Nigel Glockler

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Nigel Glockler

Background information
Born	(1953-01-24) 24 January 1953 Hove, East Sussex, England
Genres	Heavy metal
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Drums
Years active	1980-present
Associated acts	Saxon Asia Krakatoa Toyah GTR Paul DiAnno Thunderstorm^[1]

Nigel Glockler (born 24 January 1953, Hove, East Sussex) is an English drummer for the heavy metal band, Saxon.^[2]

His first professional musical experience was the UK band Krakatoa, followed by session work. He joined Toyah Willcox's band in late 1980. In 1981 Saxon's drummer, Pete Gill, damaged one of his hands and Glockler, an old friend of Saxon's manager (who played bass in Krakatoa) replaced him. He left the band in Spring of 1987 to join GTR, a supergroup project. He returned to the Saxon fold in late 1988.

In 1998 after tearing muscles in the neck and shoulder doctors advised him against playing drums and was substituted by German drummer Fritz Randow but he continued to write material with the band for subsequent albums. In 2001 he recorded a solo album with Saxon guitarist Doug Scarratt, Mad Men and English Dogs. After Jörg Michael left Saxon in order to rejoin Stratovarius, Glockler was welcomed back to Saxon in 2005.

Partial discography

Toyah

(1981) Anthem

Saxon

(1982) The Eagle Has Landed
(1983) Power & the Glory
(1984) Crusader
(1985) Innocence Is No Excuse
(1986) Rock the Nations
(1989) Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies
(1990) Greatest Hits Live
(1990) Solid Ball of Rock
(1992) Forever Free
(1995) Dogs of War
(1996) The Eagle Has Landed - part 2
(1997) Unleash the Beast
(1999) BBC Sessions
(2006) The Eagle Has Landed - part 3
(2007) The Inner Sanctum
(2009) Into the Labyrinth
(2011) Call to Arms
(2013) Sacrifice

Nigel Glockler and Doug Scarrat

(2001) Mad Men and English Dogs

Session

(1992) Tony Martin - Back Where I belong

Collaborations

Asia

(1992) Aqua
(1996) Archiva Vol. 1
(1996) Archiva Vol. 2

Paul Di'Anno and Dennis Stratton

(1995) The Original Iron Men
(1996) The Original Iron Men 2

Paul Di'Anno

(1997) The World's First Iron Man
(1999) The Masters

References

↑ http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Nigel_Glockler/8598
↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: Saxon". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2011.

External links

Nigel Glockler official website

v t e Saxon

Biff Byford Paul Quinn Nigel Glockler Nibbs Carter Doug Scarratt Pete Gill Graham Oliver Steve Dawson Paul Johnson Nigel Durham Fritz Randow Jörg Michael

Studio albums	Saxon Wheels of Steel Strong Arm of the Law Denim and Leather Power & the Glory Crusader Innocence Is No Excuse Rock the Nations Destiny Solid Ball of Rock Forever Free Dogs of War Unleash the Beast Metalhead Killing Ground Lionheart The Inner Sanctum Into the Labyrinth Call to Arms Sacrifice

Live albums	The Eagle Has Landed Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies Greatest Hits Live! The Eagle Has Landed – part 2 Donnington: The Live Tracks BBC Sessions / Live at Reading Festival '86 Live at Donnington 1980 Live in the Raw The Eagle Has Landed – part 3 An Introduction to Saxon Heavy Metal Thunder - Live: Eagles Over Wacken

Compilation albums	Strong Arm Metal Anthology Back on the Streets The Best of Saxon A Collection of Metal Burrn! Presents: The Best of Saxon Diamonds and Nuggets Heavy Metal Thunder Coming to the Rescue Masters of Rock: Saxon The Very Best of Saxon (1979-1988) The Best of Saxon Unplugged And Strung Up

Video albums	Live Live Innocence! Greatest Hits Live! Power & the Glory - Video Anthology The Saxon Chronicles Live Innocence – The Power & the Glory To Hell and Back Again A Night Out with the Boys

Related articles	Discography Oliver/Dawson Saxon New Wave of British Heavy Metal

Persondata
Name	Glockler, Nigel
Alternative names
Short description	British musician
Date of birth	24 January 1953
Place of birth	Hove, East Sussex, England
Date of death
Place of death

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