2006-09-18 06:11:04 · 31 answers · asked by phil5775 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Black Sabbath is generally credited with originating the term
2006-09-18 06:15:08 · answer #1 · answered by Comfortably Numb™ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is really difficult to distinguish who was the first true heavy metal band...Jimi Hendrix may have started it with his distorted guitar riffs, and then the 'heavy' metal came into fashion - ie - adding the drums, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, etc. it seems to be a toss up between four outstanding bands:
Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Iron Butterfly. The link below is quite interesting in describing the evolution of 'heavy' metal vs. hard rock.
...a hard rocker/heavy metal fan "as it happened".(although I was a little young to realize it all, being at least 10 years younger than most of the guys playing the stuff!).
I'm positive I heard Iron Butterfly more than a year or so before Zep...
2006-09-18 13:33:23 · answer #2 · answered by rigbyelinor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd personally consider three bands to be the first "Heavy Metal" acts - Deep Purple, Led Zepplin and Black Sabbath.
2006-09-18 13:14:53 · answer #3 · answered by Maxx Power 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people consider the origin of heavy metal to start with Black Sabbath, primarily becuse of their unprecendented "heavy" guitar sound of the time. Their first album was released in the U.S. in 1970. However many of their contemparies of that time can also be considered in the running; Uriah Heep, Alice Cooper, Deep Purple, etc.
2006-09-18 13:16:40 · answer #4 · answered by Chicken Jones 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say Black Sabbath. Although Blue Cheer and Iron Butterfly were making heavy sounds, I think the term came into wide usage regarding Ozzy and the boys. As for Zep, I would put them more into the Hard Rock category. Their music is too varied to be just HM.
2006-09-18 13:19:21 · answer #5 · answered by Murgatroyd 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Led Zeppelin
2006-09-18 17:36:37 · answer #6 · answered by davebrit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely Black Sabbath. Their guitarist Tony Iommi suffered damage to his fingertips in an industrial accident, and to make playing guitar easier he detuned his guitar from E to C#, created one of the hallmark sounds of heavy metal music.
2006-09-18 13:19:06 · answer #7 · answered by krustykrabtrainee 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Black sabbath
Did some research and Iron Butterfly was first but they never had the impact of Sabbath
2006-09-18 13:12:23 · answer #8 · answered by Scott L 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Black Sabbath! They created heavy metal. If it wasn't for Ozzy there would be no metal.
2006-09-18 13:20:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Led Zeppelin
2006-09-18 13:12:00 · answer #10 · answered by Fool in the Rain 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋