Just a quick blog. We have been working on the Heavy Metal Thunder album this week and we’ve decided to include a short film of download 2008. We feel this was such an important event in our recent career that it has to be included.This means the release to those of you who have pre ordered it there will be a delay for a while. After all it’s all about quality not quantity. After seeing all of the DVD last night I think you will love it, so don’t blame Coolhead. It’s my fault wanting to give you the best documentary that we possibly can.

On another matter we have just finished rehearsing for the tour and we will be playing Requiem We Will Remember in memory of our good friend Mick Cox guitarist for Rose Tattoo who went on to the other side recently.

To Absent Friends

Biff Byford.

Hi hope all is well in metal land

OK HERE IT IS

1ST PLACE RIFFKING WINNER
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A bit of news from the hard side
Unfortunately we will not be playing a saint gorges day concert this year.
Every one feels we have played a lot in the uk two tours last year and they were amazingly successful, there may be some festival shows in the uk but we have no info on these yet.
We are doing festivals across Europe in summer, south America is a possibility and maybe some shows in north America we should know soon.

The riffking champion will be announced in the next couple of days

That’s all for now

Keep the faith

Biff byford

RiffKing Winner 2nd place

CARL PRIOR

2nd prize:
signed copy of heavy metal thunder the movie, 4 sets of Ernie ball strings, Saxon guitar picks, special guest tickets for a concert nearby, Saxon t-shirt any style, signed copy of biffs book never surrender, an invitation to play solo on “live to rock” live on stage at a concert nearby.

WHO IS NUMBER ONE!! STAY TUNED TO THIS CHANNEL

Biff

OK IN 3RD PLACE

FENDER MAN 1967

3RD PRIZE Signed copy of heavy metal thunder the movie,4 sets of Ernie ball strings, Saxon guitar picks, special guest for four to a concert nearby, Saxon t-shirt any style, signed copy of biffs book never surrender.

All winners can claim there prize and info at winners@saxon747.com

Well its hope you all have a great one, lost my other dog today Merlin.

I would like to thank everybody who has helped us this year, every one at xray, ics, all the magazines, radios, record companies, all our famelies, travel agent, our crew, all the web sites, all the bands we have played with, the venues and all our fans world wide.

Special mention for our friend Mick Cox who passed on to the other side WE WILL REMEMBER!

3rd RiffKing wiinner after xmas

Biff

Ok
IN 4TH PLACE

FELIPERINKE

4TH prize signed copy of heavy metal thunder the movie,4 sets of
Ernie ball strings, Saxon guitar picks, special guest for two to a concert
nearby, Saxon t-shirt any style.

WHO WILL BE 3RD NOBODY KNOWS (well we do) find out next week

The band would like to wish you all a happy chistsmas and a great new year
see you all on tour

saxon

Thanks for the views on should we play the wheels album don’t forget wheels is only 36.94 mins long and strong arm is shorter lots of time to play more…
I was thinking of festivals perhaps?

Well its about that time for the riffking winners first of all we would like to thank everybody that entered, it has been really hard to pick a winner there have been some great solos I know some people wont agree with the choices but that’s how it goes.

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Just like to say thanks to everybody for coming to see us on the second tour of the uk this year packed houses and crazy fans a really great tour, special thanks to our Canadian brothers anvil for rocking with us(has anybody got lips playing D&L on u tube yet) and suidaka, a very special, thanks to our crew who looked after all three bands keeping it all on time it can be a nightmare if things don’t run smooth on tour.ok riffking we will announce the top five winners and there prizes next week one a week until we get to number 1.

Band news
We are starting writing songs for the next album next week also mixing all the live recordings heavy metal thunder the movie,wacken 2004,2007,2009 and Sheffield also listening to old recordings and mixing them.we are hoping to be playing some festivals around the world next year, we were thinking to maybe play all the tracks of wheels of steel (and or strong arm) as a special it is the 30th anniversary of those albums and the nwobhm although we don’t want to live on past glories we cannot ignore the influence this period of British rock had around the globe what do you think should we do this or not.

Thanks to all fans everywhere

See you in summer

Keep the faith

Biff byford

Hi from the sick bed,
sorry for all the problems with changing the dates, on another note since spv went bankrupt the riff king contest has been a bit quiet so we have taken over now and we have chosen 5 finalists I will name the winner on my blog before the uk tour.

There will prizes for runners up as well. So keep the faith and whooooo!! I almost forgot you can give us your ideas for a set list for uk if you like 14 songs no more please we need a vote as well.

See you on tour

Biff Byford