Music Tasting 60

 


It's National Metal Day.  The pioneers of the genre are actually British - Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple - but at the same time, there were some American bands making their own mark.

This cover of an Eddie Cochran song is widely considered a foundational proto-metal track.


Sir Lord Baltimore is credited with the first full-release to match the heavy metal template.


And this band was actually exploring occult themes a year before Black Sabbath.


Iron Butterfly is considered a bridge between psychedelic rock and the heavier sound of the 70's.

Along with Steppenwolf.


By the late 70's, a new wave of British heavy metal was coming over, but there was also American punk rock.  Bands like Metallica were influenced by bands like The Misfits.


And that brought us to thrash metal.


"Metal up your ass!"


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