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Saxon signed photo - Saxon autograph signed by Biff Byford, Paul Quinn, Nigel Glockler, Nibbs Carter and Doug Scarratt on a 10x8" colour photograph.

Saxon is an English heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. As leading lights in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal they had huge success in the 1980s with 8 UK Top 40 albums including 4 UK Top 10 albums. Saxon also had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart. Between 1980 and 1987 Saxon established themselves as one of Europe's biggest metal acts, they also had success in Japan and in the USA.

In Japan, the single "Motorcycle Man" stayed in the charts for over 5 months. They still tour heavily and regularly. Their latest tour is their largest in the UK since the late 1980s. Saxon have sold more than 13 million albums worldwide and heavily influenced bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Sodom and Running Wild. Saxon began with a line-up formed by Peter Byford, Paul Quinn, Graham Oliver, Steve Dawson and Pete Gill.

Throughout the band's history line-up changes have been common, but with Byford and Quinn remaining as constants. Gill left in 1981 after injuring his hand, to be replaced by Nigel Glockler, formerly of Toyah Willcox’s band, who was himself replaced twice, briefly between 1987 and 1988 (by Nigel Durham) and, more permanently, following an injury of his own in 1998. Glockler rejoined the band in 2005 after his neck and shoulder injury had healed. Gill later went on to play for Motorhead. Dawson departed in 1986 and his replacement, Paul Johnson, lasted two years before leaving. Nibbs Carter has filled the position ever since.

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