1975 in heavy metal music

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1975.

Newly formed bands

Albums

February

Day Artist Album
??? Alice Cooper Welcome to My Nightmare[5]
15 Rush Fly By Night (album)
24 Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti[6]

March

Day Artist Album
19 Kiss Dressed to Kill[7]

April

Day Artist Album
??? Aerosmith Toys in the Attic[8]
??? Bad Company Straight Shooter[9]

May

Day Artist Album
??? Uriah Heep Return to Fantasy[10]

June

Day Artist Album
4 Rainbow Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow[11]
27 Black Sabbath Sabotage[12]

July

Day Artist Album
??? UFO Force It[13]

September

Day Artist Album
??? Budgie Bandolier[14]
10 Kiss Alive![15]
12 Thin Lizzy Fighting[16]
??? Ted Nugent Ted Nugent[17]
??? Scorpions In Trance[18]

October

Day Artist Album
10 Deep Purple Come Taste the Band[19]

November

Day Artist Album
21 Queen A Night at the Opera[20]

December

Day Artist Album
??? AC/DC T.N.T.[21]

Unknown

Moxy - Moxy[22]

Events

References

  1. "Motörhead Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  2. "Ted Nugent Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  3. "Quiet Riot Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  4. "Rainbow Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  5. "Welcome to My Nightmare". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  6. "Physical Graffiti". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  7. "Dressed to Kill". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  8. "Toys in the Attic". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  9. "Straight Shooter". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  10. "Return to Fantasy". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  11. "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  12. "Sabotage". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  13. "Force It". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  14. "Bandolier". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  15. "Alive!". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  16. "Fighting". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  17. "Ted Nugent". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  18. "In Trance". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  19. "Come Taste the Band". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  20. "A Night at the Opera". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  21. "T.N.T.". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  22. "Moxy". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  23. "Motörhead Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  24. "Gary Thain Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
Preceded by
1974
Heavy Metal Timeline
1975
Succeeded by
1976