1960s in heavy metal music

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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal from the mid to late 1960s.

Contents 1 1964 1.1 Newly formed bands 1.2 Songs 2 1965 2.1 Newly formed bands 2.2 Songs 2.3 Events 3 1966 3.1 Newly formed bands 4 1967 4.1 Newly formed bands 4.2 Albums 4.3 Events 5 1968 5.1 Newly formed bands 5.2 Albums 5.3 Disbandments 5.4 Events 6 1969 6.1 Newly formed bands 6.2 Albums 6.3 Disbandments 6.4 Events 7 References

[edit] 1964

[edit] Newly formed bands

• Alice Cooper (First name was "The Earwigs") ^[1]
  

( * Blues Magoos )
( * The Who )

[edit] Songs

• "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks is released; Dave Davies distorted introductory riff is one of the earliest influences on heavy, power chords which was to become staple material in metal music.^[2]

[edit] 1965

[edit] Newly formed bands

• Scorpions^[3]
• The Doors

( * The Amboy Dukes)^[4]

( * MC5 )

[edit] Songs

The Who - My Generation [[1]]

[edit] Events

• The first generation of Fuzzboxes emerges, the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is the earliest hit to feature the effect.

[edit] 1966

[edit] Newly formed bands

• Iron Butterfly^[5]

[edit] 1967

[edit] Newly formed bands

• Blue Cheer^[6]
• Steppenwolf^[7]
• The Jeff Beck Group
• Blue Öyster Cult^[8]
• Budgie^[9]

[edit] Albums

• The Amboy Dukes - The Amboy Dukes^[10]
• Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced
• Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold as Love

[edit] Events

• The Monterey Pop Festival takes place, showcasing new performers such as Jimi Hendrix and The Who to America.

[edit] 1968

[edit] Newly formed bands

• Led Zeppelin (Evolved from The Yardbirds)^[11]
• Deep Purple^[12]
• Black Sabbath (Formerly "Polka Tulk" then "Earth")
• Judas Priest
• Nazareth
• Sir Lord Baltimore

[edit] Albums

• Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum^[13]
• Blue Cheer - Outsideinside^[14]
• Deep Purple - Shades of Deep Purple^[15]
• Gun - Gun^[16]
• MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
• Iron Butterfly - Heavy^[17]
• Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida^[18]
• Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
• Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf^[19]
• Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf the Second^[20]

[edit] Disbandments

[edit] Events

• The Beatles release the song "Helter Skelter", often cited as one of the earliest examples of Heavy Metal.

• Iron Butterfly release the song "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", often cited as one of the earliest examples of Heavy Metal.

[edit] 1969

[edit] Newly formed bands

• "Earth" rename themselves Black Sabbath^[21]
• Black widow^[22]
• Grand Funk Railroad
• Hawkwind
• Thin Lizzy^[23]
• Uriah Heep^[24]
• UFO (band)^[25]

[edit] Albums

• Alice Cooper - Pretties For You^[26]
• The Amboy Dukes - Migration^[27]
• Blue Cheer - New! Improved! Blue Cheer^[28]
• Blue Cheer - Blue Cheer^[29]
• Deep Purple - Deep Purple^[30]
• Deep Purple - The Book of Taliesyn^[31]
• Grand Funk Railroad - On Time
• Grand Funk Railroad - Grand Funk (album)
• The Gun - Gunsight^[32]
• Iron Butterfly - Ball^[33]
• Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin^[34]
• Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II^[35]
• Steppenwolf - At Your Birthday Party
• Steppenwolf - Monster (album)

[edit] Disbandments

[edit] Events

• The hard rock group The Who releases the concept album Tommy, about a deaf, dumb and blind boy who wins a mass following after becoming a pinball guru. The album's consistent themes, plot, story and interlinking songs set the template for many other hard-rock artists to attempt such concept albums.
• The Woodstock Music Festival takes place.
• The Altamont Music Festival takes place.
• Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones dies at 27.

[edit] References

Preceded by: none

Heavy Metal Timeline 1960s

Followed by: 1970