This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1971.
Bands formed Aquelarre Buffalo Bachman-Turner Overdrive Camel Captain Beyond Cirith Ungol Color Humano Eagles Foghat The Flying Hat Band GoodThunder Hard Stuff Jo Jo Gunne Manfred Mann's Earth Band Molly Hatchet New York Dolls Pentagram Pescado Rabioso Steely Dan White Witch
Bands disbanded Blue Cheer (reformed in 1974) Derek and the Dominos Iron Butterfly (reformed in 1974) The Stooges
Deaths October 29 – Howard Duane Allman, founder and guitarist of The Allman Brothers Band, died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident at the age of 24.
Albums Sir Lord Baltimore – Sir Lord Baltimore January Day Artist AlbumMountainNantucket Sleighride Uriah Heep SalisburyZZ TopZZ Top's First Album
February Day Artist Album 24 Cactus One Way... or Another
March Day Artist Album 9 Alice Cooper Love It to Death 19 Jethro Tull AqualungHumble PieRock On
April Day Artist Album 5 Flower Travellin' Band Satori 15Grand Funk RailroadSurvival 30 Thin Lizzy Thin LizzyBlue CheerOh! Pleasant HopeJames GangThirdsToadToad
May Day Artist Album Edgar Broughton Band Edgar Broughton Band
July Day Artist Album 6 MC5 High Time 30BudgieBudgieDeep PurpleFireball
August Day Artist Album 2 The Who Who's Next6Black SabbathMaster of Reality 25 Blues Creation Demon & Eleven ChildrenGolden EarringSeven Tears
September Day Artist Album 21 T. Rex Electric WarriorMountainFlowers of Evil Uriah Heep Look At Yourself
October Day Artist Album 8 Hawkwind In Search of Space 18CactusRestrictions UFO UFO 2: Flying
November Day Artist Album 8 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV 9Alice CooperKiller 12NazarethNazarethVan der Graaf GeneratorPawn Hearts 15Grand Funk RailroadE Pluribus Funk 19Mott the HoopleBrain Capers Steppenwolf For Ladies Only
December Day Artist Album 3 King Crimson IslandsELOThe Electric Light Orchestra
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