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Wheels of Steel

Artist Saxon Released 1980 Type album

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Third of the 26 Saxon records held here. It came four years into a run that began in 1976. 1980 is a year into NWOBHM, which this tree dates from 1979. It is one of the four records NWOBHM is listed as starting from.

From Wikipedia

Wheels of Steel is the second studio album by English heavy metal band Saxon. Released in 1980 by Carrere Records, it was their first album to enter the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 5, and is their highest-charting album in the UK Albums Chart to date. The album eventually went on to achieve gold status in the UK.

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