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

Newly formed bands

• Twisted Sister
• Y&T
• Van Halen

Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. ... Y&T (Yesterday & Today) is a rock band who formed in 1974. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Albums

• Aerosmith - Get Your Wings
• Blue Öyster Cult - Secret Treaties
• Budgie - In for the Kill
• Deep Purple - Burn
• Deep Purple - Stormbringer
• Grand Funk Railroad - Shinin' On
• Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla
• KISS - KISS
• KISS - Hotter Than Hell
• Montrose - Paper Money
• Nazareth - Loud 'N' Proud
• Nazareth - Rampant
• Queen - Queen II
• Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
• Rush - Rush
• UFO - Phenomenon
• Uriah Heep - Wonderworld
• Scorpions - Fly to the Rainbow

Aerosmith are a prominent American rock band, sometimes regarded as Americas Greatest Rock and Roll Band. [1][2] Although they are known as the bad boys from Boston, none of the members are actually from the city. ... Get Your Wings is the second album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1974 (see 1974 in music). ... Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in 1967 and still active in 2007. ... Secret Treaties is Blue Öyster Cults third studio album, released in 1974. ... Budgie is a hard rock band from Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales. ... In for the Kill is Budgies fourth album. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Burn, a hard rock-album by Deep Purple released in 1974, welcomed new vocalist David Coverdale, as well as Bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes from Trapeze. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Stormbringer is the ninth studio album by Deep Purple, released in December 1974. ... Grand Funk Railroad is an American power trio band. ... Shinin On - 1974 - 9 Tracks, by Capitol (11278) 1. ... Judas Priest are a heavy metal band formed in 1968 in the northwest midlands of England, near Birmingham. ... Rocka Rolla is the debut album by the British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1974. ... Kiss (sometimes typeset KISS, to fit the official logo) is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973. ... Kiss is the self-titled debut album from the American hard rock band Kiss. ... Kiss (sometimes typeset KISS, to fit the official logo) is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973. ... Hotter Than Hell (1974) is the second album from the rock group KISS. // [edit] The album [edit] Move to Los Angeles The production team of Kenny Kerner and Richie Wise, who had produced the groups first album, was chosen for the follow up. ... Montrose was the original Californian hard rock band, pioneering the kind of short and punchy songs that would be a template for later and more successful bands such as Van Halen. ... Paper Money is the second album by the band Montrose. ... 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 Go Down Fighting (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet) - 3:07 Not Faking It (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet) - 4:01 Turn on Your Receiver (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet) - 3:19 Teenage Nervous Breakdown (Lowell George) - 3:43 Free Wheeler (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet) - 5:31 This Flight Tonight (Joni Mitchell... 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 Silver Dollar Forger, Pt. ... Queen are a seminal English rock band, formed in 1970 in London by John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Queen are a seminal English rock band, formed in 1970 in London by John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist, and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... Rush, released in 1974, was the groups first album. ... UFO are an English rock band formed in 1969. ... Guitarrist Michael Schenker joined UFO in 1974 arriving in U.K. directely from his German band, Scorpions, and without speaking a word of english. ... 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. ... Wonderworld is the seventh album released by British rock band Uriah Heep. ... A scorpion is an invertebrate animal with eight legs belonging to the order Scorpiones in the class Arachnida. ... Fly To The Rainbow is a 1974 album by German heavy metal band Scorpions. ...

Disbandments

• Sammy Hagar leaves Montrose to go solo.

Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947 in Monterey, California, USA), better known as Sammy Hagar, (aka The Red Rocker) is a U.S. rock guitarist, singer, composer and former member of Van Halen, and of the early 70s rock band Montrose. ...

Events

• The drummer John Rutsey of Rush quits and Neil Peart joins as a permanent member.