Saxon is a British heavy metal band, formed in Barnsley, England in 1976.
As pioneers of, and at the forefront of the then New Wave of British Heavy Metal the band enjoyed a period of prominence in the UK (including popular chart success) and Europe in the early 1980s, and later the USA and Japan.
Style over time
Genres of the artist's albums over the years: the higher the line, the stronger the genre on that album
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Similar artists
Artists on air on the same radio stations and in the same genres
Saxon members
Current members: Biff Byford (lead vocals), Nigel Glockler (drums (drum set)), Nibbs Carter (bass guitar), Doug Scarratt (guitar)
Former members: Paul Quinn (electric guitar), Graham Oliver (guitar), Steve Dawson (bass guitar), Fritz Randow (drums (drum set)), Pete Gill (drums (drum set)), Paul Johnson (electric bass guitar), Nigel Durham (drums (drum set)), Jörg Michael (drums (drum set))
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On the radio
Stations that played Saxon in the last 30 days
- 747 (Strangers in the Night) (live)
Radio RMF Hard and Heavy
Poland · Metal
- 94×
Mundo Rock Radio
Costa Rica · Rock - 43×
Sintoniza Rock
Brazil · Metal - 42×
metal rock radio
United States · Hard Rock - 41×
# 100 GREATEST HEAVY METAL
Canada · Metal - 40×
80ROCK.pt
Portugal · Metal - 33×
Badrock Hard & Heavy
Bulgaria · Rock - 30×
Metal Zone Radio
Brazil · Thrash Metal - 30×
97 UNDERGROUND
United States · Metal - 27×
4U Hard FM
France · Rock - 26×
Metal Heads
Brazil · Heavy Metal - 25×
Rock Lab
Greece · Metal - 25×
No Mundo do Rock
Brazil · Rock
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