Peter Rodney "Biff" Byford (born 15 January 1951)[1][2] is an English singer best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Saxon.

Only two years later his father, whom Byford describes as a violent alcoholic, suffered a terrible accident while at work at a textile mill, losing an arm after it was entangled in a piece of heavy machinery.

[6] Byford sang and played bass with a local power trio called Coast from around 1973 to 1976 along with drummer Al Dodd and future Saxon guitarist Paul Quinn,[7] when he formed Saxon with guitarists Graham Oliver and Paul Quinn, bassist Steve Dawson and former Glitter Band drummer Pete Gill.

They released their self-titled debut album in 1979, and became part of what was known as the new wave of British heavy metal, which also included bands like Iron Maiden, Demon and Def Leppard.

(Byford's) Saxon maintained a recording and touring career centred on Germany for much of the 1990s, during 1998-1999, Peter took employment with a West Yorkshire kitchen furniture manufacturer as a salesman, before coming back into broader attention with 2007's The Inner Sanctum.

Byford released his first solo album, titled "School of Hard Knocks" – featuring guest appearances by Phil Campbell, Alex Holzwarth, Nick Barker, Dave Kemp and Nibbs Carter – in February 2020.