Led Zeppelin first got hit with the “heavy metal” label after the release of its second LP (Led Zeppelin II, 1969).That the Zep had offered up a mix of folk and hard rock light and shade on ...

The Most Metal Album Led Zeppelin Recorded. Led Zeppelin got heavy on every album the band released, but on 1 record you can hear some pure metal. by Eric Schaal. Published on May 26, 2019. 3 min ...

Led Zeppelin II Becoming Led Zeppelin addresses the band’s first two albums, and the acoustic continues to play a large role in the latter. “Thank You” even includes a rare acoustic guitar solo.

But if Led Zeppelin and AC/DC are best described as hard rock bands, then so are Quiet Riot. Despite its title, Metal Health is more hard rock and than heavy metal. And the same can be said of other ...

The mythology angle is neat-ish, the early purveyors of heavy metal bit is easy to get on board with, there’s a degree of virtuosity, but it just seems to me that Zeppelin is a classic gateway band.

Jon Zazula, known to some as Jonny Z, is one of metal's most important figures.He founded Megaforce Records, who first signed Metallica, releasing Kill 'Em All and Ride the Lightning, as well as ...

Led Zeppelin, the legendary British rock band, pioneered heavy metal and hard rock through their distinctive electric sound and influences from folk and blues. The iconic group, which consisted of ...

Led Zeppelin, if you take in the full measure of their annihilating sunburst grandeur, are a very hard band to categorize.They’re usually thought of as the gods of metal, and few would deny that ...

‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ brings riffage and volume but little in the way of fresh insight Robert Plant, left, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin perform at London’s Royal Albert ...