1974 in heavy metal music

1974 in music
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List of years in heavy metal music (table)
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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1974.

Bands formed

Bands reformed

Bands disbanded

Events

  • John Rutsey, one of the original members and the drummer of Rush, left the band due to health issues. Neil Peart was picked as his replacement.

Deaths

Albums

February

Day Artist Album
15 Deep Purple Burn[2]
18 Kiss KISS[3]
Humble Pie Thunderbox
Mountain Twin Peaks

March

Day Artist Album
1 Camel Mirage
8 Queen Queen II[4]
15 Aerosmith Get Your Wings[5]
18 Rush Rush[6]
29 Grand Funk Railroad Shinin' On
King Crimson Starless and Bible Black
Mott the Hoople The Hoople

April

Day Artist Album
5 Blue Öyster Cult Secret Treaties[7]
15 Lynyrd Skynyrd Second Helping
26 Sweet Sweet Fanny Adams[8]
Nazareth Rampant
Elf Carolina County Ball

May

Day Artist Album
17 Budgie In for the Kill[9]
24 Bad Company Bad Company
UFO Phenomenon[10]

June

Day Artist Album
Buffalo Only Want You for Your Body
Uriah Heep Wonderworld[11]

July

Day Artist Album
James Gang Miami
Mountain Avalanche

August

Day Artist Album
30 Steppenwolf Slow Flux

September

Day Artist Album
6 Hawkwind Hall of the Mountain Grill
Judas Priest Rocka Rolla[12]

October

Day Artist Album
1 King Crimson Red
11 Montrose Paper Money[13]
14 Jethro Tull War Child
22 Kiss Hotter Than Hell[14]

November

Day Artist Album
1 Scorpions Fly to the Rainbow[15]
8 Queen Sheer Heart Attack[16]
Deep Purple Stormbringer[17]
Thin Lizzy Nightlife[18]
15 Sweet Desolation Boulevard[19]
29 Yes Relayer
Wishbone Ash There's the Rub

December

Day Artist Album
Grand Funk Railroad All the Girls in the World Beware!!!

References

  1. ^ "Helix Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  2. ^ "Burn". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  3. ^ "Kiss". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  4. ^ "Queen II". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  5. ^ "Get Your Wings". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  6. ^ "Rush 1974".
  7. ^ "Secret Treaties". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  8. ^ "Sweet Fanny Adams". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  9. ^ "In for the Kill". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  10. ^ "Phenomenon". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  11. ^ "Wonderworld". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  12. ^ "Rocka Rolla". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  13. ^ "Paper Money". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  14. ^ "Hotter Than Hell". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  15. ^ "Fly to the Rainbow". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  16. ^ "Sheer Heart Attack". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  17. ^ "Stormbringer certification".
  18. ^ "Nightlife". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  19. ^ "Desolation Boulevard". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
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