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1971 in heavy metal music

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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1971.

Bands formed

  • Aquelarre
  • Buffalo
  • Camel
  • Captain Beyond
  • Cirith Ungol
  • Color Humano
  • Foghat
  • The Flying Hat Band
  • GoodThunder
  • Hard Stuff
  • Jo Jo Gunne
  • Manfred Mann's Earth Band
  • Molly Hatchet
  • New York Dolls
  • Pentagram
  • Pescado Rabioso
  • White Witch

Bands disbanded

  • Blue Cheer (reformed in 1974)
  • Derek and the Dominos
  • Iron Butterfly (reformed in 1974)
  • The Stooges

Deaths

  • October 29 – Howard Duane Allman, founder and guitarist of The Allman Brothers Band, died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident at the age of 24.

Albums

  • Sir Lord Baltimore – Sir Lord Baltimore

January

DayArtistAlbum
MountainNantucket Sleighride
Uriah HeepSalisbury
ZZ TopZZ Top's First Album

February

DayArtistAlbum
24CactusOne Way... or Another

March

DayArtistAlbum
9Alice CooperLove It to Death
19Jethro TullAqualung
Humble PieRock On

April

DayArtistAlbum
5Flower Travellin' BandSatori
15Grand Funk RailroadSurvival
30Thin LizzyThin Lizzy
Blue CheerOh! Pleasant Hope
James GangThirds

May

DayArtistAlbum
Edgar Broughton BandEdgar Broughton Band

July

DayArtistAlbum
6MC5High Time
30BudgieBudgie
Deep PurpleFireball

August

DayArtistAlbum
2The WhoWho's Next
6Black SabbathMaster of Reality
25Blues CreationDemon & Eleven Children
Golden EarringSeven Tears

September

DayArtistAlbum
21T. RexElectric Warrior
MountainFlowers of Evil
Uriah HeepLook At Yourself

October

DayArtistAlbum
8HawkwindIn Search of Space
18CactusRestrictions
UFOUFO 2: Flying

November

DayArtistAlbum
8Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin IV
9Alice CooperKiller
12NazarethNazareth
Van der Graaf GeneratorPawn Hearts
15Grand Funk RailroadE Pluribus Funk
19Mott the HoopleBrain Capers
SteppenwolfFor Ladies Only

December

DayArtistAlbum
3King CrimsonIslands
ELOThe Electric Light Orchestra

References

References

  1. "Alice Cooper official site".
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