Very High Frequencies Episode: 167 -History of Hard Rock pt 2

This week on Very High Frequencies Not Dead Yet Mike conducts the second advanced course on the history of hard rock; and it's transition to heavy metal. Starting with 1970 and winding down the lesson in 1984, before hair metal caused grunge to  rule the airwaves and MTV. Defining slabs of guitar dirges by Sabbath, Zep, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, UFO, Rainbow,and the like, along with some of the innovators of the eras that eventually found success with much lighter fair. By '79 bands shied away from long tunes, in part influenced by punk. 1980 was the beginning of The New Wave of British Heavy Metal, many of these groups are still touring today. Angel Witch, Witchfinder General and their ilk may not have sold a lot of albums but you can still spot their band logos on battle vests at festivals nowadays, and perhaps  tellingly by the  guys in Metallica. Early eighties introduced Chicago's
 Trouble and Danes Mercyful Fate, represented here with absolutely  metal songs. An early track by the aforementioned four horseman of the Apocalypse, the hugely popular despite their heaviness, Metallica is  quite brutal compared to their later output. Like it's  predecessor, episode VHF-113,  this week VHF-166 is part two in the History of Hard Rock and It's Transition to Heavy Metal.