SAXON HEADLINE UK TOUR

After crowd-rocking performances at the Golden Gods awards, Sonisphere and Bloodstock, not to mention Biff’s special guest performance with Metallica in Paris in April, Britain’s favourite metallers, SAXON, will headline a 7-date UK tour in November.

Biff and the boys continue to delight their long-standing fans, as well as acquire a loyal following from a whole new generation.

Of their massive resurgence, lead-singer Biff Byford says: “Things are going really well and these shows will be a great end to a fantastic year – and feel free to send us your set list ideas.”

SAXON will be joined by special guests ANVIL and SUIDAKRA. Full details for the November tour are:-

All tickets are subject to booking fee. Book online at www.seetickets.com (Middlesborough, Hellfire Festival, London, Nottingham) or www.ticketweb.co.uk (Whitehaven, Edinburgh, Leeds).

Saxon are: Biff Byford on vocals; Paul Quinn – guitar; Doug Scarratt – guitar; Nibbs Carter – bass and drummer, Nigel Glockler.

SAXON are true heavy metal heroes. Their story is a classic rock’n’roll saga: five friends from the backstreets of Yorkshire setting out to take on the world. The resulting chart glory, band infighting, full-on rock’n’roll excess, ensures their dramatic tale will become part of heavy metal history. A documentary: “Heavy Metal Thunder” is now in production for release in November and can be pre-ordered on www.saxon747.com. The film features not on only contributions from Saxon past & present, but from the likes of Metallica, Motörhead, Harvey Goldsmith and many more. It will also feature plenty of rare archive material and unseen concert footage.

SAXON CELEBRATE ST. GEORGE’S DAY

English heavy metal legends Saxon kick off the UK leg of their Battalions of Steel World Tour in style at the Forum in London on April 23rd, St. George’s Day.

Biff and the band agree with Boris Johnson’s statement that England’s patron saint’s day has been ignored for far too long and, being men of action (and purveyors of damn fine British Heavy Metal) they will rock hard with their fans on 23rd April.

As Biff says, “You can’t ignore it. It’s our day - stand up and be counted!”

On this tour, Saxon will be joined by DORO and Belfast NWOBHM band Sweet Savage. Full Tour Details are:-

All tickets subject to booking fee. Tickets also available from www.seetickets.com and 0871 239 5595. Doors 7pm, except Newcastle: 6:30pm.

Saxon are headlining Hammerfest on Saturday, 25th April at Pontin’s Holiday Village in Prestatyn.

METAL HAMMER’S GOLDEN GODS!!!

BREAKING NEWS: it has been announced today that Saxon will perform at Metal Hammer’s 7th Annual Golden Gods awards ceremony on Monday, 15th June at the IndigO2. Fans can win tickets to this exclusive event by going to www.saxon747.com

OTHER SAXON NEWS:-

Saxon’s awesome 1980 hit “Wheels of Steel” features in the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, released in February this year and the band performed a rocking set at the launch party in Edinburgh.

Saxon’s innovative RIFFKING competition is still running and fans can submit their entries until April 23rd. The band are offering the winner the chance to perform onstage with them, all expenses paid, in either Brazil, Japan or Germany. For full details go to www.myspace.com/saxonriffking

Saxon are featured in the British Music Experience, a permanent exhibition at London’s O2 Arena. For more info, go to www.britishmusicexperience.com.

Formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, the band released their first album in 1979 and had scored 4 top twenty hits by 1981. They went on to have 8 top 20 UK albums within the next 10 years including the mega selling Wheels of Steel which hit number 5 in 1980 and their double platinum Denim And Leather (1981). Tours of America, an appearance at the Monsters Of Rock festival at Castle Donington, and the live album The Eagle Has Landed (1982) (according to Melody Maker “one of the best live recordings of the decade”) followed. In January 2009, they released their latest studio album Into The Labyrinth. To date Saxon have sold over 10 million units worldwide, released 26 albums and are still going from strength to strength.

SINGLE RELEASE:

Legendary British rockers, Saxon, are releasing a brand-new, thumping, download single “Live to Rock” on October 17th through SPV/Steamhammer.

This follows a triumphant performance at Download 2008, of which NME said, “Saxon played a storming set to a huge crowd”. Only fans that flocked to the Gibson stage in plenty of time to see the heavy metal warriors managed to get inside the 5,000-capacity tent.

TOUR:

For those that missed one of Download 2008’s magic moments, there is ample opportunity as Saxon head out on a 15-date UK tour with Motörhead and Danko Jones, kicking off on 3rd November. Full details overleaf.

ALBUM RELEASE:

To round it all off, they will release “Into The Labyrinth”, their 18th studio album, on 12th January 2009. Byford and Co. have already recorded 13 new tracks which are form a perfect mix of powerful, in-your-face rock songs and pure heavy metal tracks The lads are currently working on a 14th track.

The current line-up consists of: Biff Byford (Vocals), Paul Quinn (Guitars), Doug Scaratt (Guitars), Nibbs Carter (Bass), Nigel Glockler (Drums).

Formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, the band released their first album in 1979 and had scored 4 top twenty hits by 1981. They went on to have 8 top 20 UK albums within the next 10 years including the mega selling Wheels of Steel which hit number 5 in 1980 and their double platinum Denim And Leather (1981). Tours of America, an appearance at the Monsters Of Rock festival at Castle Donington, and the live album The Eagle Has Landed (1982) (according to Melody Maker “one of the best live recordings of the decade”) followed. To date Saxon have sold over 10 million units worldwide, released 26 albums and are still going from strength to strength.

* Saxon show (without Motörhead, Danko Jones). Doors 7:30pm. Tickets £17.50. Tickets can be bought online at www.picturedrome.net (may be subject to booking fee).
All other tickets are priced at £25 regional/£30 London and can be booked through www.livenation.co.uk or 24 hour credit card hotline 0844 576 5483 (all tickets subject to a booking fee).

SAXON CONQUER DOWNLOAD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Saxon took to the stage at Download Festival on Saturday evening to deafening chanting from their legions of fans.

In the words of NME “Saxon played a storming set to a huge crowd”. Only fans that flocked to the Gibson stage in plenty of time to see the heavy metal warriors managed to get inside the 5,000-capacity tent. But at least another couple of thousand latecomers, whose numbers stretched way up the hill into the concession stands, were not deterred and all were rocked by one of Download 2008’s magic moments!

Vocalist Biff Byford was heard to say “Is this the main stage or what? We played with Metallica in Germany last week and this is much better than that!”

Last night, frontman Byford was picking up the award for Best Event of the Year on behalf of Hard Rock Hell (Butlins, Minehead, November 2007) at Metal Hammer’s Golden God Awards at the indigO2.

Saxon will release an EP in October 2008, before embarking on a 15-date UK tour with Motörhead in November.

Of the band’s recent resurgence, Byford said “Download was magic!! A highlight of what’s been a fantastic year for us”

For up-to-date news and all things Saxon check out www.saxon747.com

SAXON ANNOUNCE LIVE SHOW

Saxon announce a one-off UK date at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire to celebrate St. Georges Day on 23rd April 2008. This follows a busy 2007 for the band. They released The Inner Sanctum in March on SPV/Steamhammer, followed by a live double DVD set To Hell and Back Again and a re-release of their studio album Unleash The Beast
(with bonus tracks) and appeared at the HardRockHell Festival in November.

The current line-up consists of: Biff Byford (Vocals), Paul Quinn (Guitars), Doug Scaratt (Guitars), Nibbs Carter (Bass), Nigel Glockler (Drums).

Full show details are:

Tickets are subject to booking fee – online booking: www.Livenation.co.uk

Formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, the band released their first album in 1979 and had scored 4 top twenty hits by 1981. They went on to have 8 top 20 UK albums within the next 10 years including the mega selling Wheels of Steel which hit number 5 in 1980 and their double platinum Denim And Leather (1981). Tours of America, an appearance at the Monsters Of Rock festival at Castle Donington, and the live album The Eagle Has Landed (1982) (according to Melody Maker “one of the best live recordings of the decade”) followed. To date Saxon have sold over 10 million units worldwide, released 26 albums and are still going from strength to strength.

Line-up: Biff Byford (Vocals), Paul Quinn (Guitars), Doug Scaratt (Guitars), Nibbs Carter (Bass), Nigel Glockler (Drums)

From 19th October, Saxon fans will be able to download the previously unreleased track ‘I’ve Got To Rock (To Stay Alive) featuring guest appearances by Lemmy Kilmister (Motˆrhead), Angry Anderson (Rose Tattoo) and Andi Deris (Helloween).

Saxon will then release a live double DVD set To Hell and Back Again and re-release their studio album Unleash The Beast (with bonus tracks) on 19th November 2007 on SPV/Steamhammer.

To Hell and Back Again features two DVDs with over 5 hours of footage. The first disc is a documentary featuring the band’s life between two albums, including the Lionheart studio recordings, heaps of clips from the subsequent tour (taking in Kiel, Graspop and WOA 2004 festivals as well as shows in London, Glasgow, Paris, and Pratteln, among others.) The second DVD features full length versions of all songs from the first, including 747 (Strangers In The Night), Wheels of Steel, Strong Arm Of The Law, Crusader, and of course To Hell and Back Again featuring the special guests listed above. Also included on DVD 2 is an additional two songs from the Rock For Asia show, cuts from a live show originally broadcast on Swiss TV and a live duet by Biff Byford and Doro Pesch (performing the Judas Priest classic, ‘You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’). A bumper 3 hours of Saxon

Unleash The Beast, Saxon’s thirteenth studio album, was originally released in 1997, and was recorded with the current band line-up. The re-release features two bonus live tracks Crusader (live) and Solid Ball of Rock (live), recorded in Germany on the "Dogs of War" 1995 World Tour, liner notes from singer Biff Byford, and a new booklet design with unseen photos and memorabilia.

Full Track Listings:

TO HELL AND BACK AGAIN - DVD 1 (duration approx 124 mins):

TO HELL AND BACK AGAIN Bonus DVD Setlist (duration approx 180 mins):

Formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, the band released their first album in 1979 and had scored 4 top twenty hits by 1981. They went on to have 8 top 20 UK albums within the next 10 years including the mega selling Wheels of Steel which hit number 5 in 1980 and their double platinum Denim And Leather (1981). Tours of America, an appearance at the Monsters Of Rock festival at Castle Donington, and the live album The Eagle Has Landed (1982) (according to Melody Maker “one of the best live recordings of the decade”) followed. To date Saxon have sold over 10 million units worldwide, released 26 albums and are still going from strength to strength.

Saxon play at the HardRockHell Festival at Butlins in Minehead, Somerset, on 9th November 2007.