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Originally Posted by Far-L
I would call it ProgRock.
By all that is sacred shred... why has no one even mentioned Deep Purple? They were laying the foundations of metal well before Sabbath, Cream, Blue Cheer, etc.
What are they teaching in schools these days?
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Blue Cheer and Deep Purple all put out their debut albums in 1968. Sabbath's first album was 1969. So who really came first? Good question. Blue Cheer formed in 1966 while Deep Purple formed in early 68 or late 67. There are probably a bunch of bands who never got any recognition or even record deals who were doing "metal" before this. Deep Purple's Highway Star is said by some to be the first 'speed metal' song but who knows.