Believe it or not, I didn’t get into Uriah Heep until just recently.

I recall hearing the name all through my younger years. I’d read magazines like Hit Parader and recall hearing about evil rock concerts by devil worshiping bands like Mötley Crüe and Uriah Heep. So I’ve always known about them, but just never had any albums nor listened to them.

But I came across something a few months ago and I was able to listen to a fair lot of their catalog.

OK, they don’t sound very metal, at least if you consider metal to be things like Testament, Hammerfall, Megadeth, Slayer, and the like. But the Heep’s influence is evident, and a lot of metal (even if you look at hard rock and “hair metal”) wouldn’t be around if not for them.

“The Wizard” certainly isn’t very metal sounding, but it’s a cool song (and the Indian pants rule). And it’s got hot 70’s chicks dancing in the background. 🙂