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IoMP 157: The Birth of Heavy Metal: The Bands That Defined the 1970s

Heavy metal didn’t appear overnight. It crawled out of the blues, turned up the distortion, and terrified everyone’s grandparents.

Influencers of Metal, Podcast, Decade Defining AlbumsTom McKayJune 26, 2026Podcast, Influencers of Metal, Thrashers Paradise, Metal Robot, Decade Defining Albums, 1970s metal, 1970s, proto metal, Judas Priest, Motorhead, Rainbow, Dio, Ronnie James DioComment