1974 in heavy metal music

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1974.

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Bands formed

• The Angels
• Baker Gurvitz Army
• Bijelo Dugme
• Drugi način
• George Thorogood and the Destroyers
• Helix^[1]
• Jefferson Starship
• Krokus
• Moxy
• Ñu
• Point Blank
• Praying Mantis
• Ramones
• Streetwalkers
• 38 Special
• Raven
• Stress
• Y&T

Bands reformed

• Iron Butterfly
• MC5
• Steppenwolf

Bands disbanded

• King Crimson
• The Stooges

Events

• John Rutsey, one of the original members and the drummer of Rush, left the band due to health issues. Neil Peart was picked as his replacement.

Deaths

• Hans-Joachim Rietenbach, drummer of Lucifer's Friend, died at the age of 25.

Albums

• Lucifer's Friend – Banquet

February

Day	Artist	Album
15	Deep Purple	Burn[2]
18	Kiss	KISS[3]
	Humble Pie	Thunderbox
	Mountain	Twin Peaks

March

Day	Artist	Album
8	Queen	Queen II[4]
15	Aerosmith	Get Your Wings[5]
18	Rush	Rush[6]
29	Grand Funk Railroad	Shinin' On
	King Crimson	Starless and Bible Black
	Mott the Hoople	The Hoople

April

Day	Artist	Album
5	Blue Öyster Cult	Secret Treaties[7]
15	Lynyrd Skynyrd	Second Helping
26	Sweet	Sweet Fanny Adams[8]
	Nazareth	Rampant
	Elf	Carolina County Ball

May

Day	Artist	Album
17	Budgie	In for the Kill[9]
24	Bad Company	Bad Company
	UFO	Phenomenon[10]

June

Day	Artist	Album
	Buffalo	Only Want You for Your Body
	Uriah Heep	Wonderworld[11]

July

Day	Artist	Album
	James Gang	Miami
	Mountain	Avalanche

August

Day	Artist	Album
30	Steppenwolf	Slow Flux

September

Day	Artist	Album
6	Hawkwind	Hall of the Mountain Grill
	Judas Priest	Rocka Rolla[12]

October

Day	Artist	Album
1	King Crimson	Red
11	Montrose	Paper Money[13]
14	Jethro Tull	War Child
22	Kiss	Hotter Than Hell[14]

November

Day	Artist	Album
1	Scorpions	Fly to the Rainbow[15]
8	Queen	Sheer Heart Attack[16]
	Deep Purple	Stormbringer[17]
	Thin Lizzy	Nightlife[18]
15	Sweet	Desolation Boulevard[19]
	Wishbone Ash	There's the Rub

December

Day	Artist	Album
	Grand Funk Railroad	All the Girls in the World Beware!!!