Editing Uriah Heep (band) (section)

==Musical style and influence==
Uriah Heep's music has predominantly been described by critics and journalists as [[hard rock]], [[progressive rock]] and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]],<ref name="allmusicbio" /><ref name=Weinstein>{{cite book|title=Heavy Metal: The Music And Its Culture|author=Weinstein, D.|date=2009|publisher=Perseus Books Group|isbn=9780786751037|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3ag-T6ppMowC&pg=PA17|page=17|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=CMJ>{{cite journal|title=CMJ New Music Monthly|journal=CMJ New Music|date=August 2001|publisher=CMJ Network, Inc.|issn=1074-6978|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kioEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA98|page=98|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=munro>{{cite book|title=The Sensational Alex Harvey|author=Munro, J. N.|date=2011|publisher=Birlinn|isbn=9780857901521|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UMi8BQAAQBAJ&pg=PT84|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=heyward>{{cite book|title=Tin Pan Alley: The Rise of Elton John|author=Hayward, K.|date=2013|publisher=Soundcheck Books |isbn= 9780957144200|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PEgPhgVOPpUC&pg=PT64|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=case>{{cite book|title=Led Zeppelin FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Greatest Hard Rock Band of All Time|author=Case, G.|date=2011|publisher=Backbeat Books|isbn=9781617130717|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=whiYj4MxeA0C&pg=PT784|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=hecker>{{cite book|title=Turkish Metal: Music, Meaning, and Morality in a Muslim Society|author1=Hecker, P.|author2=Hawkins, P. S.|author3=Burns, P. L.|date=2012|publisher=Ashgate Publishing Limited|isbn=9781409456575|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YF1KCfZXxmgC&pg=PT39|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=Talevski>{{cite book|title=Rock Obituaries – Knocking On Heaven's Door|author=Talevski, N. |date= 2010|publisher=Omnibus|isbn=9780857121172|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DykffzkFALoC&pg=PA644|page=644|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref> with influences from [[acid rock]], [[blues]], and [[folk music|folk]].<ref name=allmusicbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/uriah-heep-mn0000835648/biography |website=AllMusic |title=Uriah Heep. Biography & History |access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Rock Band Name Origins: The Stories of 240 Groups and Performers|author=Metzer, G.|date=2008|publisher=McFarland, Incorporated Publishers|isbn=9780786455317|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R857BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA207|page=207|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref> Uriah Heep's distinctive features have always included a massive keyboard sound, strong vocal harmonies and (in the early years) [[David Byron]]'s quasi-operatic vocals.<ref name="enotes">{{cite web |author= Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music |year= 1994 |url= http://www.enotes.com/contemporary-musicians/uriah-heep-biography |title= Uriah Heep biography |website= eNotes.com |access-date= 8 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="amg">{{cite web |author= Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url= http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gifexqr5ldde~T1 |title= Uriah Heep biography |website= AllMusic |access-date= 8 April 2010}}</ref> In a 2018 interview, guitarist Mick Box cited "five-part vocal harmonies, Hammond organ and wah-wah guitar" as the main elements of the band's sound.<ref name="guitarworldMB">{{cite web |last1=Aledort |first1=Andy |title=Mick Box Talks Uriah Heep's New Album, 'Living the Dream' |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/mick-box-talks-uriah-heeps-new-album-living-the-dream |website=[[Guitar World]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |access-date=10 November 2020 |date=28 November 2018}}</ref>

Uriah Heep have been cited as an influence by numerous acts, including [[Iron Maiden]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hardwiredmagazine.com/uriah-heep-serbia-2019/?lang=en|title=Live Review: Uriah Heep in Serbia – How Do You Make Magic?|date=6 February 2019 |work= Hardwired Magazine|access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref> [[Queen (band)|Queen]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/uriah-heep-interview-mick-box-judas-priest-tour-legacy/|title=Uriah Heep: Still 'Living the Dream' as the 'Beach Boys of Heavy Metal', Touring with Judas Priest (Mick Box Q&A) |work= Rock Cellar Magazine|date=9 May 2019 |access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://musicplayers.com/2019/04/classic-rock-icons-uriah-heep-to-embark-on-2019-north-american-tour-as-special-guests-to-judas-priest/|title=Tobias Forge says Uriah Heep is a big influence to Ghost|date=May 2019 |website=MusicPlayers.com |access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref> [[Accept (band)|Accept]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.givememetal.com/heavymetaltrees/accept-family-tree |title=Accept Family Tree |website=The Metal |date=2 February 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> [[Ghost (Swedish band)|Ghost]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rockandrollgarage.com/tobias-forge-says-uriah-heep-is-a-big-influence-to-ghost/|title=Uriah Heep's Fifty Years In Rock released on 30th October 2020 on BMG|date=26 December 2019 |website=Rock and Roll Garage |access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref> [[Fates Warning]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.givememetal.com/progressivemetaltrees/fates-warning-family-tree |title=Fates Warning Family Tree |website=The Metal |date=9 November 2020 |access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> [[Sodom (band)|Sodom]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.givememetal.com/thrashmetaltrees/sodom-family-tree |title=Sodom Family Tree |website=The Metal |date=December 2020 |access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> [[Death (metal band)|Death]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.givememetal.com/deathmetaltrees/death-family-tree |title=Death Family Tree |website=The Metal |date=9 January 2020 |access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> [[Dio (band)|Dio]], [[King Diamond (band)|King Diamond]], [[Avenged Sevenfold (band)|Avenged Sevenfold]], [[Krokus (band)|Krokus]], [[Demons & Wizards (band)|Demons & Wizards]] (who were named after the band's [[Demons and Wizards (Uriah Heep album)|album with the same name]]), [[Axel Rudi Pell]] and [[Fifth Angel]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://allabouttherock.co.uk/uriah-heeps-fifty-years-in-rock-released-on-30th-october-2020-on-bmg/ |title=Uriah Heep's Fifty Years In Rock released on 30th October 2020 on BMG |date=26 August 2020 |website=All About The Rock |access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref>