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)
- The Doobie Brothers
- 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
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
March
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Mountain | Climbing! |
| 25 | Jimi Hendrix | Band of Gypsys |
| 27 | Alice Cooper | Easy Action |
April
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Iron Butterfly | Live |
| 24 | Jethro Tull | Benefit |
| Cream | Live Cream |
May
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | The Who | Live at Leeds |
| 15 | King Crimson | In the Wake of Poseidon |
June
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[4] |
September
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Black Sabbath | Paranoid[4] |
| Blue Cheer | The Original Human Being |
October
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin III[5] |
| 21 | Flower Travellin' Band | Anywhere |
| UFO | UFO 1 |