1977 in heavy metal music

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1977.

Newly formed bands

• Angel Witch
• Def Leppard
• Divlje Jagode (later known as Wild Strawberries)
• Girlschool (first known as Painted Lady)^[1]
• Gordi
• Manilla Road
• Misfits
• Samson
• Saxon^[2]
• Whitesnake

Albums

• AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
• Aerosmith - Draw the Line
• Alice Cooper - Lace and Whiskey
• Blue Öyster Cult - Spectres
• Foreigner - Foreigner
• Judas Priest - Sin After Sin
• KISS - Love Gun
• KISS - Alive II
• Motörhead - Motörhead
• Scorpions - Taken by Force
• Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever
• Queen - News of the World
• Rush - A Farewell to Kings
• Rainbow - On Stage
• Sweet - Off the Record
• Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation
• UFO - Lights Out

Disbandments

• T.Rex

Events

• Queen release "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions".

References