1975 in heavy metal music

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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1975.

Contents

Bands formed

Bands reformed

Bands disbanded

Events

Deaths

Albums

January

DayArtistAlbum
Iron Butterfly Scorching Beauty

February

DayArtistAlbum
14 Rush Fly By Night
17 AC/DC High Voltage (Australia/New Zealand version)
24 Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti [3]
28 Alice Cooper Welcome to My Nightmare [4]
Humble Pie Street Rats

March

DayArtistAlbum
19 Kiss Dressed to Kill [5]
24 Lynyrd Skynyrd Nuthin' Fancy
28 Bad Company Straight Shooter
Golden Earring Switch

April

DayArtistAlbum
1 Journey Journey
8 Aerosmith Toys in the Attic [6]
Nazareth Hair of the Dog

May

DayArtistAlbum
5 James Gang Newborn
9 Hawkwind Warrior on the Edge of Time

June

DayArtistAlbum
13 Uriah Heep Return to Fantasy [7]
Elf Trying to Burn the Sun

July

DayArtistAlbum
28 Black Sabbath Sabotage
UFO Force It [8]

September

DayArtistAlbum
5 Jethro Tull Minstrel in the Gallery
Rainbow Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow [9]
10 Kiss Alive! [10]
12 Thin Lizzy Fighting [11]
17 Scorpions In Trance [12]
24 Rush Caress of Steel [13]
26 Montrose Warner Bros. Presents Montrose!
Budgie Bandolier [14]
Ted Nugent Ted Nugent [15]

October

DayArtistAlbum
3 The Who The Who by Numbers
10 Van der Graaf Generator Godbluff
Iron Butterfly Sun and Steel

November

DayArtistAlbum
7 Deep Purple Come Taste the Band [16]
28 Queen A Night at the Opera [17]

December

DayArtistAlbum
1 AC/DC T.N.T. [18]

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References

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  2. "Ted Nugent Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
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  4. "BPI".
  5. "Dressed to Kill". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
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  7. "Return to Fantasy". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  8. "Force It". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  9. "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  10. "Alive!". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  11. "Fighting". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  12. "In Trance". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  13. "Caress of Steel". Allmusic . Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  14. "Bandolier". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  15. "Ted Nugent". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
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  17. "A Night at the Opera". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  18. "T.N.T." Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.

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