Legacy of Saxon
Artists and genres Saxon directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
Freedom CallartistFreedom Call is a German power metal band formed in 1998. The band tours regularly and the current line-up includes one original member, lead vocalist and songwriter, Chris Bay. Freedom Call has released 14 albums in total, eleven of these studio albums.
MasterplanartistMasterplan is a German power metal band founded by guitarist Roland Grapow and drummer Uli Kusch upon leaving Helloween in 2001.
Metallicaartist
Iron Maidenartist
Def LeppardartistDef Leppard are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 1976. Since 1992, the band has consisted of Rick Savage, Joe Elliott, Rick Allen (drums), Phil Collen, and Vivian Campbell. They established themselves as part of the new wave of British heavy metal of the early 1980s.
Layne Staleyartist
VictoryartistVictory is a German heavy metal and hard rock band from Hanover, most successful in the 1980s. With extensive tours and radio airplay, the band also made a breakthrough in North America.
George Fisherartist
3 Inches of Bloodartist- Divlje jagodeartist
Girlschoolartist
Believerartist
Armored Saintartist
Praying Mantisartist
EpitaphartistEpitaph is an Anglo-German rock band, formed in Dortmund in 1969. Playing initially what AllMusic described as "post-psych progressive rock, spiced with occasional jazz accents and widespread twin-guitar harmonies", in 1973 they started shifting towards more straightforward hard rock stylings. After releasing six studio albums, they disbanded in 1982. In 2000, Epitaph reunited and several new releases followed.
Ningen Isuartist
ChinaartistChina is a hard rock band from Winterthur, Switzerland, founded in 1985. In 1988 they signed with Phonogram, releasing their debut album the same year. They are best known for their 1989 single "In the Middle of the Night", which peaked at No. 11 in Switzerland. As of 2013, all of the band's studio albums have entered the Top 40 album charts in Switzerland.