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Saxon is a British heavy metal band. The band was founded in 1976 , and is considered to be one of the big names from the NWOBHM-flow in the late 1970s.

The band was formed under the name Son of a Bitch by singer Peter "Biff" Byford, guitarists Paul Quinn and Graham Oliver, bassist Steve Dawson and drummer Pete Gill.

Over the years the band knew different occupations, although singer Biff Byford and guitarist Paul Quinn ever active presence remained.

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Saxon has had many line-up, of the original cast are only Peter Paul Byford and Quinn remaining. Drummer Pete Gill left the band in 1981 due to an injury to his hand; He was replaced by Nigel Glockler, which likewise because of injury between 1987 and 1988 was temporarily replaced by Nigel Durham. The bassist Steve Dawson left in 1986 and successor Paul Johnson left the band two years later. Nibbs Carter eventually becomes his replacement and is still the band bass player. Guitarist Graham Oliver left in 1995 and was replaced by Doug Scarratt. After all the changes announced also that he left Glockler, and so was the GermanFritz Randow yet another drummer for the band that lasted until 2004, after which Jörg Michael replaced him. He also left the band after one year, after which Glockler returned.

The bassist Steve Dawson and the guitarist Graham Oliver have put together a new incarnation founded by Son of a Bitch, that transformed into an alternate version of Saxon: Oliver-Dawson Saxon.

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Albums[Edit][]

Album (s) with any charts in the

the Dutch Album Top 100

Date of

appear

Date of

entry

Highest

position

Number Of

weeks

Comments
Denim And Leather 1981 17-11-1981 33 6
The Eagle Has Landed 1982 22-05-1982 31 8 Live album
Power And The Glory 1983 16-04-1983 34 5
Crusader 1984 04-02-1984 22 7
Into The Labyrinth 2009 17-01-2009 83 2
Album (s) with chart positions in

the Flemish Ultratop 200 albums

Date of

appear

Date of

entry

Highest

position

Number Of

weeks

Comments
Sacrifice 2013 16-03-2013 145 1 *

DVDs[Edit][]

DVDs with chart positions in the Dutch Music DVD Top 30 Date of

appear

Date of

entry

Highest 

position

Number Of 

weeks

Comments
Heavy metal thunder-Live-Eagles on Wacken 2012 28-04-2012 25 1
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