1968: Steppenwolf releases their recording of “Born to Be Wild.” In addition to becoming a smash hit, the song contains the lyric “heavy metal thunder,” which soon comes to be a label for a certain type of loud, guitar-centric rock music.
1968: Steppenwolf releases their recording of “Born to Be Wild.” In addition to becoming a smash hit, the song contains the lyric “heavy metal thunder,” which soon comes to be a label for a certain type of loud, guitar-centric rock music.