BRAINSTORM and EVIDENCE ONE will support SAXON at the following dates in April: Apr. 03 – Kaufbeuren, GER @ Zeppelinhalle Apr. 04 – Salzburg, AUT @ Rockhouse Apr. 07 – Kassel, GER @ Musiktheater ...

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SAXON, SAMAEL, OPETH, MAYHEM and MALEVOLENT CREATION are among the artists confirmed to appear at this year's Metalmania 2003 festival, set to take place on April 5 in Katowice, Poland. A total of 23 bands will perform on two stages at the event, the tickets to which can be purchased at this location. ...

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BLIND GUARDIAN, SAXON, CANDLEMASS, IN FLAMES, BOLT THROWER and THRESHOLD have been confirmed for Rock Hard Festival 2003, a two-day event set to take place June 7-8 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. A total of 16 bands will appear at the Rock Hard magazine-sponsored festival, the official lineup for which will be announced during the ...

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British metal legends SAXON have lined up the following European dates during the coming months: Apr. 04 – Salzburg, AUT @ RockHouse Apr. 05 – Katowice, POL @ Spodek - Metal Mania Jun. 01 – Lille, FRA @ Hirson - Rotonde Festival Jun. 08 – Monza, ITA @ Gods Of Metal Festival In other news, ...

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MARILYN MANSON, WHITESNAKE, QUEENSRŸCHE and MOTÖRHEAD are among the artists confirmed to appear at the next installment of Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 7-8 in Milan, Italy. MARILYN MANSON will headline the festivities on Saturday, June 7, while WHITESNAKE will top the bill the following night. The complete list of acts ...

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SAXON frontman Biff Byford has posted the following "Tour Report" via the group's official web site: "We are at the moment in Neu Isenburg near Frankfurt, Germany and all the shows so far have been great. We had a problem in Nürnberg where a generator blew up the lighting rig so we only had a ...

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SAXON frontman Biff Byford has addressed the ongoing legal battle over the band's name with fellow original members Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson via a lengthy statement posted on the group's official web site. The statement reads as follows: "Hi, I hope everyone is well! "I have been reading the message board with interest just ...

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Metal Rules! magazine has released their 15th issue. This issue features interviews with Chris Jericho (WWE, FOZZY), "Half Baked" and "Saturday Night Live"'s Jim Breuer, RATT, SAXON, JETHRO TULL, GOD FORBID, FALL SILENT, W.A.S.P., Paul Di'Anno (IRON MAIDEN), THY DISEASE, FIREHOUSE, DOKKEN, ROTTEN SOUND, WARRANT, 100 music reviews and, believe it or not, a back ...

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SAXON's upcoming "The Saxon Chronicles" DVD, previously scheduled for a Jan. 27, 2003 release, has now been delayed until March 2003. "This is due to the uncovering of many more previously unseen video clips and live footage of the band, and it has been felt that these items must be included within the DVD," states ...

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Sweden's LOST HORIZON are the latest act to have been confirmed for at the Nit de Reis 2003 festival, which is scheduled to take place on Jan. 4, 2003 at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain. Also set to appear at the event are BLIND GUARDIAN, SAXON, IMMORTAL, VIRGIN STEELE, IRON SAVIOR and SARATOGA. ...

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SAXON will be issuing a DVD, entitled "The Saxon Chronicles", on Jan. 27, 2003 through the SPV label. More information on the DVD's contents is expected to be announced shortly. ...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The ongoing legal action between the original members of the band SAXON has finally resulted in a judgment regarding the trademark. Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson, now performing as OLIVER/DAWSON SAXON, have won the action brought against them by Biff Byford regarding the trademark to the name "SAXON". Byford tried to have ...

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BLIND GUARDIAN, SAXON, IMMORTAL, VIRGIN STEELE, IRON SAVIOR and SARATOGA have been confirmed to appear at the Nit de Reis 2003 festival, which is scheduled to take place on Jan. 4, 2003 at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain. ...

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The current incarnation of the long-running German act SINNER — Mat Sinner (vocals/bass, also in PRIMAL FEAR), Frank Rössler (keyboards), Fritz Randow (drums, SAXON), Henny Wolter (guitar), and Tom Naumann (guitar) —have announced the first couple of shows in support of their new album, "There Will Be Execution", due on Jan. 13, 2003 through Nuclear ...

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Sweden's NOCTURNAL RITES and WOLF have been announced as the support acts on the forthcoming SAXON "Heavy Metal Thunder Tour 2003" headlining tour of Europe. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 17 - Halle Gartlage – Osnabrück, GER Jan. 18 - 013 – Tilburg, NETH Jan. 19 - Turbinenhalle – Oberhausen, GER Jan. 20 - ...

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OLIVER DAWSON SAXON have been asked to be the special guests to DIO on his forthcoming UK tour. Following several successful joint appearances in Europe last year, Ronnie James Dio has asked OLIVER DAWSON SAXON to open his shows in the UK. The band, which features original SAXON members Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson along ...

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SAXON have announced the initial dates for the European leg of their Heavy Metal Thunder Tour 2003. They are as follows: Jan. 17 - Halle Gartlage – Osnabrück, GER Jan. 18 - 013 – Tilburg, NETH Jan. 19 - Turbinenhalle – Oberhausen, GER Jan. 20 - Babylon – München, GER Jan. 21 - Löwensaal – ...

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SAXON have made available for download two songs from their album of re-recorded classic tracks, Heavy Metal Thunder, which is set for release on September 23rd through SPV/Steamhammer Records. The songs can be downloaded from the following locations: 01. And The Bands Played On 02. Never Surrender ...

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SAXON's album of re-recorded classic tracks, Heavy Metal Thunder, is set for release on September 23rd through SPV/Steamhammer Records and features the following track listing: 01. Power & The Glory 02. Strong Arm Of The Law 03. Heavy Metal Thunder 04. And The Bands Played On 05. Crusader 06. Dallas 1pm 07. Princess Of The ...

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SAXON, DORO, GRAVE, METALIUM and IRON SAVIOR are among the artists scheduled to perform on September 14-15 at a charity open-air festival for the victims of the great flood in the lower Elbe region of Germany. The complete list of acts set to appear at the event (in alphabetical order) is as follows: ABSORBED ACTION ...

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SAXON will release Heavy Metal Thunder on September 23rd. The collection features 13 of the band's classics re-recorded and a bonus CD including five live tracks recorded in San Antonio, Texas this year. Also featured is the video for "Killing Ground", recorded live at Wacken Open Air festival in 2001. ...

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Russia's Long Live Rock 'n' Roll open-air festival, which was set to take place at the All-Russian Exhibition Centre in Moscow on August 23-24, has reportedly once again been postponed — this time to September 20-21, according to the official web site of GLENN HUGHES, one of the projected performers at the gig. As a ...

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The current incarnation of the long-running German act SINNER—Mat Sinner (vocals/bass, also in PRIMAL FEAR), Frank Rössler (keyboards), Fritz Randow (drums, ex-SAXON), Henny Wolter (guitar), and Tom Naumann (guitar)—have completed work on their new album, entitled There Will Be Execution, for a January 13th, 2003 release through Nuclear Blast Records. Recorded at House of Music ...

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The current incarnation of the long-running German act SINNER—Mat Sinner (vocals/bass, also in PRIMAL FEAR), Frank Rössler (keyboards), Fritz Randow (drums, ex-SAXON), Henny Wolter (guitar), and Tom Naumann (guitar)—are at House of Music Studios in Winterbach, Germany recording their brand new CD, entitled There Will Be Execution, for a January 13th, 2003 release through Nuclear ...

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Britain's BLAZE, featuring former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE frontman Blaze Bayley, have been confirmed for the rescheduled Long Live Rock 'n' Roll open-air festival, which is set to take place at the All-Russian Exhibition Centre in Moscow, Russia on August 23-24. BLAZE will reportedly headline the first night, with three other acts scheduled to perform beforehand. Doors ...

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SAXON's Forever Free and Solid Ball of Rock, two classics from the NWOBHM band, will shortly be reissued by SPV/Steamhammer Records in a special package containing extra cuts not found on the original release. Solid Ball of Rock will come with the two original Japanese-only bonus tracks, "Requiem (We Will Remember)" (single version) and "Reeperbahn ...

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SAXON have postponed their appearance scheduled for July 13th at Soriarock in Spain until September. No more information is available at this time. ...

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Despite widespread rumors to the contrary, Germany's VANDEN PLAS will not be supporting Arjen Lucassen's STAR ONE project during the latter's European tour in September/October. "It is true that there have been talks about this," acknowledges a message on VANDEN PLAS' web site, "but finally there was no chance to make it happen. VANDEN PLAS ...

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Veteran British metallers SAXON will headline the Dickie Woodstock Festival in Holland on August 1st. The group are also scheduled to perform at the Long Live Rock 'n Roll Festival festival in Moscow, Russia on August 24th (rescheduled from June 29th). The group's upcoming dates are as follows: Jul. 05 – Dessel, BEL @ Graspop ...

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Artist/painter Paul Raymond Gregory, who has previously completed covers for BLIND GUARDIAN, FREEDOM CALL, SAXON, URIAH HEEP, MOLLY HATCHET, COMPANY OF SNAKES and others, will hold his first-ever exhibition of these paintings at this year's Bloodstock UK metal festival, which is scheduled to be held at the Assembly Rooms in Derby on Saturday, August 31st. ...

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