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1970 in heavy metal music
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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1970.
Bands formed
A Foot in Coldwater
Aerosmith
Babe Ruth
Bakery
Bang
Blackfeather
Blast (Belgium)
Fuzzy Duck
Heart
Help
Il Rovescio della Medaglia
Irish Coffee
Kahvas Jute
Kin Ping Meh
Load Control (Belgium)
Lucifer's Friend
Mahogany Rush
Murasaki (Japan)
Necromandus
Night Sun
Paladin
Patto
Queen
Rail
Road
Speed, Glue & Shinki
Suck
T2
Toad
Warhorse
Bands disbanded
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Vanilla Fudge
Events
In the November 12, 1970 issue of Rolling Stone magazine, music journalist Mike Saunders coined the term "heavy metal" while reviewing Humble Pie's debut album, As Safe as Yesterday Is.
Vocalist Klaus Meine and guitarist Michael Schenker, younger brother of Rudolf Schenker, joined Scorpions.
Deaths
September 18 – James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix died at the age of 27.
Albums
January
Day
Artist
Album
15
MC5
Back in the USA
The Guess Who
American Woman
February
Day
Artist
Album
13
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Van der Graaf Generator
The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other
March
Day
Artist
Album
7
Mountain
Climbing!
25
Jimi Hendrix
Band of Gypsys
27
Alice Cooper
Easy Action
April
Day
Artist
Album
20
Jethro Tull
Benefit
22
Iron Butterfly
Live
Cream
Live Cream
May
Day
Artist
Album
11
The Who
Live at Leeds
15
King Crimson
In the Wake of Poseidon
June
Day
Artist
Album
5
Deep Purple
Deep Purple in Rock
15
Grand Funk Railroad
Closer to Home
19
Uriah Heep
Very 'eavy... Very 'umble
26
Free
Fire and Water
Edgar Broughton Band
Sing Brother Sing
Pretty Things
Parachute
July
Day
Artist
Album
1
Cactus
Cactus
7
The Stooges
Fun House
8
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Cosmo's Factory
Humble Pie
Humble Pie
James Gang
James Gang Rides Again
August
Day
Artist
Album
13
Iron Butterfly
Metamorphosis
14
Hawkwind
Hawkwind
September
Day
Artist
Album
18
Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Blue Cheer
The Original Human Being
October
Day
Artist
Album
5
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin III
21
Flower Travellin' Band
Anywhere
UFO
UFO 1
November
Day
Artist
Album
16
Grand Funk Railroad
Live Album
27
The Kinks
Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
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