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Steppenwolf

Canadian rock band formed in 1967 in Toronto, performing heavy blues rock with elements of hard rock and psychedelia. Fourteen Steppenwolf albums entered the Billboard 200 (Steppenwolf The Second, 1968, climbed to number 3). Twelve singles entered the Billboard Hot 100; "Born to Be Wild" (number 2 US) and "Magic Carpet Ride" (number 3 US) achieved the highest indicators here. It is believed that it was from the lyrics of "Born to Be Wild" ("I like smoke and lightning / Heavy metal thunder") that the term heavy metal passed into the lexicon of music critics.