Saxon classic 1980s British heavy metal anniversary

Saxon classic 1980s British heavy metal anniversary

October 31, 2025: Saxon > Strong Arm of the Law > 2025, CD, Cuervo Records (Reissue, Remastered) (reissue of 1980)

Wikipedia says about this album: Strong Arm of The Law is the third studio album by English heavy metal band Saxon. It was released in 1980, seven months after Wheels of Steel, and debuted on the UK chart at #11. According to Ultimate Classic Rock, the album is a "building block of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal," calling the track Heavy Metal Thunder "genre defining." The title track, "Strong Arm of the Law," has been described as "hard-grooving" musically. According to guitarist Graham Oliver, the track was inspired by an incident where the band was driving in Whitehall and was subsequently pulled over and searched by the security detail of then British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher. The album's final track, "Dallas 1 PM" concerns the assassination of John F. Kennedy. "We thought, 'Should we put one shot in there or should we put three?'" recalled singer Biff Byford. "In the end we went down the conspiracy theory route and had three shots."

Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law