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Saxon is tagged as: heavy metal, nwobhm, metal, hard rock, classic rock

Saxon is a british heavy metal band, formed in Barnsley, England in 1976.|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 later 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 th...
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Top 10 Saxon Songs
Princess Of The Night
Wheels Of Steel
747 (Strangers In The Night)
Denim And Leather
Crusader
Never Surrender
And The Bands Played On
Ride Like The Wind
Motorcycle Man
Heavy Metal Thunder
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Top 10 Saxon Albums
Denim And Leather
Heavy Metal Thunder
Wheels Of Steel
A Collection of Metal
Strong Arm Of The Law
Innocence Is No Excuse
The Very Best Of Saxon
Crusader
The Inner Sanctum
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