1973 in heavy metal music

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1973

Newly formed bands

* AC/DC
* Kiss (band) [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fifoxqe5ldse|publisher=Allmusic|title=Kiss Bio|accessdate=2008-04-25]
* Montrose [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifrxqe5ldte|publisher=Allmusic|title=Montrose Bio|accessdate=2008-04-25]
* Y&T (as Yesterday & Today) [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0ifixqr5ldfe|publisher=Allmusic|title=Y&T Bio|accessdate=2008-04-25]

Albums

* Aerosmith - "Aerosmith" [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0ifyxq95ldhe|publisher=Allmusic|title=Aerosmith|accessdate=2008-04-25]
* Alice Cooper - "Billion Dollar Babies" [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hifrxqe5ldae|publisher=Allmusic|title=Billion Dollar Babies|accessdate=2008-04-25]
* Alice Cooper - "Muscle of Love" [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jifrxqe5ldae|publisher=Allmusic|title=Muscle of Love|accessdate=2008-04-25]
* The Amboy Dukes - "Call of the Wild" [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:a9fyxqe5ldje|publisher=Allmusic|title=Call of the Wild|accessdate=2008-04-25]
* Black Sabbath - "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fifpxqq5ld6e|publisher=Allmusic|title=Sabbath Bloody Sabbath|accessdate=2008-04-25]
* Blue Öyster Cult - "Tyranny and Mutation" [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jzfyxq95ldte|publisher=Allmusic|title=Tyranny and Mutation|accessdate=2008-04-25]
* Budgie - "Never Turn Your Back On a Friend" [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dzfwxql5ldfe|publisher=Allmusic|title=Never Turn Your Back on a Friend|accessdate=2008-04-25]
* Deep Purple - "Who Do We Think We Are" [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jifexqr5ldke|publisher=Allmusic|title=Who Do We Think We Are|accessdate=2008-04-25]
* Led Zeppelin - "Houses of the Holy" [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:h9fyxql5ld0e|publisher=Allmusic|title=Houses of the Holy|accessdate=2008-04-25]
* Montrose - Montrose [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:09frxqw5ldke|publisher=Allmusic|title=Montrose|accessdate=2008-04-25]
* Uriah Heep - "Sweet Freedom" [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fpfoxq95ldfe|publisher=Allmusic|title=Sweet Freedom|accessdate=2008-04-25]

Disbandments

Events

* Vocalist Rob Halford replaces Al Atkins in Judas Priest.
* Vocalist Ian Gillan quits Deep Purple, as does Roger Glover. They are replaced by David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes respectively.

References