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Him & The Others She's Got Eyes That Tell Lies (1966) |
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced Purple Haze (1967) |
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3.
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Cream - Disraeli Gears Sunshine of Your love; Tales Of Brave Ulysses (1967) |
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4.
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Clear Light - Clear Light Street Singer (1967) |
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Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum Summertime Blues (1968): This is often considered as the first heavy metal song ever. |
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Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) : The entire album is great, although it is this 17 min long title track that is classic. |
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7.
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Vanilla Fudge - Renaissance Thoughts (1968): The entire album is great. |
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8.
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Gun - Gun Race With The Devil (1968): Brilliant song. |
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9.
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Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf Born To Be Wild (1968): This is the first use of the term heavy metal in lyrics. |
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10.
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Velvet Haze Last Day on Earth (1968) |
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11.
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Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin Communication Breakdown; Dazed And Confused (1969): "Communication Breakdown" is often seen as a predecessor to speed metal. |
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Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II Whole Lotta Love (1969) |
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High Tide - Sea Shanties Futilist's Lament (1969): This album is sometimes called the first prog metal album ever, although usually only considered as hard progressive rock, but among the hardest album from the 60's. |
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14.
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King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King 21st Century Schizoid Man (1969): The most metallic song on this first prog rock album. |
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15.
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The 31 Flavors - Hair Distortions of Darkness (1969): The first doom metal song? |
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16.
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Bent Wind - Sussex Sacred Cows (1969) |
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17.
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Love Sculpture Farandole (1969): Early neoclassical metal. |
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Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Black Sabbath; N.I.B. (1970): "Black Sabbath" is probably the most influential metal song ever. N.I.B. is my personal favourite Black Sabbath song. |
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Black Sabbath - Paranoid Paranoid; Iron Man (1970) |
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20.
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Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come Kingdom Come (1970): A predecessor to stoner. |
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21.
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Deep Purple - In Rock Speed King; Child In Time (1970): Deep Purple's most metallic album, more songs could be recommended. |
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22.
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Uriah Heep - Very 'eavy... Very 'umble Gypsy (1970): One of Uriah Heep's most metallic songs |
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23.
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Mountain - Climbing! Theme From An Imaginary Western (1970) |
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Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III The Immigrant Song (1970): Because of its lyrics it is sometimes called the first viking metal song ever. |
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25.
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Lucifer's Friend - Lucifer's Friend Ride The Sky (1970) |
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26.
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Randy Holden - Population II Keeper of the flame (1970); Heavy psych |
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Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality Children Of The Grave; Into The Void (1971): "Children Of The Grave" is the closest from this time of an example of how heavy metal later would sound. "Into The Void" is perhaps Black Sabbath's heaviest song ever. |
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Uriah Heep - Salisbury Bird Of Prey (1971). |
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29.
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Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself July Morning; Look At Yourself (1971): July Morning is Uriah Heep's masterpiece epic. |
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30.
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Deep Purple - Fireball Fireball (1971) |
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31.
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Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV Stairway To Heaven (1971) |
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32.
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Mountain - Nantucket Sleighride Nantucket Sleighride (1971) |
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33.
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Alice Cooper - Killer Halo Of Flies (1971): This is the closest Alice Cooper has come to prog metal. |
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34.
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Jethro Tull - Aqualung Aqualung; Wind Up (1971) |
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35.
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Flower Travellin' Band - Satori Satori 1 (1971) |
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36.
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Focus - Focus II Hocus Pocus (1971): Not a very heavy band, but this song is hard enough |
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37.
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Hawkwind - In Search for Spacve Master Of The Universe (1971) |
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38.
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Pentagram - Be Forewarned Be Forewarned (1972): Released as a single 1972 under the name Macabre. |
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Deep Purple - Machine Head Highway Star; Smoke On The Water (1972): "Highway Star" is often considered as the first speed metal song and is the most metallic Deep Purple song. |
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40.
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Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards Easy Livin' (1972) |
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41.
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Elf - Elf Never More (1972): Early great song with Ronnie James Dio. |
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42.
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Wishbone Ash - Argus Time Was (1972) |
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43.
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Jerusalem - Jerusalem Frustration (1972) |
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44.
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Necronomicon - Tips zum Selbstmord In memoriam (1972) |
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45.
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Budgie - Never Turn Your Back On A Friend Breadfan (1973) |
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46.
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Uriah Heep - Sweet Freedom Pilgrim (1973): This is the most metallic Uriah Heep song, and a predecessor to power metal. |
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47.
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Queen - Queen Keep Yourself Alive; My Fairy King (1973): "Keep Yourself Alive" is the most metallic song of the album. "My Fairy King" is my second favourite Queen song ever. |
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Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973): The best song on this more experimental album. |
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49.
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Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy Over The Hills And Far Away (1973) |
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50.
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Aerosmith - Aerosmith Dream On (1973): One of the best hard rock ballads, although not very metallic. |
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51.
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Queen - Queen II Orge Battle (1974): Sometimes considered as an early heavy metal song. |
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Queen - Sheer Heart Attack Stone Cold Crazy; Now I'm Here (1974): "Now I'm Here" is my favourite song here, but "Stone Cold Crazy" is the more influential, since it is sometimes seen as the start of the thrash genre. |
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53.
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Budgie - In For The Kill Zoom Club (1974) |
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54.
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Scorpions - Fly To The Rainbow Fly To The Rainbow (1974) |
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55.
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UFO - Phenomenon Rock Bottom (1974) |
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56.
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Black Sabbath - Sabotage Symptom Of The Universe; Meglomania (1975): "Symptom Of The Universe" is sometimes considered as one of the earliest examples of thrash. These two songs could also be considered as early examples of prog metal. |
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Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Man On The Silver Mountain; Temple Of The King (1975): "Temple Of The King" is a beautiful ballad, though it has nothing to do with metal. |
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Uriah Heep - Return To Fantasy Return To Fantasy (1975) |
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59.
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Budgie - Bandolier Napoleon Bona-Part One Napoleon Bona-Part Two (1975) |
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60.
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Queen - A Night At The Opera Bohemian Rhapsody (1975) |
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61.
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Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti Kashmir (1975) |
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62.
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Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare The Black Widow (1975) |
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63.
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Nazareth - Hair Of The Dog Hair Of The Dog (1975) |
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64.
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Zane - Step Aside Step Aside (1976): This is an obscure song that almost sounds like industrial metal. |
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Rainbow - Rising Tarot Woman; Stargazer (1976): This album was influential for power metal. |
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66.
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Rush - 2112 2112 (1976) |
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Blue Öyster Cult - Agents Of Fortune Don't Fear The Reaper (1976) |
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68.
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Scorpions - In Trance In Trance (1976) |
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69.
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Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny Victim Of Changes; Tyrant (1976) |
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70.
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KISS - Destroyer God Of Thunder (1976): The most metallic Kiss song in the 70's. |
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71.
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Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak Emerald (1976) |
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72.
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Quartz - Quartz Mainline Riders (1977): This sounds like a predecessor to "Heaven & Hell" and "Holy Diver". |
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Riot - Rock City Warrior (1977): An early speed metal song. |
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Scorpions - Taken By Force We'll Burn The Sky; Steamrock Fever (1977): "We'll Burn The Sky" is a great epic, "Steamrock Fever" an uptempo song. |
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Judas Priest - Sin After Sin Diamonds & Rust (1977) |
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76.
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UFO - Lights Out Lights Out (1977) |
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77.
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Sorcery - Sinister Soldiers Last Good-bye; Slippin' Away (1978): I love the entire album, which is often called proto-doom metal. The epic "Last Good-bye" is my favourite song on the album, although it isn't the heaviest song. |
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78.
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Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'N' Roll Gates Of Babylon; Kill The King (1978): "Gates Of Babylon" is my favourite Rainbow song, often seen as a continuation of "Stargazer", but darker. "Kill The King" is often mentioned as the first power metal song ever. |
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Heavy Load - Full Speed At High Level Son Of The Northern Light (1978): Early Swedish heavy metal. |
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80.
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Judas Priest - Stained Class Exciter (1978): Influential speed metal song. |
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81.
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Legend - Fröm The Fjörds The Destroyer; The Wizard's Vengeance (1979): The entire album here is great. This album has been called the first prog metal album, although more often labeled as epic heavy metal. |
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82.
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Thin Lizzy - Black Rose Roisin Dubh (Black Rose) - A Rock Legend (1979) |
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83.
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Motörhead - Overkill Overkill (1979): Especially the fast drumming have been influential. |
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84.
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Bedemon - Child Of Darkness: From The Original Master Tapes Child of Darkness: Proto-doom metal |
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85.
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Iron Claw - Dismorphophobia Claustrophobia: Proto-doom metal |
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86.
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Sudden Death - Suddenly The Zoo; My time is over: Early heavy metal |
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87.
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Supernaut - Supernaut Darkness Falls: Proto-doom metal |