Next to Judas Priest and Iron Maiden they are one of THE quintessential Heavy Metal bands. Spinal Tap based there idea on them. They have been going since 1979 and I fucking love them!
Everything they do screams of cliche but there is something utterly endearing about Saxon that still keeps me interested to this day.
Early Days:
One of the best Heavy Metal riffs ever:
From 2 years ago when the band is full of 50 year ols buggers who should know better!