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Originally Posted by Jonny Redshirt
Ok, after spending about 15 minutes trying to hunt down the source of the term, it appears as though nobody has any idea. Seriously. Although this isn't the only place I looked, I refer you all to the wikipedia article. The first sentence is "The origin of the term heavy metal in a musical context is uncertain."
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The article is debatable, but the one thing that most articles like this have in common, is that they agree, that it started amongst bands that were playing either blues rock or psychedelic rock loudly. Hence the term dating back to the 67 or 68 era.