8 why does this song always feel like Heavy Metal to me? I'm pretty sure metal didn't exist as a genre yet when this song came out, but...damn... (www.youtube.com) posted 1 year ago by yeldarb1983 1 year ago by yeldarb1983 +10 / -2 14 comments share 14 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Iron butterfly is great. "Summer time blues" by blue cheer is also another great song that was heavy for its time and came before Black Sabbath (and can very well be considered a "proto-metal" song).