Their third studio LP is arguably Black Sabbath's masterpiece. Eight classic songs in less than thrity five minutes that would collectively spark not only the inspiration of hundreds of aspiring musicians but also launch a multitude of hard rock and heavy metal genres to come, including: stoner rock/metal, doom metal, sludge metal, grunge, progressive metal and groove/southern metal. From Tony Iommi's iconic cough that opens "Sweet Leaf" to the dark, heavy salvo of "Into the Void," the boys from Birmingham lay the blueprint for decades of heavy music to come, cementing Master of Reality as one of the most important records of all time. HHP Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 HHP on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@the.history.of.hea?_t=ZP-8z7me40bcbu&_r=1 HHP Instagram https://instagram.com/the_history_of_heavy @historyofheavy

Budgie has aptly been described as the love child of Black Sabbath and Rush. While many of their early 70's peers continued to comfortably play variations of the popular hard rock of the day, Budgie were are early example of a band that was definitively playing a new style of music now known as Heavy Metal. "Guts," the first track off of their 1971 debut album is a prime example. HHP Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 HHP on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@the.history.of.hea?_t=ZP-8z7me40bcbu&_r=1 HHP Instagram https://instagram.com/the_history_of_heavy @historyofheavy

Alice Coltrane was a lot of things; she was a musician, a composer, an activist and a spiritual leader. She was also a genius who almost single handedly introduced the harp to jazz while making some of the most transcendent music of the late sixties and early seventies. Her influence can be felt across many heavy genres including drone, stoner metal, sludge, post rock and experimental metal. We cover it all from Sonic Youth to Sunn O))) and from Rush to Radiohead. Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading Radiohead "Dollars and Cents" https://open.spotify.com/track/0kSDNLOdJqpGhV2vtVFWmS?si=9482de1f011d4d79 Sunn O))) "Alice" https://open.spotify.com/track/7n6WNQidHGzHm0TQHWV7aH?si=5d47fe9e76cb4fb3 Flying Lotus "Drips/Aunti's Harp" https://open.spotify.com/track/0g4THD0mERaEqP64uSaXlq?si=8fb1fdcb485f4753 HHP Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 HHP on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@the.history.of.hea?_t=ZP-8z7me40bcbu&_r=1 HHP Instagram https://instagram.com/the_history_of_heavy @historyofheavy

There is no denying that there was a real heaviness to the 1970's funk of Funkadelic but nothing compares to how heavy they would get when they stripped away George Clinton's vocals, Bootsy's bass, Tikii Fulwood's drums and any ancillary horns to let Eddie Hazel solo for 10 minutes. "Maggot Brain" is pure, jaw dropping, brain melting, emotional heaviness and an important touch stone in our chronology of heavy. . Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading Monolithic Undertow by Harry Sword https://www.amazon.com/Monolithic-Undertow-Search-Sonic-Oblivion/dp/1737382938/ref=pd_lpo_d_sccl_1/144-9075642-3604406?pd_rd_w=3u9Ya&content-id=amzn1.sym.4c8c52db-06f8-4e42-8e56-912796f2ea6c&pf_rd_p=4c8c52db-06f8-4e42-8e56-912796f2ea6c&pf_rd_r=PY1STRPTFC7WQJZ83SM3&pd_rd_wg=0AHIQ&pd_rd_r=11b42eb4-f4f4-4430-8d16-368766f7653f&pd_rd_i=1737382938&psc=1 Electric Wizards: A Tapestry of Heavy Music 1968 to the Present https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Wizards-Tapestry-Heavy-Present/dp/1789144485 HHP Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 HHP on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@the.history.of.hea?_t=ZP-8z7me40bcbu&_r=1 HHP Instagram https://instagram.com/the_history_of_heavy @historyofheavy

The Who are one of rock's most restless innovators. From spearheading the Mod youth explosion in Britain in the 60's to turning smashed guitars and drums into an art form, they constantly redefined what a heavy rock band could be. They practically invented the rock opera with Tommy and Quadrophenia, set the gold standard for the live concert experience and wrote some of the greatest songs in rock history. We threw a dart at their superb catalog while down at our local pub to determine what song to talk about and we hit the last track on Who's Next which happens to include one of the most iconic heavy moments in heavy music history. HHP Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 HHP on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@the.history.of.hea?_t=ZP-8z7me40bcbu&_r=1 Instagram https://instagram.com/the_history_of_heavy @historyofheavy

One could debate whether or not Pink Floyd belongs in the conversation about "heavy" music but their influence on such denizen's of heavy as Black Sabbath, Sleep, My Bloody Valentine, Neurosis and Blood Incantation is undeniable. It is also hard to debate the sonic heaviness of some of their louder songs including this, the lead track from 1971's Meddle. Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading Movie: Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10850264/ HHP Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 HHP on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@the.history.of.hea?_t=ZP-8z7me40bcbu&_r=1 Instagram https://instagram.com/the_history_of_heavy @historyofheavy

We know why Black Sabbath and Deep Purple and the MC5 are heavy but how does Janis Joplin fit into our chronology? Dave explains during our latest conversation. Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading HHP Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 HHP on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@the.history.of.hea?_t=ZP-8z7me40bcbu&_r=1 Instagram https://instagram.com/the_history_of_heavy @historyofheavy

Coming mere months after the release of their debut LP, Black Sabbath changed the future of music for the second time in less than a year with the release of their sophomore release, Paranoid in September of 1970. Our conversation covers all of its greatness and somehow we also somehow touch on Hip Hop, Billy Joel, and The Grateful Dead. #BlackSabbath #Paranoid Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading The Dickies "Paranoid" https://open.spotify.com/track/0ttUuij1GDXSmyKV6PVLDz?si=0426224fc7e0451d Inspiral Carpets "Paranoid" https://open.spotify.com/track/65d1QLKQE1RZ14PFT4WeER?si=61963b3c6e2c4639 The Cardigans "Iron Man" https://open.spotify.com/track/2cpJAVteVpeXFCiOgjcx7m?si=0227ad2371ff4d3f HHP Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 HHP on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@the.history.of.hea?_t=ZP-8z7me40bcbu&_r=1 Instagram https://instagram.com/the_history_of_heavy @historyofheavy

The album that started it all. #metal #doom #sabbath #ozzy #iommi #geezer #billward #historyofheavy Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading Live in Paris 1970 https://www.invisibleoranges.com/black-sabbath-live-in-paris-1970-dvd/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPJXuTK8j5k HHP Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 HHP on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@the.history.of.hea?_t=ZP-8z7me40bcbu&_r=1 Instagram https://instagram.com/the_history_of_heavy @historyofheavy

One third of the British Unholy Trinity of hard rock that also includes Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, Deep Purple started establishing themselves as a heavy force to be reckoned with in 1970 with the release of their fourth album, In Rock. The album introduced Ian Gillan as the band's singer and his value to their sound is immediately obvious on this banger of a track 2, an under appreciated song that is among the bands most badass. HHP Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 Instagram https://instagram.com/the_history_of_heavy @historyofheavy