Biff Byford the Legendary Voice of Metal Masters Saxon Talks Hell, Fire and Damnation!
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- Rock Raymond
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- Thu 21 Dec 2023
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- https://www.rockstarchronicles.com/
LEGENDARY HEAVY METAL GROUP ‘SAXON’ RELEASING THEIR 24TH STUDIO ALBUM ‘HELL, FIRE AND DAMNATION’
ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT WITH ORIGINAL LEAD SINGER BIFF BYFORD!
Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho.
In almost their fifth decade of making music, and continuing the tradition that they helped create, Saxon are still a tour de force in heavy metal music.
Saxon were the leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal (they had eight UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including four UK Top 10 albums and two Top 5 albums. They had numerous singles in the UK Singles Chart and chart success all over Europe and Japan, as well as success in the United States. During the 1980s, Saxon established themselves among Europe's most successful metal acts. The band toured regularly and has sold more than 13 million albums worldwide.
Originally named "Son of a Bitch, the band changed their name to Saxon in 1979.
Saxon have been cited as a major influence or inspiration by numerous bands, including Mötley Crüe, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Pantera, Testament, Dokken, Skid Row, Dream Theater, Exodus, Overkill, King Diamond and Celtic Frost.
Saxon will release their new album Hell, Fire And Damnation on January 19th 2024, and when internationally-renowned actor Brian Blessed OBE delivers a proclamation for opening track, “The Prophecy”, expectations are automatically high. Have no fear and make no mistake, Saxon meet and exceed them on their 24th studio release, creating a superlative British Heavy Metal classic which strides the perfect line between confident, current power, and gloriously irreverent flexing of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal muscle which Saxon co-created.
PLEASE WELCOME LEAD SINGER, SONGWRITER, BASSIST AND FOUNDER FOR BRITISH HEAVY METAL LEGENDS SAXON BIFF BYFORD TO INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS …
PREORDER
THE NEW ALBUM
BY
S A X O N
Entitled
'HELL, FIRE AND DAMNATION'
Saxon proudly release their latest album Hell, Fire And Damnation on January 19th 2024, and when internationally-renowned actor Brian Blessed OBE delivers a proclamation for opening track, “The Prophecy”, expectations are automatically high. Have no fear and make no mistake, Saxon meet and exceed them on their 24th studio release, creating a superlative British Heavy Metal classic which strides the perfect line between confident, current power, and gloriously irreverent flexing of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal muscle which Saxon co-created.
available at https://lnk.to/SaxonHellFireAndDamnation
“Heavy Metal Masters Saxon conquers on their latest release ‘Hell, Fire and Damnation’
with blazing guitars and almighty voice and verse about times of yore!
A triumphant return to the glory days of metal supremacy.
Masterfully engineered a metal masterpiece!” 5 stars!
…By music journalist Ray Shasho
ALSO
PURCHASE
BIFF BYFORD
Autobiography
Saxon - Never Surrender
(or Nearly Good Looking)
January 1, 2007
by Biff Byford (Author)
available at amazon.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT
S A X O N
VISIT
www.saxon747.com
Official website
https://www.facebook.com/SaxonOfficial
https://twitter.com/SaxonOfficial
https://twitter.com/SaxonOfficial
https://www.youtube.com/user/PlanetSaxon
YouTube
SAXON ON TOUR
Judas Priest/Saxon/Uriah Heep Tour 2024
We will be back in the USA April, May & June 2024 with our great friends Uriah Heep!
Dates will be announced January 8th!
Monday 11th March - UK, Glasgow - OVO Hydro
Wednesday 13th March - UK, Leeds - First Direct Arena
Friday 15th March - IRELAND, Dublin - 3 Arena
Sunday 17th March - UK, Bournemouth - BIC
Tuesday 19th March - UK, Birmingham - RWA
Thursday 21st March - UK, London - OVO Arena Wembley
Sunday 24th March - GERMANY, Frankfurt - Festhalle
Monday 25th March - GERMANY, Olympiahalle
Tuesday 26th March - GERMANY, Balingen - Volksbank Messe
Wednesday 27th March - GERMANY, Dortmund - Westfalenhalle
Friday 29th March – CZECH REPUBLIC, Prague – O2 Arena
Saturday 30th March – POLAND, Krakow – Tauron Arena
Monday 1st April – AUSTRIA, Vienna – Stadhalle
Tuesday 2nd April – GERMANY, Ulm – Roxy
Wednesday 3rd April – SWITZERLAND, Basel – St. Jakobshalle
Friday 5th April – FRANCE, Lyon – Halle Tony-Garnier
Saturday 6th April – ITALY, Milan – Mediolanum Forum
Monday 8th April – FRANCE, Paris – Zenith
Thursday 13th June - SPAIN, Barcelona - Sant Jordi Club
Saturday 15th June - SPAIN, Pamplona - Navarra Arena
Monday 17th June - SPAIN, Madrid - PalacioVistalegre
Wednesday 19-22 June - Spain Cartagena Rock imperium Festival
Saturday 29th June - FRANCE, Clisson - Hellfest
Monday 1st July – GERMANY, Hamburg – Barclays Arena
Tuesday 2nd July – GERMANY, Berlin - Max-Schmeling-Halle
Thursday 4th July – GERMANY, Nurnberg – Arena Nurnberger
Monday 8th July – GERMANY, Mannheim – Sap Arena
Wednesday 10th July – GERMANY, Dresden – Messehalle
SAXON DISCOGRAPHY
Studio albums
Saxon (1979)
Wheels of Steel (1980)
Strong Arm of the Law (1980)
Denim and Leather (1981)
Power & the Glory (1983)
Crusader (1984)
Innocence Is No Excuse (1985)
Rock the Nations (1986)
Destiny (1988)
Solid Ball of Rock (1991)
Forever Free (1992)
Dogs of War (1995)
Unleash the Beast (1997)
Metalhead (1999)
Killing Ground (2001)
Lionheart (2004)
The Inner Sanctum (2007)
Into the Labyrinth (2009)
Call to Arms (2011)
Sacrifice (2013)
Battering Ram (2015)
Thunderbolt (2018)
Carpe Diem (2022)
Hell, Fire and Damnation (2024)
Cover albums
Inspirations (2021)
More Inspirations (2023)
Live albums
1982 The Eagle Has Landed
1989 Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies
1990 Greatest Hits Live
1996 The Eagle Has Landed – Part II
1997 Donnington: The Live Tracks
1998 BBC Sessions / Live at Reading Festival '86
2006 The Eagle Has Landed – Part III
2012 Heavy Metal Thunder – Live:
Eagles Over Wacken
2014 St. George's Day Sacrifice: Live in Manchester
2016 Let Me Feel Your Power
The Vinyl Hoard
2019 The Eagle Has Landed 40: Live
Compilation albums
Strong Arm Metal (1984)
Anthology (1988)
Back on the Streets (1990)
The Best of Saxon" (1991)
A Collection of Metal (1996)
Burrn! Presents: The Best of Saxon (2000)
Diamonds and Nuggets (2000)
Masters of Rock: Saxon (2001)
Heavy Metal Thunder (2002) (re-recordings)
Coming to the Rescue (2002)
The Very Best of Saxon (1979–1988) (2007)
The Best of Saxon (2009)
Saxon – The Carrere Years (1979–1984) (Box Set) (2012)
Saxon – The EMI Years (1985–1988) (Box Set) (2012)
Unplugged and Strung Up (2013) (orchestral + acoustic)
The Complete Albums 1979-1988 (10-CD boxed set) (2014)
Baptism in Fire – The Collection 1991–2009 (2016)
Videos
Live (1983)
Live Innocence! (1985)
Greatest Hits Live! (1989)
Power & the Glory – Video Anthology (1990)
The Saxon Chronicles (2003)
Live Innocence – The Power & the Glory (2003)
To Hell and Back Again (2007)
Saxon: Heavy Metal Thunder – Live (2010)
Heavy Metal Thunder – Live: Eagles Over Wacken (2012)
Warriors of the Road – The Saxon Chronicles Part II (2014)
The Saxon Chronicles (2015)
Let Me Feel Your Power (2016)
BIFF BYFORD
Solo
School of Hard Knocks (2020)
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