--- title: "Saxon" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/saxon" genre: "Heavy Metal" country: "United Kingdom" formed: 1976 --- # Saxon **Saxon** is a heavy metal band, from United Kingdom, active 1976 to present. Saxon are an English heavy metal band formed in Barnsley in 1975. As leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM), they had eight UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s, including four UK Top 10 albums and two Top 5 albums. They had numerous hit singles on the UK Singles Chart and achieved success across Europe, South America, and Japan, as well as in the United States and Canada. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxon_(band) ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Saxon | | Genre | Heavy Metal | | Parent genre | Heavy Metal | | Origin | Barnsley, United Kingdom | | Formed | 1976 | | Releases in catalog | 28 | ## Genres [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [NWOBHM](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nwobhm) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Biff Byford](https://themetalnet.com/musician/biff-byford) | Lead vocals | 1976 to present | Current | | [Doug Scarratt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/doug-scarratt) | Guitar | 1995 to present | Current | | [Nibbs Carter](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nibbs-carter) | Bass guitar | 1988 to present | Current | | [Nigel Glockler](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nigel-glockler) | Drums (drum set) | 1981 to present | Current | | [Jörg Michael](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jorg-michael) | Drums (drum set) | 2004 to 2005 | Former | | [Fritz Randow](https://themetalnet.com/musician/fritz-randow) | Drums (drum set) | 1999 to 2004 | Former | | [Paul Johnson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-johnson) | Electric bass guitar | 1986 to 1988 | Former | | [Pete Gill](https://themetalnet.com/musician/pete-gill) | Drums (drum set) | 1977 to 1981 | Former | | [Graham Oliver](https://themetalnet.com/musician/graham-oliver) | Guitar | 1977 to 1994 | Former | | [Nigel Durham](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nigel-durham) | Drums (drum set) | 1987 to 1988 | Former | | [Steve Dawson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steve-dawson) | Bass guitar | 1977 to 1986 | Former | | [Paul Quinn](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-quinn) | Electric guitar | 1977 to 2023 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1979 | [Saxon](https://themetalnet.com/album/4d4cbe7b-a1b6-3bd1-9559-045f47ad367b) | Album | | 1980 | [Strong Arm of the Law](https://themetalnet.com/album/d74496e5-ec54-3799-bd96-5a7bbffcd14d) | Album | | 1980 | [Wheels of Steel](https://themetalnet.com/album/f0556704-20f0-3831-8f7a-aab0855d5865) | Album | | 1981 | [Denim and Leather](https://themetalnet.com/album/f1bee401-be11-372a-b67d-f10280257970) | Album | | 1983 | [Power & the Glory](https://themetalnet.com/album/dfac9a11-08f1-319b-8351-498bb8048f80) | Album | | 1984 | [Crusader](https://themetalnet.com/album/00d13ace-8768-38e5-91a3-c5547a97482d) | Album | | 1985 | [Innocence Is No Excuse](https://themetalnet.com/album/3c07aba5-8f04-3b97-9daf-eb571099a08b) | Album | | 1986 | [Rock the Nations](https://themetalnet.com/album/c44543cb-605e-3308-93c1-de66fa713e32) | Album | | 1988 | [Destiny](https://themetalnet.com/album/77d89dad-32a1-3285-b9c4-1a343b34be8a) | Album | | 1990 | [Requiem EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/47c9ac27-277d-411d-ae54-55d186fef12b) | EP | | 1990 | [Solid Ball of Rock](https://themetalnet.com/album/296f26da-4df3-3dde-bb5f-e658fd2eca8f) | Album | | 1992 | [Forever Free](https://themetalnet.com/album/e2925f29-269b-31d4-929c-492b10125c2a) | Album | | 1995 | [Dogs of War](https://themetalnet.com/album/0a547a75-b2a8-341a-8f14-69293e6de28c) | Album | | 1997 | [Unleash the Beast](https://themetalnet.com/album/76eff318-8d37-33df-8338-5c1f72858d3d) | Album | | 1998 | [Altar of the Eagles](https://themetalnet.com/album/7aa6dfdd-a3b1-49aa-9140-85e38198762c) | EP | | 1999 | [Metalhead](https://themetalnet.com/album/743e5f1a-18e6-32d4-891b-25efe31a5ab3) | Album | | 2001 | [Killing Ground](https://themetalnet.com/album/ec33f102-bb5f-394e-80eb-4d29b226bdcd) | Album | | 2004 | [Lionheart](https://themetalnet.com/album/511a203b-0c02-3190-9050-46707996a433) | Album | | 2007 | [The Inner Sanctum](https://themetalnet.com/album/9c66809f-208c-3a7b-a825-70a546b2f7ba) | Album | | 2009 | [Into the Labyrinth](https://themetalnet.com/album/fafb3911-ff76-3155-a84b-4289182669bb) | Album | | 2011 | [Call to Arms](https://themetalnet.com/album/bc5280f1-3d30-42a2-9e67-8a261fb1c546) | Album | | 2013 | [Sacrifice](https://themetalnet.com/album/add28ca5-655f-45bb-9576-263c6adf84e1) | Album | | 2015 | [Battering Ram](https://themetalnet.com/album/3934ecdc-c21a-4997-84f3-2aec216fd3ef) | Album | | 2018 | [Thunderbolt](https://themetalnet.com/album/5d08f190-5253-4a85-9335-6c46dd3cc36e) | Album | | 2021 | [Inspirations](https://themetalnet.com/album/edbd0724-b148-4819-ae6c-706895baadec) | Album | | 2022 | [Carpe Diem](https://themetalnet.com/album/b2bd2e31-bbe8-4686-8650-97bd9d9ddd78) | Album | | 2023 | [More Inspirations](https://themetalnet.com/album/08511e98-3ee6-4b4d-bac1-ae730f3e9870) | Album | | 2024 | [Hell, Fire and Damnation](https://themetalnet.com/album/f81c89c2-2e5c-4c93-bc7e-04a1f8167761) | Album | ## Related bands - 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spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/71vVmHeNgCVSa5SVmfvscU - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/8552 - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saxon.official/ - x: https://twitter.com/SaxonOfficial - youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCVwz_LsL5f2CTJn-pK3rwKA - apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/3632744 --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/saxon](https://themetalnet.com/band/saxon). 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