50 years, 50 tracks: the Ultimate Heavy Metal Playlist By Geoff Barton, Malcolm Dome, Lee Dorrian, Ian Fortnam, Paul Henderson, Dave Ling, Sian Llewellyn, Scott Rowley, Jonathan Selzer, Henry Yates, Fraser Lewry As humanity celebrates 50 years of heavy metal, here’s half a century’s worth of pioneering heavy music, from the classics to the contemporary hard-hitters
The 20 Great Lost Albums of British Rock, 1968-72 By Lee Dorrian Label boss, former Cathedral singer and late 60s/early 70s music aficionado Lee Dorrian picks the best forgotten prog-psych albums of the 1960s
Deep cuts: Help – Christian power trio featuring future Doobie Brothers drummer By Lee Dorrian Diving into the crates of the great forgotten gems: This month we take a look at Help's album 'Second Coming' – Decca, USA, 1971, £70+
Deep cuts: The Savage Resurrection, the forgotten West Coast freaks from 1968 By Lee Dorrian Unearthing the best in record collector gold dust. This month, The Savage Resurrection, Mercury USA, 1968, £120
Deep cuts: Dragonfly – the '60s band that gave Blue Cheer a run for their money By Lee Dorrian Dragonfly – Dragonfly, Megaphone Records, USA, 1968, £375+
Granicus: Granicus – "piercingly high-pitched" proto-metal from Ohio By Lee Dorrian A hard, heavy slice of 70s proto-metal from underground five-piece Granicus.
The Songs That Forged Metal: Part 1 - 1964-1978 By Lee Dorrian From The Kinks to Black Sabbath, ex-Cathedral frontman/proto-metal connoisseur Lee Dorrian guides you through the songs that built heavy metal
Buried Treasure: Salem Mass's underground, 'satanic' majesty By Lee Dorrian Salem Mass, Witch Burning - Private press, USA, 1971, £450
Buried Treasure: Tamam Shud By Lee Dorrian Tamam Shud Goolutionites And The Real People, Warner Bros, Australia 1970, £1,000+
Buried Treasure: Andwellas DReam By Lee Dorrian Love And Poetry: a great overlooked psychedelic album.
