Biff Byford of Saxon – EP093

Episode Description: Steven talks to legendary frontman Biff Byford
of Saxon about the band's history and some of Biff's earliest
musical memories. They discuss the current setlist and the overall
Monsters of Rock Cruise. In addition to this great interview,
Steven rounds up friends and fellow Saxon fans Kevin Williams and
Brad Rusthoven to discuss their history with the band. The guys
pick and play some of their favorite deep cuts from the band.
What's The Story: Saxon is a band that was crucial in helping me to
develop my taste in hard rock and metal music as a teenager growing
up in the early 80s. I first discovered the band on a weekly trip
to the mall record store, where I'd spend hours reading Kerrang
magazine. My first money was spent picking up an import cassette of
the very first Eagle Has Landed live record. From the opening of
"Motorcycle Man," it was clear this was to be a new musical love
for me. - Steven Michael Saxon are an English heavy metal band
formed in 1977, in Barnsley. During the 1980s, Saxon established
themselves as one of Europe's greatest metal acts. As one of the
leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal, they had eight UK
Top 40 albums, including four UK Top 10 albums and two Top 5
albums. The band also had numerous singles in the UK Singles Chart,
chart success all over Europe and Japan, and in the United States.
The band tour regularly and have sold more than 23 million albums
worldwide. Considered one of the classic metal acts, Saxon have
influenced a number of bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer,
Anthrax, Testament, Exodus, Overkill, Mötley Crüe, Pantera,
Helloween, Running Wild, Metal Church, Armored Saint, Dream
Theater, Dokken, Skid Row, Sodom, Celtic Frost, Bathory, King
Diamond and Death Angel. - From Wiki Everyone’s got a Rock N Roll
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