" and released it as the B-side of their multi-platinum single "The Unforgiven". The friendship between the two legendary bands continues to this day.
