Bang - s/t 1971 / "Death of a Country"+ 1971

Hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American heavy metal band Bang were active for only a brief time in the early 70's. The group released three albums for Capitol and had one minor hit single with "Questions", which reached #90 on the Billboard Hot 100. They were strongly influenced by Black Sabbath and are considered to be forerunners of the doom-metal genre. The group briefly reformed in the 2000's and recorded two more CD's worth of music. In 2004 the concept album "Death of a Country" was released on L.P. and CD. This album was recorded in 1971 and intended to be released as the bands debut full length, but it was shelved by Capitol who did not feel releasing a "Heavy Concept Album" as the band's debut was commercially viable. Later that year, their self titled sophomore album was released as their debut instead.
Briefly hyped as top contenders for scene supremacy, and once praised as America's Black Sabbath, the power trio quickly saw it's promise squandered, instead, by their own inexperience and overbearing managerial intervention that diluted Bang's original vision, and derailed their bid for success within a few short years.