---
title: "Randy Holden"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/randy-holden"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "United States"
---

# Randy Holden

**Randy Holden** is a heavy metal band, from United States.

Randy Holden is an American guitarist best known for being a member of the West Coast acid rock group Blue Cheer and performance on their third album, New! Improved! (1969). His solo album Population II (1970) is considered to be one of the earliest examples of doom metal. Holden is also a painter.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Holden

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Randy Holden |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | United States |
| Releases in catalog | 3 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1970 | [Population II](https://themetalnet.com/album/046ede41-a8aa-335b-97f9-4b1e3ba853cf) | Album |
| 1997 | [Guitar God](https://themetalnet.com/album/894e5673-cee0-47dd-9948-e66ffbecbeaa) | Album |
| 2022 | [Population III](https://themetalnet.com/album/727ba020-84fa-49ad-b147-55afb7e936d8) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Pentagram](https://themetalnet.com/band/pentagram) (listened together)
- [Knightmare II](https://themetalnet.com/band/knightmare-ii) (same tags)
- [Eden’s Curse](https://themetalnet.com/band/eden-s-curse) (same tags)
- [Overdose](https://themetalnet.com/band/overdose-2d46e030) (same tags)
- [White Magician](https://themetalnet.com/band/white-magician) (same tags)
- [Danava](https://themetalnet.com/band/danava) (same tags)
- [Ólafur Arnalds](https://themetalnet.com/band/olafur-arnalds) (same tags)
- [Wailing Banshee](https://themetalnet.com/band/wailing-banshee) (same tags)
- [E.S.T.](https://themetalnet.com/band/e-s-t) (same tags)
- [Tytus](https://themetalnet.com/band/tytus) (same tags)
- [CyberSDF](https://themetalnet.com/band/cybersdf) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://randyholden.bandcamp.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/randy-holden](https://themetalnet.com/band/randy-holden). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt