This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1982. Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that emerged as a defined musical style in the 1970s, having its roots in hard rock bands which, between 1969 and 1974,[1] mixed blues and rock to create a hybrid with a thick, heavy, guitar-and-drums-centered sound, characterised by... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Newly formed bands

• Death Angel
• Napalm Death
• Possessed
• W.A.S.P.
• Dio
• Suicidal Tendencies (not originally as a metal band)
• Exodus

Death Angel is a Filipino-American thrash metal band from San Francisco, California. ... Napalm Death is a grindcore/death metal band formed in the village of Meriden near Birmingham, England in 1982 by Nicholas Bullen and Miles Ratledge. ... Possessed were a seminal death metal band formed in 1983 in El Sobrante, California, a San Francisco Bay Area suburb. ... This article is about the band. ... Dio is a heavy metal band led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who formed it in October 1982 after leaving Black Sabbath. ... Suicidal Tendencies are a hardcore punk band formed in 1982 in Venice, California. ... Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1982 in San Francisco, California, by Kirk Hammett, Tom Hunting, Paul Baloff and Gary Holt. ...

Albums

• Aerosmith - Rock in a Hard Place
• Alice Cooper - Zipper Catches Skin
• Black Sabbath - Live Evil
• Gamma - Gamma 3
• Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
• Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
• KISS - Creatures of the Night
• Led Zeppelin - Coda (album) (contained unreleased recordings before Bonham's death)
• Manowar - Battle Hymns
• Motörhead - Iron Fist
• Quiet Riot - Metal Health
• Rush - Signals
• Twisted Sister - Under the Blade
• Van Halen - Diver Down
• Y&T - Black Tiger

Aerosmith is a prominent American rock band, which regards itself as Americas Greatest Rock and Roll Band.[1] [2] Although they are known as the bad boys from Boston, none of the members are actually from the city. ... Rock in a Hard Place is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith and was released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a hard rock singer and musician, whose work spans four decades. ... Zipper Catches Skin is an album by Alice Cooper, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). ... There are other articles with similar names; see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... There is also a Black Sabbath album called Live Evil Live-Evil is an album by Miles Davis, part of which was recorded live at the Cellar Door on December 19, 1970, and part of which was recorded in Columbias Studio B on February 6, 1970. ... Gamma was a band formed by guitarist Ronnie Montrose and singer Davey Pattison. ... Gammas third album. ... Iron Maiden is an English heavy metal band from East London. ... The Number of the Beast is a heavy metal album released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) by Iron Maiden on EMI in the UK and originally Harvest Records/Capitol Records in the U.S. (now on Sanctuary Records/Columbia Records), and is widely considered to be one of the... Judas Priest are a heavy metal band formed in 1968 in the northwest midlands, near Birmingham, England. ... Screaming for Vengeance is a 1982 album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. ... The Kiss by Francesco Hayez, 19th century. ... Creatures of the Night is a 1982 album from American hard rock band KISS. It is the bands 14th studio album and last for Casablanca Records, the only label the group had ever recorded for, and was dedicated to the memory of Casablanca founder and early KISS supporter Neil... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album) Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, and are one of the most successful such groups in popular music history. ... Coda is an album by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). ... Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York, which formed in 1980. ... Battle Hymns is the 1982 debut album from the heavy metal band Manowar. ... Motörhead are a British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy Kilmister (real name Ian Kilmister) after his ejection from the iconic space-rock band Hawkwind. ... Iron Fist is the sixth album by the British speed metal band Motörhead. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Metal Health was the breakthrough album for the American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. ... Rush is a Canadian progressive rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist, and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... Signals is the ninth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). ... Twisted Sister is an American hard rock/glam metal band from New York City. ... Under The Blade (1982) Secret Records (U.S. Sales Certification - Gold) Under The Blade is the highly acclaimed 1982 debut of legendary American heavy metal band Twisted Sister. ... Van Halen is an American hard rock band. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Y&T (Yesterday & Today) is a rock band who formed in 1974. ... Black Tiger was a videogame developed by the japanese company Capcom at 1987. ...

Events

• Iron Maiden's lead singer Paul Di'Anno leaves band due to heavy drinking, and is replaced by Bruce Dickinson. Iron Maiden's first album with Bruce Dickinson, The Number of the Beast, becomes the first heavy metal album to reach No.1 in the U.K. music charts.
• Motörhead's guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke leaves the band and is replaced by ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson.
• Quiet Riot's Metal Health becomes the first heavy metal album to reach No.1 in the Billboard United States music charts and is followed by albums by Twisted Sister, and Mötley Crüe
• Judas Priest's single You've Got Another Thing Comin' becomes the first heavy metal single to break into the Billboard U.S. Top 20 Singles.
• Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist Randy Rhoads dies in an airplane accident on March 19.
• Late that year Iron Maiden's drummer Clive Burr is fired from Maiden due to problems with alcohol and too heavy tour schedules and Nicko McBrain from Trust is hired to replace him. Maiden had now their most legendary line-up.