1977 in heavy metal music
This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1977.
Newly formed bands
- Angel Witch
- Barnabas
- Black Death
- Death SS
- Dedringer
- Def Leppard
- Divlje Jagode
- Gordi
- Gravestone
- Great White
- Holocaust
- Kix
- Manilla Road
- Mentors
- Misfits
- Oz
- Rock Goddess
- TKO
- Trust
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
- Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell
- Motörhead - Motörhead
- Ram Jam - Ram Jam
- Scorpions - Taken by Force
- Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever
- Quartz - Quartz
- 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
| Preceded by 1976 |
Heavy Metal Timeline 1977 |
Succeeded by 1978 |
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