1973 in heavy metal music
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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1973.
Newly formed bands[edit]
- 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[edit]
Albums[edit]
January[edit]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Aerosmith | Aerosmith[3] |
| 12 | Deep Purple | Who Do We Think We Are[4] |
February[edit]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| ? | Blue Öyster Cult | Tyranny and Mutation[5] |
March[edit]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| ? | Alice Cooper | Billion Dollar Babies |
| 28 | Led Zeppelin | Houses of the Holy[6] |
May[edit]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| ? | Nazareth | Razamanaz |
June[edit]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| ? | Budgie | Never Turn Your Back On a Friend[7] |
July[edit]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Queen | Queen I |
August[edit]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Lynyrd Skynyrd | (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)[8] |
September[edit]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Uriah Heep | Sweet Freedom[9] |
| ? | The Amboy Dukes | Call of the Wild[10] |
October[edit]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Montrose | Montrose[11] |
| ??? | Suzi Quatro | Suzi Quatro (album) |
November[edit]
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Nazareth | Loud 'n' Proud |
| 16 | The Kinks | Preservation: Act 1 |
| 20 | Alice Cooper | Muscle of Love[12] |
| ? | Black Sabbath | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath |
Disbandments[edit]
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Events[edit]
- 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
- Leon Russell punched in the face during a concert in Springfield Illinois
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Houses of the Holy". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Never Turn Your Back on a Friend". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Sweet Freedom". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Call of the Wild". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Montrose". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Muscle of Love". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.