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DVD Review – VARIOUS ARTISTS – Live At Wacken 2012
UDR ( Release date – out now) As anyone with an ounce of metal in their veins knows the Wacken Festival is one of the longest established and heaviest festivals in Europe. This three DVD package … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012, Amon Amarth, festival, Ghost Brigade, metal, Michael Denner, Nesum, rock, Saxon, Scorpions, Suffocation, Testament, VOLBEAT, Wacken
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Album review: SAXON – Unplugged And Strung Up
UDR Music [Release date 18.11.13] Saxon are one of the enduring British rock bands who have consistently delivered the metal clad goods. This new album though offers something a little different in that the band have taken some of their … Continue reading →
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Tagged acoustic, album, Biff Byford, CD, Heavy Metal Thunder, metal, review, rock, Saxon, Unplugged and Strung Up
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Album review: SAXON – Live In Germany 1991
Edsel Records [Release date 28.10.13] You could argue: why do we want another Saxon live album from a time when arguably they were past their peak? Don’t be so miserable. Recorded in Germany in 1991 the band had just recorded … Continue reading →
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Tagged album, Biff Byford, Graham Oliver, heavy metal, heavy rock, Live In Germany 1991, Nibs Carter, Nigel Glockler, Paul Quinn, review, Saxon
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Gig review: STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL – Ebbw Vale, 27 July 2013
High up in the hills, at Hafod-Y-Dafal farm in South Wales, the third annual Steelhouse Festival is now an established Rock and Metal weekender. Tickets were modestly priced at £65 all weekend or £40 a day, including adult and family … Continue reading →
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Tagged 27 July 2013, anvil, Ebbw Vale, FM, gig, heavy metal, review, rock, Saxon, South Wales, Steelhouse Festival
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Gig review: SAXON, THE QUIREBOYS, Oxford Academy, 5 May 2013
If only everything in life was as reliable as Saxon. You can set your watch by the fact the enduring Yorkshire stalwarts of the NWOBHM will be touring every spring, usually to coincide with St George’s Day. And you can … Continue reading →
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Tagged 5 May 2013, Biff Byford, classic rock, gig, heavy metal, NWOBHM, Oxford Academy, Quireboys, Redline, review, Saxon, Spike
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Gig review: SAXON, Nottingham Rock City, 20 April 2013
First a rant, tonight’s gig followed the current trend to start gigs earlier and earlier so they can tag on a club night after. This means that people finishing work at normal times miss out or have to make arrangements … Continue reading →
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Tagged 20 April 2013, Biff Byford, gig, heavy metal, Nottingham, Quireboys, review, Rock City, Saxon
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Gig Review: SAXON, QUIREBOYS – ABC, Glasgow, 21 April 2013
It’s been a long time since I have seen Saxon, too long in fact. I should have caught them at Download last year but a combination of heavy traffic and mud ensured that Biff and the guys had been and … Continue reading →
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Tagged 21 April 2013, ABC, gig, Glasgow, hard rock, heavy metal, live, Quireboys, Redline, review, Saxon
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Gig review: SAXON, The Quireboys, Leamington Assembly, 18 April 2013
A couple of years ago Biff announced from the Assembly stage that he was so impressed with the venue and the audience that he promised to bring the band back on the next tour. Many things get said within the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 18 April 2013, Biff Byford, gig, heavy metal, heavy rock, Leamington Assembly, Redline, review, Saxon, The Quireboys
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Interview with BIFF BYFORD (Saxon)
I have been in the presence of many fellow music journalists, all of whom had at least one disappointing tale to tell of meeting with a music idol who failed to meet their expectations. Though I dreaded the same, I … Continue reading →
Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/10 Questions, Interviews/Rock Stars, PURE METAL (All posts), Pure Metal/Interviews
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Tagged Biff Byford, heavy metal, interview, Sacrifice, Saxon
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SAXON – Sacrifice
UDR/EMI 2CD [Release date 04.03.13 ] NWOBHM Legends Saxon have been on a bit of roll with recent albums and tours getting much acclaim. And this new album sees no let up at all. This album is to the last … Continue reading →
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Tagged Biff Byford, metal, NWOBHM, Sacrifice, Saxon
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DVD Review: SAXON – Heavy Metal Thunder – The Movie
(2DVD) UDR/EMI [Release date 07.12.12] NWoBHM stalwarts Saxon have been rocking for over 35 years and currently enjoying some of their biggest success ever. Certainly in terms of new album, live reviews, Saxon are pretty much top of their game, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Biff Byford, documentary, film, heavy metal, Heavy Metal Thunder Live The Movie, Heavy Metal Thunder – The Movie, heavy rock, Saxon
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SAXON announce April UK tour dates
SAXON ANNOUNCE ‘SACRIFICE TOUR’ IN SPRING Never tired of the road, Saxon announce the UK leg of their Sacrifice World Tour in support of the upcoming album of the same name. The New Wave of British Heavy Metal legends will … Continue reading →
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Tagged Biff Byford, classic metal, NWOBHM, Saxon
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SAXON – Heavy Metal Thunder – Live: Eagle Over Wacken (DVD+2CD)
UDR/EMI 2012 NWoBHM Stalwarts have proven an increasingly popular draw of late, and remain one of the most consistent and reliable British metal bands around. On the back of some of their most successful albums in 30 years, we get … Continue reading →
Gig review: SAXON – London Koko, 20 December 2011
Saxon is one of those bands that I have seen more times than I can count, but I have never lacked the motivation to attend any of their shows. What was it that made their performance at the London Koko … Continue reading →
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Tagged 20 December 2011, Biff Byford, gig, heavy metal, heavy rock, London Koko, review, Saxon
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