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Judas Priest: The Second Rewrite Of Heavy Metal

The year was 1976 and heavy metal was about to get rewritten into a state of the art machine. They might not have been the first, but for many Judas Priest is one of the most essential. Find out why!

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Judas Priest: The Metal Gods

Heavy metal gets taken up a notch as we look at the origins of Judas Priest. This isn’t just metal royalty here folk… it’s the debut of the metal gods!

Judas Priest: The Metal Gods Judas Priest Early 70s

Rush – Caress Of Steel

Third album for Rush but it was also the least successful. It’s the darkest and deepest album of the catalog but critics sent it to the wood shed… Were they right?

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Rush – Fly By Night

Fly By Night might be the sophmore album from Rush, but it is there debut as a progressive band!

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Led Zeppelin – IV

In 1971 Led Zeppelin released one of the greatest albums in rock and roll history. Click the link for all the details and triva on an album that is a part of music history!

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Judas Priest - The Metal Gods

Judas Priest: The Second Rewrite Of Heavy Metal

The year was 1976 and heavy metal was about to get rewritten into a state of the art machine. They might not have been the first, but for many Judas Priest is one of the most essential. Find out why!

Judas Priest Early 70s

Judas Priest: The Metal Gods

Heavy metal gets taken up a notch as we look at the origins of Judas Priest. This isn’t just metal royalty here folk… it’s the debut of the metal gods!

KISS

KISS: Rock And Roll Comes Alive!

America makes its boldest entry into hard rock yet with four guys from New York that would reinvent the live show, and as a consequence rock and roll. You can say they brought rock and roll Alive!

Rush 70's

RUSH: Working Men

Three guys from Canada will take progressive rock to the next level and deliver it into hard rock and metal lands. It’s the story of Rush and their humble origins.

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Iron Man Riff - Musical Notation

Heavy Metal And The Riff

A look at what defines heavy metal and separates it from lower forms of music!

The History Of Metal

Heavy Metal

Index: The History Of Heavy Metal

Organized for your convenience is the chronological order of every column on Metal Havok!

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Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple – In Rock

Review of the Deep Purple’s In Rock – One of the first heavy metal albums to be unleashed on the world.

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Featured Albums

Caress Of Steel

Third album for Rush but it was also the least successful. It’s the darkest and deepest album of the catalog but critics sent it to the woodshed… Were they right?

Rush - Fly By Night

Fly By Night might be the sophmore album from Rush, but it is their debut as a progressive band!

Rush's Self Titled Album

Canada gets serious about hard rock as three men self-release an album no label wanted, until the fans heard it…

Led Zeppelin Four Symbols

In 1971 Led Zeppelin released one of the greatest albums in rock and roll history. Click the link for all the details and triva on an album that is a part of music history!

Black Sabbath Master Of Reality

Third album in two years from Black Sabbath and there is no signs of the band slowing down! Click the link to get the details or fall forever into the void!

Technology

Fuzz Box

How Technology In The 60′s Influenced Heavy Metal

Learn how new technology made heavy metal possible for the first time in history.

Proto-Metal

Led Zeppelin

The Holy Trinity Of 60’s Hard Rock

As a final look at the music of the 60’s, we need to show respect to the holy trinity of pre-metal hard rock: Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and Led Zeppelin.

Early Culture

Berlin Wall

How Society In The 60′s Influenced Heavy Metal – Part Two

How the post World War II culture of Europe influenced heavy metal

Random 70′s Post

Rush 70's

RUSH: Working Men

Three guys from Canada will take progressive rock to the next level and deliver it into hard rock and metal lands. It’s the story of Rush and their humble origins.

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