NWOBHM 2020s Albums

Saxon's twenty-fifth album, with a release date of 22 January 2027. The title track came with a video on 2 September 2026.

The fourteenth studio album and the first since Bloodlines (2023). Mighty Music issued it internationally on 11 September 2026 as PMZ437CD, and Marquee Inc. in Japan on 9 September as MICP-12044. It is the first studio record to feature guitarist John Foottit, who joined in January 2026.

An eight-track EP marking the band's fiftieth year, issued by Silver Lining Music on 14 February 2025: five new songs, plus three live recordings that between them feature three different Raven drummers.

The thirteenth Praying Mantis studio album, released on 19 April 2024 by Frontiers and, the same day in Japan, by Marquee Incorporated. It marks the band's fiftieth year; the Japanese edition adds an alternate version of the title track for twelve songs.

Saxon's twenty-fourth album, released on 19 January 2024, with Brian Tatler of Diamond Head on second guitar.

A live album recorded at The Patriot Club in Wales in 2023 and released on 26 April 2024. The band describes the set as drawing on tracks from across the decades, and it places the 1980s material beside recent songs. "Gangland" and "Keeping Me Alive" previewed it.

The fifteenth studio album, recorded at drummer Mike Heller's own studio in Los Angeles and released by Silver Lining Music on 30 June 2023.

Saxon's second covers album, released on 24 March 2023, with songs by ten acts including the Animals, Alice Cooper, the Who and Cream.

The thirteenth studio album, released by Mighty Music on 5 May 2023 as PMZ390CD. Ten songs run from "Edge of the World" to "Making All The Rules", among them "A New Heartbeat", which had already given the previous year's EP its title.

Diamond Star Halos expands Def Leppard’s trademark blend of stacked harmonies, bright guitars and pop momentum into a broader palette.

The twelfth Praying Mantis studio album, released by Frontiers on 28 January 2022. Marquee Incorporated issued the Japanese edition the same day, adding an acoustic version of "Find Our Way Back Home" for twelve tracks.

Saxon's twenty-third album, released on 4 February 2022. At seventeen it is their highest UK placing since Power & the Glory in 1983.

A four-track EP issued on 22 April 2022: the title song and "Red Mist" alongside 2022 re-recordings of "Fireclown" and "Killers", both of which come from the 1980 debut Wild Cat.

Senjutsu pushes Iron Maiden’s large-scale instincts further, layering riffs, melody, key changes and quiet space across extended songs.

Saxon's first covers album, released on 19 March 2021. It went to number one on the UK Rock & Metal chart.

The fourteenth album, and the first studio record with Mike Heller. Gallagher pitched it as the album Raven would have made straight after 1982's Wiped Out.