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SAXON: New Video Interview With BIFF BYFORD

RockNLive.org recently conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON in Paris, France. You can now watch the chat below. With a storming new stomp in their boots and a renewed, lithe swagger to their legendary sound, SAXON will release "Sacrifice" in February...

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SAXON Frontman Talks 'Sacrifice' Album In New Video Interview

TV Rock Live recently conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON in Paris, France. You can now watch the chat below. With a storming new stomp in their boots and a renewed, lithe swagger to their legendary sound, SAXON will release "Sacrifice" in February t...

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ARJEN LUCASSEN To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen (also ex-BODINE, VENGEANCE) has been confirmed as one of the guest musicians who will appear on "The Mystery Of Time", the new album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Also scheduled to make appearances on the CD are Michael Kiske (UNISONIC, HELLO...

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STEVE VAI, SAXON, FEAR FACTORY Members Interviewed On New 'Metal XS' Episode (Video)

French webmagazine Hard Force has posted the second episode of "Metal XS" featuring interviews with Biff Byford (SAXON),Steve Vai and Burton C. Bell (FEAR FACTORY). Also available is the first episode, featuring interviews from ETHS, Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell (MOTÖRHEAD),and Corey Taylor (STONE...

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AVANTASIA: First Audio Sample Of Forthcoming Album

Michael Kiske (UNISONIC, HELLOWEEN) has been confirmed as one of the guest musicians who will appear on "The Mystery Of Time", the new album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Also scheduled to make appearances on the CD are SAXON frontman Biff Byford, former KISS guitarist Bruce...

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Heavy Metal Thunder: The Movie

[Note: The original review of "Heavy Metal Thunder: The Movie", which was written by Scott Alisoglu upon the DVD's initial release in 2010, can be found at this location.] There once was this heavy metal band that preferred tea over whiskey, so much they had boxes of it shipped from England on their...

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It's Official: Heavy Metal Is A Bigger 'Religion' In U.K. Than Scientology

According to The Guardian, more than 6,000 citizens of of England and Wales have registered the religion they actively follow as "heavy metal" in the most recent U.K. census. More people registered heavy metal than they did Satanism, with only 1,893 declaring that they follow the church of Satan. At...

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SAXON Frontman To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

SAXON frontman Biff Byford has been confirmed as one of the guest musicians who will appear on "The Mystery Of Time", the new album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Also scheduled to make appearances on the CD are former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick and drummer Russell Gilbrook...

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SAXON: New Album Details Revealed

With a storming new stomp in their boots and a renewed, lithe swagger to their legendary sound, British heavy metal legends SAXON will release "Sacrifice" in February 2013 through UDR. Taking a sharper, re-invigorated approach to the production, on this, their 20th album, SAXON have produced 10 of t...

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SAXON Frontman Interviewed By Peru's 'Jump Metal' (Audio)

Peru's Jump Metal 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. SAXON recently finished mixing its new album with producer Andy Sneap, who has previously worked with MEGADETH, ACCEPT, NEVERMOR...

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SAXON To Release 'Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie' In December

After enjoying a limited "fan-club-only" U.K. release, "Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie", SAXON's wonderfully unfiltered and intimate account of their ascent to the upper echalons of heavy metal, will finally enjoy an international release this December. The double-disc set features the soon-to-be-c...

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SAXON Frontman Talks Food In Video Interview

Vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON was interviewed by Gilles Lartigot of "Heavy Metal Food", the Radio Metal column associating metal music with cooking, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. SAXON recently finished mixing its new album with producer A...

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OLIVER DAWSON SAXON: New Video Interview Posted Online

The Base Sessions team conducted an interview with OLIVER DAWSON SAXON, the British heavy metal band featuring founding SAXON members Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson, on August 25 at the Upton International Music & Camping Festival 2012 in Worcestershire, England. You can now watch the chat below...

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OLIVER DAWSON SAXON: Brno Concert Footage Available

Video footage of OLIVER DAWSON SAXON, the British heavy metal band featuring founding SAXON members Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson, performing on September 30 at Melodka in Brno, Czech Republic can be seen below. OLIVER DAWSON SAXON released its latest album, "Motorbiker", on February 27 via Angel A...

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SAXON Frontman Interviewed On Brazil's 'Wikimetal' (Audio)

Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON. You can listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. SAXON is hard at work on its next album for a tentative February 2013 release. The follow-up to 2011's "Call To Arm...