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Uriah Heep
Alongside Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, Uriah Heep's thrashing hard rock and
screaming guitar solos helped create a template for heavy metal in the early
1970s. Named after a character from Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield,
the band was formed in London by guitarist Mick Box with front man David Byron
in 1969 and their debut album Very 'eavy. Very 'umble (1970) laid down their
signature bombastic, soaring, theatrical sound. The band dabbled with prog-rock
on follow-up Salisbury in 1971 which included the 16-minute title track complete
with a 24-piece orchestra, but made t...
