Rock that sounds like metal

In the rock world, there is rock that sounds like metal. Especially during the years between psychedelic rock and heavy metal, there were bands that sounded like what would become the genre.
They are usually referred to as proto-metal, or heavy-psych, of course, but there are other bands that played a similar sound but are usually considered hard rock, either because of their other work sounding tamer or because the bands themselves do not be wish to be known as heavy metal.
Rock that sounds like metal seems to be the most prevalent between the 1967 - 1969 period, because it was before Sabbath, but still has that in-your-face punchiness to it.
Bands such as The Who can be known as this. The Who, especially in the 1969-1972 peak period, had a furious, thunder-like sound that could almost rival Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, with Keith Moon's crazy ass drumming, John Entwistle's deep ass bass sound, Pete's furious windmilling and power chord bashing and Roger Daltrey's suddenly deepened voice like his balls dropped a second time (compared to 1967). Their live album Live At Leeds showcases this perfectly, especially the last part of the My Generation jam. While The Who's studio work sounded pretty much pleasant and tame (with a few rockers), they were beasts live despite the fact they are considered proto-punk more than proto-metal because of My Generation and I Can't Explain.
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