Saxon

Summary

Saxon is a musical group^[1]. Saxon ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,274 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Saxon's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Saxon is associated with the new wave of British heavy metal movement^[4].
• Saxon's genre is heavy metal music^[5].
• Saxon's record label is recorded as EMI^[6].
• Saxon's record label is recorded as SPV GmbH^[7].
• Saxon's discography is recorded as Saxon discography^[8].
• Saxon's Commons category is recorded as Saxon (band)^[9].
• Saxon's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• 1975 marks the founding of Saxon^[11].
• Saxon's location of formation is recorded as Barnsley^[12].
• Saxon's official website is recorded as https://www.saxon747.com/^[13].
• Saxon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Saxon (band)^[14].
• Saxon's topic has template is recorded as Template:Saxon^[15].
• Saxon's has characteristic is recorded as heavy metal band^[16].
• Saxon's different from is recorded as Saxon^[17].
• Saxon's start of work period is recorded as 1976^[18].
• Saxon's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Saxon'}^[19].
• Saxon's member category is recorded as Category:Saxon (band) members^[20].
• Saxon's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+50400'}^[21].
• Saxon's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+59000'}^[22].
• Saxon's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+73100'}^[23].
• Saxon's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+82500'}^[24].
• Saxon's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+93700'}^[25].
• Saxon's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+100000'}^[26].

Body

Founding

1975 marks the founding of Saxon^[11]. Saxon's location of formation is recorded as Barnsley^[12].

Why It Matters

Saxon ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,274 views/month).^[2] Saxon has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] Saxon is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Saxon has been cited as an influence by The Darkness^[29], a musical group^[30], founded in 2000^[31].

FAQs

Who did Saxon influence?

Saxon has been cited as an influence by The Darkness^[29].