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

In April 1979 Ozzy Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath for behavior so disruptive to the group that even his notoriously hard partying bandmates could no longer deal with him. Upon his dismissal, the rock world had assumed that they had heard the last of the then 32 year old singer but less than a year a half later he would release his soon to be classic debut solo LP that featured a young musical prodigy named Randy Rhodes on guitar. A second solo record would follow a year later and his legacy as a solo artist and heavy metal icon would be cemented, arguably eclipsing even what he had accomplished with the mighty Sabbath. HHP Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 Instagram https://instagram.com/the_history_of_heavy @historyofheavy

Mike and Dave reminisce about the impact that Ozzy had on their lives and pay respect to his one of a kind greatness. Rest in Peace John Michael Osbourne. Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading The Best of Black Sabbath Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ryh2ySiuiaCm5KuLlcuxL?si=00f9d9c618644c91 Sabbath Covers Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4SUoDnhqhG9QtE815aAxCk?si=da863e05ebf74b2f Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 Instagram https://instagram.com/the_history_of_heavy @historyofheavy

The Brooklyn power trio never found success in their early '70's heyday but in recent decades have been often referenced by hard rock and heavy metal nerds as one of the great overlooked bands. Their influence can clearly be heard in the stoner rock riffage of Kyuss and in the thick fuzziness of Melvins. Sir Lord Baltimore may have missed their shot at glory but their music continues to age extremely well.

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In honor of Sabbath's last ever "Back to the Beginning" show at Villa Park in Birmingham we discuss our all-time favorite songs by the band that started it all! Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading HHP EP21: "The Wizard" https://open.spotify.com/episode/1CpoXNMCcSByHMvLZ7lBIp?si=29b384a7906644c4 Brown Sabbath "Fairies Wear Boots" https://open.spotify.com/track/24w0AeGooUIswDDJl5uA3c?si=5a93ae49ea314919 Sepultura "Symptom of the Universe" https://open.spotify.com/track/0IxUE91EiSrHYfiaVVQO4c?si=9c9bdc9fd026487c The Cardigans "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" https://open.spotify.com/track/4SbIu8Z9o76jt2ppn7cPZT?si=2e5307ef44b74881' "Children of the Grave" White Zombie https://open.spotify.com/track/7eEHTD3EEevRKoLj7RwbYn?si=161c359d01624548 Lamb of God https://open.spotify.com/track/5pdb4UFAWnuiepRAyAUvsd?si=6cee4a82b0654cf3 HHP: The Best of Black Sabbath Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ryh2ySiuiaCm5KuLlcuxL?si=f399b71021244345 Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 Instagram https://instagram.com/the_history_of_heavy @historyofheavy

We've discussed iron butterflies and we'll get to hawk winds and swans but tonight it's all about nuclear cocks as we take a step deeper into the heaviness that was beginning to emerge in early 1970's London. Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading Movies Sly Lives https://www.hulu.com/movie/sly-lives-98d14eec-caa7-4974-ba2e-ad34a17d6f8f Summer of Soul https://www.searchlightpictures.com/summerofsoul/ Love and Mercy https://www.hulu.com/movie/love-mercy-bd3e7930-987f-4670-b0f2-a93c100d2ea8 Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 Instagram https://instagram.com/the_history_of_heavy @historyofheavy

Uriah Heep were undoubtedly heavy for their time and they were also incredibly self-serious and goofy, which begs the question; were they a key inspiration for the mighty Spinal Tap? Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading Randy Holden Population II https://open.spotify.com/album/1qg23tCQNP6MmO50d6rEfG?si=6ecydc_2QPSCEkPO2dYGSQ Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 Instagram https://instagram.com/the_history_of_heavy @historyofheavy

Stray were largely ignored throughout their career in the 1970s and have been all but forgotten since. However, their lack of any commercial or critical success is due to no fault of their own. They were good players that wrote some great songs. Chalk their irrelevance up to bad timing in a highly competitive market that included the likes of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Regardless of their cultural and financial fate, this song from their debut LP is an absolute jam and slots nicely into our conversation chronicling how heavy music was evolving in the early 70s.

Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading They Just Seem A Little Weird by Doug Brod https://www.amazon.com/They-Just-Seem-Little-Weird/dp/0306845199 Iron Maiden "All in Your Mind" https://open.spotify.com/track/3FdwNolOXxTx573XgVclZV?si=3a2322be887740e7 Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 Instagram https://instagram.com/the_history_of_heavy @historyofheavy

The Stooges are to punk what Black Sabbath is to metal. That is, they effectively invented the genre and all of its splinter subgenres which would all sound completely different without them. Like Sabbath, The Stooges don't get enough credit for how multi-dimensional their music was. Elements of Free Jazz, psychedelia and even art rock are as prominent as their acclaimed shambolic electrical blues approach to garage rock was. All of these influences come together with beautiful chaos on their second record, Funhouse. For our on-going conversation about the history of heavy music, we focus on the albums second track, "Loose." Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading Movie: Gimmie Danger Directed by Jim Jarmusch https://www.amazon.com/Gimme-Danger-Iggy-Pop/dp/B089XYBLKB Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 Instagram https://instagram.com/the_history_of_heavy @historyofheavy