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Saxon are an English heavy metal band formed in Barnsley in 1975. As leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM), they had eight UK Top 40 albums during the 1980s including four UK Top 10 albums and two Top 5 albums.
Saxon are an English heavy metal band formed in 1977 in Barnsley. As leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal, they had eight UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including four UK Top 10 albums and two Top 5 albums.
History, Mythology, Motorcycles, Rock/Metal. Current label: Silver Lining Music. Years active: 1970-1972 (as Blue Condition ), 1972-1975 (as SOB ), 1975-1978 (as Son of a Bitch ), 1978-present. Top picture from left to right: Graham Oliver, Steve Dawson, Biff Byford, Paul Quinn, and Pete Gill.
Saxon were the leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM), they had eight UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including four UK Top 10 albums and two Top 5 albums. They had numerous singles in the UK Singles Chart and chart success all over Europe and Japan, as well as success in the United States.
Explore the complete discography of Saxon, one of the pioneers of the new wave of British heavy metal, with albums, singles and videos.
Saxon - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Country of origin: United Kingdom. Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Status: Active. Formed in: 1978. Genre: NWOBHM, Heavy Metal. Lyrical themes: History, Mythology, Motorcycles, Rock/Metal. Current label: Silver Lining Music. Years active:
Feb 3, 2022 · The Mighty Saxon unleash the video for "𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕻𝖎𝖑𝖌𝖗𝖎𝖒𝖆𝖌𝖊", taken from new album 𝕮𝖆𝖗𝖕𝖊 𝕯𝖎𝖊𝖒 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐖, make sure you ...
Feb 15, 2019 · Saxon were one of NWOBHM's spearheads, producing at least two genre-defining albums. (Image credit: Paul Natkin / Getty Images) Forty years on, 1977 will always be remembered as the defining moment for punk rock. But it was also in that year that one of Britain’s greatest heavy metal bands was born.
Sep 19, 2023 · In early 2009, Metal Hammer's Dom Lawson sat down with the band's beloved frontman, Biff Byford, to discuss his early life growing up in Yorkshire, his whirlwind Saxon career and the metal icons' glorious return to form in the 2000s.
Blistering rockers who became one of the early leaders of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal during the late '70s. Read Full Biography.
