1969 in heavy metal music

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1969.

Bands formed

 * The Allman Brothers Band
 * April Wine
 * Argent
 * Atomic Rooster
 * Bang
 * Blackfoot
 * Blind Faith
 * Bloodrock
 * Blue Mountain Eagle
 * Blues Creation
 * Brownsville Station
 * Cactus
 * Coven
 * Crushed Butler
 * Dust
 * Elonkorjuu
 * Eloy
 * Epitaph
 * Faces
 * Focus
 * Gary Moore
 * Grand Funk Railroad
 * Granicus
 * Hawkwind
 * High Tide
 * Hot Tuna
 * Hookfoot
 * Humble Pie
 * Iron Claw
 * Jacula
 * Josefus
 * Judas Priest (as Freight)
 * King Crimson
 * Leaf Hound
 * Little Free Rock
 * May Blitz
 * Morly Grey
 * Mott the Hoople
 * Mountain
 * Neon Rose
 * November
 * Thin Lizzy
 * Titanic
 * Toe Fat
 * Trapeze
 * Truth and Janey
 * Tucky Buzzard
 * UFO
 * Uriah Heep
 * Wishbone Ash
 * ZZ Top

Albums

 * Morgen – Morgen
 * Writing on the Wall - The Power of the Picts