
Saxon: Heavy Metal Thunder The Movie
Music · Documentary
Overview
SAXON are true heavy metal heroes. Their story is a classic rock’n’roll saga: five friends from the backstreets of Yorkshire setting out to take on the world. The resulting chart glory, mixed with band infighting and full-on rock excess, ensures their dramatic tale will become part of heavy metal history. This feature-length documentary film tells the full warts-and-all story of 30 years of heartache, earache, success and excess. Produced by critically acclaimed documentary filmmakers Coolhead, it not only has contributions from Saxon, past and present, but also from the likes of Lars Ulrich (Metallica), Lemmy and ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke (Motörhead), Harvey Goldsmith, Airbourne, Amon Amarth, Doro Pesch and many, many others.
Top Cast
Biff Byford
Biff Byford
Self
Biff Byford
Self
Doug Scarratt
Doug Scarratt
Self
Doug Scarratt
Self
Nibbs Carter
Nibbs Carter
Self
Nibbs Carter
Self
Paul Quinn
Paul Quinn
Self
Paul Quinn
Self
Nigel Glockler
Nigel Glockler
Self
Nigel Glockler
Self
Steve Dawson
Steve Dawson
Self
Steve Dawson
Self


Lemmy Kilmister
Lemmy Kilmister
Self
Lemmy Kilmister
Self


Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich
Self
Lars Ulrich
Self


Mikkey Dee
Mikkey Dee
Self
Mikkey Dee
Self
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