This is a timeline of heavy metal or hard rock, from its beginnings in the late 60s to the present time. Heavy metal is a form of music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ... Psychedelic music draws its inspiration from the experience of mind-altering drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, ecstasy and especially LSD. Characteristic features of the style include modal melodies, lengthy instrumental solos, esoteric lyrics and trippy special effects such as reversed, distorted, delayed and/or phased sounds. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, particularly between 1000 and 1900. ... The British blues is a type of blues music that originated in the late 1950s. ... Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... A musical instrument is a device that has been constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... The classical guitar typically has 3 nylon and 3 nickel-wound strings. ... Fender Precision Bass Bass Guitar is a commonly spoken phrase used to refer to the electric bass and horizontal acoustic basses, a stringed instrument similar in design to the electric guitar, but larger in size, commonly fretted and sometimes fretless and with a lower range. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... A number of overlapping heavy metal genres have developed since the emergence of heavy metal music in the late 1960s. ... Avant garde metal, sometimes called experimental, is a subgenre of heavy metal characterized by large amounts of experimentation and by non-standard sounds, instruments, and song structures. ... Black metal is a musical genre, related to styles of heavy metal, such as death metal. ... Celtic metal is a sub-genre of black metal. ... Christian metal is a form of heavy metal music with explicitly Christian lyrics and themes. ... Classic metal is a genre of heavy metal music which is characterized by thumping fast basslines, fast, but less heavy riffs, extended lead guitar solos, high pitched vocals and anthemic choruses. ... Death metal is a form of heavy metal music with thrash metal influences which emerged in the United States (especially Florida and California), Europe (especially the United Kingdom and Sweden) and Canada in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Doom metal is a form of heavy metal that emerged as a recognised subgenre in the mid-1980s. ... Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal that incorporates elements of folk music. ... Funk metal is a type of music that incorporates hard-driving heavy metal guitar riffs and the pounding bass rhythms characteristic of funk. ... Goth metal (also called Gothic metal) is a crossover between doom metal, heavy metal music and goth music itself; although the term metal is debated by some who say very few elements of metal are present. ... Hair metal is a type of heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s, in the United States, and was a strong force in popular music throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. ... Neo-classical metal is a subgenre of the heavy metal music heavily influenced by classical music. ... National Socialist black metal, commonly known as Nazi black metal or NSBM, is a subgenre of black metal music concerned with ideas of racial separatism and the Aryan race. ... Oriental metal is a crossover between death metal and doom metal, influenced by ancient Jewish traditions and the oriental culture. ... Power metal is a style of heavy metal music. ... The cover of Dream Theaters Metropolis, Pt. ... Speed metal is a genre of heavy metal that is often mistaken for thrash metal but tends to be more melodic and less punk-oriented. ... Tech metal is a subgenre of heavy metal / Death metal. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music. ... Vedic metal is a form of Heavy metal music popularized in South Asia and South East Asia. ... Viking metal is a sub-genre of black metal music. ... Alternative metal is a branch of heavy metal music, characterized by some heavy metal trappings, but usually a pronounced experimental edge, including unconventional lyrics, odd tempo, unusual musical instruments or extended techniques. ... Napalm Death - Scum Grindcore is an extreme form of heavy metal related to death metal, but historically formed by combining elements of early thrash metal (which predated the advent of death metal) and the music and attitude of hardcore punk. ... Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of electronic and experimental music. ... Metalcore is a genre of music spawned sometime in the mid 90s by several bands. ... Nu metal (or aggro metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal music. ... Stoner Metal and Sludge Metal are often used interchangeably, but some fans make distinctions: Sludge metal has more similarities with grindcore and hardcore punk. ... Rap metal is a musical genre that takes influence from both rap music and heavy metal music. ... Scandinavian death metal concerns the death metal bands of Scandinavian origin. ... The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) emerged in the late 1970s, in part a reaction to the decline (or over-popularity, and therefore untouchable status) of traditional heavy metal bands such as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. ... Bay Area thrash metal was around in the 1980s to 1990, in the San Francisco Bay area. ... Black metal is a musical genre, related to styles of heavy metal, such as death metal. ... Heavy metal fashion refers to the fashion, clothing habits, and general appearance of heavy metal fans. ... Avant-Garde metal Arcturus Corrosion Of Conformity Crotchduster Darth Vegas Dog Fashion Disco Fantômas Headkase Kayo Dot Maudlin of the Well Mr. ... Avant-Garde metal Arcturus Corrosion Of Conformity Crotchduster Darth Vegas Dog Fashion Disco Fantômas Headkase Kayo Dot Maudlin of the Well Mr. ... The graphic designer added the umlaut to the cover of Motörheads first album for æsthetic reasons. ... Heavy metal is a form of music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ... Hard rock is a form of rock and roll music that finds its closest roots in early 1960s garage rock. ... Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ...

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1968

• Newly formed bands
  • Alice Cooper
  • Deep Purple
  • Led Zeppelin
  • Rush

• Albums

• Disbandments

• Events

Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a heavy metal singer and musician. ... Deep Purple is the name of a British rock group, and is also the name of a song composed by Peter De Rose, from which the band may have borrowed its name. ... Led Zeppelin (clockwise from left: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones) Led Zeppelin was a British band noted for their innovative, influential approach to heavy blues-rock and as one of the most popular and influential bands of all time. ... The starman logo of Rush first appeared on the back cover of 2112. ...

1969

• Newly formed bands
  • Black Sabbath

• Albums
  • Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
  • Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
  • The Who - Tommy

• Disbandments

• Events
  • The hard rock group The Who releases the concept album Tommy, about a deaf, dumb and blind boy who wins a mass following after becoming a pinball guru. The album's consistent themes, plot, story and interlinking songs set the template for many other hard-rock artists to attempt such concept albums.

From left to right, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler This article is about the British heavy metal band. ... Led Zeppelin (clockwise from left: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones) Led Zeppelin was a British band noted for their innovative, influential approach to heavy blues-rock and as one of the most popular and influential bands of all time. ... Led Zeppelin, released on January 12, 1969 (see 1969 in music), was the first album by the British blues/rock band Led Zeppelin. ... Led Zeppelin (clockwise from left: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones) Led Zeppelin was a British band noted for their innovative, influential approach to heavy blues-rock and as one of the most popular and influential bands of all time. ... Led Zeppelin II was a rock and roll album released October 22, 1969 (see 1969 in music) by Led Zeppelin. ... The Who in 1968. ... Tommy (1969) is one of The Whos two full-scale rock operas, and the first musical work explicitly billed as a rock opera. ... The Who in 1968. ... Tommy (1969) is one of The Whos two full-scale rock operas, and the first musical work explicitly billed as a rock opera. ...

1970

• Newly formed bands

• Albums
  • Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
  • Black Sabbath - Paranoid
  • Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III

• Disbandments

• Events

From left to right, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler This article is about the British heavy metal band. ... Black Sabbath is the self-titled debut album of the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath released in 1970. ... From left to right, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler This article is about the British heavy metal band. ... Paranoid is the breakthrough second album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1970; it soon topped the British music charts. ... Led Zeppelin (clockwise from left: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones) Led Zeppelin was a British band noted for their innovative, influential approach to heavy blues-rock and as one of the most popular and influential bands of all time. ... Led Zeppelin III , the third album by Led Zeppelin, was released October 5, 1970 by Atlantic Records (see 1970 in music). ...

1971

• Newly formed bands
• Queen

• Albums
  • Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
  • The Who - Who's Next
  • Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
  • Alice Cooper - Love It to Death
• Disbandments

• Events

Queen is a British rock band which was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. ... From left to right, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler This article is about the British heavy metal band. ... Master of Reality is a heavy metal album by the rock band Black Sabbath, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music). ... The Who in 1968. ... Whos Next was released on August 14, 1971 in the United States and August 25, 1971 in the United Kingdom. ... Led Zeppelin (clockwise from left: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones) Led Zeppelin was a British band noted for their innovative, influential approach to heavy blues-rock and as one of the most popular and influential bands of all time. ... The fourth album released by the British blues/rock band Led Zeppelin is variously referred to as Four Symbols, Runes, Sticks, Zoso (after the approximate shape of the symbols used as a title), IV, or even untitled. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a heavy metal singer and musician. ... Love It to Death is a 1971 album by Alice Cooper. ...

1972

• Newly formed bands

• Albums
  • Black Sabbath - Vol. 4

• Disbandments

• Events

From left to right, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler This article is about the British heavy metal band. ... Black Sabbath, Vol. ...

1973

• Newly formed bands
  • AC/DC

• Albums
  • Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
  • Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
  • Queen - Queen (album)

• Disbandments

• Events

From left to right: Singer Brian Johnson, Rhythm Guitarist Malcolm Young, Bass Guitarist Cliff Williams, Lead Guitarist Angus Young, Drummer Phil Rudd. ... From left to right, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler This article is about the British heavy metal band. ... Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is the fifth studio album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). ... Led Zeppelin (clockwise from left: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones) Led Zeppelin was a British band noted for their innovative, influential approach to heavy blues-rock and as one of the most popular and influential bands of all time. ... Houses of the Holy is an album by Led Zeppelin released by Atlantic Records on March 28, 1973 (see 1973 in music). ... The word Queen may have many meanings: Political A queen regnant is a female monarch. ... Queen is the first rock album by British band Queen, originally released in 1973. ...

1974

• Newly formed bands
  • Twisted Sister
  • Van Halen
  • Y&T

• Albums
  • Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla
  • Queen - Queen II
  • Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
  • Rush - Rush

• Disbandments

• Events
  • The drummer John Rutsey of Rush quits and Neil Peart joins as a permanent member.

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1975

• Newly formed bands
  • Iron Maiden (by Steve Harris)
  • Motörhead

• Albums
  • Black Sabbath - Sabotage
  • Led Zeppelin - Physical Grafitti
  • Queen - A Night at the Opera
  • Rush - Caress of Steel
  • Rush - Fly by Night

• Disbandments

• Events
  • Motörhead's original drummer, Lucas Fox, leaves the band. He is replaced by Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor.

Iron Maiden promo image for The Wicker Man single. ... Steve Harris (Stephen Percy Harris, born March 12, 1957 in Leytonstone, London, England) is the bass player and primary songwriter in the heavy metal band Iron Maiden, which he founded in 1975. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... From left to right, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler This article is about the British heavy metal band. ... Sabotage is a 1975 album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath. ... Led Zeppelin (clockwise from left: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones) Led Zeppelin was a British band noted for their innovative, influential approach to heavy blues-rock and as one of the most popular and influential bands of all time. ... The word Queen may have many meanings: Political A queen regnant is a female monarch. ... A Night at the Opera is a rock album by British band Queen originally released in 1975. ... The starman logo of Rush first appeared on the back cover of 2112. ... Caress of Steel was the third album by Rush, released in 1975. ... The starman logo of Rush first appeared on the back cover of 2112. ... Fly by Night is the second studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in February 1975 (see 1975 in music). ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ...

1976

• Newly formed bands
  • Quiet Riot
  • Running Wild

• Albums
  • Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy
  • Black Sabbath - We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll
  • Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
  • Led Zeppelin - Presence
  • Queen - A Day at the Races
  • Rush - 2112

• Disbandments

• Events
  • Guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke joins Motörhead and Larry Wallis leaves after a month.

Quiet Riot was a heavy metal band, one of the first to become a pop sensation in the 1980s. ... Running Wild is one of several German power metal bands to emerge in the mid/late 1980s (along with Helloween, Rage, Blind Guardian, Grave Digger, etc). ... From left to right, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler This article is about the British heavy metal band. ... This is regarded as the worst Ozzy Osbourne era Black Sabbath album. ... From left to right, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler This article is about the British heavy metal band. ... We Sold Our Soul For Rock n Roll was a 1976 greatest hits album by Black Sabbath. ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England. ... Sad Wings of Destiny is the second album by the British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1976. ... Led Zeppelin (clockwise from left: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones) Led Zeppelin was a British band noted for their innovative, influential approach to heavy blues-rock and as one of the most popular and influential bands of all time. ... Presence is a studio album by Led Zeppelin, released by Swan Song Records on March 31, 1976. ... The word Queen may have many meanings: Political A queen regnant is a female monarch. ... A Day at the Races is a rock album by British band Queen originally released in 1976. ... The starman logo of Rush first appeared on the back cover of 2112. ... 2112 is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Larry Wallis is a guitarist, songwriter and producer for Stiff Records. ...

1977

• Newly formed bands
  • Def Leppard

• Albums
  • Motörhead - Motörhead
  • Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever
  • Rush - A Farewell to Kings

• Disbandments

• Events

Def Leppard. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Ted Nugent Ted Nugent (born December 13, 1948) aka the Nuge and the Motor City Madman) is an American guitarist from Detroit, Michigan, originally gaining fame as a member of the Amboy Dukes. ... Cat scratch fever or Cat-scratch disease is a usually benign infectious disease, most commonly found in children 1-2 weeks following a cat scratch. ... The starman logo of Rush first appeared on the back cover of 2112. ... A Farewell To Kings is the fifth studio album by the Canadian band Rush, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). ...

1978

• Newly formed bands
  • Dokken

• Albums
  • Judas Priest - Stained Class
  • Rush - Hemispheres (EP)
  • Van Halen - Van Halen

• Disbandments

• Events
  • Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen joins at 15 as a permanent member.

Dokken was an American metal band which formed in 1978. ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England. ... Stained Class is the fourth album by Judas Priest. ... The starman logo of Rush first appeared on the back cover of 2112. ... Hemispheres is the sixth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music). ... Van Halen is a United States hard rock band named after the guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother drummer Alex Van Halen. ... Van Halen is the self-titled debut album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music). ... Def Leppard. ... At 15, Richard John Cyril Allen (born November 1, 1963, Dronfield, England) started out Drumming on his mothers kitchen units, using a tambourine as additional percussion. ...

1979

• Newly formed bands
  • Venom

• Albums
  • AC/DC - Highway to Hell
  • Judas Priest - Hell Bent for Leather
  • Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East (live album)
  • Motörhead - On Parole (unofficial release from sessions recorded in 1975)
  • Motörhead - Overkill
  • Motörhead - Bomber
  • Van Halen - Van Halen II

• Disbandments

• Events
  • Ozzy Osbourne leaves Black Sabbath

Venom is a metal band formed in Newcastle in England in 1979 by Cronos (vocals, bass), Mantas (guitar) and Abaddon (drums), names gleaned from The Satanic Bible. ... From left to right: Singer Brian Johnson, Rhythm Guitarist Malcolm Young, Bass Guitarist Cliff Williams, Lead Guitarist Angus Young, Drummer Phil Rudd. ... Highway to Hell is a hard rock album by Australian band AC/DC, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England. ... Hell Bent for Leather (UK title: Killing Machine) is an album by Judas Priest. ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England. ... Unleashed in the East is Judas Priests live album that was recorded live in Tokyo, Japan during the Hell Bent for Leather tour in 1978. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... On Parole was the first album recorded by Motörhead way back in 1975. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Overkill is the second album recorded by Motörhead in 1979. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Bomber is Motörheads third released (fourth recorded) album. ... Van Halen is a United States hard rock band named after the guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother drummer Alex Van Halen. ... Van Halen II is the second album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). ... John Michael Osbourne (born December 3, 1948, in Aston, a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England), better known as Ozzy Osbourne, was the lead singer of the rock band Black Sabbath and later a popular solo artist and reality television star. ... From left to right, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler This article is about the British heavy metal band. ...

1980

• Newly formed bands
  • Manowar

• Albums
  • AC/DC - Back in Black
  • Angel Witch - Angel Witch
  • Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
  • Motörhead - Ace of Spades
  • Van Halen - Women and Children First

• Disbandments

• Events
  • Bon Scott, lead singer of AC/DC, dies at 33 on February 19 after a binge of heavy drinking.

See Man of war, a type of warship Portuguese Man O War, a jellyfish like creature. ... From left to right: Singer Brian Johnson, Rhythm Guitarist Malcolm Young, Bass Guitarist Cliff Williams, Lead Guitarist Angus Young, Drummer Phil Rudd. ... Back in Black is a hard rock album by Australian band AC/DC, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). ... From left to right, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler This article is about the British heavy metal band. ... Heaven and Hell can refer to: 1975 album Heaven and Hell by Vangelis. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Ace of Spades is the fifth album by the British speed metal band Motörhead. ... Van Halen is a United States hard rock band named after the guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother drummer Alex Van Halen. ... Women and Children First is the third album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). ... Bon Scott. ... From left to right: Singer Brian Johnson, Rhythm Guitarist Malcolm Young, Bass Guitarist Cliff Williams, Lead Guitarist Angus Young, Drummer Phil Rudd. ...

1981

• Newly formed bands
  • Dark Angel
  • Metallica
  • Slayer

• Albums
  • Mötley Crüe - Too Fast For Love
  • Motörhead - No Sleep 'til Hammersmith (live)
  • Rush - Moving Pictures
  • Van Halen - Fair Warning

• Disbandments

• Events

Dark Angel is a thrash metal band from Los Angeles. ... Old logo, as used in Master Of Puppets, circa 1986. ... From left to right: Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King, Dave Lombardo, and singer Tom Araya Slayer Eagle Logo, Used During the Seasons in the Abyss Era Slayer is an American heavy metal music group, founded in Huntington Park (not Huntington Beach), California in 1982 by Tom Araya (bass guitar, vocals), Kerry... Mötley Crüe in 2004 Mötley Crüe (Pronounced Mott-Lee Crew) is an American rock band whose members include Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, and Vince Neil. ... Too Fast For Love was released by Mötley Crüe as their debut album in November 1981 on their Leathür Records label. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... No Sleep til Hammersmith was Motörheads first live album. ... The starman logo of Rush first appeared on the back cover of 2112. ... Moving Pictures is the eighth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). ... Van Halen is a United States hard rock band named after the guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother drummer Alex Van Halen. ... Fair Warning is the fourth album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). ...

1982

• Newly formed bands
  • Death Angel
  • Napalm Death
  • Pantera
  • W.A.S.P.

• Albums
  • Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
  • Judas Priest - Screamin' For Vengeance
  • Motörhead - Iron Fist
  • Quiet Riot - Metal Health
  • Rush - Signals
  • Twisted Sister - Under the Blade
  • Van Halen - Diver Down
  • Y&T - Black Tiger

• Disbandments

• Events
  • Iron Maiden's album 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, Mötley Crue and Judas Priest.
  • 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.

Death Angel, thrash band out of San Francisco, put out four albums on Enigma Records, beginning in 1987: The Ultra-Violence, Frolic through the Park, Act III, and The Art of Dying. ... Napalm Death is a grindcore band that formed in Birmingham, England in 1982 by Miles Ratlegde and Nicholas Bullen, originally under the name of Civil Defence. ... Pantera logo Pantera was a popular heavy metal band from Dallas,Texas, USA. Biography Activity Formed in 1983, Pantera were one of the most influential Heavy Metal bands of the 1990s. ... This article is about the band. ... Iron Maiden promo image for The Wicker Man single. ... The Number of the Beast is a heavy metal album released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) by Iron Maiden, and is widely considered to be one of the most influential albums in the genre. ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Iron Fist is the sixth album by the British speed metal band Motörhead. ... Quiet Riot was a heavy metal band, one of the first to become a pop sensation in the 1980s. ... Metal Health was the breakthrough album for the American hair metal band Quiet Riot. ... The starman logo of Rush first appeared on the back cover of 2112. ... Signals is the ninth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). ... Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal music group specializing in the theatrical shock metal genre popularized in music videos on the television channel MTV in the 1980s. ... 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 a United States hard rock band named after the guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother drummer Alex Van Halen. ... Diver Down is the fifth album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). ... Y&T (Yesterday & Today) is a rock band who started performing in the 1970s. ... (1) Black Tiger was a videogame developed by the japanese company Capcom at 1987. ... Iron Maiden promo image for The Wicker Man single. ... The Number of the Beast is a heavy metal album released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) by Iron Maiden, and is widely considered to be one of the most influential albums in the genre. ... Heavy metal is a form of music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ... ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Thin Lizzy was a hard rock/proto-heavy metal band, formed in Dublin by bassist and singer Phil Lynott in the late sixties. ... Brian Robertson is a guitarist. ... Quiet Riot was a heavy metal band, one of the first to become a pop sensation in the 1980s. ... Metal Health was the breakthrough album for the American hair metal band Quiet Riot. ... Heavy metal is a form of music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal music group specializing in the theatrical shock metal genre popularized in music videos on the television channel MTV in the 1980s. ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England. ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England. ... Heavy metal is a form of music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ...

1983

• Newly formed bands
  • Death
  • Helloween
  • Mayhem
  • Megadeth
  • Metal Church

• Albums
  • AC/DC - Flick of the Switch
  • Def Leppard - Pyromania
  • Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
  • Metallica - Kill 'Em All
  • Motörhead - Another Perfect Day

• Disbandments

• Events
  • At the end of the year, drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor and guitarist Brian Robertson leave Motörhead. The band is reborn with a new, four-piece line-up (Kilmister/Campbell/Burston/Gill).

Death was an influential death metal band from America. ... Helloween is a German power metal/heavy metal band founded in the early 80s by members of the two bands Ironfist and Powerfool. ... Mayhem is a Norwegian black metal band which was originally formed in 1983. ... The classic Megadeth logo, circa 1986. ... Metal Church is an American heavy metal band from Seattle. ... From left to right: Singer Brian Johnson, Rhythm Guitarist Malcolm Young, Bass Guitarist Cliff Williams, Lead Guitarist Angus Young, Drummer Phil Rudd. ... Flick of the Switch is an album by Australian band AC/DC, recorded shortly after their European Tour at the beginning of 1983. ... Def Leppard. ... Pyromania (literally meaning a mania for fire) is the third album by British hard rock band Def Leppard, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). ... Iron Maiden promo image for The Wicker Man single. ... Piece of Mind is a studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). ... Old logo, as used in Master Of Puppets, circa 1986. ... Kill Em All is a seminal heavy metal album by the band Metallica. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... After guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke left Motörhead on their second US tour, Brian Robbo Robertson (ex- Thin Lizzy) was drafted to complete the tour. ... Brian Robertson is a guitarist. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Ian Lemmy Kilmister (born Ian Fraser Kilmister, December 24, 1945, also known as Ian Fraser Willis) is an English bass player and singer. ...

1984

• Newly formed bands
  • Sepultura
  • Soundgarden

• Albums
  • Dokken - Tooth And Nail
  • Iron Maiden - Powerslave
  • Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Rising Force
  • Metallica - Ride The Lightning
  • Motörhead - No Remorse
  • Quiet Riot - Condition Critical
  • Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry
  • Van Halen - 1984
  • Steve Vai - Flex-Able
  • W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P.

• Disbandments

• Events
  • Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen loses his arm in a car accident on December 31st.

Sepultura is a Brazilian thrash metal band. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band instrumental in creating the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Dokken was an American metal band which formed in 1978. ... Tooth and Nail is a 1984 album by heavy metal band Dokken. ... Iron Maiden promo image for The Wicker Man single. ... Powerslave is a studio album by the heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released in 1984. ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England. ... Defenders of the Faith is a 1984 platinum album of British heavy metal legends Judas Priest. ... Yngwie J. Malmsteen Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ... Rising Force is an album released by guitar virtuoso Yngwie J. Malmsteen issued in 1984. ... Old logo, as used in Master Of Puppets, circa 1986. ... Ride the Lightning is Metallicas second album, released November 16, 1984 on Elektra Records The band received their first accusations of selling out with this album, because of the slower, quieter parts in the song Fade to Black. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... No Remorse is a 1984 compilation by Motörhead. ... Quiet Riot was a heavy metal band, one of the first to become a pop sensation in the 1980s. ... Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal music group specializing in the theatrical shock metal genre popularized in music videos on the television channel MTV in the 1980s. ... Van Halen is a United States hard rock band named after the guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother drummer Alex Van Halen. ... 1984 is the sixth album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). ... Steve Vai at G3 in Milan, Italy, June 2004 Steven Siro Steve Vai (born June 6, 1960 in Carle Place, New York, USA), is an American guitarist and composer. ... Flex-Able is an album by Steve Vai. ... This article is about the band. ... Def Leppard. ... At 15, Richard John Cyril Allen (born November 1, 1963, Dronfield, England) started out Drumming on his mothers kitchen units, using a tambourine as additional percussion. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

1985

• Newly formed bands
  • Carcass

• Albums
  • Anthrax - Spreading the Disease
  • Dokken - Under Lock And Key
  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Marching Out
  • Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!
  • Metal Church - Metal Church
  • Y&T - Down for the Count

• Disbandments

• Events
  • Van Halen's former singer David Lee Roth left the band for solo career and Sammy Hagar took place for him.

Carcass was a British goregrind/death metal band formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer together with drummer Ken Owen in 1985. ... Spreading the Disease is the second album by the band Anthrax. ... Dokken was an American metal band which formed in 1978. ... Under Lock and Key is a 1985 album by heavy metal band Dokken. ... Yngwie J. Malmsteen Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ... Marching Out is an album by Yngwie J. Malmsteen. ... The classic Megadeth logo, circa 1986. ... Killing Is My Business. ... Metal Church is an American heavy metal band from Seattle. ... Y&T (Yesterday & Today) is a rock band who started performing in the 1970s. ... Van Halen is a United States hard rock band named after the guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother drummer Alex Van Halen. ... David Lee Roth, also known as Diamond Dave, (born October 10, 1954 in Bloomington, Indiana,) is a Jewish, American rock vocalist. ... Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), better known as Sammy Hagar, is a U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and composer. ...

1986

• Newly formed bands

• Albums
  • Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
  • Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
  • Judas Priest - Turbo
  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Trilogy
  • Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
  • Metallica - Master of Puppets
  • Motörhead - Orgasmatron
  • Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
  • Slayer - Reign in Blood
  • Van Halen - 5150

• Disbandments

• Events
  • Metallica's bassist Cliff Burton dies at 24 on September 27th in a bus accident in Sweden.

Jon Bon Jovi Portrait by T.HO 2004 Bon Jovi is a rock band from New Jersey, USA that sold more than 100 million albums in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s and played live concerts in major cities in Asia, Europe, Australia, Canada and South America, in addition to a... Bon Jovis third and most commercially successful album Slippery When Wet was released in August of 1986 (see 1986 in music). ... Iron Maiden promo image for The Wicker Man single. ... Somewhere in Time is a studio album by Iron Maiden, released in 1986. ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England. ... Turbo is an acronym for TURbine BOosted This means that it comprises turbine to extract energy from an internal combustion engine and using this energy to boost the air input to the engine, thus increasing the volumetric efficiency i. ... Yngwie J. Malmsteen Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ... Trilogy has been used as an album title by more than one artist: Trilogy (Emerson, Lake & Palmer album) Trilogy (Yngwie J. Malmsteen album) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The classic Megadeth logo, circa 1986. ... Peace Sells. ... Old logo, as used in Master Of Puppets, circa 1986. ... Master of Puppets is Metallicas third album, released February 21, 1986, by Elektra Records. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Orgasmatron is the last Motörhead album to feature Pete Gill on the drums. ... John Michael Osbourne (born December 3, 1948, in Aston, a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England), better known as Ozzy Osbourne, was the lead singer of the rock band Black Sabbath and later a popular solo artist and reality television star. ... The Ultimate Sin is an album by Ozzy Osbourne. ... From left to right: Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King, Dave Lombardo, and singer Tom Araya Slayer Eagle Logo, Used During the Seasons in the Abyss Era Slayer is an American heavy metal music group, founded in Huntington Park (not Huntington Beach), California in 1982 by Tom Araya (bass guitar, vocals), Kerry... Reign in Blood is a speed metal album by thrash metal band Slayer, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music) through Def Jam Records (later rereleased on Rubins Def American/American Recordings). ... Van Halen is a United States hard rock band named after the guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother drummer Alex Van Halen. ... 5150 is the seventh album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). ... Old logo, as used in Master Of Puppets, circa 1986. ... Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962–September 27, 1986) was the second bassist in the band Metallica, joining the band in late 1982 replacing Ron McGovney. ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 95 days remaining. ...

1987

• Newly formed bands
  • Alice in Chains
  • Bolt Thrower
  • Danzig

• Albums
  • Alice Cooper - Constrictor
  • Anthrax - Among the Living
  • Anthrax - I'm the Man (EP)
  • Death - Scream Bloody Gore
  • Def Leppard - Hysteria
  • Dokken - Back For The Attack
  • Guns n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
  • Judas Priest - Priest.... Live
  • Metal Church - The Dark
  • Motörhead - Rock 'n' Roll
  • Napalm Death - Scum
  • Overkill - Taking Over
  • Joe Satriani - Surfing With the Alien
  • Soundgarden - Scraming Life (EP)
  • Testament - The Legacy
  • White Lion - Pride
  • Y&T - Contagious

• Disbandments
  • Twisted Sister

• Events
  • Iron Maiden headlines the Monsters Of Rock festival at Donnington, England on a bill which includes KISS, Guns N Roses, Dokken, Whitesnake and Helloween.
  • Motörhead's drummer Pete Gill leaves the band and Phil Taylor returns.

The band Alice in Chains Alice in Chains, initially formed by lead singer Layne Staley (1967-2002) in the mid 1980s as Alice N Chains, was, along with Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, one of the most commercially successful bands to break out of the Seattle, Washington grunge scene. ... The cover of the 1989 album Realm of Chaos Bolt Thrower are a death metal and grindcore band from the Birmingham area in the United Kingdom. ... Danzig is a rock band formed in 1987, whose style combines heavy metal music and alternative metal. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a heavy metal singer and musician. ... Among the Living is the name of the third LP album by the band Anthrax. ... Im the Man is the name of the sixth album by the band Anthrax. ... Death was an influential death metal band from America. ... Scream Bloody Gore is the first album released by Death in 1987. ... Def Leppard. ... Hysteria is the fourth album by British hard rock band Def Leppard, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). ... Dokken was an American metal band which formed in 1978. ... Back for the Attack is a 1988 album by heavy metal band Dokken. ... The original line-up of Guns N Roses. ... Appetite for Destruction was rock and roll band Guns N Roses breakthrough album. ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England. ... Metal Church is an American heavy metal band from Seattle. ... The Dark was the eighth Magic: The Gathering set and the fourth expansion set, released in August, 1994. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Napalm Death is a grindcore band that formed in Birmingham, England in 1982 by Miles Ratlegde and Nicholas Bullen, originally under the name of Civil Defence. ... See Scum (movie) for the movie, or the SCUM manifesto for the work by Valerie Solanas Scum is an album by the grindcore band Napalm Death. ... Joe Satriani at G3 in Milan, Italy, June 2004 Joe Satch Satriani (born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, New York and brought up in Carle Place, New York, USA) is an instrumental rock guitarist. ... Surfing With the Alien is the second album by instrumental rock solo artist Joe Satriani, released in 1987. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band instrumental in creating the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Testament in the early 90s. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Y&T (Yesterday & Today) is a rock band who started performing in the 1970s. ... A disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those in contact with the person. ... Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal music group specializing in the theatrical shock metal genre popularized in music videos on the television channel MTV in the 1980s. ... Iron Maiden promo image for The Wicker Man single. ... The Kiss by Francesco Hayez A kiss (from Old English cyssan to kiss, in turn from coss a kiss, perhaps onomatopoeic) is the touching of the lips to some other thing; usually another person. ... Guns N Roses in the late 1980s Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band whose dangerous reputation, controversial front man, and technical prowess have made them one of the most popular rock and roll bands ever. ... Dokken was an American metal band which formed in 1978. ... Whitesnake was a British heavy metal band, active primarily in the 1980s. ... Helloween is a German power metal/heavy metal band founded in the early 80s by members of the two bands Ironfist and Powerfool. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ...

1988

• Newly formed bands
  • Skid Row
  • Nine Inch Nails

• Albums
  • AC/DC - Blow Up Your Video
  • Alice Cooper - Raise Your Fist And Yell
  • Anthrax - State of Euphoria
  • Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn
  • Danzig - Danzig
  • Death - Leprosy
  • Dokken - Beast From The East
  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Odyssey
  • Megadeth - So Far, So Good... So What
  • Metallica - ...And Justice for All
  • Motörhead - No Sleep At All (live)
  • Overkill - Under the Influence
  • Soundgarden - Fopp (EP)
  • Soundgarden - Ultramega OK
  • Testament - The New Order
  • Van Halen - OU812

• Disbandments

• Events

Early 90s Metal Band Skid Row Skid Row is an American heavy metal band which became the hard rock prototypes of the early 1990s metal scene, carving out a profitable niche until the Seattle grunge bands took over. ... With Teeth album cover Nine Inch Nails (NIN) is a critically and commercially successful American band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988 by Trent Reznor. ... From left to right: Singer Brian Johnson, Rhythm Guitarist Malcolm Young, Bass Guitarist Cliff Williams, Lead Guitarist Angus Young, Drummer Phil Rudd. ... Blow Up your Video is an album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, first released on January 18, 1988. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a heavy metal singer and musician. ... State of Euphoria is the fourth studio album by the thrash metal band Anthrax. ... A neo-classical guitarist who achieved fame at 16 as a technical virtuoso and guitar prodigy, as part of the Mike Varney-produced duo Cacophony with Marty Friedman. ... Danzig is a rock band formed in 1987, whose style combines heavy metal music and alternative metal. ... Danzig is the first album by Danzig, featuring former members of Samhain and The Misfits. ... Death was an influential death metal band from America. ... Leprosy is the seccond album released by Death in 1988. ... Dokken was an American metal band which formed in 1978. ... Yngwie J. Malmsteen Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ... With his third singer in four albums, Odyssey was released by guitar virtuoso Yngwie J. Malmsteen in March of 1988. ... The classic Megadeth logo, circa 1986. ... Old logo, as used in Master Of Puppets, circa 1986. ... ...And Justice for All is Metallicas fourth album, released August 8, 1988, by Elektra Records. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band instrumental in creating the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band instrumental in creating the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Ultramega OK, released in 1988,(see 1988 in music) was the debut album by Soundgarden. ... Testament in the early 90s. ... The New Order is the second album by the thrash metal group Testament, released on May 10, 1988 (see 1988 in music). ... Van Halen is a United States hard rock band named after the guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother drummer Alex Van Halen. ... OU812 is the eigth album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music). ...

1989

• Newly formed bands
  • Dark Tranquillity

• Albums
  • Alice Cooper - Trash
  • Bolt Thrower - Realm Of Chaos - Slaves To Darkness
  • Faith No More - The Real Thing
  • Great White - ...Twice Shy
  • Richie Kotzen - Richie Kotzen
  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad
  • Metal Church - Blessing in Disguise
  • Mr. Big - Mr. Big
  • Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood
  • Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
  • Overkill - The Years of Decay
  • Ozzy Osbourne - No Rest for the Wicked
  • Primus - Suck on This (live)
  • Rush - A Show of Hands
  • Rush - Presto
  • Joe Satriani - Flying in a Blue Dream
  • Sepultura - Beneath the Remains
  • Skid Row - Skid Row
  • Soundgarden - Flower (EP)
  • Soundgarden - Louder Than Love
  • Testament - Practice What You Preach
  • W.A.S.P. - The Headless Children
  • White Lion - Big Game

• Disbandments
  • Dokken

• Events
  • Primus records their live album Suck on This at Berkeley Square in Berkeley, California on February 25 and March 5th.

The band Dark Tranquility Dark Tranquillity is a melodic death metal band from Sweden. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a heavy metal singer and musician. ... This article is about waste matter. ... The cover of the 1989 album Realm of Chaos Bolt Thrower are a death metal and grindcore band from the Birmingham area in the United Kingdom. ... ... Faith No More was a rock music group, formed in San Fransisco, California in 1982, and disbanding in 1998. ... For other things with the same name see The Real Thing. ... Binomial name Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) The Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as White Pointer, White Shark or Amaletz, is an exceptionally large lamniform shark found in coastal surface waters in all major oceans. ... Richie Kotzen is an American rock guitar virtuoso. ... Yngwie J. Malmsteen Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ... Trial By Fire is a live album released by Yngwie J. Malmsteen issued in October of 1989. ... Metal Church is an American heavy metal band from Seattle. ... Mr Big is also the name of a 70s UK band, see Mr Big (UK Band) Mr. ... Mr. ... Mötley Crüe in 2004 Mötley Crüe (Pronounced Mott-Lee Crew) is an American rock band whose members include Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, and Vince Neil. ... Dr. Feelgood is an album by heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). ... With Teeth album cover Nine Inch Nails (NIN) is a critically and commercially successful American band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988 by Trent Reznor. ... Pretty Hate Machine (also known as halo 2) is an album by Nine Inch Nails released in 1989. ... John Michael Osbourne (born December 3, 1948, in Aston, a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England), better known as Ozzy Osbourne, was the lead singer of the rock band Black Sabbath and later a popular solo artist and reality television star. ... No Rest for the Wicked is an album by Ozzy Osbourne. ... Primus is the name of a popular rock band. ... Suck on This is a live album by the band Primus, released in 1989 and re-issued on April 23, 2002 along with Frizzle Fry. ... The starman logo of Rush first appeared on the back cover of 2112. ... A Show of Hands is a live album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). ... The starman logo of Rush first appeared on the back cover of 2112. ... Presto is the thirteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). ... Joe Satriani at G3 in Milan, Italy, June 2004 Joe Satch Satriani (born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, New York and brought up in Carle Place, New York, USA) is an instrumental rock guitarist. ... Flying in a Blue Dream is a 1989 album by instrumental rock solo artist Joe Satriani. ... Sepultura is a Brazilian thrash metal band. ... Beneath the Remains is a music album released in 1989 by Sepultura through Roadrunner Records. ... Early 90s Metal Band Skid Row Skid Row is an American heavy metal band which became the hard rock prototypes of the early 1990s metal scene, carving out a profitable niche until the Seattle grunge bands took over. ... Self-Titled was the first full-length album from New Jersey metal band Skid Row. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band instrumental in creating the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Flower is a single EP by Soundgarden. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band instrumental in creating the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Louder Than Love is the second album by the band Soundgarden. ... Testament in the early 90s. ... Practice What You Preach is the album released in 1989 by Testament. ... This article is about the band. ... The Headless Children is the fourth album by W.A.S.P., released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). ... This article needs cleanup. ... Alternative meanings: Mega Millions, big game. ... Dokken was an American metal band which formed in 1978. ... Primus is the name of a popular rock band. ... Suck on This is a live album by the band Primus, released in 1989 and re-issued on April 23, 2002 along with Frizzle Fry. ... Berkeley is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area of northern California, United States. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ...

1990

• Newly formed bands
  • At the Gates
  • Fear Factory
  • Infectious Grooves
  • Kyuss
  • Lamb Of God
  • Pearl Jam
  • Opeth
  • Tool

• Albums
  • AC/DC - The Razor's Edge
  • Alice in Chains - Facelift
  • Anthrax - Persistence of Time
  • Death Angel - Act III
  • Extreme - Pornograffiti
  • Richie Kotzen - Fever Dream
  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Eclipse
  • Monster Magnet - Monster Magnet
  • Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
  • Primus - Frizzle Fry
  • Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
  • Soundgarden - Screaming Life/Fopp
  • Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare
  • Testament - Souls of Black

• Disbandments
  • Quiet Riot

• Events

At the Gates are a now defunct melodic death metal band who virtually defined the genre. ... Fear Factory (Left to right) Christian Olde Wolbers, Byron Stroud, Raymond Herrera, Burton C. Bell. ... The Infectious Grooves is a funk rock band led by Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir. ... Kyuss (pronounce: KIGH-us) was an influential stoner rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. ... Lamb Of God is a five-piece progressive thrash metal band from Richmond, Virginia, USA. Statistics Genre:Thrash metal, Death Metal Country: United States Status: Active Time: 1990- Biography Morton, Chris Adler and John Campbell formed the band in 1990 at Virginia Commonwealth University where they were floor mates. ... The current Pearl Jam lineup. ... Opeth logo Opeth is a progressive death metal band from Sweden. ... Cover of the Salival box set. ... From left to right: Singer Brian Johnson, Rhythm Guitarist Malcolm Young, Bass Guitarist Cliff Williams, Lead Guitarist Angus Young, Drummer Phil Rudd. ... The Razors Edge is an album by AC/DC, released on September 21, 1990 (see 1990 in music). ... The band Alice in Chains Alice in Chains, initially formed by lead singer Layne Staley (1967-2002) in the mid 1980s as Alice N Chains, was, along with Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, one of the most commercially successful bands to break out of the Seattle, Washington grunge scene. ... Facelift is Alice in Chains first album, released on August 28, 1990. ... Persistence of Time is the fifth studio album by the thrash metal band Anthrax. ... Death Angel, thrash band out of San Francisco, put out four albums on Enigma Records, beginning in 1987: The Ultra-Violence, Frolic through the Park, Act III, and The Art of Dying. ... See also Extreme value, Extreme sports, Extremophile freak was an American funk metal / hard core band which achieved popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Pornograffiti (also titled as Extreme II: Pornograffiti) is an album by Extreme. ... Richie Kotzen is an American rock guitar virtuoso. ... Yngwie J. Malmsteen Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ... Eclipse is an album released by guitar virtuoso Yngwie J. Malmsteen issued in 1990. ... Monster Magnet is an American heavy metal band. ... Pantera logo Pantera was a popular heavy metal band from Dallas,Texas, USA. Biography Activity Formed in 1983, Pantera were one of the most influential Heavy Metal bands of the 1990s. ... Cowboys From Hell is Panteras fifth album and the first Elektra Records album. ... Primus is the name of a popular rock band. ... Frizzle Fry is the first studio album recorded by the band Primus. ... From left to right: Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King, Dave Lombardo, and singer Tom Araya Slayer Eagle Logo, Used During the Seasons in the Abyss Era Slayer is an American heavy metal music group, founded in Huntington Park (not Huntington Beach), California in 1982 by Tom Araya (bass guitar, vocals), Kerry... Seasons in the Abyss is an album by thrash metal band Slayer. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band instrumental in creating the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Screaming Life/Fopp is a compilation of the first two Soundgarden EPs: Screaming Life (1987) and Fopp (1988). ... Steve Vai at G3 in Milan, Italy, June 2004 Steven Siro Steve Vai (born June 6, 1960 in Carle Place, New York, USA), is an American guitarist and composer. ... Passion and Warfare is a 1990 instrumental album from guitarist Steve Vai. ... Testament in the early 90s. ... Souls of Black is a album released by Testament in 1990. ... Quiet Riot was a heavy metal band, one of the first to become a pop sensation in the 1980s. ...

1991

• Newly formed bands
  • Rage Against the Machine

• Albums
  • Anthrax - Attack of the Killer B's
  • Bolt Thrower - War Master
  • Great White - Hooked
  • Infectious Grooves - The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move...It's the Infectious Grooves
  • Richie Kotzen - Electric Joy
  • Kyuss - Wretch
  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen - The Yngwie Malmsteen Collection
  • Metal Church - The Human Factor
  • Metallica - Metallica
  • Monster Magnet - Spine of God
  • Motörhead - 1916
  • Mr. Big - Lean Into It
  • Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears
  • Pearl Jam - Ten
  • Primus - Sailing the Seas of Cheese
  • Rush - Roll the Bones
  • Sepultura - Arise
  • Skid Row - Slave to the Grind
  • Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
  • Van Halen - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

• Disbandments
  • Death Angel

• Events
  • Freddie Mercury, singer/frontman of the group Queen dies on Novermber 22nd, 1991 as a result of complication from AIDS.
  • Skid Row's second album Slave to the Grind becomes the first and only 90s classic heavy metal album to debut at No.1 in the Billboard music charts in the 90s.
  • Metallica's self-titled Black Album becomes the first thrash metal album to hit No.1 in the Billboard music charts.

A photo of Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk who burnt himself to death as a protest against Vietnamese Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diems administrations practices against the Buddhist religion, features on the cover of the first Rage Against the Machine album. ... Attack of the Killer Bs is the name of an album by the band Anthrax. ... The cover of the 1989 album Realm of Chaos Bolt Thrower are a death metal and grindcore band from the Birmingham area in the United Kingdom. ... The cover artwork of the album War Master War Master is a Bolt Thrower albums, recorded at Slaughterhouse studios in September 1990, produced by Bolt Thrower and Colin Richardson. ... Binomial name Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) The Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as White Pointer, White Shark or Amaletz, is an exceptionally large lamniform shark found in coastal surface waters in all major oceans. ... The Infectious Grooves is a funk rock band led by Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir. ... The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move. ... Richie Kotzen is an American rock guitar virtuoso. ... Kyuss (pronounce: KIGH-us) was an influential stoner rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. ... Wretch is the first album by Kyuss. ... Yngwie J. Malmsteen Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ... The Yngwie Malmsteen Collection is the first compilation album by Yngwie J. Malmsteen. ... Metal Church is an American heavy metal band from Seattle. ... Old logo, as used in Master Of Puppets, circa 1986. ... Metallica was the band Metallicas fifth album, released August 12, 1991 through Elektra Records. ... Monster Magnet is an American heavy metal band. ... Spine of God is an album by Monster Magnet, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... 1916 was the first album Motörhead recorded for WTG, their new label, after the legal battle with GWR was resolved. ... Mr Big is also the name of a 70s UK band, see Mr Big (UK Band) Mr. ... Lean Into It is an album by hard rock band Mr. ... John Michael Osbourne (born December 3, 1948, in Aston, a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England), better known as Ozzy Osbourne, was the lead singer of the rock band Black Sabbath and later a popular solo artist and reality television star. ... No More Tears is an album by Ozzy Osbourne. ... The current Pearl Jam lineup. ... Ten is Pearl Jams first album, released on August 27, 1991 through Epic Records. ... Primus is the name of a popular rock band. ... Sailing the Seas of Cheese is an album by Primus, released on May 14, 1991. ... The starman logo of Rush first appeared on the back cover of 2112. ... Roll The Bones is the fourteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). ... Sepultura is a Brazilian thrash metal band. ... Arise was the fourth LP by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura released in 1991 (1991 in music) through Roadrunner Records. ... Early 90s Metal Band Skid Row Skid Row is an American heavy metal band which became the hard rock prototypes of the early 1990s metal scene, carving out a profitable niche until the Seattle grunge bands took over. ... Slave to the Grind is Skid Rows second album, released on June 11, 1991. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band instrumental in creating the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Badmotorfinger is the third album by the band Soundgarden. ... Van Halen is a United States hard rock band named after the guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother drummer Alex Van Halen. ... 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1992

• Newly formed bands

• Albums
  • Alice in Chains - Dirt
  • Alice in Chains - Sap (EP)
  • Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade
  • Def Leppard - Adrenalize
  • Faith No More - Angel Dust
  • Fear Factory - Soul of a New Machine
  • Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun
  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Fire and Ice
  • Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction
  • Monster Magnet - 25............Tab (EP)
  • Motörhead - March or Die
  • Nine Inch Nails - Broken (EP)
  • Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
  • Primus - Miscellaneous Debris (EP)
  • Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
  • Suicidal Tendencies - Art of Rebellion

• Disbandments

• Events
  • KNAC airs on radio airplay in Los Angeles, California for the first time.
  • Motörhead's drummer Phil Taylor finally leaves after recording "Ain't No Nice Guy" for the March or Die album. The drummer on that album is Tommy Aldridge, who was replaced by Mikkey Dee after recording the album.
  • In March, The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert is held. Top heavy metal acts such as Guns N' Roses, Def Leppard, Metallica, Extreme and the heavy metal parody band Spinal Tap perform, as well as heavy metal/hard rock legends such as Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin), Roger Daltrey (The Who), and Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath).

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The cover of the album The IVth Crusade The IVth Crusade is a Bolt Thrower album. ... Def Leppard. ... Adrenalize is the fifth album by British hard rock band Def Leppard, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). ... Faith No More was a rock music group, formed in San Fransisco, California in 1982, and disbanding in 1998. ... For other things with the same name see Angel Dust. ... Fear Factory (Left to right) Christian Olde Wolbers, Byron Stroud, Raymond Herrera, Burton C. Bell. ... Soul of a New Machine is the debut album (not counting the 1991 and later released in 2002 album Concrete) by the Los Angeles death metal/industrial band Fear Factory. ... Kyuss (pronounce: KIGH-us) was an influential stoner rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. ... Blues for the Red Sun is a 1992 (see 1992 in music) album by stoner metal band Kyuss. ... Yngwie J. Malmsteen Yngwie J. 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Vulgar Display of Power is a thrash metal album by heavy metal band Pantera, released on February 25, 1992 (see 1992 in music). ... Primus is the name of a popular rock band. ... Miscellaneous Debris is an EP of 5 song covers by Primus. ... A photo of Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk who burnt himself to death as a protest against Vietnamese Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diems administrations practices against the Buddhist religion, features on the cover of the first Rage Against the Machine album. ... Rage Against the Machine is the debut album by metal and hip hop band Rage Against the Machine, released November 3, 1992. ... Suicidal Tendencies is a punk rock band, formed in 1982 in Venice, California. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Station stubs | Radio stations in California ... Griffith Observatory and the Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... An open air concert on Easter Monday, April 20th 1992 at Londons Wembley Stadium, televised live to over one billion people. ... The original line-up of Guns N Roses. ... Def Leppard. ... Old logo, as used in Master Of Puppets, circa 1986. ... See also Extreme value, Extreme sports, Extremophile freak was an American funk metal / hard core band which achieved popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Spinal tap has two meanings: in medicine, a spinal tap is synonymous with a lumbar puncture. ... Robert Plant performing live on stage at the University of East Anglia in November 2002. ... Led Zeppelin (clockwise from left: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones) Led Zeppelin was a British band noted for their innovative, influential approach to heavy blues-rock and as one of the most popular and influential bands of all time. ... Roger Daltreys first solo album, Daltrey Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE (born March 1, 1944) is a popular music artist, best known as the founder and lead singer of the British rock band The Who. ... The Who in 1968. ... Frank Anthony Tony Iommi (born February 19, 1948) is a guitarist from Birmingham, England, who is best known as a member of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. ... From left to right, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler This article is about the British heavy metal band. ...

1993

• Newly formed bands
  • Children Of Bodom
  • Dark Funeral
  • KoЯn

• Albums
  • Anthrax - Sound of White and Noise
  • Def Leppard - Retro Active
  • Infectious Grooves - Sarsippius' Ark
  • Monster Magnet - Superjudge
  • Motörhead - Bastards
  • Mr. Big - Bump Ahead
  • Primus - Pork Soda
  • Rush - Counterparts
  • Sepultura - Chaos A.D.
  • Tool - Undertow
  • Steve Vai - Sex and Religion
  • Van Halen - Live: Right Here, Right Now

• Disbandments

• Events
  • Dokken reforms and tours without a new album.

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1994

• Newly formed bands
  • Down
  • Destroyer 666
  • Heavenly
  • Rammstein (in January)

• Albums
  • Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies
  • Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes
  • Bolt Thrower - ...For Victory
  • Dream Theater - Awake
  • Infectious Grooves - Groove Family Cyco
  • King's X - Dogman
  • KoЯn - KoЯn
  • Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
  • Machine Head - Burn My Eyes
  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen - The Seventh Sign
  • Megadeth - Youthanasia
  • Metal Church - Hanging in the Balance
  • Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
  • Overkill - W.F.O.
  • Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
  • Slayer - Divine Intervention
  • Soundgarden - Superunknown
  • Testament - Low
  • The 3rd and the Mortal - Sorrow (EP)
  • The 3rd and the Mortal - Tears Laid in Earth

• Disbandments

• Events
  • A radio station in Los Angeles, California KNAC announced they were being sold to a Spanish station.

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1995

• Newly formed bands
  • System of a Down
  • Trapt

• Albums
  • AC/DC - Ballbreaker
  • Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains
  • Black Sabbath - Forbidden
  • Fear Factory - Demanufacture
  • Kyuss - ...And the Circus Leaves Town
  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Magnum Opus
  • Monster Magnet - Dopes to Infinity
  • Motörhead - Sacrifice
  • Rammstein - Herzeleid
  • Skid Row - Subhuman Race
  • Soundgarden - Songs from the Superunknown
  • The 3rd and the Mortal - Nightswan (EP)
  • Steve Vai - Alien Love Secrets (EP)
  • Van Halen - Balance
  • White Zombie - Astro Creep: 2000

• Disbandments
  • Kyuss (in October)

• Events
  • Motörhead's guitarist Michael "Wurzel" Burston leaves the band.

System of a Down (circa 2002) left to right: Serj Tankian, Shavo Odadjian, Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan System of a Down are an alternative metal band from Glendale, California, USA consisting of Serj Tankian (vocals, keyboards), John Dolmayan (drums), Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals) and Shavo Odadjian (bass), between them... Trapt is a Nu Metal band from Los Gatos, California, United States. ... From left to right: Singer Brian Johnson, Rhythm Guitarist Malcolm Young, Bass Guitarist Cliff Williams, Lead Guitarist Angus Young, Drummer Phil Rudd. ... Ballbreaker is an album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). ... The band Alice in Chains Alice in Chains, initially formed by lead singer Layne Staley (1967-2002) in the mid 1980s as Alice N Chains, was, along with Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, one of the most commercially successful bands to break out of the Seattle, Washington grunge scene. ... Alice in Chains is the self-titled album by the Seattle grunge group Alice In Chains. ... From left to right, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler This article is about the British heavy metal band. ... Fear Factory (Left to right) Christian Olde Wolbers, Byron Stroud, Raymond Herrera, Burton C. Bell. ... Demanufacture is the second official album (not counting the previous release Fear is the Mindkiller as its an EP) by the Los Angeles death metal/industrial band Fear Factory. ... Kyuss (pronounce: KIGH-us) was an influential stoner rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. ... ...And The Circus Leaves Town is the most recent and final studio album by Kyuss in 1995. ... Yngwie J. Malmsteen Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ... Magnum opus, from the Latin meaning great work, refers to the best or most renowned achievement of an author, artist, or composer. ... Monster Magnet is an American heavy metal band. ... Dopes to Infinity is the third album by Monster Magnet. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Rammstein is a German band formed in 1993. ... Herzeleid (German for heartache) is Rammsteins first album. ... Early 90s Metal Band Skid Row Skid Row is an American heavy metal band which became the hard rock prototypes of the early 1990s metal scene, carving out a profitable niche until the Seattle grunge bands took over. ... Subhuman Race was the third full-length album from New Jersey metal band Skid Row. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band instrumental in creating the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Songs from the Superunknown is an EP album by the grunge band Soundgarden. ... Steve Vai at G3 in Milan, Italy, June 2004 Steven Siro Steve Vai (born June 6, 1960 in Carle Place, New York, USA), is an American guitarist and composer. ... Alien Love Secrets is an EP by Steve Vai in 1995. ... Van Halen is a United States hard rock band named after the guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother drummer Alex Van Halen. ... Balance is the tenth studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). ... White Zombie was a metal band named after the 1932 film White Zombie, which starred Bela Lugosi. ... Astro Creep: 2000 - Songs Of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head was released in 1995 by White Zombie through Geffen Records. ... Kyuss (pronounce: KIGH-us) was an influential stoner rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ...

1996

• Newly formed bands
  • Shadows Fall

• Albums
  • Alice in Chains - Unplugged
  • Iced Earth - The Dark Saga
  • KoЯn - Life is Peachy
  • Metallica - Load
  • Ministry - Filth Pig
  • Motörhead - Overnight Sensation
  • Neurosis - Through Silver in Blood
  • Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill
  • Rush - Test for Echo
  • Sepultura - Roots
  • Soundgarden - Down on the Upside
  • The 3rd and the Mortal - Painting on Glass
  • Tool - Ænima
  • Steve Vai - Fire Garden
  • Van Halen - Best of Volume I

• Disbandments
  • Down
  • Prong

• Events

Metalcore band Shadows Fall Shadows Fall is a modern thrash metal band from Massachusetts, USA. Music Once described as death metal on melody pills, Shadows Falls sound mixes hardcore, crushing riffs, double bass drum patterns, and furious screaming-growling vocals with melodic elements. ... The band Alice in Chains Alice in Chains, initially formed by lead singer Layne Staley (1967-2002) in the mid 1980s as Alice N Chains, was, along with Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, one of the most commercially successful bands to break out of the Seattle, Washington grunge scene. ... Unplugged is a live album by Alice in Chains. ... Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, NWOBHM with gothic touches, and claims to be one of the few modern bands still producing true heavy metal and refusing to accede to trends. ... The Dark Saga is a concept album by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth. ... KoЯn KoЯn is a nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, United States. ... Life Is Peachy is Korns second album. ... Old logo, as used in Master Of Puppets, circa 1986. ... Load is the sixth album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released in 1996. ... Ministry is an industrial metal band of the 1980s, 1990s and onward. ... Filth Pig is an album by the industrial band Ministry. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Neurosis is an experimental metal band with influences ranging from hardcore punk and sludge metal to dark ambient, industrial, and tribal music. ... Pantera logo Pantera was a popular heavy metal band from Dallas,Texas, USA. Biography Activity Formed in 1983, Pantera were one of the most influential Heavy Metal bands of the 1990s. ... The Great Southern Trendkill is a thrash metal album by Pantera. ... The starman logo of Rush first appeared on the back cover of 2112. ... Test for Echo is the sixteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music). ... Sepultura is a Brazilian thrash metal band. ... Roots, released 1996 was the last album released by Sepultura with Max Cavalera. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band instrumental in creating the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Down on the Upside is the final studio album by Soundgarden, released on May 21, 1996. ... Cover of the Salival box set. ... Ænima was an album released by Tool on October 1, 1996. ... Steve Vai at G3 in Milan, Italy, June 2004 Steven Siro Steve Vai (born June 6, 1960 in Carle Place, New York, USA), is an American guitarist and composer. ... Fire Garden is a 1996 album from guitarist Steve Vai. ... Van Halen is a United States hard rock band named after the guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother drummer Alex Van Halen. ... Best of Volume I is the first compilation of studio tracks by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music). ... Down is a Southern heavy metal band that was formed in 1994 and split up in 1996, then reformed in 2001. ... Prong was a heavy metal/thrash metal band, formed in 1985. ...

1997

• Newly formed bands
  • Pig Destroyer
  • Queens of the Stone Age
  • Static-X

• Albums
  • Judas Priest - Jugulator
  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Facing the Animal
  • Megadeth - Cryptic Writings
  • Metallica - ReLoad
  • Rammstein - Sehnsucht
  • Soundgarden - A-Sides
  • The 3rd and the Mortal - In This Room
  • The 3rd and the Mortal - Streams (EP)

• Disbandments
  • Soundgarden

• Events

Pig Destroyer is a grindcore band based in Virginia, USA first formed in 1997. ... Queens of the Stone Age is a rock band from the United States. ... Static-X is an american industrial metal band. ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England. ... Yngwie J. Malmsteen Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ... The classic Megadeth logo, circa 1986. ... Cryptic Writings was an album by heavy metal band Megadeth, released in 1997. ... Old logo, as used in Master Of Puppets, circa 1986. ... Reload is the seventh album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released in 1997. ... Rammstein is a German band formed in 1993. ... Sehnsucht (German for longing) is Rammsteins second album. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band instrumental in creating the sound that came to be called grunge. ... A-Sides is a best-of album by Soundgarden with songs spanning thier 10 year career. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band instrumental in creating the sound that came to be called grunge. ...

1998

• Newly formed bands
  • God Forbid

• Albums
  • Fear Factory - Obsolete
  • Iron Maiden - Virtual XI
  • KoЯn - Follow the Leader
  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in Em, Opus 1
  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen - LIVE!
  • Monster Magnet - Powertrip
  • Motörhead - Snake Bite Love
  • Queens of the Stone Age - Queens of the Stone Age
  • System of a Down - System of a Down
  • Van Halen - Van Halen III

• Disbandments
  • Faith No More

• Events

Fear Factory (Left to right) Christian Olde Wolbers, Byron Stroud, Raymond Herrera, Burton C. Bell. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... Iron Maiden promo image for The Wicker Man single. ... Virtual XI is the British heavy metal band Iron Maidens 11th studio album, released March 23, 1998. ... KoЯn KoЯn is a nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, United States. ... Follow the Leader is Korns third album and a departure from their first two albums. ... Yngwie J. Malmsteen Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ... Released in 1998 by Spitfire Records, it was Yngwie J. Malmsteens first attempt at a Classical Concerto Suite featuring electric guitar solos. ... Yngwie J. Malmsteen Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ... Monster Magnet is an American heavy metal band. ... Powertrip is a studio album by Monster Magnet, released on June 16, 1998. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Queens of the Stone Age is a rock band from the United States. ... Band: Queens Of The Stone Age CD: Queens Of The Stone Age Parental Advisory: No In-Print: Yes Released Year: 1998 Number Of Discs: 1 Genre: Desert rock and Stoner Metal Tracks Regular John Avon If Only Walkin On The Sidewalks You Would Know How To Handle A Rope Mexicola... System of a Down (circa 2002) left to right: Serj Tankian, Shavo Odadjian, Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan System of a Down are an alternative metal band from Glendale, California, USA consisting of Serj Tankian (vocals, keyboards), John Dolmayan (drums), Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals) and Shavo Odadjian (bass), between them... System of a Down is System of a Downs debut album. ... Van Halen is a United States hard rock band named after the guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother drummer Alex Van Halen. ... Van Halen III is the eleventh studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music). ... Faith No More was a rock music group, formed in San Fransisco, California in 1982, and disbanding in 1998. ...

1999

• Newly formed bands
  • Bleeding Through
  • Dragonforce

• Albums
  • Alice in Chains - Nothing Safe: Best of the Box
  • Alice in Chains - Music Bank
  • KoЯn - Issues
  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Alchemy
  • Motörhead - Everything Louder Than Everyone Else (live)
  • Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
  • Rammstein - Live Aus Berlin
  • Static-X - Wisconsin Death Trip
  • Steve Vai - The Ultra Zone

• Disbandments
  • Rush
  • Death

• Events

Bleeding Through is a Black Metalcore band, formed in 2000. ... DragonForce is a power metal band from London. ... The band Alice in Chains Alice in Chains, initially formed by lead singer Layne Staley (1967-2002) in the mid 1980s as Alice N Chains, was, along with Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, one of the most commercially successful bands to break out of the Seattle, Washington grunge scene. ... Nothing Safe: Best of the Box is an album by the grunge band Alice in Chains. ... The band Alice in Chains Alice in Chains, initially formed by lead singer Layne Staley (1967-2002) in the mid 1980s as Alice N Chains, was, along with Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, one of the most commercially successful bands to break out of the Seattle, Washington grunge scene. ... Music Bank is a box set by the grunge band Alice in Chains. ... KoЯn KoЯn is a nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, United States. ... Issues is the fourth album by the band KoRn. ... Yngwie J. Malmsteen Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ... Alchemy: Dire Straits Live is the first live album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... With Teeth album cover Nine Inch Nails (NIN) is a critically and commercially successful American band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988 by Trent Reznor. ... The Fragile (also known as Halo 14) is a double album by Nine Inch Nails released in 1999. ... Rammstein is a German band formed in 1993. ... Live Aus Berlin is a recording of a concert by Rammstein in 1999. ... Static-X is an american industrial metal band. ... Wisconsin Death Trip is the debut album of the band Static-X, released on 11th January 2000 and recorded at Grandmaster Studios, Hollywood, California. ... Steve Vai at G3 in Milan, Italy, June 2004 Steven Siro Steve Vai (born June 6, 1960 in Carle Place, New York, USA), is an American guitarist and composer. ... The Ultra Zone is a 1999 album from guitarist Steve Vai. ... The starman logo of Rush first appeared on the back cover of 2112. ... Death was an influential death metal band from America. ...

2000

• Newly formed bands
  • Killswitch Engage

• Albums
  • Alice in Chains - Live
  • Infectious Grooves - Mas Borracho
  • Iron Maiden - Brave New World
  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen - War to End All Wars
  • Monster Magnet - God Says No
  • Motörhead - We Are Motörhead
  • Pantera - Reinventing The Steel
  • Queens of the Stone Age - R
  • Static-X - The Death Trip Continues

• Disbandments
  • Rage Against the Machine

• Events
  • Metallica releases a song "I Disappear" that was never released on any studio albums and appears on the Mission: Impossible II soundtrack.

Killswitch Engage is a metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, USA. Band History Following the demise of his band Overcast in 1998, bassist Mike DAntonio crawled the underground Massachusetts hardcore and heavy metal scene in search of a line-up for a new band. ... The band Alice in Chains Alice in Chains, initially formed by lead singer Layne Staley (1967-2002) in the mid 1980s as Alice N Chains, was, along with Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, one of the most commercially successful bands to break out of the Seattle, Washington grunge scene. ... Live is an album by the grunge band Alice in Chains. ... The Infectious Grooves is a funk rock band led by Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir. ... Mas Borracho is the 4th album released in 2000 by Infectious Grooves. ... Iron Maiden promo image for The Wicker Man single. ... Brave New World is the twelfth studio album by heavy metal band Iron Maiden released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). ... Yngwie J. Malmsteen Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ... World War I (then known as The Great War) was at the time and in the years just after described as the war to end all wars (or, in the jargon of the French Poilus: la der des der, i. ... Monster Magnet is an American heavy metal band. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Pantera logo Pantera was a popular heavy metal band from Dallas,Texas, USA. Biography Activity Formed in 1983, Pantera were one of the most influential Heavy Metal bands of the 1990s. ... Reinventing the Steel is Panteras last Heavy metal music album, said to be performed in a new personal way. ... Queens of the Stone Age is a rock band from the United States. ... Band: Queens Of The Stone Age CD: R Parental Advisory: Yes In-Print: Yes Released Year: 2000 Number Of Discs: 1 Genre: Heavy Metal music and Stoner Metal Tracks Feel Good Hit Of The Summer The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret Leg Of Lamb Auto Pilot Better Living Through... Static-X is an american industrial metal band. ... The Death Trip Continues is a rare EP released by Static-X in 2000, following their debut album, Wisconsin Death Trip. ... A photo of Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk who burnt himself to death as a protest against Vietnamese Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diems administrations practices against the Buddhist religion, features on the cover of the first Rage Against the Machine album. ... Old logo, as used in Master Of Puppets, circa 1986. ... Mission: Impossible II, or M:I-2 as it is also known, is the 2000 John Woo-directed sequel to Brian De Palmas 1996 Mission: Impossible motion picture, based on the TV series of the same name. ...

2001

• Newly formed bands
  • Atreyu
  • Audioslave

• Albums
  • Alice in Chains - Greatest Hits
  • Fear Factory - Digimortal
  • Rammstein - Mutter
  • Static-X - Machine
  • System of a Down - Toxicity
  • Tool - Lateralus

• Disbandments

• Events
  • Down reforms
  • Rush reunites
  • Death guitarist Chuck Schuldiner dies at 34 on December 13th of brain cancer.
  • Metallica bassist Jason Newsted (who joined after Cliff Burton's death) offically left the band and joined Voivod.

Atreyu Atreyu is a metalcore band from Orange County, California. ... Audioslave Audioslave is an alternative rock supergroup consisting of Chris Cornell (formerly of Soundgarden) and the instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine. ... The band Alice in Chains Alice in Chains, initially formed by lead singer Layne Staley (1967-2002) in the mid 1980s as Alice N Chains, was, along with Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, one of the most commercially successful bands to break out of the Seattle, Washington grunge scene. ... Greatest Hits (a. ... Fear Factory (Left to right) Christian Olde Wolbers, Byron Stroud, Raymond Herrera, Burton C. Bell. ... Digimortal is Fear Factorys 4th album, released on April 24, 2001. ... Rammstein is a German band formed in 1993. ... See also Mutter Museum Mutter (German for Mother) is Rammsteins third studio album. ... Static-X is an american industrial metal band. ... Machine - Album Art Machine is the second album from the band Static-X, released on the 22nd May 2001 and recorded at Studio 508, Los Angeles, California from October 2000 to January 2001. ... System of a Down (circa 2002) left to right: Serj Tankian, Shavo Odadjian, Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan System of a Down are an alternative metal band from Glendale, California, USA consisting of Serj Tankian (vocals, keyboards), John Dolmayan (drums), Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals) and Shavo Odadjian (bass), between them... Toxicity is System of a Downs second album release. ... Cover of the Salival box set. ... In 2001 (see 2001 in music), Tool released their third studio album, Lateralus. ... Down is a Southern heavy metal band that was formed in 1994 and split up in 1996, then reformed in 2001. ... The starman logo of Rush first appeared on the back cover of 2112. ... Death was an influential death metal band from America. ... Charles Michael (Chuck) Schuldiner ( May 13, 1967, Long Island, New York – December 13, 2001) was an American musician. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A brain tumor is any intracranial mass created by an abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells either normally found in the brain itself (neurons, glial cells - astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells, lymphatic tissue, blood vessels), in the cranial nerves (myelin producing cells Schwann cells), in the brain envelopes (meninges), skull, pituitary... Old logo, as used in Master Of Puppets, circa 1986. ... Jason Newsted Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963 in Battle Creek, Michigan) is a bassist currently a member of Voivod, but is probably best known as a former member of the heavy metal band Metallica. ... Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962–September 27, 1986) was the second bassist in the band Metallica, joining the band in late 1982 replacing Ron McGovney. ... Voivod was a Canadian band and reportedly the first to describe themselves as cyberpunk. ...

2002

• Newly formed bands
  • PROBOT

• Albums
  • Def Leppard - X
  • Down - Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow
  • Fear Factory - Concrete (recorded 1991, released 2002)
  • KoЯn - Untouchables
  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Attack!!
  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Concerto Suite LIVE
  • Motörhead - Hammered
  • Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
  • Rush - Vapor Trails
  • System of a Down - Steal This Album!
  • The 3rd and the Mortal - Memoirs
  • Trapt - Trapt

• Disbandments
  • Fear Factory (until 2003)

• Events
  • Alice in Chains singer dies on April 5th from an overdose of heroin.

PROBOT (portmanteau: probe + robot) is a side project band masterminded by Foo Fighters singer/guitarist Dave Grohl (ex-Nirvana drummer). ... Def Leppard. ... X is an album by British hard rock band Def Leppard, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). ... Down is a Southern heavy metal band that was formed in 1994 and split up in 1996, then reformed in 2001. ... Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow is the second album by Down. ... Fear Factory (Left to right) Christian Olde Wolbers, Byron Stroud, Raymond Herrera, Burton C. Bell. ... Concrete is a demo album of the early Fear Factory, recorded in 1991 as pre-Soul of a New Machine cuts and re-released on July 30, 2002 on CD. Track listing Big God/Raped Souls Arise Above Oppression Concrete Crisis Escape Confusion Sangre de Niños Soulwomb Echoes Of... KoЯn KoЯn is a nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, United States. ... Untouchable may refer to any of the following: Formerly or derogatively, to the large Dalit (outcaste) populations of India and Nepal. ... Yngwie J. Malmsteen Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ... Yngwie J. Malmsteen Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Queens of the Stone Age is a rock band from the United States. ... Songs for the Deaf is a 2002 by Queens of the Stone Age and is notable for including Dave Grohl as a guest drummer. ... The starman logo of Rush first appeared on the back cover of 2112. ... Alternate meaning: see contrail Vapor Trails is the seventeenth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). ... System of a Down (circa 2002) left to right: Serj Tankian, Shavo Odadjian, Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan System of a Down are an alternative metal band from Glendale, California, USA consisting of Serj Tankian (vocals, keyboards), John Dolmayan (drums), Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals) and Shavo Odadjian (bass), between them... Steal This Album! is the name of an album released by System of a Down. ... Trapt is a Nu Metal band from Los Gatos, California, United States. ... Fear Factory (Left to right) Christian Olde Wolbers, Byron Stroud, Raymond Herrera, Burton C. Bell. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The band Alice in Chains Alice in Chains, initially formed by lead singer Layne Staley (1967-2002) in the mid 1980s as Alice N Chains, was, along with Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, one of the most commercially successful bands to break out of the Seattle, Washington grunge scene. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... Asian heroin Black tar heroin Bayer Heroin (TM) Primary worldwide producers of heroin. ...

2003

• Newly formed bands
  • Damageplan

• Albums
  • Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll
  • Iron Maiden - Dance of Death
  • KoЯn - Take a Look in the Mirror
  • Metallica - St. Anger
  • Motörhead - Live At Brixton Academy The Complete Concert (live)
  • Shadows Fall - War Within
  • Static-X - Shadow Zone

• Disbandments

• Events
  • Fear Factory reforms with all original members except for the former guitarist Dino Cazares.
  • Metallica reunites with all original members and new bassist Robert Trujillo (from Suicidal Tendencies and Ozzy Osbourne).
  • MTV2 ressurected the old Heavy Metal, Rock, television broadcast, Headbangers' Ball.

Damageplan was a hard rock/Metalcore band formed by Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell Abbott, formerly of Pantera, after Pantera disbanded. ... The band Children of Bodom: Alexander, Jaska, Janne, Henkka and Alexi Children of Bodom is a Finnish band from the town of Espoo which is one of the precursors of the melodic death metal style. ... Hate Crew Deathroll, from Children of Bodom Hate Crew Deathroll, the fourth album from the Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom, was released under Century Media and proved to be a hit in the U.S.A. after the appearance of the Needled 24/7 music video on... Iron Maiden promo image for The Wicker Man single. ... From The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein La Danse Macabre, also called Dance of death, La Danza Macabra, or Totentanz, is a late-medieval allegory on the universality of death: no matter ones station in life, the dance of death united all. ... KoЯn KoЯn is a nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, United States. ... Take a Look in the Mirror (2003) is the sixth and most recent album by the band KoRn. ... Old logo, as used in Master Of Puppets, circa 1986. ... St. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Metalcore band Shadows Fall Shadows Fall is a modern thrash metal band from Massachusetts, USA. Music Once described as death metal on melody pills, Shadows Falls sound mixes hardcore, crushing riffs, double bass drum patterns, and furious screaming-growling vocals with melodic elements. ... The War Within is a metal album by American death metal band Shadows Fall. ... Static-X is an american industrial metal band. ... Shadow Zone - Album Art Shadow Zone is the third album of the band Static-X, released on 7th October 2003. ... Fear Factory (Left to right) Christian Olde Wolbers, Byron Stroud, Raymond Herrera, Burton C. Bell. ... Dino Cazares (born September 2, 1966) was the former guitarist for the Los Angeles, California-based death metal/industrial group Fear Factory. ... Old logo, as used in Master Of Puppets, circa 1986. ... Robert The Whiskey Warlord Trujillo (Roberto Agustín Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz) (born October 23, 1964) is a musician. ... Suicidal Tendencies is a punk rock band, formed in 1982 in Venice, California. ... John Michael Osbourne (born December 3, 1948, in Aston, a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England), better known as Ozzy Osbourne, was the lead singer of the rock band Black Sabbath and later a popular solo artist and reality television star. ... MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to basic cable lineups across the nation. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...

2004

• Newly formed bands

• Albums
  • Damageplan - New Found Power
  • Dokken - Hell to Pay
  • Fear Factory - Archetype
  • KoЯn - Greatest Hits, Volume 1
  • Metal Church - The Weight of the World
  • Monster Magnet - Monolithic Baby
  • Motörhead - Inferno
  • PROBOT - PROBOT
  • Queens of the Stone Age - Stone Age Complications
  • Rammstein - Reise, Reise
  • Rush - Feedback
  • Static-X - Beneath, Between, Beyond
  • Van Halen - The Best of Both Worlds
  • Velvet Revolver - Contraband

• Disbandments

• Events
  • A radio station in San Jose, California 92 KSJO announced they were being sold to a Spanish station.
  • Pantera lead guitarist Dimebag Darrell is murdered on December 8th by Nathan Gale while performing a Damageplan concert in Ohio.
  • Van Halen reunites with Sammy Hagar (who was replaced in 1996) and toured without a new album.

Damageplan was a hard rock/Metalcore band formed by Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell Abbott, formerly of Pantera, after Pantera disbanded. ... Damageplan was a hard rock/Metalcore band formed by Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell Abbott, formerly of Pantera, after Pantera disbanded. ... Dokken was an American metal band which formed in 1978. ... Fear Factory (Left to right) Christian Olde Wolbers, Byron Stroud, Raymond Herrera, Burton C. Bell. ... Archetype (2004) is an album by Los Angeles death metal/industrial music band Fear Factory. ... KoЯn KoЯn is a nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, United States. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Metal Church is an American heavy metal band from Seattle. ... Monster Magnet is an American heavy metal band. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Inferno is the new album by Motörhead. ... PROBOT (portmanteau: probe + robot) is a side project band masterminded by Foo Fighters singer/guitarist Dave Grohl (ex-Nirvana drummer). ... PROBOT (portmanteau: probe + robot) is a side project band masterminded by Foo Fighters singer/guitarist Dave Grohl (ex-Nirvana drummer). ... Queens of the Stone Age is a rock band from the United States. ... Stone Age Complications is an EP by Queens of the Stone Age containing several previously unreleased versions of old songs and cover versions. ... Rammstein is a German band formed in 1993. ... Reise Reise, Rammsteins fourth studio album was released on 27 September 2004 in Germany, and shortly after in the rest of Europe. ... The starman logo of Rush first appeared on the back cover of 2112. ... Feedback is the eighteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) with eight different cover songs. ... Static-X is an american industrial metal band. ... Beneath the Beyond, an album released in 2004 by the band Static-X, is a compilation of previously unreleased tracks, remixes, cover versions, and the bands original demo tracks. ... Van Halen is a United States hard rock band named after the guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother drummer Alex Van Halen. ... The Best of Both Worlds is a greatest hits album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). ... Velvet Revolver; from left to right, Matt Sorum, Duff McKagan, Scott Weiland, Slash and Dave Kushner. ... Contraband is an album by Velvet Revolver, which was released on June 8, 2004 through RCA Records. ... City nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location within Santa Clara County, California Country   State     County United States   California     Santa Clara Mayor Ron Gonzales Area  - Land  - Water 178. ... Pantera logo Pantera was a popular heavy metal band from Dallas,Texas, USA. Biography Activity Formed in 1983, Pantera were one of the most influential Heavy Metal bands of the 1990s. ... Dimebag Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004) (also credited as Diamond Darrell) was the lead guitarist in the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nathan Gale (September 11, 1979 – December 8, 2004) was a native of Marysville, Ohio, USA, who was shot dead by law enforcement in the aftermath of a multiple homicide. ... Damageplan was a hard rock/Metalcore band formed by Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell Abbott, formerly of Pantera, after Pantera disbanded. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ... Van Halen is a United States hard rock band named after the guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother drummer Alex Van Halen. ... Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), better known as Sammy Hagar, is a U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and composer. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

2005

• Newly formed bands

• Albums
  • AC/DC - Strap it On
  • Alice in Chains - The Essential Alice in Chains
  • Audioslave - Out of Exile
  • Fear Factory - Transgression
  • Guns n' Roses - Chinese Democracy
  • Judas Priest - Angel of Retribution
  • KoЯn - Kovers
  • KoЯn - Souvenir of Sadness
  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Unleash the Fury
  • Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
  • Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze
  • Static-X - Start a War
  • System of a Down - Hypnotize
  • System of a Down - Mezmerize
  • Steve Vai - Real Illusions: Reflections

• Disbandments

• Events
  • Static-X lead guitarist Tripp Eisen was arrested in February for "lewd conduct against children", so he got fired after all.