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Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken

You love 'em, you hate 'em, you think they're a pleasure guiltier than O.J. Simpson ripping the tag off a mattress. Seven years after their debut, "Glory to the Brave", galvanized a power metal scene then at low ebb, it's still hard to separate HAMMERFALL from the hype and discourse surrounding thei...

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SAXON Explain Latest Tour Cancellation

SAXON's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Unfortunately we have to notify you, that Biff Byford, the lead singer and founder of the band SAXON, has undergone a serious tragedy at his home. Due a fire at his home in France, his house is completely burnt down. Apart from...

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SAXON Officially Cancel Dates In USA, South America And United Arab Emirates

British heavy metal legends SAXON have officially cancelled their previously announced dates in the USA, South America and United Arab Emirates. According to the group's management, the cancellation came about as a result of frontman Biff Byford wanting to stay by his family's side after suffering a...

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DANKO JONES: More 'Magical World' Sessions Available For Streaming

Canadian rocker Danko Jones has uploaded six more sessions from his Swedish radio show, "The Magical World of Rock with Danko Jones", which was recently syndicated to both German and Canadian radio stations. The shows available for streaming via TheMagicalWorldOfRock.com are as follows: 01. Singers'...

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SAXON: U.S. Tour Postponed Until November

British heavy metal legends SAXON have postponed their previously announced May U.S. tour until November 2005. No reason was given for the postponement. As previously reported, SAXON recently postponed their previously announced March European tour as a result of the band's frontman Biff Byford suff...

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SAXON: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

British heavy metal legends SAXON have added several dates to their upcoming U.S. tour, which is scheduled to take place early May. The dates will immediately precede the group's European summer festival run, which is scheduled to kick off May 21 at the Schwung Festival in Roeselare, Belgium. So far...

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SAXON: More West Coast Dates Announced

Although there is currently no mention of U.S. dates for SAXON on their official web site, Internet reports indicate that the group will perform at least two West Coast shows in early May. So far, the following dates appear to have been confirmed: May 11 – The Avalon – Santa Clara, CA May 12 – ...

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Drummer JÖRG MICHAEL Talks About SAXON And STRATOVARIUS

SAXON/STRATOVARIUS drummer Jörg Michael has posted the following message on his official web site: "Probably you guys have heard about the tragic accident of last weekend when Biff's [Byford, SAXON singer] house burnt down in the north of France. It´s very hard to cope with a tragedy like this but o...

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SAXON Confirm Tour Cancellation

SAXON have confirmed via their official web site that they have been forced to postpone their previously announced March European tour as a result of the band's frontman Biff Byford suffering a major loss when his house in the Normandie area of France burned down. According to a statement from the b...

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SAXON: European Tour Postponed

According to TotalRock.com, SAXON have been forced to postpone their previously announced European tour as a result of the band's frontman Biff Byford suffering a major loss when his house in the Normandie area of France burned down. Fortunately, nobody was hurt, according to the report. The Europea...

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GLUECIFER: Spanish Dates Cancelled

Norwegian rock 'n' rollers GLUECIFER have posted the following message on theeir official web site: "Due to the condition of our singer Biff Malibu, GLUECIFER has to cancel the shows in Spain. The whole band had been looking forward to these dates, as we really enjoy playing this country, and meetin...

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GLUECIFER Singer Taken Ill, Band Cancel Shows

Norwegian rock 'n' rollers GLUECIFER were forced to cancel their previously scheduled shows in Bochum, Germany, and Hasselt, Belgium after their singer, Biff Malibu, was taken ill. "Biff has been set back by some weird virus infection, but he's slowly getting back on track," the band write on their...

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BIFF BYFORD: 'This Is The Best SAXON By Far'

In a recent interview with Rockdetector.com, SAXON frontman Biff Byford spoke about the fans' and the media's reaction to the group's new album, "Lionheart". "I think we all knew as soon as we had finished it that we had something very good on our hands but the initial response from both fans and .....

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APARTMENT 26 Split Up

APARTMENT 26, the British band featuring singer Biff Butler (son of BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler),have announced their decision to disband following their recent parting-of-the-ways with the Atlantic label. The split with Atlantic, which took place less than three months after the release of...

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SAXON Singer Says The New Album Is A Mixture Of Early And New Influences

SAXON frontman frontman Biff Byford recently spoke to the U.K.'s long-running magazine Terrorizer about the group's brand-new album, "Lionheart", due on September 20 through SPV Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Killing Ground" was completed at Gems24 studio near Boston, Lincolnshire, England with p...