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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1976.
Newly formed bands
Albums
February
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| X | Alice Cooper | Welcome to My Nightmare[4] |
| X | Led Zeppelin | Physical Graffiti[5] |
March
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kiss | Destroyer[6] |
| 23 | Judas Priest | Sad Wings of Destiny[7] |
April
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| X | Aerosmith | Toys in the Attic[8] |
| X | Bad Company | Straight Shooter[9] |
May
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Aerosmith | Rocks[10] |
| 14 | AC/DC | High Voltage (international edition)[11] |
| ??? | Blue Öyster Cult | Agents of Fortune[12] |
June
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Alice Cooper | Alice Cooper Goes to Hell[13] |
| X | Black Sabbath | Sabotage[14] |
July
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| X | UFO | Force It[15] |
September
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | AC/DC | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Australian edition)[16] |
| 25 | Black Sabbath | Technical Ecstasy[17] |
| X | Thin Lizzy | Fighting[18] |
| X | Ted Nugent | Ted Nugent[19] |
| X | Scorpions | In Trance[20] |
October
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| X | Deep Purple | Come Taste the Band[21] |
November
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kiss | Rock and Roll Over[22] |
December
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| X | AC/DC | T.N.T.[23] |
Unknown
Events
- Motörhead's original drummer, Lucas Fox, leaves the band. He is replaced by Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor.[25]
- Gary Thain, bassist for Uriah Heep, dies from a heroin overdose on the 8th of December.[26]
References
- ^ "Diamond Head Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "Iron Maiden Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ "Sammy Hagar Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "Welcome to My Nightmare". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Physical Graffiti". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Destroyer". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Sad Wings of Destiny". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Toys in the Attic". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Straight Shooter". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Rocks". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "High Voltage". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Agents of Fortune". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Alice Cooper Goes to Hell". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Sabotage". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Force It". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Technical Ecstasy". 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.
- ^ "Rock and Roll Over". 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.