Who is the first Heavy Metal Band?

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2007-04-03 11:31:03 · 4 answers · asked by Giggly Giraffe 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music

Its hard to say but the 2 real front runners would be Steppenwolf who first used the word "heavymetal" and the other would be Iron Butterfly.

2007-04-03 17:27:24 · answer #1 · answered by JC Madison 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Led Zeppelin gets some credit for that. It's not true metal, but is regarded as an instumental precurser.

2007-04-03 11:42:03 · answer #2 · answered by mythos_equidae 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

i think slayer was the first real metal band.

2007-04-03 11:35:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋

it's hard to tell but i'd say black sabbath

2007-04-03 11:33:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋