70's metal is todays lite rock. It seems to progress over time as the equipment improves and you do not have to do so much experimentation to get the sound you are looking for. Wes montegomery was probably considered metalish in his day. My preference is to play and write music with feeling and emotion. Recently heard a remake of of Joe Walsh's Rocky mountain way, they completely missed what he put into the song. It is louder and faster but lacked the passion of the original.
