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| origin = [[San Diego|San Diego, California]], U.S. |
| origin = [[San Diego|San Diego, California]], U.S. |
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Acid rock]]<ref name="AM"/><ref>{{cite book|last= A. Hamilton|first= Neil|date= 1997|title= The ABC-Clio Companion to the 1960s Counterculture in America|publisher= [[ABC-CLIO]]|page= [https://archive.org/details/abccliocompanion00hami/page/3 3]|isbn= 978-0874368581|url= https://archive.org/details/abccliocompanion00hami/page/3}}</ref>|[[hard rock]]<ref name="AM"/>|[[psychedelic rock]]<ref>{{cite book |last= Talevski|first= Nick|date= 2006|title= Rock Obituaries – Knocking On Heaven's Door|publisher= [[Omnibus Press]]|page= 127|isbn= 978-1846090912}}</ref><ref name="AM">{{AllMusic | id= iron-butterfly-mn0000772567 | label= Iron Butterfly}}</ref>|[[progressive rock]]<ref>{{cite book |last= Riley |first=Glenn |date=August 2004 |title=Progressive Rock Guitar: A Guitarist's Guide to the Styles and Techniques of Art Rock, Book and CD|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=WnH7XLqchKUC&dq=iron+butterfly+%22progressive+rock%22&pg=PA5|publisher= Alfred Publishing Company, Incorporated |page= 5 |isbn= 9780739035375 |quote=Progressive rock emerged in the late 1960s with acts such as King Crimson, Yes, Iron Butterfly and Jethro Tull}}</ref>}} |
| genre = {{hlist|[[Acid rock]]<ref name="AM"/><ref>{{cite book|last= A. Hamilton|first= Neil|date= 1997|title= The ABC-Clio Companion to the 1960s Counterculture in America|publisher= [[ABC-CLIO]]|page= [https://archive.org/details/abccliocompanion00hami/page/3 3]|isbn= 978-0874368581|url= https://archive.org/details/abccliocompanion00hami/page/3}}</ref>|[[hard rock]]<ref name="AM"/>|[[psychedelic rock]]<ref>{{cite book |last= Talevski|first= Nick|date= 2006|title= Rock Obituaries – Knocking On Heaven's Door|publisher= [[Omnibus Press]]|page= 127|isbn= 978-1846090912}}</ref><ref name="AM">{{AllMusic | id= iron-butterfly-mn0000772567 | label= Iron Butterfly}}</ref>|[[progressive rock]]<ref>{{cite book |last= Riley |first=Glenn |date=August 2004 |title=Progressive Rock Guitar: A Guitarist's Guide to the Styles and Techniques of Art Rock, Book and CD|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=WnH7XLqchKUC&dq=iron+butterfly+%22progressive+rock%22&pg=PA5|publisher= Alfred Publishing Company, Incorporated |page= 5 |isbn= 9780739035375 |quote=Progressive rock emerged in the late 1960s with acts such as King Crimson, Yes, Iron Butterfly and Jethro Tull}}</ref>}} |
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| years_active = {{hlist|1966–1971|1974–1985|1987–2012| |
| years_active = {{hlist|1966–1971|1974–1985|1987–2012|2015–present}} |
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| label = {{hlist|[[Atco Records|Atco]]|[[MCA Records|MCA]]|[[Purple Pyramid Records|Purple Pyramid]]}} |
| label = {{hlist|[[Atco Records|Atco]]|[[MCA Records|MCA]]|[[Purple Pyramid Records|Purple Pyramid]]}} |
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| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Captain Beyond]]|[[Rhinoceros (band)|Rhinoceros]]}} |
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Captain Beyond]]|[[Rhinoceros (band)|Rhinoceros]]}} |
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'''Iron Butterfly''' |
'''Iron Butterfly''' is an American [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in [[San Diego|San Diego, California]], in 1966. They are best known for the 1968 hit "[[In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida]]", providing a dramatic sound that led the way towards the development of [[hard rock]] and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] music. Although their heyday was the late 1960s, the band has been reincarnated with various members with varying levels of success with no new recordings since 1975. Their second album, ''[[In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (album)|In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida]]'' (1968), remains a best-seller, and Iron Butterfly was the first group to receive an in-house [[platinum album]] award from Atlantic Records.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iron Butterfly – 3 Awards For "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" – An RIAA White Matte – An In-House Platinum Award (the first) – A 4X Platinum RIAA R Hologram |url=http://honormusicawards.com/iron-butterfly-3-awards-for-in-a-gadda-da-vida-an-riaa-white-matte-an-in-house-platinum-award-the-first-a-4x-platinum-riaa-r-hologram/ |website=Honor Music Awards |date=15 May 2014 |quote=In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida was given the distinction of being the first album to be awarded platinum status.}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |