1971 in heavy metal music
This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1971.
Newly formed bands
Albums
January
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Alice Cooper | Love It to Death[1] |
February
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| ??? | Uriah Heep | Salisbury[2] |
March
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Jethro Tull | Aqualung |
April
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| ??? | Blue Cheer | Oh! Pleasant Hope |
June
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| ??? | Budgie | Budgie[3] |
July
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Steppenwolf | For Ladies Only |
| 21 | Black Sabbath | Master of Reality[4] |
August
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | The Who | Who's Next |
September
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Deep Purple | Fireball[5] |
October
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hawkwind | In Search of Space |
| ??? | Uriah Heep | Look At Yourself[6] |
November
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin IV[7] |
| ??? | Alice Cooper | Killer[8] |
| ??? | Nazareth | Nazareth[9] |
Unknown
Disbandments
- Blue Cheer (temporarily)
- Iron Butterfly (reform in 1974)
- Sir Lord Baltimore
References
- ↑ "Love It to Death". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ↑ "Salisbury". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ↑ "Budgie". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ↑ "Master of Reality". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ↑ "Fireball". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ↑ "Look At Yourself". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ↑ "Led Zeppelin IV". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ↑ "Killer". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ↑ "Nazareth". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ↑ "Sir Lord Baltimore". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ↑ "Flying". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
| Preceded by 1970 |
Heavy Metal Timeline 1971 |
Succeeded by 1972 |
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