heavy metal

1973
Kiss (band) entered Bell Sound Studios

The band entered Bell Sound Studios in New York City on October 10, 1973, to begin recording its first album.

Kiss (band) offered to become the band’s manager

Former TV director Bill Aucoin , who had seen the group at a handful of showcase concerts in the summer of 1973, offered to become the band’s manager in mid-October.

Kiss (band) recorded a five-song demo tape

On March 13 of that year, the band recorded a five-song demo tape with producer Eddie Kramer .

Kiss (band) made their debuts

the iconic character designs associated with Kiss made their debuts during the March 9–10 shows at The Daisy in Amityville, New York .

Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy

Led Zeppelin’s next album, Houses of the Holy , was released in March 1973. It featured further experimentation by the band, who expanded their use of synthesisers and mellotron orchestration. The predominantly orange album cover, designed by the London-based design group Hipgnosis , depicts images of nude children climbing the…
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Alice Cooper In February 1973, Billion Dollar Babies was released worldwide and

In February 1973, Billion Dollar Babies was released worldwide and became the band’s most commercially successful studio album, reaching No. 1 in both the US and UK. ” Elected “, a late-1972 Top 10 UK hit from the album, which inspired one of the first MTV -style story-line promo videos…
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Kiss (band) first Kiss performance

The first Kiss performance took place on January 30, 1973, for an audience of fewer than ten people at the Popcorn Club (renamed Coventry shortly afterward) in Queens .

Deep Purple Who Do We Think We Are

Mark II continued to work and released the album Who Do We Think We Are in 1973. Spawning the hit single ” Woman from Tokyo “, the album hit No. 4 in the UK charts and No. 15 in the US chart, while achieving gold record status faster than any…
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Deep Purple Gillan quitting the band

The bad feelings, including tensions with Blackmore, culminated in Gillan quitting the band after their second tour of Japan in the summer of 1973

Icon (band) Wallach, Clifford and Wexler started playing together in 1973 in a

Wallach, Clifford and Wexler started playing together in 1973 in a cover band called Ice that played parties locally