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10. Saxon - Wheels Of Steel & Strong Arm Of The Law

Wikipedia describes Saxon as "a group of Germanic peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages."

Whoops, wrong one.

The Saxon we're interested in are the British heavy metal group who achieved mainstream success in the early 1980s. Easy mistake to make.

Though not their first record, Wheels of Steel was the LP that got people talking about this Barnsley-based band. It charted at number five in the UK, sold over 100,000 units in the country, and spawned several memorable singles including 747 (Strangers in the Night) and the title track.

Not content with just one banging album under the belts, the band then put out another one seven months later.

Strong Arm of the Law took strong political shots at figures of the day; the title comes from an incident where the band were pulled over by the security detail of Margaret Thatcher.

There's also a song about the JFK assassination which supports the idea that there were multiple shooters. Don't encourage the conspiracy nuts, guys!

Wheels of Steel might get more of the love, but Strong Arm of the Law is not one to be slept on for fans of British metal.