A History Of Heavy Metal In 100 Songs

Ep.17 Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne

After being thrown out of Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne thought his music career was done and a life as an abattoir worker awaited him in Aston. The Blizzard of Ozz LP tur

Ep.16 Ace of Spades by Motorhead w/Special Guest Teri

Motorhead is yet another band who needs no introduction. Their influence is felt far and wide and by uniting the punks and the metalheads they changed the paramters of wh

Ep.15 Victim of Changes by Judas Priest

If Black Sabbath built the home of heavy metal, Judas Priest decorated it. After their first album flopped commercially, and their label holding their purse strings tight

Ep.14 School's Out by Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper brought a third dimension to live shows, transforming the bare stages of the early 70s into works of art in their own rights, whilst at the same time kicking

Ep.13 Smoke on the Water By Deep Purple

It's 1972, heavy metal is this awkward new genre the fans love but bands hate. Nonetheless, rock groups are pushing boundaries to make darker and heavier music, and Deep

12.5 Bonus Episode! Children of the Grave by Black Sabbath

Bonus Episode! At a time when the threat of nuclear war seemed excruciatingly real, Black Sabbath once again produced a seminal anti-war song to capture the feeling of a

Ep.12 Sweet Leaf by Black Sabbath

I did say I'd do Children of the Grave but in my research I found I had a lot more to discuss about Sweet Leaf. Black Sabbath are going from strength to strength and the

Ep.11 The Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin

Hailed as one of the biggest bands in rock and pop, Zeppelin's influence spread far and wide into the very fabric of metal itself. They proved to be highly controversial

Ep.10 Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

The swinging sixties died taking the blues revival bands with it. The world needs something else to see it through this dark time. Black Sabbath's debut album introduced

Ep.9 21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson

By taking influences from a wide range of genres, King Crimson invented their own kind of music which was so hard to place at the time. They weren't ordinary rockers, the

Ep.8 Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix

It's not possible to overstate the genius of Hendrix. In a career spanning a mere four years, he changed not only elitist musician culture, but the very way in which we p

Ep.7 Helter Skelter by The Beatles

What does Charles Manson and Roland Barthes have in common? Helter Skelter was the first heavy metal song to be released. Whilst it may not have been the most popular Bea

Ep.6 Light My Fire/The End by The Doors

The Doors get a lot of love, but I still feel they're underrated. They smashed open topics other bands skirted around which would be vital in the creation of heavy metal.

Ep.5 Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones

The '60s is a time full of change both culturally and musically, and one song represents this change to both worlds more than any other of this time. Satisfaction not onl

Ep.4 All Day and All of the Night by the Kinks

The swinging 60s are kicking off and blues is popular again thanks to some pioneering English musicians. Rock music is born and feeds into a rapidly shifting society embr

Ep.3 Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis Presley

Elvis, perhaps the most famous musician ever. He not only changed the face of music forever but our very society too. Blue Suede Shoes came out at a time where he went fr

Ep.2 Rock Around the Clock by Bill Hailey & his Comets

Transistors, films, & rock n roll. Rock Around the Clock is a seemingly innocuous, yet perhaps one of the most consequential tracks in history and almost spent its life a

Ep.1 Crossroad Blues by Robert Johnson

This episode looks into the life of Robert Johnson, the King of the Blues. Learn about why this song is so important, the harsh life he lived and the legacy he left.

Ep.0 Introduction

An introduction to the series explaining what it's about, how I'm making it and what to expect.