by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 12, 2024 | News
Stephen Dawson, a founding member and former bassist of UK heavy metal veterans Saxon, has been sentenced to six years in prison for repeatedly abusing a six-year-old girl in the 1990s. According to BBC, the 72-year-old was found guilty on Thursday (11th) of four...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 20, 2024 | Reviews
Saxon are back with their overall twenty-fourth full-length album, Hell, Fire, And Damnation. Released on January 19, 2024 via Silver Lining Music, these NWOBHM giants continue to showcase their signature sound while finding ways for fresh innovations. From...
by Elise Yablon | Jan 19, 2024 | New & Noteworthy
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see highly-anticipated works from the likes of Green Day, Sleater-Kinney, Saxon and Neck Deep, among many others....
by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 10, 2024 | News, Touring
Uriah Heep and Saxon are joining forces for a co-headlining U.S. tour. Dubbed the Hell, Fire & Chaos Tour, the trek kicks off on April 23rd in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and will run through May 31st in Dallas, TX. The tour is a 100% co-headline, featuring both...
by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 28, 2023 | Festivals, News
Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold, Ne Obliviscaris, and many more have been confirmed for the 2024 edition of Hellfest, scheduled for June 27 to 30 in Clisson, France. Several more artists have been added to the lineup, including Fear Factory, Saxon, Mr. Bungle,...