Oliver/Dawson Saxon is a British heavy metal band formed in 1995 by former members of Saxon,, guitarist Graham Oliver and bassist Steve Dawson. In 1994, Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson, founding members of Saxon, reunited under the name Son of a Bitch (which had been Saxon's own name originally, before they became well known) and released Victim You. In 2000 after a period of inactivity they decided to officially rename themselves Oliver/Dawson Saxon. The band has been known by this name ever since, and despite recording other material from 1996 onwards have always relied primarily on Saxon songs during live sets. Despite "Biff" Byford (Saxon singer) attempting a legal injunction against the use of the name "Saxon" in the band's title to falsely promote themselves, as founding members of the original band courts deemed use of the name legally acceptable. * John Ward - vocals (Oliver/Dawson Saxon: 2000-present) * Graham Oliver - guitar (Saxon: 1976-1994, Oliver/Dawson Saxon: 1994-present) * Haydn Conway - guitar (Oliver/Dawson Saxon: 1994-present) * Steve Dawson - bass (Saxon: 1976-1986, Oliver/Dawson Saxon: 1994-present) * Nigel Durham - drums (Saxon: 1987-1988, Oliver/Dawson Saxon: 1999-present) Discography * Victim You * Re://Landed (Live) (2000) * Rock Has Landed It's Alive (DVD) (2002) * The Second Wave: 25 Years of NWOBHM (with Girlschool and Tygers of Pan Tang) (2003) * It's Alive (Live) (2003)
