1971 in heavy metal music

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List of years in heavy metal music (table)

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
5 Flower Travellin' Band Satori
30 Thin Lizzy Thin Lizzy

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
1 Deep Purple Fireball[5]
21 T. Rex Electric Warrior

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[]

Births[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Love It to Death". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  2. ^ "Salisbury". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  3. ^ "Budgie". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  4. ^ "Master of Reality". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  5. ^ "Fireball". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  6. ^ "Look At Yourself". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  7. ^ "Led Zeppelin IV". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  8. ^ "Killer". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  9. ^ "Nazareth". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  10. ^ "Sir Lord Baltimore". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  11. ^ "Flying". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
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