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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1973.
Newly formed bands[]
- AC/DC
- Ace Frehley
- Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- Bad Company
- Cheap Trick
- The Dictators
- Edda Művek
- Journey
- JPT Scare Band
- Kaipa
- Kansas
- Kiss[1]
- Lazy
- Max Webster
- Montrose[2]
- Primevil
- Quiet Riot
- Stray Dog
- Vardis
- Vitacit
- Witchfynde
Reformed bands[]
Albums[]
January[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Aerosmith | Aerosmith[3] |
| Deep Purple | Who Do We Think We Are[4] |
February[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blue Öyster Cult | Tyranny and Mutation[5] |
| 25 | Alice Cooper | Billion Dollar Babies[6] |
March[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Led Zeppelin | Houses of the Holy[7] |
May[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Nazareth | Razamanaz |
July[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| ??? | The Amboy Dukes | Call of the Wild[8] |
| 13 | Queen | Queen I |
August[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Lynyrd Skynyrd | (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)[9] |
September[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Uriah Heep | Sweet Freedom[10] |
October[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Montrose | Montrose[11] |
| ??? | Suzi Quatro | Suzi Quatro (album) |
November[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Nazareth | Loud 'n' Proud |
| 16 | The Kinks | Preservation: Act 1 |
| ??? | Alice Cooper | Muscle of Love[12] |
December[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Sabbath | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath[13] |
Unknown[]
Disbandments[]
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Events[]
- Vocalist Rob Halford replaces Al Atkins in Judas Priest.
- Vocalist Ian Gillan quits Deep Purple, as does Roger Glover. They are replaced by David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes respectively.
Lou Reed is bitten by a fan during a concert in Buffalo,New York
References[]
- ^ "Kiss Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Montrose Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Aerosmith". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Who Do We Think We Are". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Tyranny and Mutation". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Billion Dollar Babies". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Houses of the Holy". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Call of the Wild". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Sweet Freedom". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Montrose". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Muscle of Love". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Never Turn Your Back on a Friend". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
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