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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
Queen
Rail
Road
Speed, Glue & Shinki
Suck
T2
Toad
Warhorse
Bands disbanded
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Vanilla Fudge
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
15
MC5
*Back in the USA*
The Guess Who
*American Woman*
February
Day
Artist
Album
13
Black Sabbath
*Black Sabbath*
Van der Graaf Generator
*The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other*
March
Day
Artist
Album
7
Mountain
*Climbing!*
25
Jimi Hendrix
*Band of Gypsys*
27
Alice Cooper
*Easy Action*
April
Day
Artist
Album
20
Jethro Tull
*Benefit*
22
Iron Butterfly
*Live*
Cream
*Live Cream*
May
Day
Artist
Album
11
The Who
*Live at Leeds*
15
King Crimson
*In the Wake of Poseidon*
June
Day
Artist
Album
5
Deep Purple
*Deep Purple in Rock*
15
Grand Funk Railroad
*Closer to Home*
19
Uriah Heep
*Very 'eavy... Very 'umble*
26
Free
*Fire and Water*
Edgar Broughton Band
*Sing Brother Sing*
Pretty Things
*Parachute*
July
Day
Artist
Album
1
Cactus
*Cactus*
7
The Stooges
Fun House
8
Creedence Clearwater Revival
*Cosmo's Factory*
Humble Pie
*Humble Pie*
James Gang
*James Gang Rides Again*
August
Day
Artist
Album
13
Iron Butterfly
*Metamorphosis*
14
Hawkwind
*Hawkwind*
September
Day
Artist
Album
18
Black Sabbath
*Paranoid*
Blue Cheer
*The Original Human Being*
October
Day
Artist
Album
5
Led Zeppelin
*Led Zeppelin III*
21
Flower Travellin' Band
*Anywhere*
UFO
*UFO 1*
November
Day
Artist
Album
16
Grand Funk Railroad
*Live Album*
27
The Kinks
*Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One*
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