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Biff Byford on Lemmy, inspiring thrash metal and the greatest heavy metal riff ever written
Ever wondered who'd win in a fight between Vikings and Saxons? Biff Byford has the answer
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
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: January 31 2025
Epica, Jinjer and Bloodywood are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
The 20 best metal albums of 2024 - as voted by the readers of Metal Hammer
From Judas Priest to Opeth, Poppy to Bring Me The Horizon, these are the metal albums you said defined metal in 2024
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
Saxon will play their classic album Wheels Of Steel in full on UK and Ireland tour next year
Saxon will hit the road next year to play an all-time great heavy metal album in its entirety
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
Saxon pay tribute to Sheffield with new video for Fire And Steel
The release of the Fire And Steel video comes ahead of Saxon's upcoming tour of mainland Europe
How supergroup Six By Six faced down their doubts for second record Beyond Shadowland
Acclaim for the self-titled debut from 3’s Robert Berry, Saga’s Ian Crichton and Saxon’s Nigel Glockler was so great that the supergroup worried about letting down their fans – and themselves – with the follow-up
