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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1976.
Newly formed bands[]
- Accept
- Angel Witch
- Black Flag
- Bronz
- Chrome
- Citron
- Crys
- Diamond Head[1]
- Ethel the Frog
- Foreigner
- The Godz
- Heavy Load
- Kick Axe
- Līvi
- Marseille
- McCoy
- Mentors
- The Obsessed
- Paice Ashton Lord
- Pat Travers
- Ratt
- Rose Tattoo
- Running Wild
- Sorcery
- Spider
- Sister
- Thor
- Vow Wow
- Zoetrope
Albums[]
March[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kiss | Destroyer[2] |
| 23 | Judas Priest | Sad Wings of Destiny[3] |
| 25 | Nazareth | Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll |
| 26 | Thin Lizzy | Jailbreak[4] |
| 31 | Led Zeppelin | Presence[5] |
| ??? | Sweet | Give Us a Wink[6] |
April[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rush | 2112[7] |
May[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Aerosmith | Rocks[8] |
| 14 | AC/DC | High Voltage (international edition)[9] |
| 17 | Rainbow | Rising[10] |
| 21 | Blue Öyster Cult | Agents of Fortune[11] |
| ??? | UFO | No Heavy Petting[12] |
June[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Alice Cooper | Alice Cooper Goes to Hell[13] |
| ??? | Uriah Heep | High and Mighty[14] |
August[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Boston | Boston[15] |
September[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | AC/DC | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Australian edition)[16] |
| 25 | Black Sabbath | Technical Ecstasy[17] |
| 28 | Led Zeppelin | The Song Remains the Same[18] |
| 29 | Rush | All the World's a Stage[19] |
October[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Scorpions | Virgin Killer[20] |
| 16 | Thin Lizzy | Johnny the Fox[21] |
| ??? | Ted Nugent | Free-for-All[22] |
November[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kiss | Rock and Roll Over[23] |
December[]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Queen | A Day at the Races[24] |
Release date unknown[]
Disbandments[]
- Deep Purple (reformed in 1984)
- Sammy Hagar leaves Montrose to go solo.[25]
Events[]
- Guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke joins Motörhead and Larry Wallis leaves after a month.
- Deep Purple's guitarist Tommy Bolin dies from an overdose on December 4 during the Private Eyes tour, just after his last show on stage.
References[]
- ^ "Diamond Head Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "Destroyer". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Sad Wings of Destiny". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Jailbreak". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Presence". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Give Us a Wink". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "2112". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Rocks". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "High Voltage". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Rising". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Agents of Fortune". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "No Heavy Petting". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Alice Cooper Goes to Hell". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "High and Mighty". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ https://ritchieblackmoresrainbow.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/kerrang-04-albums-poll-spread.jpg
- ^ "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Technical Ecstasy". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "The Song Remains the Same". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "The Song Remains the Same". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Virgin Killer". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Johnny the Fox". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Free-for-All". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Rock and Roll Over". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "A Day at the Races". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Sammy Hagar Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
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