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"It was something that hit you like a flash of light, so you write a song about it": The story of the magical Saxon classic inspired by heavy metal music, heavy metal fans and... Toto?

Saxon were cruising the New Wave of British Heavy Metal... and their signature tune celebrated it

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“What did we get for being innovative? We got slaughtered by everyone. That’s what you face for trying something new”: How Saxon made Crusader, the album that marked the end of their early 80s glory years

Biff Byford looks back on Saxon’s divisive 1984 album Crusader

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“Our producer chopped down the songs to four minutes… the originals were much longer and stretched out”: King Crimson fan and Saxon vocalist Biff Byford narrowly missed out on being a prog musician

Twists of fate prevented him from following his original ambitions – but his band still use Robert Fripp’s music at sound checks

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“We were the biggest of our generation of metal bands. We’d done it through hard graft and killer songs. None of that trendy image rubbish”: How Saxon’s Wheels Of Steel turned them into the NWOBHM’s first stars

No band did more than Saxon to put the NWOBHM on the map

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Fill your heads with heavy metal thunder: The Saxon albums you should definitely listen to

Almost 50 years on from their formation, NWOBHM spearheads Saxon and much-loved frontman Biff Byford are verging on national treasure status – and these are their best albums

Louder

"Things have gone further than we envisaged, but that’s life": Saxon's Biff Byford on their new guitarist, extraterrestrial life and the future

As Saxon prepare to tour The UK with Judas Priest and Uriah Heep, we catch up with frontman Biff Byford to hear about new album Hell, Fire And Damnation

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"It's like being forced by Mary Beard, wielding a vicious riding crop, to watch never-ending episodes of The Time Tunnel": Saxon's Hell, Fire And Damnation

Biff Byford lines up the history lessons on Saxon's 24th studio album Hell, Fire And Damnation

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"The misbehaving goes on after I've gone to bed. And I'm always the first to bed": Phil Campbell on touring with his three sons

Former Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell and his band the are preparing to make some noise in November and December

Louder

Eurovision will have first-ever Scouse commentators for the contest

After weeks of searching, Europe has its first Scouse voieovers

Liverpool Echo

Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool is going to have alternative Scouse commentary

It's a first in the contest's 67-year history

Wales Online

Diamond Head's Brian Tatler steps up to replace Paul Quinn as Saxon live guitarist

Saxon's Paul Quinn retired from touring last month after 48 years, but a familiar face is filling his shoes

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Influencer Rosie Connolly Quinn's company takes court action as shops sell sub-par clothes bearing her branding

The company claims that its goods should not be available for sale at the stores and can only be purchased by the public via its website.

Irish Mirror

Son's loving tribute to late dad to mark his 60th birthday

Mark Quinn is planning to conquer five peaks in five days after losing his father to an incurable brain tumour

Belfast Live

Belfast taxi driver left covered in blood after 'vicious assault'

Two knives were held against Paul's neck

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