1970 in heavy metal music
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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1970.
Bands formed
- A Foot in Coldwater
- Aerosmith
- Babe Ruth
- Bakery
- Bang
- Blackfeather
- Blast (Belgium)
- Fuzzy Duck
- Heart
- Help
- Il Rovescio della Medaglia
- Irish Coffee
- Kahvas Jute
- Kin Ping Meh
- Load Control (Belgium)
- Lucifer's Friend
- Mahogany Rush
- Murasaki (Japan)
- Necromandus
- Night Sun
- Paladin
- Patto
- Pink Fairies
- Queen
- Rail
- Road
- Speed, Glue & Shinki
- Suck
- T2
- Toad
- Warhorse
Bands disbanded
Events
- In the November 12, 1970 issue of Rolling Stone magazine, music journalist Mike Saunders coined the term "heavy metal" while reviewing Humble Pie's debut album, As Safe as Yesterday Is.
- Vocalist Klaus Meine and guitarist Michael Schenker, younger brother of Rudolf Schenker, joined Scorpions.
Deaths
- September 18 – James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix died at the age of 27.
Albums
January
| Day | Artist | Album |
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| 15 | MC5 | Back in the USA |
| The Guess Who | American Woman |
February
| Day | Artist | Album |
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| 13 | Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath[1] |
| Van der Graaf Generator | The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other |
March
| Day | Artist | Album |
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| 7 | Mountain | Climbing! |
| 25 | Jimi Hendrix | Band of Gypsys |
| 27 | Alice Cooper | Easy Action |
April
| Day | Artist | Album |
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| 20 | Jethro Tull | Benefit |
| 22 | Iron Butterfly | Live |
| Cream | Live Cream |
May
| Day | Artist | Album |
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| 11 | The Who | Live at Leeds |
| 15 | King Crimson | In the Wake of Poseidon |
June
| Day | Artist | Album |
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| 5 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock[2] |
| 15 | Grand Funk Railroad | Closer to Home |
| 19 | Uriah Heep | Very 'eavy... Very 'umble[3] |
| 26 | Free | Fire and Water |
| Edgar Broughton Band | Sing Brother Sing | |
| Pretty Things | Parachute |
July
| Day | Artist | Album |
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| 1 | Cactus | Cactus |
| 7 | The Stooges | Fun House |
| 8 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Cosmo's Factory |
| 24 | Yes | Time and a Word |
| Humble Pie | Humble Pie | |
| James Gang | James Gang Rides Again |
August
| Day | Artist | Album |
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| 13 | Iron Butterfly | Metamorphosis |
| 14 | Hawkwind | Hawkwind[4] |
September
| Day | Artist | Album |
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| 18 | Black Sabbath | Paranoid[5] |
| Blue Cheer | The Original Human Being |
October
| Day | Artist | Album |
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| 5 | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin III[6] |
| 21 | Flower Travellin' Band | Anywhere |
| UFO | UFO 1 |
November
| Day | Artist | Album |
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| 16 | Grand Funk Railroad | Live Album |
| 20 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| 27 | The Kinks | Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One |
| Lucifer's Friend | Lucifer's Friend | |
| Slade | Play It Loud | |
| Steppenwolf | Steppenwolf 7 |
December
| Day | Artist | Album |
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| 4 | Wishbone Ash | Wishbone Ash |
| 9 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Pendulum |
| 11 | King Crimson | Lizard |
| Free | Highway | |
| Sir Lord Baltimore | Kingdom Come[7] | |
| Van der Graaf Generator | H to He, Who Am the Only One |
References
- ^ "Black Sabbath". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ "Deep Purple in Rock". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ^ "Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ^ "Paranoid". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ "Paranoid". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ "Led Zeppelin III". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ^ "Kingdom Come". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
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