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23.07 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 4 Issue #2 - Awesome New Demos and EPs

20.07 - Hellfest 2014 - A report!

13.07 - Agalloch - Gothic Theatre, Englewood, USA - 8 Jul 2014

13.06 - Iced Earth, Sabaton, ReVamp - Summit Music Hall, Denver, USA - 14 May 2014

06.06 - Roadburn Festival - Day 4: Afterburner

03.06 - God Is An Astronaut - Tapper, Tallinn, Estonia, 18.05.2014

29.05 - Mai Äss or Freak Kitchen in Estonia, 15-17.05.2014

20.05 - Paganfest America Part V - Summit Music Hall, Denver, USA - 15 May 2014

Shoutbox

04:35 - Ruchesko
Indeed

04:25 - Ilham
[link]

04:16 - Troy Killjoy
Zing.

04:14 - Ruchesko
Guess thats one word for it

04:11 - Troy Killjoy
That was the joke :(

04:09 - Ruchesko
Well the deleted link had nothing to do with the band you added...

04:05 - Ilham
You're one to talk.

Events Now online Today

30.07 - Germany
Wacken Open Air 2014 (33)

06.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2014 (29)

08.08 - Portugal
Vagos Open Air 2014 (22)

07.08 - United Kingdom
Bloodstock Open Air 2014 (14)

13.08 - Romania
Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2014 (14)

13.08 - Germany
Summer Breeze Open Air 2014 (11)

22.01 - USA
70000 Tons Of Metal 2015 (11)

Members: 15

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Guests: 304

Musicians' birthdays:

31 - Aki Kuusinen
46 - Andrew Roussak
59 - Gregg Giuffria
24 - Jose Manuel "Joe" Gonzales
(1977-2010) - Juhani Palomäki
38 - Lenny Blade
44 - Michael Amott
38 - Miguel Gomes
40 - Milan Velecký
36 - Nick Oshiro
25 - Rami Rissa
(1943-2008) - Richard Wright
38 - Shoi Sengupta
65 - Simon Kirke
60 - Steve Morse
50 - Tatsuya Nishiwaki
40 - Ula (Slymenstra Hymen)

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Saxon

Popularity index: 191
320 fans

Country:	United Kingdom
Label:	Steamhammer Records

Links:	Official website Myspace Facebook show moreTwitter YouTube

Formed in:	1976

1976-1990	New wave of British heavy metal
1990-	Heavy metal

Line-up

Current members:
1976-	Peter "Biff" Byford - vocals
1976-	Paul Quinn - guitar
1981-1987	Nigel Glockler - drums
› 1988-1998	-//-
› 2005-	-//-
1988-	Tim "Nibbs" Carter - bass
1995-	Douglas Scarratt - guitar
Former musicians:
1976-1978	David Ward - drums
1976-1986	Steve Dawson - bass
1976-1995	Graham Oliver - guitar
1978-1981	Pete Gill - drums
1986-1988	Paul "Fasker" Johnson - bass
1987-1988	Nigel Durham - drums
1988-2004	Fritz Randow - drums
2004-2005	Jörg Michael - drums
Studio musicians:
1988	Steven Lawes-Clifford - keyboards
1988	Steve Mann - backing vocals
1988	George Lamb - backing vocals
1988	Dave Taggart - backing vocals
1988	Phil Caffrey - backing vocals
2006	Rolf Köhler - backing vocals
2006	Olaf Senkbeil - backing vocals
2008	Matthias Ulmer - keyboards
Live musicians:
2010	Jens "Yenz Leonhardt" Arnsted - bass
Guest musicians:
1986	Elton John - piano
1995	Yngwie Malmsteen - guitar
2004	Chris Stubley - keyboards
2007	Gary "Angry" Anderson - vocals
2007	Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister - vocals
2007	Andi Deris - vocals
2011	Donald "Don" Airey - keyboards

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CD & EP / Other releases / Videos

1979 \| 7.2	Saxon
1980 \| 8.5	Wheels Of Steel
1980 \| 8.5	Strong Arm Of The Law
1981 \| 8.5	Denim And Leather
1983 \| 7.8	Power And The Glory
1984 \| 7.7	Crusader
1985 \| 7.9	Innocence Is No Excuse
1986 \| 6.5	Rock The Nations
1988 \| 6.9	Destiny
1991 \| 7.7	Solid Ball Of Rock
1993 \| 7.2	Forever Free
1995 \| 7.4	Dogs Of War
1997 \| 8.1	Unleash The Beast
1998 \| 8.5	Altar Of The Eagles [EP]
1999 \| 7.8	Metalhead
2001 \| 7.8	Killing Ground
2004 \| 8.3	Lionheart
2007 \| 8.2	The Inner Sanctum
2009 \| 7.9	Into The Labyrinth
2011 \| 7.9	Call To Arms
2013 \| 7.6	Sacrifice
	Detailed discography ››

Photo galleries

19.12.2011	Saxon, Hammerfall - Sheffield, England, 19th December 2011 by Baz Anderson
04.12.2010	Hard Rock Hell IV - Prestatyn, Wales, 4th December 2010 by Baz Anderson
20.06.2010	Hellfest Open Air - Clisson, France, 20/06/2010 by Moocher
18.06.2010	Hellfest Open Air - Clisson, France, 18th-20th June 2010 by Baz Anderson
14.08.2009	Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 14th-16th August 2009 by Baz Anderson
	More galleries (11) ››

News / Concerts / Interviews

News

21.04.2014	Saxon - European Tour Confirmed
19.01.2014	Saxon - New Video Released
29.11.2013	Saxon - New Video Online
29.09.2013	Saxon - New Compilation Artwork Revealed
19.09.2013	Saxon - To Release Collection Of Reworked Songs
11.06.2013	Saxon - North American Tour Dates Revealed
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Interviews

17.09.2007

with Tim "Nibbs" Carter

Articles

21.12.2011	Saxon, Hammerfall - Sheffield, England, 19th December 2011
07.05.2007	Saxon - Paris, 30.03.07

Concerts

31.08.2014	GER, Wacken - Wacken Open Air 2014 (33)
02.08.2014	AUT, Graz - Seerock Festival 2014
10.08.2014	GBR, Catton Hall - Bloodstock Open Air 2014 (14)
25.10.2014	GRE, Athens
26.10.2014	GRE, Thessaloniki
30.10.2014	GER, Bremen
01.11.2014	GER, Oberhausen (1)
02.11.2014	GER, Cologne
04.11.2014	GER, Saarbrücken (1)
05.11.2014	BEL, Antwerp (1)
06.11.2014	NED, Tilburg
08.11.2014	SWE, Stockholm (2)
09.11.2014	SWE, Gothenburg
10.11.2014	DEN, Aarhus
12.11.2014	DEN, Copenhagen
13.11.2014	GER, Hamburg (1)
14.11.2014	GER, Berlin
15.11.2014	POL, Warsaw
16.11.2014	CZE, Prague
18.11.2014	AUT, Linz
19.11.2014	SUI, Pratteln
20.11.2014	GER, Munich
21.11.2014	GER, Mannheim
23.11.2014	GER, Stuttgart
24.11.2014	FRA, Paris (1)
25.11.2014	FRA, Lyon
26.11.2014	FRA, Toulouse
28.11.2014	FRA, Strasbourg (1)
29.11.2014	FRA, Lille
30.11.2014	GBR, Bristol
01.12.2014	GBR, Bournemouth
02.12.2014	GBR, Nottingham (1)
04.12.2014	GBR, Manchester
05.12.2014	IRL, Dublin
06.12.2014	GBR, Belfast
07.12.2014	GBR, Glasgow (1)
09.12.2014	GBR, Newcastle
10.12.2014	GBR, Leeds
11.12.2014	GBR, Wolverhampton (1)
12.12.2014	GBR, Oxford
13.12.2014	GBR, London

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