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SAXON: 'Battering Ram' Electronic Press Kit Available

An Electronic Press Kit (EPK) for "Battering Ram", the 21st studio album from British heavy metal legends SAXON, is available below. The CD will be released on October 30 in North America via UDR Music. On "Battering Ram" — with Biff Byford singing as well as he ever has, Paul Quinn and Doug Scarrat...

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SAXON: Lyric Video For New Song 'Queen Of Hearts'

The lyric video for the song "Queen Of Hearts" from British heavy metal legends SAXON can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's 21st studio album, "Battering Ram", which will be released on October 16 in North America via UDR Music. On "Battering Ram" — with Biff Byford singing as well as...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD: We're Not Trying To Recreate The 'Wheels Of Steel' Album

Robert Williams of Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British hevy metal legends SAXON in Austin, Texas. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what SAXON fans can expect to hear on the band's forthcoming a...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD: 'We Like To Keep The '80s Essence There, But We Like To Sound Modern As Well'

Metal Wani's editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On SAXON surviving all the lineup c...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD On Upcoming Album 'Battering Ram': 'It's A Bit More Focused'

Sally Steele of Vegas Rocks! Magazine conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON on August 21 in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On SAXON's upcoming album, "Battering Ram":...

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SAXON To Release 'Battering Ram' Album In October; Video For Title Track Released

On October 16, British heavy metal legends SAXON will release their 21st studio album, "Battering Ram", in North America via UDR Music. The official video for the CD's title track can be seen below. In this no-nonsense, sharp clip, Biff and the boys are captured at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, U...

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DORO PESCH Discusses Upcoming Studio Album, 'Strong & Proud' 30th-Anniversary DVD

On July 26, Planet Mosh TV conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch at this year's edition of the Steelhouse Festival at Hafod-y-Dafal Farm, near Ebbw Vale in South Wales. You can now watch the chat below. Asked when fans can expect to hear the follow-up to her 2012 album "Raise You...

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Video: SAXON Performs At U.K.'s RAMBLIN' MAN FAIR

Fan-filmed video footage of British heavy metal legends SAXON performing at the Ramblin' Man Fair on July 25 at Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom can be seen below. As previously reported, SAXON has set "Battering Ram" as the title of its 21st studio album, tentatively due this fall via UDR...

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Why Heavy Metal Fans Are Most Loyal

Spotify last month published data that found heavy metal has the most loyal fans across the world of any major genre by a wide margin. The music streaming service put together a series of charts and interactives showing the variety of musical genres online and how these genres vary around the world....

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SAXON To Release 'Battering Ram' Album In The Fall

British heavy metal legends SAXON have set "Battering Ram" as the title of their 21st studio album, tentatively due this fall via UDR Music. Speaking to the "Metal Hammer Magazine Show"about the musical direction of SAXON's follow-up to 2013's "Sacrifice", the band's frontman, Biff Byford, said: "So...

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New Book 'Iron Maiden: '80 '81' Tells Story Of Legendary Metal Band's Paul Di'Anno Years

By the mid-to-late '80s, IRON MAIDEN was unquestionably one of the biggest heavy metal bands on the planet — regularly headlining arenas and stadiums, each new album rocketing up the charts, and t-shirts sporting their ghastly mascot (Eddie) was one of the most popular fashion statements by metalhea...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD On Upcoming Album: 'It's A Mixture Of Rock And Roll And Heavy Metal'

Metal Wani 's Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Speaking about the progress of the recording sessions for SAXON's new studio album, Biff said: "Nigel's [Glockler...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD Reveals New Songtitles, Lyrical Themes

British heavy metal legends SAXON are hard at work on material for their new album, due later in the year. The band's lead vocalist, Biff Byford, tells the "Metal Hammer Magazine Show" on TeamRock Radio: "We have lots of ideas and I've been in the studio with [producer] Andy Sneap [MEGADETH, EXODUS,...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD: It's Very, Very Important To Be Musically Unpredictable

Thorium magazine conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON on December 3 at Le Bikini in Toulouse, France. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he thinks SAXON's most recent albums are musically connected to the band's classic eighties efforts, Byfor...

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SAXON Drummer NIGEL GLOCKLER Rushed To Hospital; Remaining UK Dates Postponed

British heavy metal legends SAXON have been forced to postpone the remaining dates on their UK tour due to Nigel Glockler's health issues. The drummer was rushed to hospital on Monday night; more details will follow as soon as available. Says SAXON singer Biff Byford in a Facebook post: "Nigel, our...