Saxon’s Biff Byford is currently recovering after undergoing surgery for a hernia. He said the following on November 30: “Hi. Had an hernia operation yesterday. Big thanks to the team at Duchy Harrogate. I’ve had this thing for years. Getting it sorted before the tour. Uk Ireland shows just went on sale. They sold out…
Saxon have announced a November 2025 UK/Ireland tour with Dirkschneider. The trek will find Saxon performing “Wheels Of Steel” in full and Dirkschneider performing Accept’s “Balls To The Wall” in full. Here’s the dates: 11/04 Belfast, IRE – Ulster Hall 11/05 Dublin, IRE – Olympia 11/07 Manchester, UK – O2 Appollo 11/08 Sheffield, UK –…
Saxon have premiered a new video for their song “Fire And Steel.” This track is from the band’s latest album “Hell, Fire And Damnation.” Biff Byford commented: “The original title was ‘Fire And Steam’ and the song itself is more thrash than classic metal. I was going to do it about something else, and then…
Saxon will be celebrating the 45th anniversary of “Wheels Of Steel” on a headlining European tour. The band commented: “The tour will see us perform our classic album ‘Wheels Of Steel’ in its entirety on what will be its 45th anniversary, plus all the hits, fan favorites and songs from our new album ‘Hell, Fire…
More bands have been added to next year’s Hell’s Heroes Festival. The event will take place at the White Oak Music Hall in Houston, TX on March 20-22 and it will now feature performances from the following: Saxon (“The Eagle Has Landed” set), Abbath (Immortal classics set), Samael (“Blood Ritual” and “Ceremony of Opposites” set),…
Saxon frontman Biff Byford recently underwent a procedure “to stop [the] arterial flutter of [his] heart.” The singer said the following about that: “Hi, Big thanks to spire hull hospital and doctor Jane Caldwell and her team I just had a procedure done to stop arterial flutter of my heart I feel a bit like…
The initial lineup has been revealed for next year’s Wacken Open Air festival. The event will be held in Wacken, Germany on July 30 to August 2 and it will feature: Machine Head, Saltatio Mortis, Papa Roach, Gojira, Apocalyptica, Saxon, Within Temptation, Dimmu Borgir, Ministry, Michael Schenker (“My Years With UFO” set), Peyton Parrish, Beyond…
The nominees have been unveiled for this year’s German Metal Hammer Awards. You can see who got nominated in each category below. The event will take place at the Uber Eats Music Hall in Berlin, Germany on August 31. Nominees: Best German: * Accept * Big Teutonic Four (Kreator, Sodom, Destruction, Tankard) * Dirkschneider /…
Michael Schenker will be revisiting his time with UFO on a new album titled “My Years With UFO.” The effort will be released on September 20 and it will feature contributions from Axl Rose (Guns N’ Roses), Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Joey Tempest (Europe), Roger Glover (Deep Purple), Joe Lynn Turner (ex-Rainbow), Biff Byford (Saxon),…
Saxon have premiered a lyric video for their song “Witches Of Salem.” This track is from the band’s latest album “Hell, Fire And Damnation.” Biff Byford commented: “This is an American story, but the witch trials started in Scotland, spread into England and across the sea to the colonies in America. Those poor women in…
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