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

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* 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
* Pink Fairies
* Queen
* Rail
* Road
* Speed, Glue & Shinki
* Suck
* T2
* Toad
* Warhorse

## Bands disbanded

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* Jimi Hendrix Experience
* Vanilla Fudge

## Events

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* 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

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* September 18 – James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix died at the age of 27.

## Albums

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### January

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15  | MC5 | Back in the USA
| The Guess Who | American Woman

### February

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13  | Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath[1]
| Van der Graaf Generator | The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other

### March

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7  | Mountain | Climbing!
25  | Jimi Hendrix | Band of Gypsys
27  | Alice Cooper | Easy Action

### April

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20  | Jethro Tull | Benefit
22  | Iron Butterfly | Live
| Cream | Live Cream

### May

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11  | The Who | Live at Leeds
15  | King Crimson | In the Wake of Poseidon

### June

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Day  | Artist  | Album

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5  | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock[2]
15  | Grand Funk Railroad | Closer to Home
19  | Uriah Heep | Very 'eavy... Very 'umble[3]
26  | Free | Fire and Water
| Edgar Broughton Band | Sing Brother Sing
Pretty Things | Parachute

### July

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Day  | Artist  | Album

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1  | Cactus | Cactus
7  | The Stooges | Fun House
8  | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Cosmo's Factory
24  | Yes | Time and a Word
| Humble Pie | Humble Pie
James Gang | James Gang Rides Again

### August

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Day  | Artist  | Album

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13  | Iron Butterfly | Metamorphosis
14  | Hawkwind | Hawkwind[4]

### September

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Day  | Artist  | Album

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18  | Black Sabbath | Paranoid[4]
| Blue Cheer | The Original Human Being

### October

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Day  | Artist  | Album

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5  | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin III[5]
21  | Flower Travellin' Band | Anywhere
| UFO | UFO 1

### November

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Day  | Artist  | Album

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16  | Grand Funk Railroad | Live Album
20  | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Emerson, Lake & Palmer
27  | The Kinks | Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
| Lucifer's Friend | Lucifer's Friend
Slade | Play It Loud
Steppenwolf | Steppenwolf 7

### December

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Day  | Artist  | Album

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4  | Wishbone Ash | Wishbone Ash
9  | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Pendulum
11  | King Crimson | Lizard
| Free | Highway
Sir Lord Baltimore | Kingdom Come[6]
Van der Graaf Generator | H to He, Who Am the Only One

## References

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1. ^ "Black Sabbath". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
2. ^ "Deep Purple in Rock". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
3. ^ "Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
4. ^ a b "Paranoid". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
5. ^ "Led Zeppelin III". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
6. ^ "Kingdom Come". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.

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