Saxon

Saxon is a British heavy metal band. The band was founded in 1976, and is considered to be one of the big names from the NWOBHM-flow in the late 1970s.

The band was formed under the name Son of a Bitch by singer Peter "Biff" Byford, guitarists Paul Quinn and Graham Oliver, bassist Steve Dawson and drummer Pete Gill.

Over the years the band knew different occupations, although singer Biff Byford and guitarist Paul Quinn ever active presence remained.



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[hide] *1 History  ==History[ Edit] == Saxon has had many line-up, of the original cast are only Peter Paul Byford and Quinn remaining. Drummer Pete Gill left the band in 1981 due to an injury to his hand; He was replaced by Nigel Glockler, which likewise because of injury between 1987 and 1988 was temporarily replaced by Nigel Durham. The bassist Steve Dawson left in 1986 and successor Paul Johnson left the band two years later. Nibbs Carter eventually becomes his replacement and is still the band bass player. Guitarist Graham Oliver left in 1995 and was replaced by Doug Scarratt. After all the changes announced also that he left Glockler, and so was the GermanFritz Randow yet another drummer for the band that lasted until 2004, after which Jörg Michael replaced him. He also left the band after one year, after which Glockler returned.
 * 2 Occupation
 * 2.1 current line-up
 * 2.2 original cast
 * 2.3 former members
 * 3 Albums
 * 4 Video/DVD
 * 5 Charts
 * 5.1 Albums
 * 5.2 Dvds
 * 6 external links

The bassist Steve Dawson and the guitarist Graham Oliver have put together a new incarnation founded by Son of a Bitch, that transformed into an alternate version of Saxon: Oliver-Dawson Saxon. ==Occupation[ Edit] == ===Current occupation[ Edit] === ===Original cast<span class="mw-editsection" len="338" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Former band members<span class="mw-editsection" len="339" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Albums<span class="mw-editsection" len="325" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Video/DVD<span class="mw-editsection" len="328" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Charts<span class="mw-editsection" len="329" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Albums<span class="mw-editsection" len="325" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===DVDs<span class="mw-editsection" len="325" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ===
 * Biff Byford -Vocals
 * Doug Scarratt -Guitar
 * Paul Quinn -Guitar
 * Nibbs Carter -Bass Guitar
 * Nigel Glockler -Drums
 * Biff Byford -Vocals
 * Graham Oliver -Guitar
 * Paul Quinn -Guitar
 * Steve Dawson -Bass Guitar
 * Pete Gill -Drums
 * Fritz Randow -Drums
 * Jörg Michael -Drums
 * Graham Oliver -Guitar
 * Paul Johnson -Bass Guitar
 * Steve Dawson -Bass Guitar
 * Nigel Durham -Drums
 * Pete Gill -Drums
 * Saxon (1979)
 * (1980) Wheels Of Steel
 * (1980) Strong Arm Of The Law
 * Denim And Leather (1981)
 * (1982) The Eagle Has Landed (live)
 * Power And The Glory (1983)
 * (1984) Crusader
 * (1985) Innocence Is No Excuse
 * (1986) Rock The Nations
 * Destiny (1988)
 * (1989) Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies (live)
 * (1990) Greatest Hits Live (Live)
 * Solid Ball Of Rock (1991)
 * (1991) Best of Saxon (compilation)
 * (1992) Forever Free
 * Dogs Of War (1995)
 * Unleash The Beast (1997)
 * (1997) Live at Donnington (live)
 * (1997) A Collection of Metal (compilation)
 * (1998) The Eagle Has Landed, vol. 2 (live)
 * Metalhead (1999)
 * (1999) BBC Sessions (live)
 * (2000) Live at Donnington, 1980 (live)
 * (2000) Diamonds and Nuggets (compilation)
 * Sacrifice (2013)
 * (2000) Burrn! Presents Best of Saxon (compilation)
 * Killing Ground (2001)
 * Heavy Metal Thunder (2002)
 * (2002) Live in the Raw (live)
 * Lionheart (2004)
 * (2006) The Eagle Has Landed, vol. 3 (live)
 * The Inner Sanctum (2007)
 * Into The Labyrinth (2009)
 * Call to Arms (2011)
 * Sacrifice (2013)
 * (1983) Live in Nottingham
 * (1985) Live Innocence
 * (1989) Power and the Glory-Video Anthology
 * (1990) Greatest Hits Live
 * (2003) The Saxon Chronicles
 * (2003) Live Innocence-The Power and The Glory
 * (2006) To Hell And Back Again