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| List of years in heavy metal music |
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| (table) |
This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1971.
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain | Nantucket Sleighride | |
| Uriah Heep | Salisbury | |
| ZZ Top | ZZ Top's First Album |
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Cactus | One Way... or Another |
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Alice Cooper | Love It to Death [1] |
| 19 | Jethro Tull | Aqualung |
| Humble Pie | Rock On |
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Flower Travellin' Band | Satori |
| 15 | Grand Funk Railroad | Survival |
| 30 | Thin Lizzy | Thin Lizzy |
| Blue Cheer | Oh! Pleasant Hope | |
| James Gang | Thirds |
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Edgar Broughton Band | Edgar Broughton Band |
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | MC5 | High Time |
| 30 | Budgie | Budgie |
| Deep Purple | Fireball |
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | The Who | Who's Next |
| 6 | Black Sabbath | Master of Reality |
| 25 | Blues Creation | Demon & Eleven Children |
| Golden Earring | Seven Tears |
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | T. Rex | Electric Warrior |
| Mountain | Flowers of Evil | |
| Uriah Heep | Look At Yourself |
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hawkwind | In Search of Space |
| 18 | Cactus | Restrictions |
| UFO | UFO 2: Flying |
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | King Crimson | Islands |
| ELO | The Electric Light Orchestra |