Biff Byford

In the mid-70s, a heavy metal band out of England formed, and the world has never been the same since. Saxon was on the rise fairly early on in their career and was already topping charts. In 1981, their album, Denim and Leather took hold…

Saxon – Inspirations Label: Silver Lining Music/Militia Guard Release Date: March 19, 2021 More than 40 years after the birth of U.K. metal legends Saxon, the band is back with a celebration of the music that inspired its own…

British Heavy Metal legends Saxon will deliver a full-roar-fun-down set of covers with their latest album Inspirations, which drops a brand new 11 track release featuring some of the superb classic rock songs that influenced Biff Byford…

In the annals of heavy metal history, perhaps no more deserving band has been more undervalued and overlooked than Saxon. The South Yorkshire quintet led by founders Biff Byford (vocals) and Paul Quinn guitar) were part of the big three of…

Where were you in '79 when the dam began to burst? Did you check us out down at the local show? Were you wearing denim, wearing leather? Did you run down to the front? Did you queue for your ticket through the ice and snow...? I was…

Saxon, the legendary English heavy metal band, has just released the second single and video “They Played Rock And Roll” from their new upcoming album Thunderbolt. The video can be viewed below:  “The song tells the story of Saxon's very…

Saxon – Thunderbolt Label: Militia Guard/Silver Lining Release Date: February 2, 2018 It has long been suggested that the only things one can truly count on in life, are death, taxes, and perhaps corrupt politicians. None of them good…

Among the iconic trinity of NWOBHM leaders Saxon may be the least well-known, but they remain the most prolific and consistent. Def Leppard slipped quickly into what they call "light alloy" and Iron Maiden has gone through three vocalists…

It's been more than three decades since the wheels of steel known as Saxon began to roll. The New Wave of British Heavy Metal pioneers have been among rock's most consistent and prolific merchants of classic hard rocking, headbanging…