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Originally Posted by BastardofYoung
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Sabbath gave Heavy Metal an image, but the sound was already established and being shaped before they came along.
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I'm not disputing that Blue Cheer contributed to the budding heavy metal sound in the late sixties, but one could argue that Sabbath wrote original songs whereas "Summertime Blues" (Blue Cheer's defining song?) was just an old blues tune that they covered with a more metallic spin. I haven't heard any other song by Blue Cheer so idk if they're other tracks sound similar to that particular cover, just offering some food for thought.
But as you said earlier, Deep Purple, Zeppelin, Cream, and some might even say Hendrix all helped to shape a sound that Black Sabbath really refined as they came into their own. I'd say that you really couldn't pinpoint a single band who invented it, as it was really just a heavier form of the blues at the time.