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Encyclopedia > 1977 in metal

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1977. Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that emerged as a defined musical style in the 1970s, having its roots in hard rock bands which, between 1969 and 1974,[1] mixed blues and rock music to create a hybrid with a thick, heavy, guitar-and-drums-centered sound, characterised... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

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Newly formed bands

Def Leppard are a hard rock band from Sheffield, England, who formed in 1977 at the time of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. ... Angel Witch is a British heavy metal band which was assembled in 1977. ...

Albums

This article is about the band. ... Let There Be Rock is the fourth studio album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in March 1977 (see 1977 in music). ... This article is about the band. ... Let There Be Rock is the third international studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in June 1977. ... Aerosmith is 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. ... Draw the Line is the fifth album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... Lace and Whiskey is an album by Alice Cooper, released in May 1977 (see 1977 in music). ... Blue Öyster Cult is an American psychedelic/heavy metal band formed in the late 1960s and active as of 2006. ... Spectres is a rock album by Blue Öyster Cult, released in November 1977 (see 1977 in music). ... Judas Priest are a heavy metal band formed in 1968 in the northwest midlands of England, near Birmingham. ... Sin After Sin is the third album by the British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1977. ... Kiss (sometimes typeset KISS, to fit the official logo) is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973. ... Love Gun is notable for being the first KISS album to feature a lead vocal performance from Ace Frehley. ... The title of this article contains the following characters: ö. Where they are unavailable or not desired, the name may be given as Motorhead. ... On April 1, 1977, Motörhead decided to do their last show at the London Marquee Club. ... Theodore Ted Nugent (born December 13, 1948, Detroit, Michigan) (aka The Nuge, Uncle Ted, Terrible Ted, Sweaty Teddy, Deadly Tedly, Great Gonzos, Theodocious Atrocious and The Motor City Madman) is a hard rock guitarist from Detroit, Michigan, originally gaining fame as a member of the Amboy Dukes, and recently noted... Cat scratch fever or Cat-scratch disease is a usually benign infectious disease, most commonly found in children 1-2 weeks following a cat scratch. ... Queen are an English rock band formed by Brian May, Freddie Mercury, and Roger Taylor in London, England in 1970 from the remains of Smile, with John Deacon completing the lineup the following year. ... 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. ... A Farewell To Kings is the fifth studio album by the Canadian band Rush, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). ... Rainbow were a British heavy metal/hard rock band formed by former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in 1975. ... On Stage is a live album released by Rainbow in 1977. ... UFO are an English rock band formed in 1969. ... see Lights Out (radio show) for the radio program, and Lights Out (game) for the game. ...

Disbandments

T.Rex (originally known as Tyrannosaurus Rex, also occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex), were an English rock band fronted by Marc Bolan. ...

Events

Preceded by:
1976
Heavy Metal Timeline
1977
Followed by:
1978


 

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