Saxon
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Barnsley, United Kingdom (1976 – present)
As pioneers of, and at the forefront of the then new wave of british heavy metal the band enjoyed a period of prominence in the UK (including popular chart success) and Europe in the early 1980s, and laterally the USA and Japan.
Saxon started in South Yorkshire, UK as SOB during 1976 with founder members Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson. This band joined forces with another local band, Coast, featuring Biff Byford on vocals and Paul Quinn on guitar. The two bands then finalised with a line-up comprising of the then 26 year old Graham ‘Oly’ Oliver, Steve ‘Dobby’ Dawson (27), Paul ‘Blute’ Quinn (26), Pete ‘Frank’ Gill (27) and Peter ‘Biff’ Byford (27). The name of the band was Son Of A Bitch. That name was dropped a few years later and the band re-christened themselves SAXON. They were at this time playing the usual rock clubs and concert gigs supporting The Ian Gillan Band and Heavy Metal Kids, amongst others, playing all their own material. Demo tapes were recorded at Tapestry Studios, with producer John Verity (Ex. Argent singer/guitarist). They hawked these round the usual record companies only to be ignored as the new-wave was at its height at this time. After a few months the band finally gained a favourable reaction from EMI man Peter Hinton.
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Denim And Leather
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Wheels Of Steel
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Strong Arm Of The Law
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The Inner Sanctum
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Wheels Of Steel
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747 (Strangers In The Night)
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Crusader
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Denim And Leather
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Heavy Metal Thunder
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Motorcycle Man
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Ride Like The Wind
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Never Surrender
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And The Bands Played On
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Strong Arm Of The Law
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Power And The Glory
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The Eagle Has Landed
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Fire In The Sky
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Videos
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Mar
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Saxon
Theaterfabrik, München, Munich, Germany
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15
Saxon
Live Club, Trezzo sull'Adda, Italy
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| 10 attendees - Mar 15 Saxon Live Club, Trezzo sull'Adda, Italy
News
New blog entry by Biff right from the sick bed
2 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/planetsaxon
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European shows postponed
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Tourdate News
20 Aug 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/planetsaxon
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