Originally scheduled for the run in to Christmas until the sudden illness to drummer Nigel Glockler brought the tour to a juddering halt on the afternoon of their Newcastle show. With Glockler clinging to life …READ MORE
The term “legend” is one that gets bandied around far too frequently these days and in most cases to those who barely deserve such lofty acclaim. Yet with an incredible career spanning from 1957 to …READ MORE
With their 20th album hot off the press, Saxon show no signs of slowing down and sliding into a quiet retirement. If anything, new album Sacrifice sees Saxon heavier, faster and hungrier than ever — quite …READ MORE
NWOBHM legends Saxon are still fighting the good fight, and Sacrifice is (remarkably) their 20th studio release. Sacrifice comes in 2 versions: standard (10 studio tracks) and deluxe (iTunes bonus track “Luck Of The Draw” along with …READ MORE
With their 20th album, Sacrifice, due for release and a UK tour lined in April, Biff Byford chatted with Mick Burgess about the latest happenings with Saxon.
The seventh album marks, together with the other two re-releases Rock The Nation and Destiny, the all time low in the Saxon discography for many fans. When listening to the albums, the reason for that …READ MORE
Anyone seeing the recent TV show Get Your Act Together featuring Harvey Goldsmith giving Saxon a “career makeover” would think Saxon were a bunch of washed up has-beens struggling to attract a crowd into nothing …READ MORE
Metal Express Radio recently caught up with Saxon’s legendary singer Biff Byford to chat about Saxon’s triumphant appearance at Donnington and their forthcoming shows with Motörhead. First of all, congratulations on your recent appearance at …READ MORE
ROYAL HUNT The festival day opener often gets a scattered crowd, but luckily (and somewhat surprisingly) that was not the case for Royal Hunt, definitely a bigger band than the timetable indicated, which a loyal …READ MORE
Vocalist Biff Byford talking about the new album The Inner Sanctum, the charity single “If I Was You”, getting airplay in the US again and going back to metal with “Dogs of War”.