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1974 in heavy metal music

List of years in heavy metal music (table)

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1974.

Newly formed bands

Reformed bands

Albums

February

Day Artist Album
15 Deep Purple Burn[2]
18 Kiss KISS[3]

March

Day Artist Album
1 Aerosmith Get Your Wings[4]
8 Queen Queen II[5]
1 Rush Rush[6]

April

Day Artist Album
??? Blue Öyster Cult Secret Treaties[7]
??? Sweet Sweet Fanny Adams[8]

May

Day Artist Album
??? Budgie In for the Kill[9]
??? UFO Phenomenon[10]

June

Day Artist Album
26 Bad Company Bad Company[11]
??? Uriah Heep Wonderworld[12]

September

Day Artist Album
6 Judas Priest Rocka Rolla[13]

October

Day Artist Album
22 Kiss Hotter Than Hell[14]

November

Day Artist Album
1 Queen Sheer Heart Attack[15]
1 Scorpions Fly to the Rainbow[16]
8 Thin Lizzy Nightlife[17]
??? Sweet Desolation Boulevard[18]

December

Day Artist Album
10 Deep Purple Stormbringer[19]

Unknown

Montrose - Paper Money[20]

Events

References

  1. ^ "Helix Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  2. ^ "Burn". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  3. ^ "Kiss". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  4. ^ "Get Your Wings". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  5. ^ "Queen II". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  6. ^ "Rush". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  7. ^ "Secret Treaties". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  8. ^ "Sweet Fanny Adams". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  9. ^ "In for the Kill". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  10. ^ "Phenomenon". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  11. ^ "Bad Company". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  12. ^ "Wonderworld". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  13. ^ "Rocka Rolla". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  14. ^ "Hotter Than Hell". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  15. ^ "Sheer Heart Attack". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  16. ^ "Fly to the Rainbow". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  17. ^ "Nightlife". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  18. ^ "Desolation Boulevard". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  19. ^ "Stormbringer". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  20. ^ "Paper Money". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  21. ^ "John Rutsey Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
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1973 		Heavy Metal Timeline
1974 		Succeeded by
1975
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