Strong Arm of the Law [2009] [Remastered] [Bonus Tracks]

Performer: Saxon
Engineer: Will Reid Dick
Producer: Pete Hinton; Saxon
Distributor: n/a

Notes: Personnel: Biff Byford (vocals); Graham Oliver, Paul Quinn (guitar); Steve Dawson (bass guitar); Pete Gill (drums, percussion). Liner Note Author: Jerry Ewing. Arranger: Byford. STRONG ARM OF THE LAW has always been a favorite among Saxon fans. With its driving Deep Purple-ish aggression and Thin Lizzy swagger, the band wades through each track with rocking fury. Originally released in 1980, not only did STRONG ARM OF THE LAW serve as an influence for budding European metal bands, but its gritty confidence and fist-thrusting anthems can be heard in many L.A.-based metal bands throughout the '80s.

Along with Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, Saxon was one of the key bands in the early-1980s scene known as the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Using the hard-rock template laid out by Deep Purple and Black Sabbath but playing a faster, louder, and more theatrically bombastic version of it, Saxon's sound would influence a plethora of metal bands--from Megadeth and Bathory to Metallica and the Darkness--for decades to come.

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