1975 in heavy metal music
This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1975.
Newly formed bands
- Angel
- Iron Maiden
- Jameson Raid
- Legs Diamond
- Lone Star
- Motörhead[1]
- Ted Nugent[2]
- Quiet Riot[3]
- Rainbow[4]
- Riot
- The Runaways
- Starz
- Triumph
- White Spirit
- White Wolf
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
Events
- Motörhead's original drummer, Lucas Fox, leaves the band. He is replaced by Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor.[23]
- Gary Thain, bassist for Uriah Heep, dies from a heroin overdose on the 8th of December.[24]
References
- ↑ "Motörhead Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ↑ "Ted Nugent Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ↑ "Quiet Riot Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "Rainbow Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ↑ "Welcome to My Nightmare". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "Physical Graffiti". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "Dressed to Kill". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "Toys in the Attic". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "Straight Shooter". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "Return to Fantasy". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "Sabotage". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "Force It". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "Bandolier". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "Alive!". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "Fighting". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "Ted Nugent". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "In Trance". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "Come Taste the Band". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "A Night at the Opera". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "T.N.T.". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "Moxy". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "Motörhead Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ↑ "Gary Thain Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
| Preceded by 1974 |
Heavy Metal Timeline 1975 |
Succeeded by 1976 |
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