1975 in heavy metal music

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

Bands formed

• Angel
• The Babys
• Boston
• Bow Wow
• Crack the Sky
• Goddo
• Ian Gillan Band
• Iris
• Iron Maiden
• Jameson Raid
• Legs Diamond
• Lone Star
• Motörhead (as Bastard)
• Paris
• Rainbow ^[1]
• Quiet Riot
• Riot
• Saxon (as Son of a Bitch)
• Starz
• Ted Nugent ^[2]
• The Runaways
• Triumph
• White Spirit
• White Wolf
• Zebra

Bands reformed

• Van der Graaf Generator

Bands disbanded

• Alice Cooper (band)
• Coven
• Elf
• Humble Pie
• The Guess Who
• Warpig

Events

• Motörhead parted ways with original drummer Lucas Fox. He was replaced by Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor.
• Ritchie Blackmore left Deep Purple due to dissatisfaction with the band's musical direction, marking the end of the band's Mark III era. He was replaced by Tommy Bolin.

Deaths

• February 10 – David Michael "Dave" Alexander, original bassist of The Stooges, died from pulmonary edema at the age of 27.
• December 8 – Gary Mervin Thain, former Uriah Heep bassist, died from respiratory failure due to a heroin overdose at the age of 27.

Albums

• Moxy – Moxy

January

Day	Artist	Album
	Iron Butterfly	Scorching Beauty

February

Day	Artist	Album
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

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

April

Day	Artist	Album
1	Journey	Journey
8	Aerosmith	Toys in the Attic [6]
	Nazareth	Hair of the Dog

May

Day	Artist	Album
5	James Gang	Newborn
9	Hawkwind	Warrior on the Edge of Time

June

Day	Artist	Album
13	Uriah Heep	Return to Fantasy [7]
	Elf	Trying to Burn the Sun

July

Day	Artist	Album
28	Black Sabbath	Sabotage
	UFO	Force It [8]

September

Day	Artist	Album
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

Day	Artist	Album
3	The Who	The Who by Numbers
	Van der Graaf Generator	Godbluff
	Iron Butterfly	Sun and Steel

November

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

December

Day	Artist	Album
1	AC/DC	T.N.T. [18]

References

1. "Rainbow Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
2. "Ted Nugent Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
3. "Physical Graffiti". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
4. "BPI".
5. "Dressed to Kill". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
6. Huxley 2015, eBook.
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.
16. "Deep Purple certifications".
17. "A Night at the Opera". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
18. "T.N.T." Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-04-25.

Works cited

• Huxley, Martin (2015). Aerosmith: The Fall and the Rise of Rock's Greatest Band. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN   978-1-250-09653-1.

Preceded by 1974

Heavy Metal Timeline 1975

Succeeded by 1976