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Line-up

1976-  Biff Byford - vocals
1981-1987  Nigel Glockler - drums
› 1988-1998  -//-
› 2005-  -//-
1988-  Nibbs Carter - bass
1995-  Douglas Scarratt - guitars
2023-  Brian Tatler - guitars
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1976-1978  David Ward - drums
1976-1986  Steve Dawson - bass
1976-1995  Graham Oliver - guitars
1976-2023  Paul Quinn - guitars
1978-1981  Pete Gill - drums
1986-1988  Paul Johnson - bass
1987-1988  Nigel Durham - drums
1988-2004  Fritz Randow - drums
2004-2005  Jörg Michael - drums
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1988  Phil Caffrey - backing vocals
1988  Steve Mann - backing vocals
1988  George Lamb - backing vocals
1988  Dave Taggart - backing vocals
1988  Steven Lawes-Clifford - keyboards
2006  Rolf Köhler - backing vocals
2008  Matthias Ulmer - keyboards
2010  Jens Arnsted - bass
2015  Sven Dirkschneider - drums
2016  Gus Macricostas - bass
2023  Brian Tatler - guitars
1986  Elton John - piano
1995  Yngwie Malmsteen - guitars
1999  Nigel Glockler - keyboards
1999  Chris Bay - keyboards
2004  Chris Stubley - keyboards
2007  Lemmy Kilmister - vocals
2007  Angry - vocals
2007  Olaf Senkbeil - backing vocals
2007  Andreas "Andi" Deris - vocals
2009  Thomas "Hacky" Hackmann - backing vocals
2011  Don Airey - keyboards
2015  David Bower - narration
2015  Seb Byford - backing vocals
› 2018  -//-
› 2022  -//-
2018  Tom Witts - backing vocals
2018  Johan Hegg - vocals
2024  Brian Blessed - narration

Discography

1979 Backs To The Wall [Single] 7
1979 Big Teaser [Single] 8
1980 747 (Strangers In The Night) [Single] 7.5
1980 Backs To The Wall [Single] 7
1980 Big Teaser [Single] 8
1980 Strong Arm Of The Law [Single] 7.5
1980 Wheels Of Steel [Single] 8.3
1980 Monsters Of Rock [Split] 8.5
1980 Suzy Hold On [Single]
1980 Motorcycle Man [Single]
1981 And The Bands Played On [Single] 8
1981 Never Surrender [Single]
1981 Princess Of The Night [Single] 8
1981 Heavy Metal Thunder [Single] 8
1982 The Eagle Has Landed [Live] 8.4
1982 Princess Of The Night (Live) [Single]
1983 Nightmare [Single] 7
1983 Warrior [Single] 7
1983 Power & The Glory [Single]
1984 Strong Arm Metal [Compilation] 8.1
1984 Do It All For You [Single] 6
1984 Sailing To America [Single] 7
1984 Just Let Me Rock [Single] 8
1985 Back On The Streets [Single]
1986 Broken Heroes [Single]
1986 Waiting For The Night [Single]
1986 Rock 'N' Roll Gypsy [Single]
1986 Rock The Nations [Single]
1986 Northern Lady [Single]
1988 Anthology [Compilation] 9
1988 Ride Like The Wind [Single] 7
1988 I Can't Wait Anymore [Single]
1989 Rock N' Roll Gypsies [Live] 7.3
1990 Greatest Hits Live [Live] 8
1990 NWOBHM '79 Revisited [VA] 8.6
1991 Best Of Saxon [Compilation] 7.5
1991 We Will Remember [Single] 7
1992 And The Bands Played On [Single]
1992 Ride Like The Wind [Single]
1993 Iron Wheels / Forever Free [Single]
1995 Dogs Of War [Single]
1996 The Eagle Has Landed - Part II [Live] 8.1
1996 Champions Of Rock [Compilation]
1996 A Collection Of Metal [Compilation] 7.8
1997 Wheels Of Steel / Strong Arm Of The Law [Compilation]
1997 Absent Friends [Single]
1998 BBC Sessions / Live At Reading [Compilation] 7.3
1999 Donnington: The Live Tracks [Live] 7
2000 Diamonds & Nuggets [Compilation] 7
2001 Masters Of Rock [Compilation]
2001 Burner [VA]
2002 Heavy Metal Thunder [Compilation] 8.5
2003 The Saxon Chronicles [DVD] 9.2
2003 Live Innocence / The Power And The Glory [DVD] 7
2004 Beyond The Grave [Single]
2005 Eagleution - A Tribute To Saxon [VA]
2005 Midnight Rider [Compilation]
2006 The Eagle Has Landed III [Live] 6.9
2007 A Spanking Good Song Collection [VA] 7
2007 I've Got To Rock (To Stay Alive) [Single]
2007 The Very Best Of Saxon: 1979 - 1988 [Compilation] 8.3
2007 If I Was You [Single]
2007 To Hell And Back Again [DVD] 8.9
2008 Live To Rock [Single]
2009 The Best Of Saxon [Compilation] 7.6
2010 Fire In The Sky [Compilation]
2012 Heavy Metal Thunder - Live - Eagles Over Wacken [Live] 8.6
2012 The EMI Years (1985-1988) [Compilation]
2013 Unplugged And Strung Up [Compilation] 6.8
2014 St. George's Day Sacrifice - Live In Manchester [Live] 8.5
2015 Battering Ram [Single] 7.8
2016 Eagles And Dragons [Boxset] 7
2016 Let Me Feel Your Power [Live] 6
2017 Live At Wacken 2016 [VA]
2021 Paint It Black [Single]

Latest reviews

They truly age like fine wine.
Review by AndyMetalFreak ››
Still going strong.
Review by omne metallum ››
I don't know about you but the prospect of standing in a queue isn't much cause for excitement. Much less would I expect it to be a good lyrical subject for a song. Saxon almost convince me otherwise and by the time I reached the final track...
Review by R'Vannith ››
Sometime first feelings are weird and definitely wrong. I don't know why but when I listened to "Into The Labyrinth" for the first time, I found this album terribly boring and uninspired. Maybe that the problem came from the first song...
Review by Jeff ››
If you don't know them yet, SPV is a big label, a really big one? If you don't trust me, just have a look on the set-list/line-up of their last compilation and you'll understand that these Germans don't joke when it comes to talk about...
Review by Jeff ››
Approximately three years after the release of the really good "Lionheart", Saxon, the masters (with Iron Maiden of course) of the NWOBHM scene are finally back with a new album, "The Inner Sanctum". "Lionheart" was really...
Review by Jeff ››
Once again it has come to a Tribute album, the kind of album you'll either love or hate.
Normally I'm not that fond of these kinds of albums, I think they are pretty useless, why gather an album with just covers? I mean, almost every band does...
Review by Malcolm ››
What a long story, what a long story that the one of this fantastic combo made in England, Saxon. Biff and his guys are back in town this year with their new release, "Lionheart" and if you're a fan of this kind of music, no doubt that...
Review by Jeff ››

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