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METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN, SAXON, LAMB OF GOD, OPETH Among ‘Metal Hammer Golden Gods’ Nominees
March 8, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Iron Maiden, Lamb Of God, Metal Hammer Golden Gods, Metallica, Opeth, Saxon • 0 Comments
METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN, SAXON, LAMB OF GOD, OPETH and MESHUGGAH are among the nominees at this year’s edition of the Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards, set to take place on Monday, June 11 at Indigo2 in London, England. The nominees for the 2012 Golden Gods are: Best New Band… Read more here
Former SAXON Guitarist GRAHAM OLIVER Remembers RONNIE JAMES DIO
March 4, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: RONNIE JAMES DIO, Saxon • 0 Comments
Mohsen Fayyazi of Metal Shock Finland recently conducted an interview with British guitarist Graham Oliver (OLIVER DAWSON SAXON, SAXON). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Shock Finland: You’re one of those musicians who has had an important role in the NWOBHM movement. How do you feel that genre of metal music […]
SAXON, QUIET RIOT, UFO, STEPHEN PEARCY Confirmed For SOUTH TEXAS ROCK FEST
June 30, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: QUIET RIOT, Saxon, SOUTH TEXAS ROCK FEST, Stephen Pearcy, UFO • 0 Comments
SAXON, QUIET RIOT, UFO, MOXY, STEPHEN PEARCY and AXE are the first confirmed bands for the South Texas Rock Fest, set to take place October 7-8 at Sunken Gardens in San Antonio, Texas. For more information, visit www.southtexasrockfest.com. Via Blabbermouth Death Scream – Heavy Metal Reviews – Heavy Metal Interviews – Heavy Metal News
SAXON Frontman Offers Song-By-Song Breakdown Of New Album
June 9, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Saxon • 0 Comments
An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for “Call To Arms”, the 19th studio album from British heavy metal legends SAXON, can be seen below. The 13-minute clip features singer Biff Byford taking the viewer through the CD song by song. A lot of fans have already heard some, or all, of the music and now you […]
Saxon To Headline Slovakia’s Topfest
April 10, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Saxon, Topfest • 0 Comments
Saxon has announced it will be headlining the Topfest in Slovkia on July 1st, 2011. Death Scream – Heavy Metal Reviews – Heavy Metal Interviews – Heavy Metal News
Saxon Posts Footage From Video Shoot Of New Single “Hammer Of The Gods”
March 23, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Hammer Of The Gods, Saxon • 0 Comments
Saxon has posted a podcast online from the band’s time shooting a music video for the new single “Hammer of the Gods.” You can check out the clip below:
Saxon: new single available for streaming
March 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Saxon • 0 Comments
British heavy metal legends Saxon will release their new album, “ Call To Arms “, on May 23 via Militia Guard Music, Udr and Emi. The follow-up to 2009′s “Into The Labyrinth” ( Spv / Steamhammer ) features a guest appearance by legendary keyboardist Don Airey ( Deep Purple , Rainbow )
SAXON To Release New Studio Album Early Next Year
March 30, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Saxon • 0 Comments
Vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON has issued the following update: “We are very busy these days with the new album and we have already a few ideas together. I am writing melodies and lyrics and arranging them into songs. We will give the rest of the band a break for [holidays]. After that, we have […]