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Bloodstock festival adds Saxon as first-ever Thursday main-stage headliner; 26 other bands also confirmed
By Matt Mills published
The UK heavy metal stalwarts will return to the top of the bill at the Derbyshire weekender, 25 years after they headlined the first-ever Bloodstock

"A bank robber put a gun in my face and stole my motorcycle."
By Rich Hobson published
Nervosa's singer/guitarist Prika Amaral picks the bands who've shaped her musical journey

Biff Byford reveals cancer diagnosis
By Rich Hobson published
Saxon frontman Biff Byford has posted an update on social media explaining why the band have had to postpone dates this year

30 rock and metal songs that defined the 1980s
By Classic Rock published
From AC/DC and Iron Maiden to Guns N’ Roses and Faith No More, this is the soundtrack to a decade

Saxon cancel 10 summer shows as Biff Byford undergoes emergency surgery
By Fraser Lewry published
Saxon aim to be back on the road in late August

“The ultimate anti-everything symbol”: How heavy metal found its fashion sense
By Matt Mills published
From denim vests to bullet belts and drawer after drawer of black t-shirts, this is how metal music developed its signature dress code

Biff Byford on Lemmy, inspiring thrash metal and the greatest heavy metal riff ever written
By Chris Chantler published
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
By Malcolm Dome published
Biff Byford looks back on Saxon’s divisive 1984 album Crusader
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