70's Metal

Though in some respects metal didn't really take off until the 80's, the 70's were clearly the formative years for the genre. The bands featured here lived either entirely in the 70's, or did their major work in the 70's, or in a few cases (such as Rush) had their true metallic moments in the 70's.

Aerosmith	Granmax	Rush
Armageddon	Icecross	Scorpions
Atomic Rooster	Judas Priest	Sir Lord Baltimore
Black Sabbath	Led Zeppelin	Stone Garden
Blue Cheer	Lucifer's Friend	Thin Lizzy
Blue Oyster Cult	Mahogany Rush	UFO
Budgie	Montrose	Uriah Heep
Buffalo	Mountain	Warhorse
Captain Beyond	Night Sun	Warpig
Deep Purple	Ted Nugent
Gillan	Rainbow