Serpent Rings (Blue)

Magnum have recorded eleven new songs which feature all the traditional strengths of the British act and also live up to the band's ambition to explore a more rock-oriented direction. "Thanks to our current record company, we enjoy full artistic freedom," Clarkin enthuses. "SPV understand how important this is to us. We've not always been in such a fortunate position. During the eighties, the label we were with at the time wanted us to sound as pop-oriented as possible because they hoped for better album sales. I used to hate that, despite the success we had."