Solid Ball of Rock

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2013}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Solid Ball of Rock

| type = studio

| artist = Saxon

| cover = Solidrock2.jpg

| alt =

| released = 14 January 1991{{cite magazine|title=New Albums|magazine=Music Week|page=25|date=12 January 1991}}

| recorded = 1990

| studio = Karo Studios, Hamburg, Germany

| genre = Heavy metal

| length = {{duration|m=44|s=49}}

| label = CBH/Virgin

| producer = Kalle Trapp, Saxon

| prev_title = Greatest Hits Live

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Forever Free

| next_year = 1992

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Solid Ball of Rock

| type = studio

| single1 = Requiem (We Will Remember) / Altar of the Gods

| single1date = March 1991

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 =AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-solid-ball-of-rock-r17450/review | title = Saxon Solid Ball of Rock | accessdate = 2011-06-20 | last = Rivadavia | first = Eduardo | publisher = AllMusic }}

| rev2 =Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal

| rev2Score = 4/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = 1 August 2007 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | page=384 |isbn = 978-1-894959-62-9}}

| rev3 = Kerrang!

| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |title=The great rock and ball swindle |magazine=Kerrang! |date=19 January 1991 |last=Zell |first=Ray |issue=324| page=25|issn=0262-6624 |url=https://issuu.com/obarnes/docs/kerrang_324 |accessdate=2022-08-07 }}

| rev4 =Q

| rev4Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Sutcliffe |first=Phil |date=5 March 1991 |title=Solid Ball of Rock review |magazine=Q |issue=55 |pages=76}}

| rev5 = Rock Hard

| rev5score= 9.5/10{{cite magazine |title=Review Album: Saxon – Solid Ball of Rock|journal=Rock Hard |year=1990 |last=Albrecht |first=Frank|issue=47 |url= https://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen/11488-a-solid-ball-of-rock.html|accessdate=2017-02-05 | language=German}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Solid Ball of Rock is the tenth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1991 on Virgin Records. Five of its 11 tracks were written by new bassist Nibbs Carter, who co-wrote another three songs.

"For our audience – and without an audience there is no band – our focus returned on Solid Ball of Rock…" noted singer Biff Byford. "Since then we've been right on it."{{cite magazine|first=Paul|last=Elliott|title=The gospel according to Biff Byford|magazine=Classic Rock #226|date=August 2016|p=54}} Phil Sutcliffe in Q Magazine referred to the album as "a modicum of celebratory rock 'n' roll chest beating".