A HOARD OF LIVE GLORY IN A BOX OF VINYL GOLD FROM SAXON Britain’s favourite Heavy Metal warriors Saxon will have four of their most explosive live recordings pressed on vinyl for the first time and released by Demon Records in a must-have deluxe box set. ‘The Vinyl Hoard’ will …
Read More »Saxon Announce UK/Ireland Tour with Fastway and Girlschool
SAXON ANNOUNCE UK & IRISH DATES FOR THEIR BATTERING RAM TOUR NWOBHM icons Saxon have announced 10 dates for the UK/Ireland leg of their upcoming Battering Ram World Tour. They will be joined by special guests Fastway and Girlschool for the much awaited shows, opening in Newcastle …
Read More »L.A. Guns – Birdwell Venue, Barnsley: 28th May 2016
Birdwell Venue is a former Working Mans Club on the outskirts of Barnsley South Yorkshire with good transport links, situated just off the M1, it’s easy to find and a has large car park. It’s a reasonable sized venue with a capacity of 350 seated, possibly more if the seats …
Read More »A Salute To Lemmy – Metal Hammer Golden God Awards To Celebrate Lemmy Kilmister
The Metal Hammer Golden God Awards in association with Fireball has brought together rock behemoths, Saxon, with Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee of Motörhead, to play a special one-off set of Lemmy’s favourite Saxon songs and Motörhead classics in a unique Salute To Lemmy. Lemmy was, and will always be, …
Read More »Biff from Saxon signing Eagles and Dragons posters for Box Set
Demon Records has announced the release of an extraordinary Saxon Box Set containing vinyl LPs of the band’s nine studio albums recorded between 1991 and 2009. “Eagles and Dragons” will be released on 18th March. “Eagles and Dragons” features nine seminal NWOBHM albums which before today, were only released on …
Read More »Saxon’s Biff Byford Interview on the Upcoming Release of ‘Eagles and Dragons’
PlanetMosh’s Miley Stevens caught up with Saxon‘s legendary frontman Biff Byford ahead of an exciting new release called Eagles and Dragons – due to be out on 18th March 2016. Miley: So Biff, you’re due to release a nine part vinyl box set called Eagles and Dragons? Biff: Yeah, it’s …
Read More »Saxon Release Trailer for ‘Eagles and Dragons’
Saxon Release a Video Trailer for EAGLES AND DRAGONS their Exclusive 9LP Box set of all studio albums between 1991 – 2009 Demon Records has announced the release of an extraordinary Saxon Box Set containing vinyl LPs of the band’s nine studio albums recorded between 1991 and 2009. “Eagles and …
Read More »Saxon To Release 9 Album Vinyl Box Set
NWOBHM Legends Saxon To Release 9 Album Vinyl Box Set via Demon Records on 18th March 2016 Demon Records has announced the release of an extraordinary Saxon Box Set containing vinyl LPs of the band’s nine studio albums recorded between 1991 and 2009. “Eagles and Dragons” will be released on …
Read More »Hard Rock Hell IX – Highlights Review
This weekend, Wales played home to the heavily anticipated ninth cycle of Hard Rock Hell Festival, delivering yet another extraordinary event filled with die-hard fans, a copious level of booze, and over fifty bands from across the globe ready and willing to perform to thousands of rockers, all confined to …
Read More »Saxon – Battering Ram
If there is ever a band that truly defines the meaning of the genre heavy metal then that band is Saxon and they have been hammering it out since 1976 when they were originally known as Son Of A Bitch. Their record company recommended a name change and so Saxon …
Read More »Saxon Reveals New Track “Queen of Hearts” and Lyric Video
Saxon Reveals New Track “Queen of Hearts” and Lyric Video On October 30, 2015, legendary British heavy metal quintet SAXON will release their 21st studio album, Battering Ram, in North America via UDR Music. The new album boasts a clinically ‘heavy’ echo of SAXON’s glorious NWOBHM sound! Ultimate Classic …
Read More »Saxon founding members headline metal festival
Oliver Dawson Saxon headline the Metal Festival to be helf in Wigan at the Old Courts building on Saturday 26th September, tickets are £12 in advance or £14 on the door. Get Tickets Here Support comes from Kyrbgrinder, Sacrament, Twisted State Of Mind and Bloodwork Salvation. Oliver Dawson Saxon are …
Read More »Saxon Releases Official “Battering Ram” Music Video
Saxon Releases Official “Battering Ram” Music Video On October 16, 2015, legendary British heavy metal quintet SAXON will release their 21st studio album, Battering Ram, in North America via UDR Music. The new album boasts a clinically ‘heavy’ echo of SAXON’s glorious NWOBHM sound! Check out the official “Battering Ram” …
Read More »[prank] A Compendium of Iris’s Short Reviews
2015 is fun. Here are some ‘Twitter’ Reviews by Iris North The gist: Very freely associate words and phrases with whatever comes to mind first, based on the prompts. Adrenaline Mob – Dearly Departed EP: They’re cursed. Aptly named! Karyn Crisis’ Gospel Of The Witches – Salem’s Wounds: Gospel?! *gasp* Metal …
Read More »Saxon – Rock City, Nottingham – 04/02/2015
Preceding the U.K rock giants tonight are heavy metallers Hell; a strangely bizarre band who flirt dangerously between theatrical Satanism and occult metal. Lead vocalist David Bower summoned his five piece band from of the darkest pits of Derby to perform tracks from albums “Human Remains” and” Curse and Chapter”. …
Read More »SAXON Re-Releases Two Classic Collections on 13th Feb
SAXON is ready to kick off 2015 with the re-release of two classic collections, each covering significant career highlights as well as offering something new in their 2015 versions. On February 13, 2015, SAXON greatest hits release Heavy Metal Thunder will make its market re-entry together with a brand …
Read More »Saxon re-schedule postponed shows
NWOBHM legends Saxon have announced the re-scheduled dates for their recently postponed UK shows. The tail end of the UK tour, originally planned for December 2014, had to be delayed due to Nigel Glocker’s sudden health problems. The drummer, who was taken to hospital with a brain aneurysm, is now …
Read More »Saxon to headline Hard Rock Hell 9
Saxon are to headline the ninth annual Hard Rock Hell, which takes place at Pwhelli in north Wales from November 12 – 15. The NWOBHM legends return to HRH after five years to play a mammoth two hour set covering their entire back catalogue. Other acts to be confirmed today include …
Read More »Saxon, The Ritz, Manchester. 04/12/2014
Saxon are back at the Ritz, the first time since the release of ‘Saxon- St. George’s Day Sacrifice – Live in Manchester’ back in March of this year. The set list that time was pure fan driven magic, however this time around the tour is dubbed ‘Warriors of the Road’ …
Read More »Saxon at Bloodstock 2014
Sunday at Bloodstock saw a return from metal veterans Saxon. Saxon fans had a double treat as the art gallery on site was displaying several paintings by Paul Gregory from Saxon album covers. Below are some photos of Saxon performing their set on the main stage… [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” …
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