Saxon was one of the early leaders of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, alongside Iron Maiden and Def Leppard, even outdistancing them at the onset. Emerging in 1977, the band found commercial success with the release of their seminal sophomore effort, 1980's Wheels of Steel, which went platinum in the UK. Subsequent efforts Strong Arm of the Law (1980), Denim and Leather (1981), and Power & the Glory also did well at home, with the latter outing cracking the Billboard 200, but a series of bad decisions and bad breaks, as well as internal strife, severely stunted the band's momentum toward the end of the '80s. Still, Saxon persevered, recording and performing consistently into the 21st century, and ultimately attaining respectability from the heavy metal community, particularly in mainland Europe.
1979 - Saxon
1980 - Wheels Of Steel
1980 - Strong Arm Of The Law
1981 - Denim And Leather
1982 - The Eagle Has Landed (Live)
1983 - Power & The Glory
1984 - Crusader
1985 - Innocence Is No Excuse
1986 - Rock The Nations
1988 - Destiny
- Biff Byford – vocals (1976–present)
- Paul Quinn – guitars, (1976–present)
- Nigel Glockler – drums (1981–1987, 1988–1999, 2005–present)
- Nibbs Carter – bass (1988–present)
- Doug Scarratt– guitars (1996–present)
- Graham Oliver – guitar (1976–1996)
- Steve Dawson – bass (1976–1986)
- John Walker– drums (1976–1978)
- Pete Gill – drums (1978–1981)
- Paul Johnson – bass (1986–1988)
- Nigel Durham - drums (1988)
- Fritz Randow – drums (1999–2004)
- Jörg Michael – drums (2004–2005)
1979 - Saxon (01:01:27)
01. Rainbow Theme 03:07
02. Frozen Rainbow 02:29
03. Big Teaser 03:55
04. Judgement Day 05:29
05. Stallions Of The Highway 02:51
06. Backs To The Wall 03:09
07. Still Fit To Boogie 02:53
08. Militia Guard 04:53
Bonus Tracks:
09. Big Teaser (Demo) 03:49
10. Stallions Of The Highway (Demo) 03:02
11. Backs To The Wall (Demo) 03:13
12. Rainbow Theme (Demo) 04:38
13. Frozen Rainbow (Demo) 02:30
14. Judgement Day (Live) 05:39
15. Still Fit To Boogie (Live) 02:37
16. Backs To The Wall (Live) 03:24
17. Stallions Of The Highway (Live) 03:40
1980 - Wheels Of Steel (01:16:59)
01. Motorcycle Man 04:01
02. Stand Up And Be Counted 03:10
03. 747 (Strangers In The Night) 04:58
04. Wheels Of Steel 05:58
05. Freeway Mad 02:41
06. See The Light Shining 04:55
07. Street Fighting Gang 03:12
08. Suzie Hold On 04:34
09. Machine Gun 05:24
Bonus Tracks:
10. Suzie Hold On (Demo) 05:25
11. Wheels Of Steel (Demo) 06:30
12. Stallions Of The Highway (Live) 03:34
13. Motorcycle Man (Live) 03:37
14. Freeway Mad (Live) 02:23
15. Wheels Of Steel (Live) 05:26
16. 747 (StrangersiIn The Night) (Live) 04:47
17. Machine Gun (Live) 06:15
1980 - Strong Arm Of The Law (00:55:04)
01. Heavy Metal Thunder 04:18
02. To Hell And Back Again 04:44
03. Strong Arm Of The Law 04:38
04. Taking Your Chances 04:18
05. 20,000 Feet 03:30
06. Hungry Years 05:19
07. Sixth Form Girls 04:25
08. Dallas 1 Pm 06:38
Bonus Tracks:
09. To Hell And Back Again (Alternate Version) 04:46
10. 20,000 Feet (Abbey Road Mix 2009) 04:10
11. Mandy (Early Version Of 'Sixth Form Girls') 03:58
12. Heavy Metal Thunder (Abbey Road Mix 2009) 04:15
1981 - Denim And Leather (01:18:17)
01. Princess Of The Night 04:02
02. Never Surrender 03:15
03. Out Of Control 04:08
04. Rough And Ready 04:51
05. Play It Loud 04:11
06. And The Bands Played On 02:47
07. Midnight Rider 05:46
08. Fire In The Sky 03:36
09. Denim And Leather 05:28
Bonus Tracks:
10. 20,000 Ft (Remix) 04:07
11. Bap Shoo Ap (Live) 06:41
12. Intro / And The Bands Played On (Live) 04:33
13. Princess Of The Night (Live) 04:17
14. Midnight Rider (Live) 05:39
15. Never Surrender (Live) 03:57
16. Fire In The Sky (Live) 02:41
17. Machine Gun (Live) 02:43
18. Play It Loud (Live) 05:25
1982 - The Eagle Has Landed (Live) (01:16:57)
01. Motorcycle Man 04:22
02. 747 (Strangers In The Night) 04:38
03. Princess Of The Night 04:20
04. Strong Arm Of The Law 04:39
05. Heavy Metal Thunder 04:09
06. 20,000 Ft 03:26
07. Wheels Of Steel 08:52
08. Never Surrender 03:54
09. Fire In The Sky 02:41
10. Machine Gun 03:52
Bonus Tracks:
11. And The Bands Played On 03:04
12. See The Light Shining 05:24
13. Frozen Rainbow 06:02
14. Midnight Rider 05:21
15. Dallas 1 Pm 06:13
16. Hungry Years 05:52
1983 - Power & The Glory (01:18:20)
01. Power And The Glory 05:55
02. Redline 03:37
03. Warrior 03:46
04. Nightmare 04:21
05. This Town Rocks 03:57
06. Watching The Sky 03:42
07. Midas Touch 04:11
08. The Eagle Has Landed 06:57
Bonus Tracks:
09. Denim & Leather (Live) 05:10
10. Suzie Hold On (1982 Version) 05:00
11. Turn Out The Lights (Demo) 03:56
12. Stand Up And Rock (Demo) 03:35
13. Power And The Glory (Demo) 06:17
14. Saturday Night (Demo) 04:10
15. Midas Touch (Demo) 04:07
16. Nightmare (Demo) 05:55
17. Redline (Demo) 03:36
1984 - Crusader (01:17:33)
01. The Crusader Prelude 01:06
02. Crusader 06:34
03. A Little Bit Of What You Fancy 03:51
04. Sailing To America 05:04
05. Set Me Free 03:15
06. Just Let Me Rock 04:11
07. Bad Boys (Like To Rock 'N' Roll) 03:25
08. Do It All For You 04:43
09. Rock City 03:17
10. Run For Your Lives 03:54
Bonus Tracks:
11. Borderline (Demo) 02:42
12. Helter Skelter (Demo) 03:35
13. Crusader (Demo) 06:21
14. Do It All For You (Demo) 04:45
15. A Little Bit Of What You Fancy (Demo) 03:10
16. Sailing To America (Demo) 05:11
17. Set Me Free (Demo) 03:21
18. Just Let Me Rock (Demo) 04:01
19. Do It All For You (Intro) / Run For Your Lives (Demo) 04:59
1985 - Innocence Is No Excuse (01:13:09)
01. Rockin' Again 05:14
02. Call Of The Wild 04:04
03. Back On The Streets 04:00
04. Devil Rides Out 04:23
05. Rock 'N' Roll Gypsy 04:15
06. Broken Heroe 05:29
07. Gonna Shout 03:59
08. Everybody Up 03:28
09. Raise Some Hell 03:41
10. Give It Everything You've Got 03:30
Bonus Tracks:
11. Back On The Streets (12" Club Mix) 05:09
12. Live Fast Die Young (B-Side) 03:47
13. Krakatoa (B-Side) 03:46
14. Heavy Metal Thunder (Live) 09:05
15. Gonna Shout (Live) 04:14
16. Devil Rides Out (Live) 04:58
1986 - Rock The Nations (01:01:37)
01. Rock The Nations 04:40
02. Battle Cry 05:26
03. Waiting For The Night 04:51
04. We Came Here To Rock 04:21
05. You Ain't No Angel 05:29
06. Running Hot 03:36
07. Party Til You Puke 03:26
08. Empty Promises 04:10
09. Northern Lady 04:43
Bonus Tracks:
10. Chase The Fade (B-Side) 02:31
11. Waiting For The Night (Edit) 04:12
12. Northern Lady (Edit) 03:56
13. Everybody Up (Live) 03:36
14. Dallas 1 Pm (Live) 06:33
1988 - Destiny (01:12:35)
01. Ride Like The Wind 04:29
02. Where The Lightning Strikes 04:19
03. I Can't Wait Anymore 04:25
04. Calm Before The Storm 03:53
05. S.O.S. 05:53
06. Song For Emma 04:46
07. For Whom The Bell Tolls 03:54
08. We Are Strong 03:56
09. Jericho Siren 03:38
10. Red Alert 04:33
Bonus Tracks:
11. I Can't Wait Anymore (12" Mix) 04:51
12. Rock The Nations (Live) 04:42
13. Broken Heroes (Live) 06:06
14. Gonna Shout (Live) 04:40
15. Ride Like The Wind (Monitor Mix) 04:26
16. For Whom The Bell Tolls (Monitor Mix) 03:57
