This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1976.
Newly formed bands
edit
Albums
editMarch
edit| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kiss | Destroyer[4] |
| 23 | Judas Priest | Sad Wings of Destiny[5] |
| 26 | Thin Lizzy | Jailbreak[6] |
| 31 | Led Zeppelin | Presence[7] |
| ??? | Sweet | Give Us a Wink[8] |
April
edit| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rush | 2112[9] |
May
edit| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Aerosmith | Rocks[10] |
| 14 | AC/DC | High Voltage (international edition)[11] |
| 17 | Rainbow | Rising[12] |
| ??? | Blue Öyster Cult | Agents of Fortune[13] |
| ??? | UFO | No Heavy Petting[14] |
June
edit| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Alice Cooper | Alice Cooper Goes to Hell[15] |
| ??? | Uriah Heep | High and Mighty[16] |
September
edit| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | AC/DC | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Australian edition)[17] |
| 25 | Black Sabbath | Technical Ecstasy[18] |
| 28 | Led Zeppelin | The Song Remains the Same[19] |
October
edit| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Scorpions | Virgin Killer[20] |
| 16 | Thin Lizzy | Johnny the Fox[21] |
| ??? | Ted Nugent | Free-for-All[22] |
November
edit| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kiss | Rock and Roll Over[23] |
December
edit| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Queen | A Day at the Races[24] |
Disbandments
edit- Deep Purple
- Sammy Hagar leaves Montrose to go solo.[25]
Events
edit- Guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke joins Motörhead and Larry Wallis leaves after a month.
- Deep Purple's guitarist Tommy Bolin dies from overdose on December 4 during the Private Eyes tour, just after his last show on stage.
References
edit- ^ "Diamond Head Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "Iron Maiden Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ "Sammy Hagar Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "Destroyer". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Sad Wings of Destiny". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Jailbreak". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Presence". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Give Us a Wink". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "2112". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Rocks". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "High Voltage". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Rising". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Agents of Fortune". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "No Heavy Petting". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Alice Cooper Goes to Hell". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "High and Mighty". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Technical Ecstasy". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "The Song Remains the Same". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Virgin Killer". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Johnny the Fox". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Free-for-All". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Rock and Roll Over". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "A Day at the Races". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Sammy Hagar Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-10.