/r/ProtoMetal
Sub-Reddit dedicated to sharing proto-metal bands and songs; and generally celebrating that sweet spot between classic rock and metal that hits me so good.
I've got some favorites - and so do you! I'm no audiophile - I basically made this as an vehicle for discovering bands and songs I've never heard of. So bring it on!
/r/ProtoMetal
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Josephus: Dead Man (1970)
Josefus from Houston, Texas have been credited as "one of the first models for the blunt sound of Texas hard rock and heavy metal." They were also mentioned in an article in Classic Rock titled "The Lost Pioneers of Heavy Metal”
21:45 UTC
New collection of Italian '70s heavies. The Day After The Sabbath vol 156 - 60s-70s Heavy Psych, Prog & Hard Rock
19:23 UTC
Buffalo - Sunrise (Come My Way)
06:04 UTC
Randy Holden: Guitar Song 1970
early doom 🤘. former member of Blue Cheer.
21:21 UTC
The Frost - Fifteen Hundred Miles (Through The Eye Of A Beatle)
17:26 UTC
Power Of Zeus - It Couldn't Be Me (1970)
17:24 UTC
The Day After The Sabbath Vol155: A selection of cool heavy rare and unknown 45s from the 1969-1979, Amazing stuff!
20:27 UTC
Shared this in another sub recently. This song is monstrous! Scorps - Sails
22:12 UTC
Check out this unbelievably heavy Zappa track!
22:08 UTC
New TDATS Volume 154: Girls of Heavy Psych & Proto Metal pt6. Making obscure heavy 60s-70s rock comps & articles since 2009
15:13 UTC
This Saturday in San Diego!
Who's heading out to see Danava and Deathchant THIS SATURDAY at Brick by Brick? Doors open at 7:30PM, see you there!
15:57 UTC
Some more Excellent UK Proto metal from 1973
18:36 UTC
Certainly one of the heaviest early '70s proto doom tracks I have discovered!
15:24 UTC
Guess I found this channel too late!
Or I wish I had discovered this earlier.
I've been slowly gravitating to proto-metal (which I used to call trippy metal), as I get in to my years. Don't get me wrong, I'm a metal head through and through - am seeing Blind Guardian this May. Been a lover of metal for the past 30+ years, am from Brazil (live in the US now) and have been to a ton of festivals and metal concerts.
But through bands like Kyuss, which I have been following since the 90s, to Uncle Acid, King Gizzard, Tanith, Wytch Hazel, Pelican, there are SO many good bands! What a great time for proto metal. Got into Albion recently, plus Elder, Baroness, etc. I'm devouring them and can't get enough. This makes me so happy!
The latest one that blew my mind was Tanith. Folks, please send some good stuff my way. Proto Metal is AWESOME!
21:36 UTC
Scorps- Steam something something. (This track slaps)
Mid 70s banger
19:55 UTC
Hungarian heavy 70s prog / psych TDATS Volume 153 up now
14:56 UTC
High Tide - Nowhere
This and Futilists Lament’s opening riffs are fucking evil
14:06 UTC
C'mon Everybody (Remastered)
UFO version of C’mon Everybody - undeniably loud and heavy
22:52 UTC
SCRA Southern Contemporary Rock Assembly - CC Rider
06:08 UTC
Randy Holden’s famous proto-metal track ‘Fruit & Icebergs’ while he was in Blue Cheer
Slightly sped up but the same amazing track
05:46 UTC
Fans of lesser-known / obscure heavy rock? Here's the new collection of 45s from The Day After The Sabbath
19:43 UTC
I just added a great downloadable comp of rare Bolivian psych, hard rock & prog on my zine, very cool stuff...
18:47 UTC
I used an AI upscaler to "improve" the low res video of Breadfan that's been on YT for years....mixed results but interesting all the same
18:14 UTC
150th Anniversary of my long-running 60s-70s Obscure Heavy Rock & Proto-Metal zine, free comp!
16:18 UTC
High Tide - Futilist's Lament
21:45 UTC
Randy Holden - Fruit & Iceburgs
21:42 UTC
D.R. Hooker - I'm Leaving You (1972)
21:39 UTC
Peacepipe - Sea of Nightmares (1970)
21:37 UTC
Bolder Damn - Dead Meat
21:35 UTC
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