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Saxon

Великобритания

Heavy Metal
Hard 'n' Heavy

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19 апр 2025 :	BRIAN TATLER Reflects On His First Two Years As A Member Of SAXON: 'It's Been Fantastic'
15 апр 2025 :
14 апр 2025 :	SAXON's BIFF BYFORD: PAUL QUINN Is 'Still Sending Ideas' For New Songs
18 мар 2025 :
10 мар 2025 :	Watch: SAXON Joined By DORO PESCH For 'Denim And Leather' Performance In Düsseldorf
5 мар 2025 :	SAXON's BIFF BYFORD: 'It's Good That People Like METALLICA Say That We Influenced Them'
15 фев 2025 :	BIFF BYFORD: New SAXON Album To Arrive In Late 2026
1 фев 2025 :	SAXON Shares Music Video For '1066' Song From 'Hell, Fire And Damnation' Album
17 дек 2024 :	SAXON Debut Official Lyric Video For "Pirates Of The Airways"; GRAND SLAM To Join Band On European Tour
2 дек 2024 :	SAXON's BIFF BYFORD On Touring With MOTÖRHEAD In 1979: 'It Was A Big Eye Opener'
7 окт 2024 :	SAXON Shares Music Video For 'Fire And Steel' From 'Hell, Fire And Damnation' Album
30 сен 2024 :	SAXON To Perform Entire 'Wheels Of Steel' Album On 2025 European Tour
4 сен 2024 :	DIAMOND HEAD's BRIAN TATLER Is 'Really Enjoying' Playing With SAXON: 'It's Fantastic'
2 сен 2024 :	SAXON's BIFF BYFORD Undergoes Procedure To Treat Atrial Flutter
1 июн 2024 :	SAXON - Music On Vinyl Releases Lionheart Album On Limited Edition Gold Vinyl
31 май 2024 :	SAXON's BIFF BYFORD Offers Advice To Young Bands: 'It's All About Writing Songs'
13 май 2024 :	See Front-Row Video Of SAXON's Entire Glenside, Pennsylvania Concert During 'Hell, Fire & Chaos' Tour
24 апр 2024 :	SAXON Premier Lyric Video For New Single "Witches Of Salem"
12 апр 2024 :	Former SAXON Bassist STEVE DAWSON Sentenced To Six Years In Jail For Child Sex Offences
28 мар 2024 :	BIFF BYFORD Doesn't Think SAXON Will Ever Use Artificial Intelligence During Songwriting Process
12 мар 2024 :	SAXON Drummer NIGEL GLOCKLER Looks Back On Touring With MÖTLEY CRÜE In The '80s - "They Were Doing A Lot Of Partying, And Sometimes We Were Seeing The Polaroids From The Night Before" (Video)
7 мар 2024 :	SAXON Releases Music Video For 'Madame Guillotine'
10 фев 2024 :	BIFF BYFORD Still Enjoys Touring With SAXON After Nearly Five Decades
2 фев 2024 :	SAXON's BIFF BYFORD: 'I Don't Really Do Any Vocal Exercises. I Just Sing.'
17 янв 2024 :	SAXON Releases Music Video For 'There's Something In Roswell'
14 янв 2024 :	SAXON's BIFF BYFORD: 'There's Been A Massive Resurgence In Metal'

16 дек 2021

BIFF BYFORD Looks Back On METALLICA's 1982 Gig As Support Act For SAXON: 'They Didn't Talk To Us For A Long Time' After That

During an appearance on "The Chuck Shute Podcast", vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON was asked to recount a "good story" involving the members of METALLICA. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Back in the day, METALLICA, they supported us. [We played at] the Whisky [A Go Go] club [in West Hollywood in March 1982]. On that night, Ozzy [Osbourne] came to see us. I think we were out having dinner or something before the gig or doing something. And METALLICA was setting up on stage. And I wasn't there. I was there later for their show, but I wasn't there [when they were setting up]. And I had a huge electric fan there in front of me, and I think METALLICA asked if they could use it, and our tour manager said 'No.' So they didn't use it. They didn't talk to us for a long, long time because of that. [Laughs]"

He continued: "I wrote a book, an autobiography, a few years ago, and in the book, I said, 'Look, if you wanna use the fan anytime in the future, it's no problem. You can use it guys.' And they got in touch with me after that. They must have realized that it was a bit stupid. And we got on [and became] big friends after that. So, that was pretty cool."

Back in December 2011, Byford joined METALLICA on stage for the first of four intimate shows at the 1,200-capacity Fillmore in San Francisco as part of the week-long celebration of its 30th anniversary as a band for fan club members only. The iconic metal vocalist performed the SAXON classic "Motorcycle Man" with METALLICA.

It wasn't the first time Biff and METALLICA had surprised their fans with a live rendition of the song: in 2009, Byford joined the San Francisco heavy metal giants in Paris, at Palais Omnisport de Bercy.

METALLICA's second-ever gig was opening for SAXON, and Biff has been a longtime friend of the California band; like many other seminal bands of the genre, METALLICA always recognized SAXON as one of their main influences.

When METALLICA played Sheffield Arena on February 28, 2009, they invited as VIP guests former SAXON members Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson.

"In 1982 SAXON played the Whisky a Go-Go on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood," Graham explained to SouthYorkshireTimes.co.uk. "It was sold out and Steve and me were asked if we would pick out a support band from a pile of cassettes sent in by young metal bands. METALLICA were far and away the best and even though it was only their second-ever gig; we saw their potential and picked them out to play. We have been friends ever since. They have always had a soft spot for us. Over the years, they have cited us as a big influence and we are always welcomed at their gigs around the world. METALLICA have played Sheffield three times and they always treat us as VIPs. At Rock Am Ring — Germany's biggest rock festival — they played part of our song 'Princess Of The Night'. I wrote that riff in a council house in Dryden Road. Back then we were just some kids from Mexborough who once had a dream. To be supported by the band which became one of the biggest in the world, I think that is pretty special. We were sat in the auditorium at Sheffield and they played the old SAXON track 'Heavy Metal Thunder' as their intro track. Kirk Hammett [METALLICA guitarist] told me he loves the solo in that. They played in the round and it was very loud but it was a very pure sound.

"James Hetfield [METALLICA frontman] is a lovely bloke, but their drummer Lars Ulrich is probably the biggest SAXON fan of them all," he continued. "He told us that our 1980 album 'Wheels Of Steel' is his favorite and said it was a benchmark for them. It is hard for someone of my generation to see that. When I meet someone who played at the Woodstock festival, I am enthusiastic about it. I suppose it is the same for them. We were one of the bands to play in the first Donington Festival and METALLICA were a bit in awe and asked us what those days were like."

BIFF BYFORD Looks Back On METALLICA

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16 дек 2021

Deze

Я написал автобиографию несколько лет назад, и в ней я сказал: "Слушайте, если вы захотите использовать вентилятор в будущем, это не проблема. Вы можете использовать его, ребята". И они связались со мной после этого. Наверное, они поняли, что это было немного глупо.
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Если это действительно так (а, думаю, да) и это было действительно недавно, т.е. когда Металлика как звёздная величина уже стала несопоставимо большей, чем Саксон (на момент истории, в 82-м, всё было наоборот), то сказать можно только одно - респект и уважуха Металлике.

17 дек 2021

gravitgroove

«Когда-то, мы с пацанами ходили бить стелка в булоШной, а Толе тогда было всего 7 лет! Ну, хуле, ебать, вы понимаете, бля, малолетним хуесосом он был. Но позже, лет через пять, пырнул Толян Васяна из печатников в брюхо батиным кортиком, и вот, после этого мы стали друзьями и вместе ходили к булоШной… стекла били и хлеб воровали.»

17 дек 2021

Saxon9

Слишком похоже на шутку, хотяяя...
Автобиографию он написал в 2007. А юбилейный концерт МеташсА XXX с участием Биффа был в 2011. В принципе, все сходится

17 дек 2021

olly71

Если каждому давать - поломается кровать.

17 дек 2021

Old Nothing

Ох*ительная история, что тут сказать.

17 дек 2021

nobody

Как там в оригинале про вентилятор сказано? Картинку вспомнил про "huge metal fan"
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