METALLICA
Well here we go with what could be the biggest metal band ever to tread the stages of the world, Metallica. Formed in 1981 by a young Lars Ulrich (Drums)…
ANVIL
Anvil were on of the more tragic heavy metal stories. This Canadian band formed 1n 1978 (For perspective this was 3 years before Metallica) but had been going in one…
VENOM
Check out our review of Venom’s 2026 release “Into Oblivion” here OK, here we go with one of the biggest, if not the biggest influence on my life as a…
IRON MAIDEN
Oooh yeah, here we go with one of my favourite bands of all time, Iron Maiden. Iron Maiden formed in 1975 by bass player extrodinaire Steve Harris (same year as…
MOTORHEAD
Well, it’s time now to acknowledge one of the most influential of all time, Motorhead and in particular, frontman Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister. Lemmy formed Motorhead after being kicked out of…
RAVEN
The next cab off the rank is British heavy metal band Raven. Formed in 1974 in Newcastle a few years after both Sabbath and Priest. Raven hit the ground running…
JUDAS PRIEST
While we’re banging on about the origins of heavy metal it would be remiss of me not to mention Judas Priest. As a band Judas Priest formed in 1969 (the…
PENTAGRAM
If you’re wondering what happened after Black Sabbath released their first couple of records, we’ll here’s your answer. PENTAGRAM! As a personal opinion I quite like the band, and they…
BLACK SABBATH Black Sabbath
After the last article about the importance of Black Sabbath and their role in starting off the movement we all know and love as Heavy Metal I thought it was…
WHERE DID HEAVY METAL START?
Metalhed takes a stab at answering the age old question "Where did Heavy Metal start?" and also presents some honourable mentions