1974 in heavy metal music

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1974.

Contents

1 Newly formed bands
2 Reformed Bands
3 Albums
4 Disbandments
5 Events
6 References

Newly formed bands

Helix^[1]
Krokus

Reformed Bands

Mountain

Albums

Aerosmith - Get Your Wings^[2]
Blue Öyster Cult - Secret Treaties^[3]
Budgie - In for the Kill^[4]
Deep Purple - Burn^[5]
Deep Purple - Stormbringer^[6]
Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla^[7]
The Kinks - Preservation: Act 2
KISS - KISS^[8]
KISS - Hotter Than Hell^[9]
Queen - Queen II
Queen - Sheer Heart Attack^[10]
Sweet - Sweet Fanny Adams^[11]
Sweet - Desolation Boulevard
UFO - Phenomenon^[12]
Uriah Heep - Wonderworld^[13]
Scorpions - Fly to the Rainbow^[14]

Disbandments

Events

The drummer John Rutsey of Rush is let go due to health issues and Neil Peart joins as a permanent member.^[15]

References

^ "Helix Bio". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p13172. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
^ "Get Your Wings". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r168. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
^ "Secret Treaties". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r2154. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
^ "In for the Kill". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r31822. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
^ "Burn". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r5336. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
^ "Stormbringer". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r5337. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
^ "Rocka Rolla". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r42002. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
^ "Kiss". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r11052. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
^ "Hotter Than Hell". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r11051. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
^ "Sheer Heart Attack". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r687294. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
^ "Sweet Fanny Adams". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r50661. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
^ "Phenomenon". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r630714. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
^ "Wonderworld". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r20894. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
^ "Fly to the Rainbow". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r17516. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
^ "John Rutsey Bio". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p121190. Retrieved 2008-10-10.

Preceded by: 1973	Heavy Metal Timeline 1974	Followed by: 1975