![]() A lot of growth occurred in Metal’s first decade we went from The Yardbirds’ version of ‘The Train Kept a’ Rollin’ to Judas Priest’s pulverizing ‘Hell Bent For Leather’. In my view, 1978 was Heavy Metal’s tenth anniversary year. I understand that the rest of the world seems to have settled on Black Sabbath’s 1970 debut as Ground Zero for Metal. If I had to pick The First Heavy Metal Band, I’d choose Blue Cheer First Heavy Metal Album: Blue Cheer’s ‘Vincebus Eruptum’. My own tastes and personal understanding of the genre led me to the conclusion that Metal became a ‘thing’ in 1968. As I started to develop my tastes and buying records as they were released, I also started buying music that appeared before my Metal awakening. My Heavy Metal fandom started in 1978 I was 14 years old. What gives? Why do I now frequently find myself musing, ‘wait, is it Metal, or is it Hard Rock?’ The answer to that question may well depend on when you were born. I’m sensing some kind of shift has been underway in the historical understanding of Heavy Metal, and it’ troubles me. ![]() Using the term ‘Heavy Metal’ in a 1970s context used to come naturally and feel completely appropriate to me but lately I find myself questioning it’s validity in a 1970s context. Lately I’ve found myself hitting something of a roadblock when putting these articles together, usually when exploring a topic from the 1970s. For the last seven years or so, I’ve been writing about the music, musicians, albums & songs that I love.
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