Bird of Prey (Uriah Heep song) the intro to the song (approximately from 8–14 seconds) was sampled by the American Rapper Xzibit in his single "Hurt Locker". Bird of Prey (Uriah Heep song) "Bird of Prey" is a song by British progressive rock/hard rock band Uriah Heep, from the group's US version of their 1970 debut album "Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble" (released as "Uriah Heep" in the United States) and 1971's album "Salisbury". A different version of the song would also appear on the 2003 remaster of "Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble". Although not released as a single, the song is regarded by many fans as one
Heavy metal music when they took a heavy metal direction. In 1968, the sound that would become known as heavy metal began to coalesce. That January, the San Francisco band Blue Cheer released a cover of Eddie Cochran's classic "Summertime Blues", from their debut album "Vincebus Eruptum", that many consider the first true heavy metal recording. The same month, Steppenwolf released its self-titled debut album, including "Born to Be Wild", which refers to "heavy metal thunder" in describing a motorcycle. In July, the Jeff Beck Group, whose leader had preceded Page as The Yardbirds' guitarist, released its debut record: "Truth" featured some of