This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1972. Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed between 1969 and 1974. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Newly formed bands

• KISS

Kiss (sometimes typeset KISS, to fit the official logo) is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973. ...

Albums

• Alice Cooper - School's Out
• Black Sabbath - Vol. 4
• Blue Öyster Cult - Blue Öyster Cult
• Budgie - Squawk
• Deep Purple - Machine Head
• Deep Purple - Made in Japan
• Grand Funk Railroad - Phoenix
• Uriah Heep - Demons & Wizards
• Uriah Heep - The Magician's Birthday
• Nazareth - Exercises
• Night Sun - Mournin'
• Slade - Slayed

Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... Schools Out is an album released by Alice Cooper in 1972. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Black Sabbath Vol 4 is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). ... Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in 1967 and still active in 2007. ... Blue Öyster Cult is the self-titled debut by hard rock band, the Blue Öyster Cult, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). ... Budgie is a hard rock band from Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales. ... Squawk is Budgies second album. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Machine Head is the third Mk II (sixth overall) Deep Purple studio album. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Made in Japan is a live album by British hard rock band Deep Purple, released in December 1972. ... Grand Funk Railroad is an American power trio band. ... Phoenix is Grand Funk Railroads sixth studio album, and was released in September of 1972 by Capitol Records. ... Uriah Heep is an English rock band, formed in 1969 when record producer Gerry Bron invited keyboardist Ken Hensley (previously a member of The Gods and Toe Fat) to join Spice, a band signed to his own Bronze Records label. ... For the power metal band, see Demons & Wizards. ... Uriah Heep is an English rock band, formed in 1969 when record producer Gerry Bron invited keyboardist Ken Hensley (previously a member of The Gods and Toe Fat) to join Spice, a band signed to his own Bronze Records label. ... The Magicians Birthday is the fifth album released by British rock band Uriah Heep. ... Nazareth is an earthy and versatile Scottish rock band that had several hard rock hits, as well as scoring with the Felice and Boudleaux Bryant penned ballad, Love Hurts, in the middle of the 1970s. ... Track listing I Will Not Be Led (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet) - 3:05 Cats Eye, Apple Pie (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet) - 3:04 In My Time (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet) - 3:28 Woke up This Morning (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet) - 3:09 Called Her Name (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet... A german heavy prog/metal band consisting of Bruno Schaab (vocals, bass), Walter Kirchgassner (guitar), Knut Rossler (organ, piano, trumpet, bassoon) and Ulrich Staudt (drums). ... Mournin, the only album by Night Sun, was released in 1972. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Disbandments

• The Doors

The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles by keyboardist Ray Manzarek, vocalist Jim Morrison, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger. ...

Events