Saxon, Strong Arm of the Law, 1982 Carrere Records (CBS), AL 37679, VG-

Strong Arm of The Law is the third studio album by English  band . It was released in 1980, seven months after , and debuted on the UK chart at #11.

The last track, "Dallas 1 PM" concerns the . "We thought, 'Should we put one shot in there or should we put three?'" recalled singer . "In the end we went down the  route and had three shots." According to guitarist Graham Oliver, the title track was inspired by an incident where the band was driving in Whitehall and was subsequently pulled over and searched by the security detail of then , .

Reception[] Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRating7/10

Eduardo Rivadavia of  rated the album four and a half out of five stars. He called it "equally timeless" to its predecessor,  and commented, "All the right ingredients pretty much fell into place for Saxon on this amazing record, and though it lacked as many clear-cut hits as its predecessor, Strong Arm of the Law's unmatched consistency from start to finish makes it the definitive Saxon album in the eyes of many fans and critics." After their peak with Wheels of Steel, Canadian journalist  was a little disappointed, calling the album "comfortable and nostalgic if never remarkable", but "definitely betraying Saxon's lack of ideas"; despite their "stripped, basic and enthusiastic delivery of metal... creatively Saxon was getting left in the dust, both looking and sounding a bit like ."

UK Track listing[]

All tracks are written by , Paul Quinn, Graham Oliver,  and .

Side oneNo.TitleLength1."Heavy Metal Thunder"4:202."To Hell and Back Again"4:443."Strong Arm of the Law"4:394."Taking Your Chances"4:19 Side twoNo.TitleLength5."20,000 Ft."3:166."Hungry Years"5:187."Sixth Form Girls"4:198."Dallas 1 PM"6:29 US Track listing[] Side oneNo.TitleLength1."Dallas 1 PM"6:272."Strong Arm of the Law"4:303."Sixth Form Girls"4:154."Hungry Years"4:57 Side twoNo.TitleLength5."Heavy Metal Thunder"4:146."Taking Your Chances"4:177."To Hell and Back Again"4:428."20,000 Ft" Saxon  – vocals Graham Oliver – guitar Paul Quinn – guitar  – bass guitar  – drums Production Pete Hinton – producer Will Reid Dick – engineer Saxon – arrangements Blechner Poxon – management Charts[] Album[] Chart (1981)Peak
positionFrench Albums ()15Swedish Albums ()37 ()11 Singles[] SingleChart (1980)Peak
positionStrong Arm of the Law63 Certifications[] RegionCertification/salesUnited Kingdom ()Gold100,000^4:18