1975 in heavy metal music
Appearance
This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1975.
Newly formed bands
Albums
February
Day | Artist | Album |
---|---|---|
??? | Alice Cooper | Welcome to My Nightmare[6] |
24 | Led Zeppelin | Physical Graffiti[7] |
March
Day | Artist | Album |
---|---|---|
19 | Kiss | Dressed to Kill[8] |
April
Day | Artist | Album |
---|---|---|
??? | Aerosmith | Toys in the Attic[9] |
??? | Bad Company | Straight Shooter[10] |
May
Day | Artist | Album |
---|---|---|
??? | Uriah Heep | Return to Fantasy[11] |
June
Day | Artist | Album |
---|---|---|
4 | Rainbow | Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow[12] |
27 | Black Sabbath | Sabotage[13] |
July
Day | Artist | Album |
---|---|---|
??? | UFO | Force It[14] |
September
Day | Artist | Album |
---|---|---|
??? | Budgie | Bandolier[15] |
10 | Kiss | Alive![16] |
12 | Thin Lizzy | Fighting[17] |
??? | Ted Nugent | Ted Nugent[18] |
??? | Scorpions | In Trance[19] |
October
Day | Artist | Album |
---|---|---|
10 | Deep Purple | Come Taste the Band[20] |
November
Day | Artist | Album |
---|---|---|
21 | Queen | A Night at the Opera[21] |
December
Day | Artist | Album |
---|---|---|
??? | AC/DC | T.N.T.[22] |
Unknown
Events
- Motörhead's original drummer, Lucas Fox, leaves the band. He is replaced by Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor.[24]
- Gary Thain, bassist for Uriah Heep, dies from a heroin overdose on the 8th of December.[25]
References
- ^ "Magnum Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Motörhead Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ "Quiet Riot Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Rainbow Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ "Ted Nugent Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ "Welcome to My Nightmare". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Physical Graffiti". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Dressed to Kill". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Toys in the Attic". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Straight Shooter". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Return to Fantasy". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Sabotage". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Force It". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Bandolier". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Alive!". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Fighting". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Ted Nugent". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "In Trance". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Come Taste the Band". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "A Night at the Opera". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "T.N.T." Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Moxy". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Motörhead Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "Gary Thain Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-08.