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Saxon officially announced their upcoming new studio album, Gods of Thunder, and shared their first single, which is the title track. The complete album will be released next January, in 2027, and according to vocalist Biff Byford, the album is "is a mighty tale of Celtic mythology, packed with the spirit and power of true heavy metal. Turn it up and bang your head! We had great fun making this album. This is gonna be one to beat!” The band is currently formed by Biff Byford (Vocals), Nigel Glocker (Drums), Nibbs Carter (Bass), Doug Scarratt (Guitar) and Brian Tatler (Guitar – also known for being a member of Diamond Head). Hear the new Saxon song "Gods of Thunder" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asxj77ZerRg Next tour dates The band said that their iconic 30-foot mechanized Eagle will be part of the stage production at all of their United Kingdom shows except the one in Wales, due to venue restrictions. They also revealed that fans can expect the return of their classic “Castles & Eagles” stage production. February 13 – Wolverhampton Civic Hall – Wolverhampton – United Kingdom 14 – O2 Academy – Glasgow – United Kingdom 16 – The Telegraph Belfast – Belfast – United Kingdom 17 – Olympia Theatre – Dublin – Ireland 19 – O2 Apollo Manchester – Manchester – United Kingdom 20 – O2 City Hall Newcastle – Newcastle upon Tyne – United Kingdom 21 – Sheffield City Hall – Sheffield – United Kingdom 23 – The Great Hall, Cardiff University Students’ Union – Cardiff – United Kingdom 24 – Bristol Beacon – Bristol – United Kingdom 25 – O2 Guildhall Southampton – Southampton – United Kingdom 27 – Eventim Apollo – London – United Kingdom] Last year Saxon had to cancel some tour dates and vocalist Biff Byford later explained that he needed emergency surgery after an MRI scan revealed he had bowel cancer. “Hi, it’s Biff here from Saxon. I wanna keep you up to date on what’s happening with my health and why we’ve had to cancel some shows.” “So, yeah, I got sick and, obviously, as you know, I had a heart problem. So this time it wasn’t my heart. I went for an MRI scan on my prostate gland before I went to America a few months ago, which was okay, but they found a shadow, a tumor, a small tumor, which they didn’t know was there. So, that’s why I had to have an operation done really quickly on the 8th of July,” he said last year.

Hear the new Saxon song “Gods of Thunder”

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