Peter Rodney "Biff" Byford is an English singer best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Saxon.
Byford in 2016
Byford (left) and Steve Dawson with Saxon in 1981
Byford at Hellfest 2010
Saxon are an English heavy metal band formed in Barnsley in 1975. As leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM), they had eight UK Top 40 albums during the 1980s including four UK Top 10 albums and two Top 5 albums. They had numerous hit singles on the UK Singles Chart and experienced success all over Europe and Japan, as well as in the United States.
Singer Peter "Biff" Byford at the Rockharz Open Air 2016
Bassist Tim "Nibbs" Carter and guitarist Doug Scarratt at the Rockharz 2016 (Biff Byford in the background)
Doug Scarratt joined the band in 1995.
Saxon performing at Sweden Rock Festival, 2008