1972 in heavy metal music

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Overview of the events of 1972 in heavy metal music
List of years in heavy metal music (table)
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This is a timeline documenting the events of Heavy Metal music in the year 1972.

Newly formed bands

Albums

January

Day Artist Album
? Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult[2]

February

Day Artist Album
? Scorpions Lonesome Crow

March

Day Artist Album
10 Thin Lizzy Shades of a Blue Orphanage
24 Jerusalem Jerusalem
31 Deep Purple Machine Head[3]

April

Day Artist Album
28 Wishbone Ash Argus[4]

May

Day Artist Album
19 Uriah Heep Demons & Wizards[5]

June

Day Artist Album
? Alice Cooper School's Out

August

Day Artist Album
? Elf Elf

September

Day Artist Album
1 Budgie Squawk
15 Grand Funk Railroad Phoenix[6]
? Black Sabbath Black Sabbath Vol. 4[7]

November

Day Artist Album
24 Hawkwind Doremi Fasol Latido
? Uriah Heep The Magician's Birthday[8]

December

Day Artist Album
15 Status Quo Piledriver
22 Deep Purple Made in Japan[9]

Unknown

Disbandments

Events

References

  1. ^ "Twisted Sister Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  2. ^ "Blue Öyster Cult". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  3. ^ "Machine Head 50 yrs".
  4. ^ "Argus". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  5. ^ "Demons and Wizards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  6. ^ "Phoenix". Allmusic. Retrieved 2006-07-02.
  7. ^ "Black Sabbath, Vol. 4". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  8. ^ "The Magician's Birthday". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  9. ^ "Made in Japan". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
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