This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1994. Heavy metal is derivative 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 music to create a hybrid with a thick, heavy, guitar-and-drums-centered sound, characterised by... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Newly formed bands

• Abscess
• Amen
• Ayreon
• Chevelle
• Down
• Destroyer 666
• Dødheimsgard
• Heavenly
• Rammstein
• Six Feet Under
• Slash's Snakepit
• Strapping Young Lad
• Vintersorg

Abscess is a hardcore punk influenced death metal band from Oakland, California. ... Amen (sometimes all-capitalised to AMEN) is a cross-genre hard rock band mainly taking influence from heavy metal music and 1980s punk rock. ... Ayreon is the most popular project by Dutch composer and musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen. ... For information about the car of this name, see Chevrolet Chevelle. ... Down is an American southern heavy metal supergroup formed in 1991. ... Destroyer 666 are an Australian black metal band formed in 1994 by guitarist K.K. Warslut, following his departure from the cult black metal band Bestial Warlust. ... Dødheimsgard were originally a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1994, but with their last release changed into post-black industrial metal band. ... Heavenly, a power metal band from Paris, France, were formed in 1994 by vocalist Benjamin Sotto and drummer Max Pilo. ... For the airshow accident, see Ramstein airshow disaster. ... Six Feet Under (often abbreviated as SFU) is a death metal band that was formed initially as a side project of lead singer Chris Barnes (then of Cannibal Corpse). ... Slashs Snakepit Slashs Snakepit was a side-project formed by Slash in 1994 with former Guns N Roses members Slash on lead guitars, Matt Sorum on drums, Gilby Clarke on rhythm guitars and Dizzy Reed on keyboards. ... Strapping Young Lad (abbreviated to SYL) is a Canadian metal band, started by Devin Townsend in 1994. ... Vintersorg is a Swedish progressive, folk/viking, black metal-influenced band formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron (Wolfthrone in English). ...

Albums

• Alice Cooper - The Last Temptation
• Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies
• Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes
• Bolt Thrower - ...For Victory
• Bruce Dickinson - Balls To Picasso
• Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
• Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding
• Cradle of Filth - The Principle of Evil Made Flesh
• The Cult - The Cult
• Deftones - Adrenaline
• Dio - Strange Highways
• Dream Theater - Awake
• Freak Kitchen - Appetizer
• Helloween - Master Of The Rings
• In Flames - Lunar Strain
• Infectious Grooves - Groove Family Cyco
• King's X - Dogman
• Korn - Korn
• Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
• Machine Head - Burn My Eyes
• Yngwie J. Malmsteen - The Seventh Sign
• Megadeth - Youthanasia
• Metal Church - Hanging in the Balance
• Overkill - W.F.O.
• Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
• Savatage - Handful of Rain
• Slayer - Divine Intervention
• Soundgarden - Superunknown
• Stratovarius - Dreamspace
• Symphony X - Symphony X
• Testament - Low
• The 3rd and the Mortal - Sorrow (EP), Tears Laid in Earth

Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... The Last Temptation was the 1994 faith-based concept album by rock singer, Alice Cooper. ... Alice in Chains is a popular and influential Grunge/rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1987, and was one of the most commercially successful bands from the Seattle grunge music scene. ... Jar of Flies is an Alice in Chains studio EP, released on January 25, 1993. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Cross Purposes was released by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath in 1994. ... Bolt Thrower are a death metal band from Coventry, England. ... ...For Victory is a Bolt Thrower album. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Balls to Picasso is a heavy metal album released in 1994 (see 1994 in music) by Bruce Dickinson. ... Burzum began in 1987 as a prominent Norwegian black metal solo project of Varg Vikernes (born Kristian Vikernes). ... Hvis Lyset Tar Oss is the album by Norwegian black metal one-man band Burzum. ... Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band founded in 1988. ... The Bleeding is the fourth album by Cannibal Corpse. ... Cradle of Filth is a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ... The Principle of Evil Made Flesh (1994) is Cradle of Filths first album. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Cult is the sixth studio album from English rock band, The Cult. ... Deftones are a Grammy award-winning experimental rock band from Sacramento, California. ... Adrenaline is Deftones debut album, released in 1995 through Maverick Records. ... Dio is a heavy metal band led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who formed it in October 1983 after leaving Black Sabbath. ... Strange Highways is the sixth studio album by heavy metal band, Dio. ... Dream Theater is a progressive metal band formed by three students at the Berklee College of Music in 1985. ... Awake is a 1994 album from progressive metal band Dream Theater. ... Freak Kitchen is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1992. ... Appetizer has several meanings: Appetizer is another name for Hors doeuvre, a meal served before the main dishes of a meal. ... This article is about the power metal band. ... Track List Irritation (Weik Editude 112 In C) (Weikath) - 1:14 Sole Survivor(Weikath/Deris) - 4:33 Where The Rain Grows(Weikath/Deris) - 4:46 Why?(Deris) - 4:11 Mr. ... In Flames is a Swedish melodic death metal band from the city of Gothenburg. ... Lunar Strain is the first album released by Swedish death metal band In Flames in 1994. ... The Infectious Grooves are a Funk metal band led by Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir. ... Groove Family Cyco is the 3rd album release in 1994 by Infectious Grooves. ... Kings X is an American progressive metal band noted for its spiritual lyrics and sophisticated music (including vocal arrangements inspired by The Beatles). ... // Dogman – 4:01 Shoes – 3:29 Pretend – 4:36 Flies and Blue Skies – 5:00 Black the Sky – 4:32 Fool You – 4:31 Dont Care – 4:39 Sunshine Rain – 4:35 Complain – 3:19 Human Behavior – 4:28 Cigarettes – 5:52 Go to Hell – 0:51 Pillow – 4... Korn (often typeset as KoЯn to fit their logo) is a Grammy Award-winning nu metal band from Bakersfield, California. ... Korn is the self-titled debut album by Korn, released on October 11, 1994 through Immortal/Epic Records. ... This article is about the band Kyuss. ... Welcome to Sky Valley is the third album by Kyuss on June 28, 1994. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Burn My Eyes is the debut album by Oakland groove metal band Machine Head. ... Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (IPA pronunciation: /ˈɪŋveɪ/) (born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a Swedish guitarist, composer and bandleader. ... The Seventh Sign is an album by Yngwie J. Malmsteen released in 1994. ... Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder, frontman, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... Youthanasia is the sixth studio album by heavy metal band Megadeth, released on November 1, 1994. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Hanging in the Blance was the fifth album by Metal Church, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music). ... Overkill is one of the first Thrash Metal bands, formed in the early 1980s in New Jersey (but often attributed to New York City), and very active ever since. ... W.F.O. (which stands for Wide Fuckin Open) is an album by thrash metal band Overkill released in 1994 on Atlantic Records. ... Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, that formed in 1981. ... Far Beyond Driven is an album by heavy metal band Pantera. ... Savatage is a heavy metal/progressive metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1979. ... Handful of Rain is a heavy metal album by Savatage. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1982 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. ... Divine Intervention is an album by the band Slayer, released October 3, 1994 through American Recordings. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band who helped to define the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Superunknown was the fifth album by the grunge band Soundgarden and their third through A&M Records. ... Stratovarius is a Finnish Neoclassical/power metal band, known for its melodic approach to the genre. ... Dreamspace is an album by the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. ... Symphony X is an American progressive metal band from New Jersey founded in 1994 by guitarist Michael Romeo. ... Symphony X is the first album by the band with the same name. ... Testament (a. ... Low is a 1977 album by David Bowie, widely regarded as one of his most influential releases. ... The 3rd and the Mortal (alternative spelling The Third and the Mortal) is a norwegian experimental heavy metal-band. ... Tears Laid in Earth is the first album by doom metal band The 3rd and the Mortal. ...

Disbandments

Events

• Far Beyond Driven by Pantera debut's at No 1 on the U.S., British and Australian charts.
• Jar of Flies was the first and only EP ever to reach #1 on the Billboard US album chart.