Biff Byford

Biff Byford
Född	Peter Rodney Byford 15 januari 1951[1] (73 år) Barnsley[2], Storbritannien
Medborgare i	Storbritannien[3]
Sysselsättning	Sångare, musiker[4], låtskrivare[5][6][7], kompositör, vokalist
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Peter "Biff" Byford, född den 15 januari 1951 i Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, är sångare i hårdrocksbandet Saxon, bildat i Barnsley, England 1976, med gitarristerna Graham Oliver och Paul Quinn, basisten Steve Dawson och trummisen Pete Gill. Han har även släppt en självbiografi med titeln Never Surrender i april 2007.

Diskografi

Saxon

• Demo '78 (1978)
• Big Teaser (1979)
• Saxon (1979)
• Backs to the Wall (1979)
• Heavy Metal Thunder (1980)
• Motorcycle Man (1980)
• Monsters of Rock (1980)
• Saxon / Ottawan (1980)
• Wheels of Steel (1980)
• Wheels of Steel (1980)
• 747 (Strangers in the Night) (1980)
• Suzie Hold On (1980)
• Strong Arm of the Law (1980)
• Strong Arm of the Law (1980)
• And the Bands Played On (1981)
• Princess of the Night (1981)
• Never Surrender (1981)
• Denim and Leather (1981)
• The Eagle Has Landed (1982)
• Nightmare (1983)
• Power and the Glory (1983)
• Warrior (1983)
• Live (1983)
• Heavy Metal Thunder (1983)
• Power and the Glory (1983)
• Do It All for You (1984)
• Just Let Me Rock (1984)
• Sailing to America (1984)
• Heavy Metal (1984)
• Strong Arm Metal (1984)
• Crusader (1984)
• Back on the Streets (1985)
• Broken Heroes (Where Are They Now) (1985)
• Rock 'n' Roll Gypsy (1985)
• Saxon en España (1985)
• Innocence Is No Excuse (1985)
• Waiting for the Night (1986)
• Live Innocence! (1986)
• The Sounds / EMI Rock Showdown USA v UK (1986)
• Rock the Nations (1986)
• The Best (1987)
• I Can't Wait Anymore (1988)
• Ride Like the Wind (1988)
• Anthology (1988)
• Destiny (1988)
• Rock'n'roll Gypsies (1989)
• Solid Ball of Rock (1990)
• Greatest Hits Live (1990)
• Requiem (We Will Remember) (1990)
• Power & The Glory - The Video Anthology (1990)
• Saxon / Styx / Sammy Hagar (1990)
• Back on the Street (1990)
• Best of Saxon (1991)
• Forever Free (1992)
• Iron Wheels (1992)
• Dogs of War (1995)
• Dogs of War (1995)
• The Eagle Has Landed - Live - part II (1996)
• Champions of Rock (1996)
• A Collection of Metal (1996)
• Donington: The Live Tracks (1997)
• Absent Friends (1997)
• Wheels of Steel / Strong Arm of the Law (1997)
• Unleash the Beast (1997)
• BBC Sessions / Live at Reading (1998)
• Altar of the Eagles (1998)
• Metalhead (1999)
• Rock Champions (2000)
• Strong Arm of the Law / Denim and Leather (2000)
• Diamonds & Nuggets (2000)
• Masters of Rock (2001)
• Killing Ground (2001)
• Coming to the Rescue (2002)
• Most Famous Hits (2002)
• The Very Best Saxon Album Ever (2002)
• Heavy Metal Thunder (2002)
• Live Innocence: The Power and the Glory (2003)
• The Saxon Chronicles (2003)
• Beyond the Grave (2004)
• Lionheart (2004)
• Motorcycle Man (All Live) (2005)
• Midnight Rider (2005)
• The Eagle Has Landed - Live - part III (2006)
• Axe Killer Warrior's Set (2007)
• The Very Best of Saxon 1979-1988 (2007)
• If I Was You (2007)
• The Inner Sanctum (2007)
• I've Got to Rock (To Stay Alive) (2007)
• To Hell and Back Again (2007)
• 2 Originals of Saxon (2008)
• Live to Rock (2008)
• The Best Of (2009)
• Into the Labyrinth (2009)
• Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie (2010)
• Hammer of the Gods (2011)
• Performance (2011)
• Call to Arms (2011)
• Heavy Metal Thunder - Live: Eagles Over Wacken (2012)
• The Carrere Years (1979-1984) (2012)
• EMI Years (1985-1988) (2012)
• Sacrifice (2013)
• Live in Germany 1991 (2013)
• Unplugged and Strung up (2013)
• Original Album Series (2014)
• St. George's Day Sacrifice: Live in Manchester (2014)
• The Complete Albums (1979-1988) (2014)
• Warriors of the Road - The Saxon Chronicles Part II (2014)
• Battering Ram (2015)
• Eagles and Dragons (2016)
• Baptism of Fire: The Collection (1991-2009) (2016)
• Let Me Feel Your Power (2016)
• The Vinyl Hoard (2016)
• Solid Book of Rock (2017)
• Decade of the Eagle (2017)
• Thunderbolt (2018)
• The CD Hoard (2018)
• Thunderbolt: The Singles (2019)
• The Eagle Has Landed 40: Live (2019)
• Rock Sound Festival, 2006 (2019)
• Speed King (2021)
• Inspirations (2021)
• Paint it Black (2021)
• Carpe Diem (2022)
• More Inspirations (2023)
• Hell, Fire And Damnation (2024)

Jumble Lane

• Jumble Lane (1971)

All Stars

• All Stars (1991)

The Scintilla Project

• The Hybrid (2014)

Solo

• School of Hard Knocks/Welcome to the Show (Enstaka) (2019)
• Me and You/Scarborough Fair (Enstaka) (2020)
• School of Hard Knocks (2020)

Heavy Water

• Red Brick City (2021)
• Dreams of Yesterday (2023)

Spin the Wheel

• Spin the Wheel (Split) (2021)

Gästframträdanden och annat arbete

• Air Pavilion - Kaizoku (1989) - gästsång på "She's Hot Stuff"
• Fastway - Bad Bad Girls (1990)
• Lea Hart - Trapped (1990) - backsång
• Chris Coombs & Lightyears Away / Thundermother - Gagalactyca (1990) - gästflöjt på "Save The Big Jam Roll (Tales Of Smoke Farm)" och "Aren't You Glad You Stayed?"
• True Brits - Ready to Rumble (1992) - backsång på "She Goes Down"
• English Steel - Start' Em Young (1992) - backsång på "She Won't Rock" och "Body Rock"
• True Brits - Vol. II - One Good Reason (1994) - gästartist
• English Steel - English Steel II - Lucky Streak (1994) - backsång på "No Repair" och "Cut Loose Be Free"
• Paul Di'Anno & Dennis Stratton - The Original Iron Men (1995) - backsång
• Various artists - A Tribute to Judas Priest Legends of Metal Vol. 1 (1996) - You've Got Another Thing Comin' (Saxon)
• Paul Di'Anno & Dennis Stratton - Hard As Iron (1996) - backsång
• Freedom Call - Taragon (EP) (1999) - gästberättelse på "Tears of Taragon (Story Version)"
• Steve Dawson - Pandemonium Circus (2002) - gästskribent på "Motorcycle Man (Live)"
• Destruction - Inventor of Evil (2005) - gästsång på "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Blitzkrieg - Theatre of the Damned (2007) - (medproducent)
• Helloween - Gambling with the Devil (2007) - gästberättelse på "Crack the Riddle"
• Doro - Celebrate - Night of the Warlock (EP) (2008) - gästsång på "Celebrate"
• Hammerfall - No Sacrifice, No Victory (2009) - (backsång)
• Metallica - Paris Magnetic (2009) - gästsång på "Motorcycle Man"
• The Meatmen - Cover The Earth (2009) - gästskribent på "Freeway Mad"
• Pharao - Road to Nowhere (2010) - gästsång på "On The Attack"
• Helloween - 7 Sinners (2010) - talad prolog berättande på "Who Is Mr. Madman"
• The Smack Ballz - Ballz Inc. (2010) - gästskribent på "Princess of the Night"
• Bullet - Highway Pirates (2011) - vissla vidare "Highway Pirates"
• Crimes of Passion - To Die For (2011) - backsång på "I Think I Can Save You"
• Metallica - December 5, 2011: The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA (2011) - gästsång på "Motorcycle Man (Saxon Cover)" och "Seek & Destroy"
• Covered Call - Impact (2013) - gästtexter på "Hold On"
• Avantasia - The Mystery of Time (2013) - gästsång på "Black Orchid", "Savior in the Clockwork" och "The Great Mystery"
• Various Artists - Schubert in Rock (2013) - gästsång på "Heavy Metal Party" och "Three Horned Dragon"
• Deep Purple - Live in Japan Remastered (2014) - ärm anteckningar
• Various Artists - Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life (2014) - gästsång på "Starstruck"
• No Bros - Heavy Metal Party Reissue (2015) - gästsång på "Heavy Metal Party"
• C.O.P. UK - Kiss of an Angel (EP) (2015) - gästsång på "Blackened Heart"
• Doro - Strong and Proud - 30 Years of Rock and Metal (2016) - gästsång på "Denim and Leather (Saxon Cover)" och "You've Got Another Thing Comin' (Judas Priest Cover)"
• Wolfpakk - Wolves Reign (2017) - gästsång på "Blood Brothers"
• Amon Amarth - The Great Heathen Army (2022) - gästsång på "Saxons and Vikings"
• Girlschool - WTFortyFive? (2023) - gästsång på "Born to Raise Hell"
• Sorcerer - Reign of the Reaper (2023) - gästskribent på "Crusader"

Referenser

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