When Ritchie Blackmore decided to start a side project from his work at Deep Purple, he started a band of his own. Whilst the origins of the band’s na
Category: Classic Heavy-Metal Bands
Dio
Any heavy metal head both knows and reveres the name Ronnie James Dio. Dio formed the band which he named after himself, back in 1982 following his de
Black Sabbath
The Birmingham, England, based band came together back in 1968. The band took their name from a film of the same name that was released at the time, b
Led Zeppelin
When Led Zeppelin were formed in 1966, they certainly wouldn’t have been considered heavy metal, With Led Zeppelin’s falling into a mixed category per
Deep Purple
Another fantastic English rock band, Deep Purple, set the tone of heavy rock, allowing its eventual evolution into what would become the heavy metal w