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Also known as Son of a Bitch

British musical group; heavy metal band

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Also known as
Son of a Bitch (1975–1978)
Origin
Barnsley , South Yorkshire , England
Genres
Heavy metal
Works
Discography
Years active
1975–present
Labels
Militia Guard SPV/Steamhammer CMC International Virgin EMI Parlophone Warner Carrere
Members
Biff Byford , Paul Quinn , Nigel Glockler , Nibbs Carter, Doug Scarratt, Brian Tatler
Past members
Graham Oliver , Steve Dawson , Pete Gill , Paul Johnson, Nigel Durham , Fritz Randow, Jörg Michael
Website
saxon747 .com

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Saxon are an English heavy metal band formed in 1977 in Barnsley. As leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal, they had eight UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including four UK Top 10 albums and two Top 5 albums. They had numerous singles in the UK Singles Chart and chart success all over Europe and Japan,

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Official website
www.saxon747.com
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Saxon (band)
inception
1975-00-00
start of work period
1976-00-00
name
Son of a Bitch
social media followers
100000
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Saxon are an English heavy metal band formed in Barnsley in 1975. As leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM), they had eight UK Top 40 albums during the 1980s including four UK Top 10 albums and two Top 5 albums. They had numerous hit singles on the UK Singles Chart and experienced success all over Europe, South America and Japan, as well as in the United States and Canada.

During the 1980s, Saxon established themselves among Europe's most successful metal acts. The band tours regularly and have sold more than 23 million records worldwide.

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