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Originally Posted by Jonny Redshirt
The term "Heavy metal" was actually coined in reference to Led Zeppelin's debut, if memory serves, so if we go by that basis, then there are plenty of metal bands in the 70's. Where it gets sticky is differentiating between heavy metal and hard rock.
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As far as I remember, it was coined to refer to the song "Whole Lotta Love" Whether that phrase came at the time or much later on I`m not sure, but I`m sure even the reference to that song is debatable though.
The differentiating between heavy metal and hard rock though, is far more open to personal opinion. Scorpions, UFO, Rainbow, Kiss, Van Halen, AC/DC, Uriah Heep etc to name just a few, often get labelled as one or the other and usually as both.