1974 in heavy metal music

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

Bands formed

• The Angels
• Baker Gurvitz Army
• Bijelo Dugme
• Drugi način
• George Thorogood and the Destroyers
• Helix ^[1]
• Jefferson Starship
• Krokus
• Moxy
• Ñu
• Point Blank
• Praying Mantis
• Ramones
• Streetwalkers
• 38 Special
• Raven
• Stress
• Y&T

Bands reformed

• Iron Butterfly
• MC5
• Steppenwolf

Bands disbanded

• King Crimson
• The Stooges

Events

• John Rutsey, one of the original members and the drummer of Rush, left the band due to health issues. Neil Peart was picked as his replacement.

Deaths

• Hans-Joachim Rietenbach, drummer of Lucifer's Friend, died at the age of 25.

Albums

• Lucifer's Friend – Banquet

February

Day	Artist	Album
15	Deep Purple	Burn [2]
18	Kiss	KISS [3]
	Humble Pie	Thunderbox
	Mountain	Twin Peaks

March

Day	Artist	Album
8	Queen	Queen II [4]
15	Aerosmith	Get Your Wings [5]
18	Rush	Rush [6]
29	Grand Funk Railroad	Shinin' On
	King Crimson	Starless and Bible Black
	Mott the Hoople	The Hoople

April

Day	Artist	Album
5	Blue Öyster Cult	Secret Treaties [7]
15	Lynyrd Skynyrd	Second Helping
26	Sweet	Sweet Fanny Adams [8]
	Nazareth	Rampant
	Elf	Carolina County Ball

May

Day	Artist	Album
17	Budgie	In for the Kill [9]
24	Bad Company	Bad Company
	UFO	Phenomenon [10]

June

Day	Artist	Album
	Buffalo	Only Want You for Your Body
	Uriah Heep	Wonderworld [11]

July

Day	Artist	Album
	James Gang	Miami
	Mountain	Avalanche

August

Day	Artist	Album
30	Steppenwolf	Slow Flux

September

Day	Artist	Album
6	Hawkwind	Hall of the Mountain Grill
	Judas Priest	Rocka Rolla [12]

October

Day	Artist	Album
	King Crimson	Red
11	Montrose	Paper Money [13]
14	Jethro Tull	War Child
22	Kiss	Hotter Than Hell [14]

November

Day	Artist	Album
1	Scorpions	Fly to the Rainbow [15]
8	Queen	Sheer Heart Attack [16]
	Deep Purple	Stormbringer [17]
	Thin Lizzy	Nightlife [18]
15	Sweet	Desolation Boulevard [19]
	Wishbone Ash	There's the Rub

December

Day	Artist	Album
	Grand Funk Railroad	All the Girls in the World Beware!!!

References

1. "Helix Bio". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
2. "Burn". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
3. "Kiss". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
4. "Queen II". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
5. "Get Your Wings". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
6. "Rush 1974".
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. "Wonderworld". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
12. "Rocka Rolla". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
13. "Paper Money". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
14. "Hotter Than Hell". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
15. "Fly to the Rainbow". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
16. "Sheer Heart Attack". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
17. "Stormbringer certification".
18. "Nightlife". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
19. "Desolation Boulevard". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.

Preceded by 1973

Heavy Metal Timeline 1974

Succeeded by 1975