Nazareth was formed in December 1968 in Dunfermline, Scotland, out of the ashes of local group The Shadettes.

The band moved to London, England in 1970, and released their debut album in 1971.  After getting some attention with their second album Exercises, Nazareth supported Deep Purple on tour, and issued Razamanaz, in early 1973.  This collection spawned two UK Top Ten hits, "Broken Down Angel" and "Bad Bad Boy". This was followed by Loud 'N' Proud in late 1973, which contained another hit single with a hard-rocking cover of Joni Mitchell's "This Flight Tonight". Then came another album, Rampant, in 1974, that was equally successful although its only single, "Shanghai'ed in Shanghai", narrowly missed the British Top 40.

Hair of the Dog was released in April 1975.  The title track of that album became a staple of 1970s rock radio. The American version of the album included a song originally recorded by The Everly Brothers; the melodic ballad "Love Hurts". The track became the band's only U.S. Top Ten hit.

Various Nazareth line-ups continued to make studio albums and tour throughout the 1980s and 1990s. 

In February 2008, an album was released on the Hamburg based label Edel Entertainment entitled The Newz: the release of the album coincided with Nazareth's fortieth anniversary tour.

Nazareth are: 

Dan McCafferty - Lead Vocals

Pete Agnew - Bass Guitar

Jimmy Murrison - Lead Guitar

Lee Agnew – Drums

SIGA is proud to be bringing back Nazareth; Pioneers and Mavericks of Scottish Rock.