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Saxon to Release ‘Inspirations‘ An album based on the band’s influences The first single, “Paint it Black” is out now December 18, 2020 British Heavy Metal legends Saxon will deliver a full-roar-fun-down set of covers with their latest album Inspirations, which drops a brand new 11 track release featuring some of the superb classic rock songs that influenced Biff Byford & the band. Set for release on March 19th 2021, via Silver Lining Music, Inspirations gets things rolling with the release of Saxon’s crunching take on The Rolling Stones’ ‘Paint It Black’. Biff Byford comments: “Loved this band since I first saw them and heardRead More →

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SAXON Judas Priest Firepower Tour Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut March 22, 2018 Saxon took the second spot opening for Judas Priest on the Firepower Tour at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.  Saxon has been making metal since 1977 and have been known as one of Europe’s most popular metal acts of the 80’s era. Saxon is one of those bands to help lay the foundation of heavy metal and has been an influence to many other bands and musicians to form out of the 80’s heavy metal genre. Since 1978, Saxon has put out twenty-one albums, with their latest release of ThunderboltRead More →

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SAXON: THUNDERBOLT Album a Sure Hit – Plus 2018 Tour Dates with Judas Priest SECOND SINGLE & VIDEO “THEY PLAYED ROCK & ROLL”FROM NEW ALBUM “THUNDERBOLT” SET FOR RELEASE FEBRUARY 2nd Attention heavy metal fans of the world. Saxon’s latest album, THUNDERBOLT is on mark to be one of the top heavy metal albums of 2018. ​This album is a must listen! Northeast Rock Review had the chance to listen to SAXON’s latest album THUNDERBOLT. What a delight. It is always great when you put on a new album and it instantly sticks. There is no waiting for it to get good, its just good, all the wayRead More →

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SAXON Announce New Album “Thunderbolt” Set for Release on February 2nd, 2018 via Militia Guard (Silver Lining Music) Thunderbolt Tour Part 1 UK & European Dates Announced November 7, 2017 SAXON isn’t wasting any time in 2018. Following the critically acclaimed release of Battering Ram in 2015, the heavy metal giants are set to release their latest studio album, Thunderbolt, on February 2, 2018 via the Militia Guard label (Silver Lining Music). The new album Thunderbolt will feature original artwork by long time SAXON collaborator Paul Raymond Gregory. “This is album 22 and it’s called Thunderbolt.  It’s a storming, smashing, thundering collection of tracks we’ve beenRead More →

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The Stafford Palace Theater September 12, 2015 Stafford Springs in Northeastern Connecticut has this gem of a place called The Stafford Palace, a former Vaudeville theater with a capacity of about 400 people, with a fantastic and friendly staff who for the last three years now has been bringing some really great shows to this quiet town. A quiet that was shattered Saturday night by the arrival of three bands, Mindmaze from PA, Armored Saint from L.A. and from across the Atlantic Ocean, one of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal longest running and most underrated bands (at least here in the U.S.) Saxon.Read More →