This is a timeline of heavy metal and hard rock, from its beginnings in the mid 1960s to the present time. Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that emerged as a defined musical style in the 1970s, having its roots in hard rock bands which, between 1967 and 1974, mixed blues and rock to create a hybrid with a thick, heavy, guitar-and-drums-centered sound, characterised by the... Hard rock is a form of rock and roll music which finds its closest roots in early 1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock. ...

1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 - 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

1965

Newly formed bands

• The Doors
• The MC5

The Doors (formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California) were a popular and influential American Hard rock band. ... The MC5 was a rock music band that came out of Detroit, USA in 1966, and was an important precursor of and influence on punk rock (see protopunk). ...

Albums

• The Who - My Generation

The Who are an English rock band that first came to prominence in the 1960s. ... This article is about the album. ...

Events

• The first generation of Fuzzboxes emerges, the Rolling Stones' (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction is the earliest hit to feature the effect.

A 1965 Gibson Maestro Fuzz-Tone FZ-1A, one of the first commercially available fuzzboxes. ... This article is about the rock band. ... (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction is a rock song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards for their band, The Rolling Stones. ...

1966

Newly formed bands

• The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• Cream

The Jimi Hendrix Experience was a short lived, highly influential rock band famous for the guitar work of Jimi Hendrix on songs such as Purple Haze, Foxey Lady, Hey Joe, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and All Along The Watchtower. Though Hendrix was the focus and frontman, the other band members... Cream (also The Cream) was a 1960s British supergroup which featured guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker. ...

Albums

• The Yardbirds - Roger the Engineer
• John Mayall - Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton
• Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West
• Cream - Fresh Cream

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1967

Newly formed bands

• Iron Butterfly
• T.Rex
• The Stooges

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Albums

• The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
• The Doors - The Doors
• The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
• Vanilla Fudge - Vanilla Fudge
• Cream - Disraeli Gears
• The Amboy Dukes - The Amboy Dukes
• The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love

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Events

• The Monterey Pop Festival takes place, showcasing new performers such as Jimi Hendrix and The Who to America.

Poster promoting the festival The Monterey International Pop Music Festival took place from June 16 to June 18, 1967. ... James Marshall Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist, innovator, and cultural icon. ... The Who are an English rock band that first came to prominence in the 1960s. ...

1968

Newly formed bands

• Alice Cooper
• Budgie
• Deep Purple
• Led Zeppelin (Evolved from The Yardbirds)
• Rush
• UFO
• The Jeff Beck Group
• Jethro Tull

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Albums

• The Amboy Dukes - Journey to the Center of the Mind
• Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum
• Jeff Beck Group - Truth
• The Beatles - The White Album
• Big Brother And The Holding Company - Cheap Thrills
• Deep Purple - The Book of Taliesyn, Shades of Deep Purple
• Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
• Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf, Steppenwolf the Second
• Cream - Wheels Of Fire
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
• The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat

AmboyDukes CD cover for the album, Best of Amboy Dukes The Amboy Dukes were an American rock music band of the late 1960s and early 1970s from Detroit, Michigan, best remembered for their hit single Journey to the Center of the Mind. ... AmboyDukes CD cover for the album, Best of Amboy Dukes The Amboy Dukes were an American rock music band of the late 1960s and early 1970s from Detroit, Michigan, best remembered for their hit single Journey to the Center of the Mind. ... Blue Cheer was a San Francisco-based rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s, who helped to pioneer heavy metal music. ... Vincebus Eruptum is a psychedelic album by proto-heavy metal band Blue Cheer, released in January of 1968 (see 1968 in music). ... The electric guitarist Jeff Beck (born June 24, 1944) is a British rock musician who played in a number of influential bands in the 1960s. ... Truth was the first full-length album by Jeff Beck and his backing group. ... The Beatles were an English Rock n Roll group from Liverpool, who continue to be held in the very highest regard for their artistic achievements, their huge commercial success, and their ground-breaking role in the history of popular music. ... The self-titled double album The Beatles, released by the Beatles in 1968 at the height of their popularity, is often hailed as one of the major accomplishments in popular music. ... Big Brother and the Holding Company was a rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965 as part of the psychedelic music scene that also produced the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane. ... Cheap Thrills is the second album from Big Brother and the Holding Company and their only studio album with Janis Joplin as vocalist. ... This article is about the rock group. ... The Book of Taliesyn is the second album by Deep Purple, released in 1969 by EMIs Harvest Records in the UK and Tetragrammaton in the US. Track listing Listen, Learn, Read On (Blackmore, Evans, Lord, Paice) - 4:05 Wring That Neck (originally titled Hard Road in the USA) (Blackmore... Shades of Deep Purple is the debut album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1968 on Parlophone in the UK and Tetragrammaton in the US. The album reached #24 on Billboards Pop Album charts in the US. Track listing And the Address (Blackmore/Lord) - 4... Iron Butterfly is a U.S. hard rock and psychedelic band, mostly known for their 1968 hit In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. They are sometimes called the first heavy metal band due to this song and others like it. ... In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is a rock album by the band Iron Butterfly, released in 1968 (see 1968 in music). ... For the book, see Steppenwolf (novel) Steppenwolf album cover Steppenwolf is a 1960s and 1970s rock n roll band, best known for the hits Born to Be Wild and Magic Carpet Ride. They were named after the novel Steppenwolf by German author Hermann Hesse. ... Steppenwolf is the first album created by Steppenwolf, released in January 1968 (see 1968 in music) on ABC Dunhill Records. ... Steppenwolf The Second was Steppenwolfs second album, released in 1968 (see 1968 in music) on the label ABC Dunhill Records. ... Cream (also The Cream) was a 1960s British supergroup which featured guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker. ... Wheels of Fire is the name of the double album recorded by Cream. ... The Jimi Hendrix Experience was a short lived, highly influential rock band famous for the guitar work of Jimi Hendrix on songs such as Purple Haze, Foxey Lady, Hey Joe, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and All Along The Watchtower. Though Hendrix was the focus and frontman, the other band members... Electric Ladyland is a rock album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in 1968 (see 1968 in music). ... The Velvet Underground (sometimes abbreviated as The Velvets or V.U.) was one of the most influential and important rock bands in music history, whose influence has left a mark across several genres and different types of music. ... White Light/White Heat is The Velvet Undergrounds second album. ...

Disbandments

• Cream

Cream (also The Cream) was a 1960s British supergroup which featured guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker. ...

Events

• The Beatles release the song Helter Skelter, often cited as one of the earliest examples of Heavy Metal.

The Beatles were an English Rock n Roll group from Liverpool, who continue to be held in the very highest regard for their artistic achievements, their huge commercial success, and their ground-breaking role in the history of popular music. ... This article is about the Beatles song. ...

1969

Newly formed bands

• Black Sabbath
• Judas Priest

For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1968 in Wednesbury,near Birmingham, England by K.K. Downing and Ian Hill. ...

Albums

• Alice Cooper - Pretties For You
• Deep Purple - Deep Purple
• Grand Funk Railroad - On Time
• Jeff Beck Group - Beck-Ola
• Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
• Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
• The MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
• The Stooges - The Stooges

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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.
• The Woodstock Music Festival takes place.
• The Altamont Music Festival takes place.

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1970

Newly formed bands

• Aerosmith
• Judas Priest
• Queen

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Albums

• Alice Cooper - Easy Action
• Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath, Paranoid
• Deep Purple - Deep Purple in Rock
• Grand Funk Railroad - Grand Funk, Closer To Home, Live Album
• Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
• The MC5 - Back In The USA
• The Stooges - Fun House
• Uriah Heep - Very 'eavy... Very 'umble

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Disbandments

Events

• Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin die within weeks of each other at 27.

James Marshall Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist, innovator, and cultural icon. ... Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American blues-influenced rock singer and occasional songwriter with a distinctive voice. ...

1971

Newly formed bands

Albums

• Alice Cooper - Killer
• Alice Cooper - Love It to Death
• Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
• Budgie - Budgie
• Deep Purple - Fireball
• Grand Funk Railroad - Survival
• Grand Funk Railroad - E Pluribus Funk
• Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
• The MC5 - High Time
• Nazareth - Nazareth
• UFO - UFO
• UFO - Flying
• Uriah Heep - Salisbury
• Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself

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Disbandments

Events

• Jim Morrison dies at 27.

1972

Newly formed bands

• KISS
• Scorpions

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Albums

• Alice Cooper - School's Out
• Black Sabbath - Vol. 4
• Blue Öyster Cult - Blue Öyster Cult
• Budgie - Squawk
• Deep Purple - Machine Head
• Deep Purple - Made in Japan
• Grand Funk Railroad - Phoenix
• Uriah Heep - Demons & Wizards
• Uriah Heep - The Magician's Birthday
• Nazareth - Exercises

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Disbandments

• The Doors

The Doors (formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California) were a popular and influential American Hard rock band. ...

Events

1973

Newly formed bands

• AC/DC
• Montrose

AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1973 by rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young and his brother, lead guitarist Angus Young. ... Montrose was the original Californian hard rock band, pioneering the kind of short and punchy songs that would be a template for later and more successful bands such as Van Halen. ...

Albums

• Aerosmith - Aerosmith
• Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
• Alice Cooper - Muscle of Love
• The Amboy Dukes - Call Of The Wild
• Beck, Bogert & Appice - Beck, Bogert & Appice
• Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
• Blue Öyster Cult - Tyranny and Mutation
• Budgie - Never Turn Your Back On a Friend
• Deep Purple - Who Do We Think We Are
• Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band
• Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
• Montrose - Montrose
• Nazareth - Razamanaz
• Queen - Queen
• The Stooges - Raw Power
• Uriah Heep - Sweet Freedom
• Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

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Disbandments

Events

1974

Newly formed bands

• Twisted Sister
• Van Halen
• Y&T

For the girlgroup formally called Twisted Sisterz, see Mrs Robinson Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City United States popularized in comedic music videos on the television channel MTV in the 1980s. ... Van Halen is an American rock band formed in the early-1970s. ... Y&T (Yesterday & Today) is a rock band who formed in 1974. ...

Albums

• Aerosmith - Get Your Wings
• Blue Öyster Cult - Secret Treaties
• Budgie - In for the Kill
• Deep Purple - Burn
• Deep Purple - Stormbringer
• Grand Funk Railroad - Shinin' On
• Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla
• KISS - KISS
• KISS - Hotter Than Hell
• Montrose - Paper Money
• Nazareth - Loud 'N' Proud
• Nazareth - Rampant
• Queen - Queen II
• Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
• Rush - Rush
• UFO - Phenomenon
• Uriah Heep - Wonderworld

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Disbandments

• Sammy Hagar leaves Montrose to go solo.

Sammy playing guitar in red cloths Samuel Ray Hagar (born October 13, 1947 in Monterey, California, USA), better known as Sammy Hagar, is a U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and composer. ...

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)
• Quiet Riot
• Rainbow
• Motörhead

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Albums

• AC/DC - High Voltage (Australian album)
• AC/DC - T.N.T
• Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic
• Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare
• Black Sabbath - Sabotage
• Budgie - Bandolier
• Deep Purple - Come Taste the Band
• Grand Funk Railroad - Caught in the Act
• Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
• Nazareth - Hair Of The Dog
• Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent
• Queen - A Night at the Opera
• Rush - Caress of Steel
• Rush - Fly by Night
• KISS - Dressed to Kill
• KISS - Alive!
• Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
• UFO - Force It
• Uriah Heep - Return To Fantasy

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Disbandments

Events

• Queen releases Bohemian Rhapsody it sores to #1 in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
• Motörhead's original drummer, Lucas Fox, leaves the band. He is replaced by Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor.

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1976

Newly formed bands

• Accept
• Diamond Head
• Running Wild
• Saxon

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Albums

• AC/DC - High Voltage (International album)
• AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
• AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (UK)
• Aerosmith - Rocks
• Alice Cooper - Alice Cooper Goes to Hell
• Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy
• Black Sabbath - We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll
• Blue Öyster Cult - Agents of Fortune
• Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
• KISS - Destroyer
• KISS - Rock and Roll Over
• Led Zeppelin - Presence
• Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same
• Ted Nugent - Free-For-All
• Queen - A Day at the Races
• Rush - 2112
• Rainbow - Rising
• UFO - No Heavy Petting
• Uriah Heep - High and Mighty

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Disbandments

• Deep Purple

This article is about the rock group. ...

Events

• Guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke joins Motörhead and Larry Wallis leaves after a month.
• AC/DC's second international album "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" is released in the United Kingdom on November this year and would later be released in the United States in April 1981.

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1977

Newly formed bands

• Def Leppard
• Angel Witch

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Albums

• AC/DC - Let There Be Rock (Australian album)
• AC/DC - Let There Be Rock (International album)
• Aerosmith - Draw the Line
• Alice Cooper - Lace and Whiskey
• Blue Öyster Cult - Spectres
• Judas Priest - Sin After Sin
• KISS - Love Gun
• Motörhead - Motörhead
• Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever
• Queen - News of the World
• Rush - A Farewell to Kings
• Rainbow - On Stage
• UFO - Lights Out

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Disbandments

• T.Rex

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Events

1978

Newly formed bands

• Dokken
• Europe
• Ratt

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Albums

• AC/DC - Powerage
• AC/DC - If You Want Blood You've Got It
• Alice Cooper - From the Inside
• Black Sabbath - Never Say Die!
• Judas Priest - Stained Class
• Queen - Jazz
• Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
• Rush - Hemispheres
• Ted Nugent - Double Live Gonzo
• UFO - Obsession
• Van Halen - Van Halen

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Disbandments

Events

• Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen joins at 15 as a permanent member.
• The Who's Keith Moon dies of a drug overdose.

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1979

Newly formed bands

• Gamma
• Hanoi Rocks
• Saint Vitus
• Trouble
• Venom

Gamma was a band formed by guitarist Ronnie Montrose and singer Davey Pattison. ... Hanoi Rocks are a Finnish rock band. ... Saint Vitus is known as one of the first doom metal bands, starting out as early as in the late 70s. ... Look up trouble in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Venom is a black/thrash metal band, formed in late 1978, in Gateshead, a town near Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Influenced by rock and heavy metal acts such as Judas Priest, The Sex Pistols, KISS and Motörhead, Venom created a sound as well as an image that would be...

Albums

• AC/DC - Highway to Hell
• Aerosmith - Night in the Ruts
• Blue Öyster Cult - Mirrors
• Gamma - Gamma 1
• Judas Priest - Hell Bent for Leather
• Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East (live album)
• Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door
• Motörhead - On Parole (unofficial release from sessions recorded in 1975)
• Motörhead - Overkill
• Motörhead - Bomber
• Queen - Live Killers
• Van Halen - Van Halen II
• KISS - Dynasty
• Saxon - Saxon
• UFO - Strangers In The Night

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Disbandments

Events

• Ozzy Osbourne is kicked out of Black Sabbath due to heavy involvement and problems with drugs and alcohol

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1980

Newly formed bands

• Manowar
• Mercyful Fate
• Overkill

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Albums

• AC/DC - Back in Black
• Alice Cooper - Flush The Fashion
• Angel Witch - Angel Witch
• Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
• Blue Öyster Cult - Cultösaurus Erectus
• Def Leppard - On Through the Night
• Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations
• Gamma - Gamma 2
• Girlschool - Demolition
• Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
• Judas Priest - Britsh Steel
• Motörhead - Ace of Spades
• Queen - The Game
• Van Halen - Women and Children First
• Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
• Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
• Saxon - Wheels of Steel
• Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law

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Disbandments

• Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin were a British rock band, and were widely regarded as one of the most popular and influential music groups of all time. ...

Events

• Bon Scott, lead singer of AC/DC, dies at 33 on February 19 after a binge of heavy drinking.
• John Bonham, drummer for Led Zeppelin, dies at 32 on September 25, after a binge of heavy drinking. His death was similar to Bon Scott's, and caused Led Zeppelin to disband.
• April 1: Brian Johnson joins AC/DC replacing Bon Scott as lead singer.

Ronald Belford Bon Scott (July 9, 1946–February 19, 1980) was the lead singer, lyricist, and frontman of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. // Biography Bon Scott was born in Kirriemuir, Scotland in July 1946. ... AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1973 by rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young and his brother, lead guitarist Angus Young. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... John Henry Bonzo Bonham (May 31, 1948 – September 25, 1980), was an English drummer and member of the rock band Led Zeppelin. ... Led Zeppelin were a British rock band, and were widely regarded as one of the most popular and influential music groups of all time. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... Ronald Belford Bon Scott (July 9, 1946–February 19, 1980) was the lead singer, lyricist, and frontman of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. // Biography Bon Scott was born in Kirriemuir, Scotland in July 1946. ... Led Zeppelin were a British rock band, and were widely regarded as one of the most popular and influential music groups of all time. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Brian Johnson For the American football player, see Bryan Johnson. ...

1981

Newly formed bands

• Anthrax
• Dark Angel
• Metallica
• Mötley Crüe
• Slayer

Dark Angel is a thrash metal band from Los Angeles. ... Metallica is an American heavy metal band. ... Mötley Crüe (pronounced as /MAHT-lee kroo/) is a popular American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, founded in Huntington Park, California (not Huntington Beach, as has often been reported), in 1982[1] by Tom Araya (bass guitar and vocals), Kerry King (guitars), Jeff Hanneman (guitars) and Dave Lombardo (drums). ...

Albums

• AC/DC - For Those About to Rock We Salute You
• Accept - Breaker
• Alice Cooper - Special Forces
• Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
• Blue Öyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin
• Def Leppard - High 'n' Dry
• Iron Maiden - Killers
• Judas Priest - Point of Entry
• KISS - Music from "The Elder"
• Mercyful Fate - Nuns Have No Fun
• Mötley Crüe - Too Fast For Love
• Motörhead - No Sleep 'til Hammersmith (live)
• Rush - Moving Pictures
• Van Halen - Fair Warning
• Venom - Welcome to Hell
• Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman
• Saxon - Denim and Leather

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Events

• April: AC/DC's album "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" is finally released in the United States.
• Iron Maiden lead guitarist Dennis Stratton leaves and is replaced by Adrian Smith
• Eric Carr joins KISS on drums and makes his songwriting debut with "Under the Rose".

1982

Newly formed bands

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

Death Angel is a Filipino-American thrash metal band from San Francisco, California. ... Napalm Death is a grindcore/death metal band formed in the village of Meriden near Birmingham, England in 1982 by Nicholas Bullen and Miles Ratledge. ... Pantera was a popular heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas that formed in 1981. ... Classic Possessed Line-up, clockwise from top: Mike Sus, Larry LaLonde, Jeff Becerra, and Mike Torrao Possessed were a heavy metal band formed in 1982, in El Sobrante, California (Slightly North of San Francisco), and have often been credited for creating and paving the way for death metal. ... This article is about the band. ... For other uses, see Dio (disambiguation). ... Suicidal Tendencies is a hardcore punk/thrash metal band, formed in 1982 in Venice, California. ... Exodus is the second book of the Torah (the Pentateuch) and also the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible), and the Christian Old Testament. ...

Albums

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

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Events

• Iron Maiden's lead singer Paul Di'Anno leaves band due to heavy drinking, and is replaced by Bruce Dickinson. Iron Maiden's first album with Bruce Dickinson, The Number of the Beast, becomes the first heavy metal album to reach No.1 in the U.K. music charts.
• Motörhead's guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke leaves the band and is replaced by ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson.
• Quiet Riot's Metal Health becomes the first heavy metal album to reach No.1 in the Billboard United States music charts and is followed by albums by Twisted Sister, and Mötley Crüe
• Judas Priest's single You've Got Another Thing Comin' becomes the first heavy metal single to break into the Billboard U.S. Top 20 Singles.
• Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist Randy Rhoads dies in an aeroplane accident on the 19th of March.

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1983

Newly formed bands

• Bathory
• Bon Jovi
• The Cult
• Death
• Helloween
• Mayhem
• Megadeth
• Metal Church
• Testament
• Fates Warning

Bathory was a Swedish heavy metal band, and is regarded as one of the forefathers of the black metal and viking metal genres. ... Bon Jovi is an American rock and roll band from New Jersey. ... The Cult is a British rock band. ... Death was an influential death metal band from the United States that was founded in 1983 and dissolved in 1999. ... Helloween is a German power/speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of the two bands Ironfist and Powerfool. ... Mayhem is a Norwegian black metal band which was originally formed in 1983. ... Megadeth is an American speed/heavy/thrash metal band led by Dave Mustaine. ... Metal Church is an American heavy metal band from Seattle. ... Testament (a. ... Fates Warning are an influential heavy metal band from Connecticut, USA. Though their early works are more in the vein of traditional Iron Maiden-influenced heavy metal, by Awaken the Guardian (1986) they, along with Dream Theater and Queensrÿche, had become one of the pioneering bands of the then...

Albums

• AC/DC - Flick of the Switch
• Alice Cooper - DaDa
• Black Sabbath - Born Again
• Def Leppard - Pyromania
• Dio - Holy Diver
• Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
• Manowar - Into Glory Ride
• Metallica - Kill 'Em All
• Mercyful Fate - Melissa
• Mötley Crüe - Shout At The Devil
• Motörhead - Another Perfect Day
• Slayer - Show No Mercy
• Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon

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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).
• Dave Mustaine, lead guitar player for Metallica, is fired for drug/alcohol abuse, and is replaced by Exodus guitarist Kirk Hammett
• Mötley Crüe - Shout At The Devil Becomes a huge hit marking one of the turning points into comercialization of Heavy Metal. Often called "The Breakthrough Metal album"

Brian Robbo Robertson Brian Robertson is a Scottish guitarist and former member of Thin Lizzy and Motörhead. ... Motörhead is an iconic British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy Kilmister (real name Ian Kilmister) after his ejection from space-rock icons Hawkwind. ... Ian Lemmy Kilmister (born Ian Fraiser Kilminster, December 24, 1945, also known as Ian Fraiser Willis) is an English bass player and singer. ... Phil Campbell Phil Campbell (born Philip Anthony Campbell , May 7, 1961) is a guitarist in the British heavy metal band Motörhead. ... Michael Burston (October 23, 1949 in Cheltenham, England - ), more commonly known as Wurzel, was a guitarist in the heavy metal band Motörhead Before joining Motörhead in 1984 , Burston had been a corporal in the army and had played in the bands Bastard and Warfare. ... Mötley Crüe (pronounced as /MAHT-lee kroo/) is a popular American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... Shout at the Devil is the second album by the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on September 26, 1983 (see 1983 in music). ...

1984

Newly formed bands

• Annihilator
• Forced Entry
• Iced Earth
• Sadus
• Sepultura
• Soundgarden
• Celtic Frost

Annihilator is a heavy metal band which started with the album Alice in Hell, and now has twelve albums (including live albums). ... Forced Entry was a thrash metal band from Mountlake Terrace, Washington. ... Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, progressive metal and NWOBHM. // History The central figure of Iced Earth is rhythm guitarist and songwriter Jon Schaffer, who formed Purgatory in Indiana in 1984. ... Sadus is a highly technical thrash metal trio from the United States. ... Sepultura is a Brazilian thrash metal/death metal band assembled in 1984, though their current sound is often described as groove metal and hardcore. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band who helped to define the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Celtic Frost is an innovative heavy metal group from Zurich, Switzerland, best known for their influence on the thrash metal, black metal and death metal genres. ...

Albums

• AC/DC - '74 Jailbreak
• The Cult - Dreamtime
• Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers
• Dio - The Last in Line
• Dokken - Tooth And Nail
• Iron Maiden - Powerslave
• Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
• KISS - Animalize
• Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Rising Force
• Manowar - Hail to England
• Metallica - Ride The Lightning
• Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath
• Motörhead - No Remorse
• Quiet Riot - Condition Critical
• Spinal Tap - This Is Spinal Tap
• Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry
• Van Halen - 1984
• Steve Vai - Flex-Able
• W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P.
• Bathory - Bathory
• Voivod - War and Pain
• Ratt - Out of the Cellar
• Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales

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Events

• Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen loses his arm in a car accident on December 31.
• Deep Purple Reunite

Def Leppard are a English hard rock band from Sheffield who formed in 1977 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. ... Rick Allen Richard John Cyril Allen (born November 1, 1963, Dronfield, England) is the drummer for the British rock band Def Leppard. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the rock group. ...

1985

Newly formed bands

• Blind Guardian
• Candlemass
• Carcass
• Dream Theater
• Guns N' Roses
• Macabre

A Blind Guardian ticket for the live performance in Belgrade, Serbia. ... Candlemass is a Swedish Doom metal band established in the 1980s by Leif Edling (bass), its leader and songwriter. ... Carcass was a British death metal/goregrind band formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer together with drummer Ken Owen in 1985. ... Dream Theater is a progressive metal band, formed by three students at the Berklee College of Music in 1985. ... Guns N Roses (GNR) is an American hard rock band that gained fame during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Macabre are a death metal band from the USA. They were formed in 1985 in Chicago, Illinois, and ever since have never had a line-up change. ...

Albums

• AC/DC - Fly on the Wall
• Aerosmith - Done With Mirrors
• Anthrax - Spreading the Disease
• The Cult - Love
• Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
• Dio - Sacred Heart
• Dokken - Under Lock And Key
• Helloween - Helloween (EP)
• Helloween - Walls Of Jericho
• Iron Maiden - Live After Death
• Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Marching Out
• Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!
• Metal Church - Metal Church
• Overkill - Feel The Fire
• Possessed - Seven Churches
• Slayer - Hell Awaits
• Y&T - Down for the Count
• Voivod - Rrröööaaarrr
• Ratt - Invasion of Your Privacy
• Exodus- Bonded By Blood

AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1973 by rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young and his brother, lead guitarist Angus Young. ... For other uses, see Fly on the wall (disambiguation). ... Aerosmith is a prominent American rock band, often regarded as Americas Greatest Rock Band. Although they are known as a Boston, Massachusetts band, none of the members are actually from the city. ... Done with Mirrors (1985) is the eighth studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, and marked the return of Joe Perry to the fold. ... Spreading the Disease is the second album by the band Anthrax. ... The Cult is a British rock band. ... Love is an album by the band The Cult, released in 1985 on Beggars Banquet Records. ... Celtic Frost is an innovative heavy metal group from Zurich, Switzerland, best known for their influence on the thrash metal, black metal and death metal genres. ... To Mega Therion or Το Μεγα Θηριον is Greek for The Great Beast and is a reference to the Book of Revelation: Revelation 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast [θηριον, therion] rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon... For other uses, see Dio (disambiguation). ... Track Listing King of Rock and Roll Sacred Heart Another Lie Rock N Roll Children Hungry for Heaven Like the Beat of a Heart Just Another Day Fallen Angels Shoot Shoot ____________ Note: This was the last Dio album to include guitarist Vivian Campbell, who went on to join several... Dokken is an American metal band which was formed in 1978. ... Under Lock and Key is the 3rd album by heavy metal band Dokken, released on November 9, 1985. ... Helloween is a German power/speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of the two bands Ironfist and Powerfool. ... Helloween is the début recording by the German band Helloween. ... Helloween is a German power/speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of the two bands Ironfist and Powerfool. ... Walls Of Jericho is the first full length album by the power metal band Helloween. ... Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from East London. ... Live After Death is the first live album by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on October 14, 1985. ... Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a virtuoso guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and invention of neo-classical metal. ... Marching Out is an album by Yngwie J. Malmsteen which was released in 1985. ... Megadeth is an American speed/heavy/thrash metal band led by Dave Mustaine. ... Killing Is My Business. ... Metal Church is an American heavy metal band from Seattle. ... Metal Church is the self-titled debut album of the band with the same name. ... Overkill is one of the first Thrash Metal bands, formed in the early 1980s in New Jersey (but often attributed to New York City), and very active ever since. ... Feel the Fire was an album by thrash metal legends Overkill, released by Megaforce records in 1985. ... Classic Possessed Line-up, clockwise from top: Mike Sus, Larry LaLonde, Jeff Becerra, and Mike Torrao Possessed were a heavy metal band formed in 1982, in El Sobrante, California (Slightly North of San Francisco), and have often been credited for creating and paving the way for death metal. ... Seven Churches was Possesseds debut album, released in 1985 through Combat. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, founded in Huntington Park, California (not Huntington Beach, as has often been reported), in 1982[1] by Tom Araya (bass guitar and vocals), Kerry King (guitars), Jeff Hanneman (guitars) and Dave Lombardo (drums). ... Hell Awaits (1985) was the second full-length album by Slayer, released through Metal Blade Records. ... Y&T (Yesterday & Today) is a rock band who formed in 1974. ... Voivod is a Canadian thrash metal band formed in 1982, and reportedly the first to describe themselves as cyberpunk. ... Rrröööaaarrr is the second album by Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... Ratt is an American glam metal band that enjoyed significant commercial success in the 1980s. ... Invasion Of Your Privacy is Ratts second full length album. ... Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1982 in San Francisco, California, by Kirk Hammett, Tom Hunting, Paul Baloff and Gary Holt. ... Bonded by Blood is a influential Thrash Metal album by the California band Exodus. ...

Disbandments

• Mercyful Fate

Mercyful Fate is a Danish heavy metal group, and helped inspire black metal (by playing a form of proto-black metal). ...

Events

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

Van Halen is an American rock band formed in the early-1970s. ... David Lee Roth (born October 10, 1954 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality, best known for his work with the band Van Halen and his fast-talking, oversized personality. ... Sammy playing guitar in red cloths Samuel Ray Hagar (born October 13, 1947 in Monterey, California, USA), better known as Sammy Hagar, is a U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and composer. ...

1986

Newly formed bands

• Bolt Thrower
• Grave
• Immolation
• Pestilence
• Terrorizer
• Primus

Bolt Thrower are a death metal and grindcore band from the Birmingham area in the United Kingdom. ... Grave is a Swedish (Visby) death metal band. ... Immolation is a death metal band from New York. ... Pestilence were a death / thrash metal band from the Netherlands founded in 1986. ... Terrorizer was a grindcore band formed in 1986 in Los Angeles, California, United States. ... Primus is a rock band formed in California in the mid-1980s. ...

Albums

• AC/DC - Who Made Who
• Alice Cooper - Constrictor
• Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
• Black Sabbath - Seventh Star
• Dio - Intermission
• Europe - The Final Countdown
• Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
• 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
• Ratt - Dancing Undercover
• Slayer - Reign in Blood
• Van Halen - 5150

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Events

• Metallica's bassist Cliff Burton dies at 24 on September 27 in a bus accident in Sweden. Jason Newsted from Phoenix band Flotsam and Jetsam is hired after auditions are held.

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1987

Newly formed bands

• Alice in Chains
• Asphyx
• Autopsy
• Burzum
• Cynic
• Danzig
• Entombed
• Primordial
• Nirvana

Alice in Chains is an influential rock group that was formed in the late-1980s in Seattle, Washington. ... Asphyx is a Dutch death metal band. ... Autopsy were an influential death metal band founded in 1987 in the United States of America by Chris Reifert after he left Death. ... Burzum began in 1987 as a prominent Norwegian black metal solo project. ... Cynic were a technical death metal band that was formed in Florida, United States, in 1987 by vocalist/guitarist Paul Masvidal, guitarist Jason Gobel, bassist Mark Van Erp, and drummer Sean Reinert. ... Danzig is an American band which fuses dark lyrics and imagery with Hard rock/heavy metal music. ... Entombed is a Swedish heavy metal band which formed in 1987 (see 1987 in music) under the name of Nihilist. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... Nirvana was a popular American rock band from Aberdeen, Washington. ...

Albums

• Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation
• Alice Cooper - Raise Your Fist and Yell
• Anthrax - Among the Living
• Anthrax - I'm the Man (EP)
• Black Sabbath - The Eternal Idol
• The Cult - Electric
• Celtic Frost - Into the Pandemonium
• Death - Scream Bloody Gore
• Deep Purple - The House of Blue Light
• Def Leppard - Hysteria
• Dio - Dream Evil
• Dokken - Back For The Attack
• Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
• Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 1
• 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 - Screaming Life (EP)
• Testament - The Legacy
• White Lion - Pride
• Y&T - Contagious
• Mötley Crüe - Girls, Girls, Girls

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Disbandments

• Twisted Sister

For the girlgroup formally called Twisted Sisterz, see Mrs Robinson Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City United States popularized in comedic music videos on the television channel MTV in the 1980s. ...

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.
• Mötley Crüe - Girls, Girls, Girls Debuts at #2 in the Billboard charts becoming the biggest album debut since Led Zeppelin's The Song Remains The Same

Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from East London. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... KISS is an American glam rock/hard rock band formed in New York City in 1973. ... Guns N Roses (GNR) is an American hard rock band that gained fame during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Dokken is an American metal band which was formed in 1978. ... For other uses, see Whitesnake (disambiguation). ... Helloween is a German power/speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of the two bands Ironfist and Powerfool. ... Motörhead is an iconic British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy Kilmister (real name Ian Kilmister) after his ejection from space-rock icons Hawkwind. ... Mötley Crüe (pronounced as /MAHT-lee kroo/) is a popular American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... Girls, Girls, Girls is the fourth studio album, released in 1987 by heavy metal group Mötley Crüe. ... Led Zeppelin were a British rock band, and were widely regarded as one of the most popular and influential music groups of all time. ... The Song Remains the Same is a soundtrack album and concert film by the British blues/rock band Led Zeppelin. ...

1988

Newly formed bands

• Cadaver
• Carnage
• Dismember
• Paradise Lost
• Skid Row
• Nine Inch Nails

Cadaver is a death metal band from Norway. ... Carnage was a Swedish death metal band and a precursor to Dismember. ... Dismember is a Swedish death metal band, formed in Stockholm in 1988. ... Title page of the first edition Paradise Lost (1667) is a poopy epic poem by the 17th century English poet John Milton. ... Skid Row is an American heavy metal band which became the hard rock prototypes of the late 1980s metal scene and were reasonably successful until they were eclipsed by the Seattle grunge bands in 1991. ... NIN redirects here. ...

Albums

• AC/DC - Blow Up Your Video
• Alice Cooper - Raise Your Fist And Yell
• Anthrax - State of Euphoria
• Blind Guardian - Battalions of Fear
• Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn
• Bolt Thrower - In Battle There Is No Law
• Bon Jovi - New Jersey
• Celtic Frost - Cold Lake
• Danzig - Danzig
• Death - Leprosy
• Dokken - Beast from the East
• Exodus - Fabulous Disaster
• Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 2
• Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
• Judas Priest - Ram It Down
• 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
• Ratt - Reach for the Sky
• Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow If I Can't Even Smile Today (the bands first metal release)
• Soundgarden - Fopp (EP)
• Soundgarden - Ultramega OK
• Testament - The New Order
• Van Halen - OU812

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Bolt Thrower are a death metal and grindcore band from the Birmingham area in the United Kingdom. ... In Battle There Is No Law is the debut album of Bolt Thrower. ... Bon Jovi is an American rock and roll band from New Jersey. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Celtic Frost is an innovative heavy metal group from Zurich, Switzerland, best known for their influence on the thrash metal, black metal and death metal genres. ... Cold Lake can refer to several things: Community Cold Lake, Alberta, is a small city in Canada. ... Danzig is an American band which fuses dark lyrics and imagery with Hard rock/heavy metal music. ... Danzig is the first album by Danzig, featuring former members of Samhain and The Misfits. ... Death was an influential death metal band from the United States that was founded in 1983 and dissolved in 1999. ... Leprosy is the second album released by Death in 1988. ... Dokken is an American metal band which was formed in 1978. ... Alias of Russian heavyweight boxer Nicolay Valuev Music album by Dokken; more inforamtion at George Lynch ... Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1982 in San Francisco, California, by Kirk Hammett, Tom Hunting, Paul Baloff and Gary Holt. ... Track listing for Exodus - Fabulous Disaster Fabulous Disaster - 1989 1. ... Helloween is a German power/speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of the two bands Ironfist and Powerfool. ... Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2 is an album by the German heavy metal band Helloween, released in 1988. ... Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from East London. ... In old Irish and other legends, the seventh son of a seventh son is supposed to hold great power granted by gods or other cosmic forces. ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1968 in Wednesbury,near Birmingham, England by K.K. Downing and Ian Hill. ... Ram It Down was an album recorded and released by Judas Priest in 1988. ... Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a virtuoso guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and invention of neo-classical metal. ... With his third singer in four albums, Odyssey was released by guitar virtuoso Yngwie J. Malmsteen in March of 1988. ... Megadeth is an American speed/heavy/thrash metal band led by Dave Mustaine. ... So Far, So Good. ... Metallica is an American heavy metal band. ... ...And Justice for All is Metallicas fourth album, released September 6, 1988, by Elektra Records. ... Motörhead is an iconic British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy Kilmister (real name Ian Kilmister) after his ejection from space-rock icons Hawkwind. ... Overkill is one of the first Thrash Metal bands, formed in the early 1980s in New Jersey (but often attributed to New York City), and very active ever since. ... Drink driving or drinking and driving is the act of operating a motor vehicle after having consumed alcohol (ethanol) or other drugs, to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired. ... Ratt is an American glam metal band that enjoyed significant commercial success in the 1980s. ... Reach for the Sky is Ratts fourth full length album. ... Suicidal Tendencies is a hardcore punk/thrash metal band, formed in 1982 in Venice, California. ... How Will I Laugh Tomorrow. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band who helped to define the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Fopp is an EP, released by the band Soundgarden in 1988. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band who helped to define the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Ultramega OK, released in 1988,(see 1988 in music) was the debut album by Soundgarden. ... Testament (a. ... 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 an American rock band formed in the early-1970s. ... OU812 is the eighth album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music). ...

Events

• The Monsters of Rock tour plays across the U.S. featuring Metallica, Van Halen, The Scorpions, Dokken, and Kingdom Come.

Metallica is an American heavy metal band. ... Van Halen is an American rock band formed in the early-1970s. ... The Scorpions were a beat goup, originally from Manchester in Engeland, but they have become popular notably in the Netherlands. ... Dokken is an American metal band which was formed in 1978. ... Kingdom Come is a comic book miniseries published by DC Comics, written by Mark Waid and painted by Alex Ross. ...

1989

Newly formed bands

• Cannibal Corpse
• Comecon
• Dark Tranquillity
• Unanimated
• Slaughter
• Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids
• Immortal

Cannibal Corpse is an American Death Metal band from Buffalo, New York, noted for its controversial and ultra-violent lyrics and imagery, founded in 1988 by Chris Barnes, Bob Rusay, Jack Owen, Alex Webster and Paul Mazurkiewicz. ... Comecon is a Swedish death metal project founded in 1989. ... Dark Tranquillity is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. ... Unanimated are a Swedish melodic death metal band. ... Slaughter may refer to: result of slaughtering, see slaughterhouse a music group Slaughter Jimmy Ray Slaughter awaiting execution in Oklahoma amidst brain fingerprinting controversy This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about the band Marilyn Manson. For its lead singer of the same name, see Marilyn Manson (person). ... Abbath and Horgh Immortal was a prominent black metal band from Bergen, Norway. ...

Albums

• Aerosmith - Pump
• Alice Cooper - Prince Of Darkness
• Alice Cooper - Trash
• Black Sabbath - Headless Cross
• Blind Guardian - Follow the Blind
• Bolt Thrower - Realm Of Chaos - Slaves To Darkness
• Cannibal Corpse - Cannibal Corpse (5-song demo cassette)
• The Cult - Sonic Temple
• Dream Theater - When Dream and Day Unite
• Faith No More - The Real Thing
• Forced Entry - Uncertain Future
• Great White - ...Twice Shy
• Richie Kotzen - Richie Kotzen
• Macabre - Gloom
• 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
• Nirvana - Bleach

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A Blind Guardian ticket for the live performance in Belgrade, Serbia. ... Follow the Blind is the second full-length album from the German metal band Blind Guardian, released in 1989. ... Bolt Thrower are a death metal and grindcore band from the Birmingham area in the United Kingdom. ... Realm Of Chaos / Slaves to Darkness is a Bolt Thrower album, recorded at Loco studios in April 1989, engineered by Tim Lewis. ... Cannibal Corpse is an American Death Metal band from Buffalo, New York, noted for its controversial and ultra-violent lyrics and imagery, founded in 1988 by Chris Barnes, Bob Rusay, Jack Owen, Alex Webster and Paul Mazurkiewicz. ... This was Cannibal Corpses first self-titled demo, recorded in 1989. ... The Cult is a British rock band. ... Sonic Temple is the fourth album by the goth group The Cult, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). ... Dream Theater is a progressive metal band, formed by three students at the Berklee College of Music in 1985. ... When Dream and Day Unite (1989) is the first studio album released by Dream Theater, a progressive metal band, on March 6th, 1989. ... Faith No More was an alternative metal/rock group that formed in San Francisco, California in 1982 and disbanded in 1998. ... For other things with the same name see The Real Thing. ... Forced Entry was a thrash metal band from Mountlake Terrace, Washington. ... Great White is an American rock and roll band. ... Richie Kotzen Richie Kotzen is an American rock guitar virtuoso. ... Macabre are a death metal band from the USA. They were formed in 1985 in Chicago, Illinois, and ever since have never had a line-up change. ... Gloom is an album by Macabre Tracks Embalmer Trampled To Death - The Who rock show Holidays Of Horror - Ronald Gene Simmons Fritz Haarmann The Butcher - Fritz Haarmann Evil Ole Soul - Joachim Kroll Harvey Glatman (Your Soul Will Forever Rot) - Harvey Murray Glatman McMassacre - James Huberty David Brom Took An Axe... Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a virtuoso guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and invention of neo-classical metal. ... 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. ... Mr. ... Mötley Crüe (pronounced as /MAHT-lee kroo/) is a popular American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... Dr. Feelgood is the 5th album by heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on September 1, 1989 (see 1989 in music). ... NIN redirects here. ... Pretty Hate Machine (also known as Halo 2) is an album by Nine Inch Nails released in 1989. ... Overkill is one of the first Thrash Metal bands, formed in the early 1980s in New Jersey (but often attributed to New York City), and very active ever since. ... The Years Of Decay is an album by the band Overkill, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music) under the label Megaforce. ... Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne (born John Michael Osbourne on December 3, 1948 in Aston, Birmingham, England) is the lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and is a popular solo artist and reality television star. ... No Rest for the Wicked is an album by Ozzy Osbourne. ... Primus is a rock band formed in California in the mid-1980s. ... Suck on This is a live album by the band Primus, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music) and re-issued on April 23, 2002 (see 2002 in music) along with Frizzle Fry. ... Rush is a Canadian progressive rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart (IPA: ). Rush formed in the summer of 1968, in Willowdale, Ontario (now part of Toronto) by Lifeson, Lee, and John Rutsey. ... A Show of Hands is a live album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). ... Rush is a Canadian progressive rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart (IPA: ). Rush formed in the summer of 1968, in Willowdale, Ontario (now part of Toronto) by Lifeson, Lee, and John Rutsey. ... Presto is the thirteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). ... 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 and teacher, and a recognized virtuoso of the rock guitar. ... Flying in a Blue Dream is a 1989 album by instrumental rock solo artist Joe Satriani. ... Sepultura is a Brazilian thrash metal/death metal band assembled in 1984, though their current sound is often described as groove metal and hardcore. ... Beneath the Remains is a music album released in 1989 by Sepultura through Roadrunner Records. ... Skid Row is an American heavy metal band which became the hard rock prototypes of the late 1980s metal scene and were reasonably successful until they were eclipsed by the Seattle grunge bands in 1991. ... Skid Row was the first full-length album from New Jersey metal band Skid Row. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band who helped to define the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Flower is a single EP by Soundgarden. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band who helped to define the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Louder Than Love is the second album by the band Soundgarden. ... Testament (a. ... 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). ... 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Disbandments

• Dokken

Dokken is an American metal band which was formed in 1978. ...

Events

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

• Cinderella,Ozzy Osbourne, The Scorpions, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, and Skid Row take part in the Moscow Music Peace Festival on August 12 & August 13, 1989.

Primus is a rock band formed in California in the mid-1980s. ... Suck on This is a live album by the band Primus, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music) and re-issued on April 23, 2002 (see 2002 in music) along with Frizzle Fry. ... Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the 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). ... Gustave Dorés illustration for Cendrillon For other uses, see Cinderella (disambiguation). ... Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne (born John Michael Osbourne on December 3, 1948 in Aston, Birmingham, England) is the lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and is a popular solo artist and reality television star. ... The Scorpions were a beat goup, originally from Manchester in Engeland, but they have become popular notably in the Netherlands. ... Mötley Crüe (pronounced as /MAHT-lee kroo/) is a popular American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... Bon Jovi is an American rock and roll band from New Jersey. ... The American term skid row or skid road is used to refer to the rundown area of a city where alcoholics and vagrants congregate. ...

1990

Newly formed bands

• Anathema
• At the Gates
• Cathedral
• Deftones
• Fear Factory
• Infectious Grooves
• Krisiun
• Kyuss
• Lamb of God
• My Dying Bride
• Opeth
• Pearl Jam
• Tool
• Type O Negative

Anathema (Greek Word -Ανάθεμα-: meaning originally something lifted up as an offering to the gods; later, with evolving meanings, it came to mean 1. ... At the Gates are a now defunct Swedish melodic death metal band who are considered by many to have had a great influence upon the genre. ... A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Anglican, Catholic and some Lutheran churches, which serves as the central church of a diocese, and thus as a bishops seat. ... Deftones is a multi-platinum-selling, Grammy award-winning Alternative Metal band from Sacramento, California. ... Fear Factory is an American industrial metal/groove metal/death metal band that has toured with Black Sabbath, Pantera, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Dream Theater and Rammstein; performed at three Ozzfests and the inaugural Gigantour; and had singles in the Mainstream Rock Top 40 and albums in the Billboard top... The Infectious Grooves are a Funk metal band led by Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir. ... Krisiun is a brutal death metal band from Brazil, formed in 1990 in Rio Grande do Sul. ... This article is about the band Kyuss. ... Lamb of God is a five-piece American post-thrash band from Richmond, Virginia, formerly known as Burn the Priest. ... My Dying Bride are a British doom/death metal band formed in 1990. ... Opeth are a progressive death metal band from Sweden. ... Pearl Jam (formed in 1990 in Seattle, Washington) is a rock band considered one of the most popular and influential artists of their decade. ... Tool is an American rock band, formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California, when drummer Danny Carey joined the rehearsal of his neighbor, singer Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones and bassist Paul dAmour, when nobody else would show up. ... Type O Negative is a gothic doom metal band from Brooklyn, New York. ...

Albums

• AC/DC - The Razor's Edge
• Alice in Chains - Facelift
• Annihilator - Never, Neverland
• Anthrax - Persistence of Time
• Black Sabbath - Tyr (album)
• Blind Guardian - Tales from the Twilight World
• Cannibal Corpse - Eaten Back to Life
• Celtic Frost - Vanity/Nemesis
• Death Angel - Act III
• Deep Purple - Slaves & Masters
• Dio - Lock up the Wolves
• Extreme - Pornograffiti
• Iced Earth - Iced Earth
• Iron Maiden - No Prayer for the Dying
• Judas Priest - Painkiller
• Richie Kotzen - Fever Dream
• Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Eclipse
• Megadeth - Rust In Peace
• Monster Magnet - Monster Magnet
• Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
• Primus - Frizzle Fry
• Ratt - Detonator
• Sadus - Swallowed in Black
• Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
• Slaughter - Stick It To Ya
• Soundgarden - Screaming Life/Fopp
• Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare
• Suicidal Tendencies - Lights...Camera...Revolution!
• Testament - Souls of Black

AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1973 by rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young and his brother, lead guitarist Angus Young. ... The Razors Edge is an album by AC/DC, released on September 21, 1990 (see 1990 in music). ... Alice in Chains is an influential rock group that was formed in the late-1980s in Seattle, Washington. ... Facelift is Alice in Chains first album, released on August 28, 1990. ... Annihilator is a heavy metal band which started with the album Alice in Hell, and now has twelve albums (including live albums). ... Never, Neverland is the second album by heavy metal band Annihilator. ... Persistence of Time is the fifth studio album by the thrash metal band Anthrax. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Tyr is the 15th studio album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1990 by I.R.S. records. ... A Blind Guardian ticket for the live performance in Belgrade, Serbia. ... Tales from the Twilight World is an album that was released in 1990 by Blind Guardian. ... Cannibal Corpse is an American Death Metal band from Buffalo, New York, noted for its controversial and ultra-violent lyrics and imagery, founded in 1988 by Chris Barnes, Bob Rusay, Jack Owen, Alex Webster and Paul Mazurkiewicz. ... Eaten Back to Life is Cannibal Corpses first album. ... Celtic Frost is an innovative heavy metal group from Zurich, Switzerland, best known for their influence on the thrash metal, black metal and death metal genres. ... Vanity/Nemesis is a 1990 album by Celtic Frost. ... Death Angel is a Filipino-American thrash metal band from San Francisco, California. ... Act III is the third album by the band Death Angel, released in 1990. ... This article is about the rock group. ... Slaves & Masters is the thirteenth studio album by Deep Purple, it was released in 1990. ... For other uses, see Dio (disambiguation). ... Lock up the Wolves is an album by Dio Track Listing Wild One Born on the Sun Hey Angel Between Two Hearts Night Music Lock up the Wolves Evil on Queen Street Walk on Water Twisted Why Are They Watching Me My Eyes Categories: Dio albums | Heavy metal albums ... See Extreme for other uses of the word. ... Pornograffiti (also titled as Extreme II: Pornograffiti) was the second and most successful album released by Boston funk-metal band Extreme. ... Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, progressive metal and NWOBHM. // History The central figure of Iced Earth is rhythm guitarist and songwriter Jon Schaffer, who formed Purgatory in Indiana in 1984. ... Iced Earth is the eponymous debut album by the band of the same title. ... Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band from east London. ... No Prayer for the Dying is the eighth studio album by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1968 in Wednesbury,near Birmingham, England by K.K. Downing and Ian Hill. ... Painkiller is a 1990 gold-certifed album of British heavy metal band Judas Priest. ... Richie Kotzen Richie Kotzen is an American rock guitar virtuoso. ... Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a virtuoso guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and invention of neo-classical metal. ... Eclipse is an album released by guitar virtuoso Yngwie J. Malmsteen issued in 1990. ... Megadeth is an American speed/heavy/thrash metal band led by Dave Mustaine. ... Rust in Peace is a music album by Megadeth. ... Monster Magnet is an American rock band founded by Dave Wyndorf (vocals and guitar), John McBain (guitar), Tom Diello (drums), and Tim Cronin (vocals and bass). ... Monster Magnet released their self-titled EP debut in 1990. ... Pantera was a popular heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas that formed in 1981. ... Cowboys from Hell is Panteras fifth album and the first Atlantic Records album, released on July 24, 1990 (see 1990 in music). ... Primus is a rock band formed in California in the mid-1980s. ... Frizzle Fry is the first studio album recorded by the band Primus as Suck on This was a live album. ... Ratt is an American glam metal band that enjoyed significant commercial success in the 1980s. ... Detonator is Ratts fifth full length album. ... Sadus is a highly technical thrash metal trio from the United States. ... Swallowed in Black is the second album by Sadus released in 1990. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, founded in Huntington Park, California (not Huntington Beach, as has often been reported), in 1982[1] by Tom Araya (bass guitar and vocals), Kerry King (guitars), Jeff Hanneman (guitars) and Dave Lombardo (drums). ... Seasons in the Abyss is an album by thrash metal band Slayer. ... Slaughter may refer to: result of slaughtering, see slaughterhouse a music group Slaughter Jimmy Ray Slaughter awaiting execution in Oklahoma amidst brain fingerprinting controversy This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band who helped to define 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). ... Steven Siro Vai (born June 6, 1960 in Carle Place, New York) is an American guitarist, composer, and record producer, notable for having received a Grammy Award (along with nine nominations) and being cited as an influence by many guitarists from the 1980s and onwards. ... Passion and Warfare is a 1990 instrumental album from guitarist Steve Vai. ... Suicidal Tendencies is a hardcore punk/thrash metal band, formed in 1982 in Venice, California. ... The album cover Lights. ... Testament (a. ... Souls of Black is an album released by Testament in 1990. ...

Disbandments

• Quiet Riot

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Events

• The infamous Clash of the Titans tour is this year, headlined by bands such as Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Testament, Suicidal Tendencies, and others.

• Judas Priest was involved in a multimillion dollar lawsuit involving two Nevada teenager suicided allegedly caused by the song "Better by you Better by me". The band won the case.

• Faith No More's The Real Thing, carried by the single Epic, cracks the Billboard Top 10.

Megadeth is an American speed/heavy/thrash metal band led by Dave Mustaine. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, founded in Huntington Park, California (not Huntington Beach, as has often been reported), in 1982[1] by Tom Araya (bass guitar and vocals), Kerry King (guitars), Jeff Hanneman (guitars) and Dave Lombardo (drums). ... Testament (a. ... Suicidal Tendencies is a hardcore punk/thrash metal band, formed in 1982 in Venice, California. ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1968 in Wednesbury,near Birmingham, England by K.K. Downing and Ian Hill. ... Faith No More was an alternative metal/rock group that formed in San Francisco, California in 1982 and disbanded in 1998. ... The Real Thing is: A music album by Faith No More -- see The Real Thing (album); A play by Tom Stoppard. ... Epic was a breakthrough hit single by the alternative metal band Faith No More. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ...

1991

Newly formed bands

• Cradle of Filth
• Rage Against the Machine
• Nevermore
• Enslaved
• Behemoth

Cradle of Filth is a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ... The photo cover of Rages self-titled release from 1992. ... The band Nevermore Nevermore is a North American progressive/thrash metal band from Seattle, Washington assembled in 1991. ... Enslaved is a black/viking metal band from Bergen, Norway. ... Behemoth is an influential Polish death metal band, sometimes called blackened death metal for their black metal roots and influences. ...

Albums

• Anthrax - Attack of the Killer B's
• Alice Cooper - Hey Stoopid
• Bolt Thrower - War Master
• Cannibal Corpse - Butchered at Birth
• Dream Theater - Images and Words
• Death - Human
• The Cult - Ceremony
• Forced Entry - As Above, So Below
• Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II
• Great White - Hooked
• Helloween - Pink Bubbles Go Ape
• 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
• Nirvana - Nevermind
• 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

Attack of the Killer Bs is the name of the fourth EP by the Thrash Metal band Anthrax. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a hard rock singer and musician. ... Hey Stoopid is a succesful studio album from Heavy Metal singer Alice Cooper. ... 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. ... Cannibal Corpse is an American Death Metal band from Buffalo, New York, noted for its controversial and ultra-violent lyrics and imagery, founded in 1988 by Chris Barnes, Bob Rusay, Jack Owen, Alex Webster and Paul Mazurkiewicz. ... Butchered at Birth is Cannibal Corpses second album. ... Dream Theater is a progressive metal band, formed by three students at the Berklee College of Music in 1985. ... Images and Words is the second album by progressive metal band Dream Theater. ... Death was an influential death metal band from the United States that was founded in 1983 and dissolved in 1999. ... Human is the fourth album released by Death in 1991. ... The Cult is a British rock band. ... Ceremony is an album by The Cult that was first released in 1991. ... Forced Entry was a thrash metal band from Mountlake Terrace, Washington. ... Guns N Roses (GNR) is an American hard rock band that gained fame during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Great White is an American rock and roll band. ... Helloween is a German power/speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of the two bands Ironfist and Powerfool. ... Pink Bubbles Go Ape is an album by the German heavy metal band Helloween, released in 1991. ... The Infectious Grooves are a Funk metal band led by Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir. ... The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move. ... Richie Kotzen Richie Kotzen is an American rock guitar virtuoso. ... This article is about the band Kyuss. ... Wretch is the first album by Kyuss. ... Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a virtuoso guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and invention of neo-classical metal. ... The Yngwie Malmsteen Collection is the first compilation album by Yngwie J. Malmsteen. ... Metal Church is an American heavy metal band from Seattle. ... The Human Factor (ISBN 0679409920) is an espionage novel by Graham Greene, first published in 1978 and adapted into a 1979 film by Otto Preminger. ... Metallica is an American heavy metal band. ... Metallica was the band Metallicas fifth album, released August 13, 1991 through Elektra Records. ... Monster Magnet is an American rock band founded by Dave Wyndorf (vocals and guitar), John McBain (guitar), Tom Diello (drums), and Tim Cronin (vocals and bass). ... Spine of God is an album by Monster Magnet, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). ... Motörhead is an iconic British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy Kilmister (real name Ian Kilmister) after his ejection from space-rock icons Hawkwind. ... 1916 was the first album Motörhead recorded for WTG, their new label, after the legal battle with GWR was resolved. ... Mr. ... Lean Into It is an album by hard rock band Mr. ... Nirvana was a popular American rock band from Aberdeen, Washington. ... Nevermind is the second studio album from the American grunge band, Nirvana. ... Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne (born John Michael Osbourne on December 3, 1948 in Aston, Birmingham, England) is the lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and is a popular solo artist and reality television star. ... No More Tears is an album by Ozzy Osbourne. ... Pearl Jam (formed in 1990 in Seattle, Washington) is a rock band considered one of the most popular and influential artists of their decade. ... Ten is Pearl Jams first album, released on August 27, 1991 through Epic Records. ... Primus is a rock band formed in California in the mid-1980s. ... Sailing the Seas of Cheese is the third album by Primus, released on May 14, 1991. ... Rush is a Canadian progressive rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart (IPA: ). Rush formed in the summer of 1968, in Willowdale, Ontario (now part of Toronto) by Lifeson, Lee, and John Rutsey. ... 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/death metal band assembled in 1984, though their current sound is often described as groove metal and hardcore. ... Arise was the fourth LP by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura released in 1991 (1991 in music) through Roadrunner Records. ... Skid Row is an American heavy metal band which became the hard rock prototypes of the late 1980s metal scene and were reasonably successful until they were eclipsed by the Seattle grunge bands in 1991. ... Slave to the Grind is Skid Rows second album, released on June 11, 1991. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band who helped to define the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Badmotorfinger is the third album by the band Soundgarden. ... Van Halen is an American rock band formed in the early-1970s. ... For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (also known as F.U.C.K.) is the ninth album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). ...

Disbandments

• Death Angel

Death Angel is a Filipino-American thrash metal band from San Francisco, California. ...

Events

• Queen frontman Freddie Mercury dies of AIDS induced bronchial pneumonia.
• KISS Drummer - Eric Carr dies at age 41 on November 24. As a tribute, the group's 1992 release Revenge featured what is said to be the only drum solo Carr ever recorded with the band, which was titled "Carr Jam 1981".
• 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.
• Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion II Becomes 2nd Metal Album to debut #1 .
• Skid Row, Guns N' Roses, and Metallica's albums all debut #1, at that time they were all in tour together.
• The success of Nirvana's Nevermind ushers in the era of Grunge.
• Van Halen's album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge wins a Grammy award.

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1992

Newly formed bands

• Black Label Society
• Edguy
• Esoteric
• Graveland
• Machine Head
• Mourning Beloveth
• Moonspell
• Obitus

Black Label Society is a heavy metal band featuring Zakk Wylde, who is also the guitarist of Ozzy Osbourne fame. ... Edguy is a power metal band from Fulda, Germany. ... Esoteric are an English doom metal band founded in 1992. ... Graveland is a Polish black metal band which was formed in 1992 by Rob Darken (Robert Fudali). ... Machine Head is a Heavy Metal band, formed in 1992 in Oakland, California. ... Mourning Beloveth is an Irish doom metal band (actually doom death), along the lines of early Anathema and My Dying Bride (but stripped of all violins and keyboards). ... Moonspell is a band from Portugal, initially formed in 1989 as Morbid God by Fernando Ribeiro (vocals), Ares (bass guitar) and two of the bands former members as a black metal band. ...

Albums

• AC/DC - Live
• Alice in Chains - Dirt
• Alice in Chains - Sap (EP)
• Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer
• Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond
• Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade
• Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith
• Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of The Mutilated
• Def Leppard - Adrenalize
• Dream Theater - Images and Words
• Faith No More - Angel Dust
• Fear Factory - Soul of a New Machine
• Iced Earth - Night of the Stormrider
• Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark
• 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)
• Queen - Innuendo
• Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
• Sadus - A Vision of Misery
• Spinal Tap - Break Like the Wind
• Suicidal Tendencies - Art of Rebellion

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A Blind Guardian ticket for the live performance in Belgrade, Serbia. ... Somewhere Far Beyond is the fourth studio-album by German Power/Speed-Metal act Blind Guardian. ... Bolt Thrower are a death metal and grindcore band from the Birmingham area in the United Kingdom. ... The cover of the album The IVth Crusade The IVth Crusade is a Bolt Thrower album. ... Bon Jovi is an American rock and roll band from New Jersey. ... Bon Jovis fifth album, Keep the Faith was released in November of 1992. ... Cannibal Corpse is an American Death Metal band from Buffalo, New York, noted for its controversial and ultra-violent lyrics and imagery, founded in 1988 by Chris Barnes, Bob Rusay, Jack Owen, Alex Webster and Paul Mazurkiewicz. ... Def Leppard are a English hard rock band from Sheffield who formed in 1977 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. ... Adrenalize is the fifth album by British hard rock band Def Leppard, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). ... Dream Theater is a progressive metal band, formed by three students at the Berklee College of Music in 1985. ... Images and Words is the second album by progressive metal band Dream Theater. ... Faith No More was an alternative metal/rock group that formed in San Francisco, California in 1982 and disbanded in 1998. ... Angel Dust, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music), was the fourth studio album by US rock band Faith No More, and the second to feature vocalist Mike Patton. ... Fear Factory is an American industrial metal/groove metal/death metal band that has toured with Black Sabbath, Pantera, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Dream Theater and Rammstein; performed at three Ozzfests and the inaugural Gigantour; and had singles in the Mainstream Rock Top 40 and albums in the Billboard top... 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. ... Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, progressive metal and NWOBHM. // History The central figure of Iced Earth is rhythm guitarist and songwriter Jon Schaffer, who formed Purgatory in Indiana in 1984. ... Night of the Stormrider is Iced Earths second full-length album and is a concept album about a man who is betrayed by religion and turns away from it in anger. ... Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band from east London. ... Fear of the Dark can refer to: 1992 album named Fear of the Dark by Iron Maiden. ... This article is about the band Kyuss. ... Blues for the Red Sun is a 1992 (see 1992 in music) album by stoner metal band Kyuss. ... Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a virtuoso guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and invention of neo-classical metal. ... Yngwie Malmsteen - Fire and Ice Track Listing: 1. ... 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Disbandments

• Forced Entry

Forced Entry was a thrash metal band from Mountlake Terrace, Washington. ...

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).
• Izzy Stradlin leaves Guns N' Roses

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1993

Newly formed bands

• Children of Bodom
• Dark Funeral
• HammerFall
• KoЯn
• Mournful Congregation
• Mushroomhead
• Rhapsody

Children of Bodom is a metal band from Espoo, Finland. ... Dark Funeral is a black metal band from Sweden. ... The band HammerFall (left to right: Stefan Elmgren, Anders Johansson, Joacim Cans (standing), Magnus Rosén, Oscar Dronjak) HammerFall is a Swedish power metal band assembled in 1993. ... Korn logo KoЯn. ... Mournful Congregation are funeral doom metal band from Loxton, Australia. ... Mushroomhead is a seven person Alternative Metal band based in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Rhapsody is an Italian Symphonic Power Metal band, formerly known as Thundercross. ...

Reformed Bands

• Dokken

Dokken is an American metal band which was formed in 1978. ...

Albums

• Aerosmith - Get A Grip
• Annihilator - Set the World on Fire
• Anthrax - Sound of White and Noise
• Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face (EP)
• Deep Purple - The Battle Rages On
• Def Leppard - Retro Active
• Helloween - Chameleon
• Infectious Grooves - Sarsippius' Ark
• Macabre - Sinister Slaughter
• Monster Magnet - Superjudge
• Motörhead - Bastards
• Mr. Big - Bump Ahead
• Nirvana - In Utero
• Primus - Pork Soda
• Rush - Counterparts
• Sepultura - Chaos A.D.
• Tool - Undertow
• Steve Vai - Sex and Religion
• Van Halen - Live: Right Here, Right Now

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Disbandments

Events

• Rob Halford of Judas Priest leaves the band to start his own project Fight (band)

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1994

Newly formed bands

• Abscess
• Amen
• Chevelle
• Down
• Destroyer 666
• Heavenly
• Rammstein (in January)
• Six Feet Under
• Slash's Snakepit
• Limp Bizkit

Abscess is a death metal band from Oakland, California. ... Amen (sometimes all-capitalised to AMEN) is a cross-genre hard rock band mainly taking influence from heavy metal music and 1980s punk rock. ... For information about the car of this name, see Chevrolet Chevelle. ... Down is a Southern heavy metal supergroup formed in 1991. ... Destroyer 666 are an Australian black metal band formed in 1994 by guitarist K.K. Warslut, following his departure from the cult black metal band Bestial Warlust. ... Heavenly, a power metal band from Paris, France, were formed in 1994 by vocalist Benjamin Sotto and drummer Max Pilo. ... Rammstein is a German band that was formed in 1994. ... Six Feet Under (often abbreviated as SFU) was formed initially as a side project of lead singer Chris Barnes (then of Cannibal Corpse). ... Slashs Snakepit Slashs Snakepit was a side-project formed by Slash in 1994 with former Guns N Roses members Slash on lead guitars, Matt Sorum on drums, Gilby Clarke on rhythm guitars and Dizzy Reed on keyboards. ... Limp Bizkit is a rapcore band who—along with their discoverers, Korn—are often credited with creating the nu metal genre and widening its popularity. ...

Albums

• Alice Cooper - The Last Temptation
• Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies
• Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes
• Bolt Thrower - ...For Victory
• Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding
• Cradle of Filth - The Principle of Evil Made Flesh
• The Cult - The Cult
• Deftones - Adrenaline
• Dio - Strange Highways
• Dream Theater - Awake
• Helloween - Master Of The Rings
• 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
• Machine Head - Burn My Eyes
• Marilyn Manson - Portrait of an American Family
• 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
• Marilyn Manson - Portrait Of An American Family

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The Bleeding is the fourth album by Cannibal Corpse. ... Cradle of Filth is a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ... The Principle of Evil Made Flesh (1994) is Cradle of Filths first album. ... The Cult is a British rock band. ... Deftones is a multi-platinum-selling, Grammy award-winning Alternative Metal band from Sacramento, California. ... Adrenaline is Deftones debut album, released in 1995 through Maverick Records. ... For other uses, see Dio (disambiguation). ... Strange Highways is the sixth studio album by heavy metal band, Dio. ... Dream Theater is a progressive metal band, formed by three students at the Berklee College of Music in 1985. ... Awake is a 1994 album from progressive metal band Dream Theater. ... Helloween is a German power/speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of the two bands Ironfist and Powerfool. ... 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Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a virtuoso guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and invention of neo-classical metal. ... The Seventh Sign is an album by Yngwie J. Malmsteen released in 1994. ... Machine Head is a Heavy Metal band, formed in 1992 in Oakland, California. ... Burn My Eyes is the debut album by Oakland groove metal band Machine Head. ... This article is about the band Marilyn Manson. For its lead singer of the same name, see Marilyn Manson (person). ... Portrait of an American Family was the first album by Marilyn Manson, released in 1994. ... Megadeth is an American speed/heavy/thrash metal band led by Dave Mustaine. ... Youthanasia is an album by Megadeth, released in 1994. ... Metal Church is an American heavy metal band from Seattle. ... Hanging in the Blance was the fifth album by Metal Church, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music). ... NIN redirects here. ... The Downward Spiral (also known as Halo 8) is an LP by Nine Inch Nails released in 1994. ... Overkill is one of the first Thrash Metal bands, formed in the early 1980s in New Jersey (but often attributed to New York City), and very active ever since. ... W.F.O. (which stands for Wide Fuckin Open) is an album by thrash metal band Overkill released in 1994 on Atlantic Records. ... Pantera was a popular heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas that formed in 1981. ... Far Beyond Driven is an album by heavy metal band Pantera. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, founded in Huntington Park, California (not Huntington Beach, as has often been reported), in 1982[1] by Tom Araya (bass guitar and vocals), Kerry King (guitars), Jeff Hanneman (guitars) and Dave Lombardo (drums). ... Divine Intervention is an album by the band Slayer, released October 3, 1994 through American Recordings. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band who helped to define the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Superunknown was released March 8, 1994 (see 1994 in music). ... Testament (a. ... Low is a 1977 album by David Bowie, widely regarded as one of his most influential releases. ... The 3rd and the Mortal (alternative spelling The Third and the Mortal) is a norwegian experimental heavy metal-band. ... The 3rd and the Mortal (alternative spelling The Third and the Mortal) is a norwegian experimental heavy metal-band. ... This article is about the band Marilyn Manson. For its lead singer of the same name, see Marilyn Manson (person). ... Portrait of an American Family was the first album by Marilyn Manson, released in 1994. ...

Disbandments

Events

• Far Beyond Driven by Pantera debut's at No 1 on the U.S. British and Australian charts.
• Soundgarden wins two grammies; Best Hard Rock Performance for Black Hole Sun and Best Metal Performance for Spoonman.
• Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids change their name into Marilyn Manson; Debut album Portrait Of An American Family is released

Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band who helped to define the sound that came to be called grunge. ... The Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance has been awarded since 1990. ... Black Hole Sun is a song by 1990s grunge band Soundgarden. ... The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance has been awarded since 1990. ... Spoonman is a hit song by the band Soundgarden. ... This article is about the band Marilyn Manson. For its lead singer of the same name, see Marilyn Manson (person). ... Portrait of an American Family was the first album by Marilyn Manson, released in 1994. ...

1995

Newly formed bands

• Slipknot
• System of a Down
• Trapt

Slipknot is a nu metal band located in Des Moines, Iowa, formed in 1992 and currently signed to Roadrunner Records. ... System of a Down (sometimes referred to as SOAD, or System) is an Alternative metal band that was formed in 1995, in Hollywood, California. ... Trapt is a Metal band from Los Gatos, California, United States. ...

Albums

• AC/DC - Ballbreaker
• Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains
• Behemoth - Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic)
• Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes Live
• Black Sabbath - Forbidden
• Blind Guardian - Imaginations From the Other Side
• Edguy - Savage Poetry
• Fear Factory - Demanufacture
• Forced Entry - The Shore (EP)
• Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
• Iron Maiden - The X Factor
• Kyuss - ...And the Circus Leaves Town
• Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Magnum Opus
• Monster Magnet - Dopes to Infinity
• Moonspell - Wolfheart
• Motörhead - Sacrifice
• Mushroomhead - Mushroomhead
• Opeth - Orchid
• 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
• Marilyn Manson - Smells Like Children

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Magnum opus (sometimes Opus magnum), from the Latin meaning great work, refers to the best, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an author, artist, or composer. ... Monster Magnet is an American rock band founded by Dave Wyndorf (vocals and guitar), John McBain (guitar), Tom Diello (drums), and Tim Cronin (vocals and bass). ... Dopes to Infinity is the third album by Monster Magnet. ... Moonspell is a band from Portugal, initially formed in 1989 as Morbid God by Fernando Ribeiro (vocals), Ares (bass guitar) and two of the bands former members as a black metal band. ... Wolfheart is the first full-length album by gothic metal band Moonspell. ... Motörhead is an iconic British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy Kilmister (real name Ian Kilmister) after his ejection from space-rock icons Hawkwind. ... Mushroomhead is a seven person Alternative Metal band based in Cleveland, Ohio. ... The self titled debut album from the band Mushroomhead. ... Opeth are a progressive death metal band from Sweden. ... Orchid is Opeths debut album. ... Rammstein is a German band that was formed in 1994. ... Herzeleid (German for Heartache) is the German NDH-metal band Rammsteins first musical album. ... Skid Row is an American heavy metal band which became the hard rock prototypes of the late 1980s metal scene and were reasonably successful until they were eclipsed by the Seattle grunge bands in 1991. ... Subhuman Race was the third full-length album from New Jersey metal band Skid Row. ... Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band who helped to define the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Songs from the Superunknown is an EP album by the grunge band Soundgarden. ... The 3rd and the Mortal (alternative spelling The Third and the Mortal) is a norwegian experimental heavy metal-band. ... 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Disbandments

• Accept
• The Cult
• Kyuss (in October)

Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled in the early 1970s by Udo Dirkschneider. ... The Cult is a British rock band. ... This article is about the band Kyuss. ...

Events

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

Motörhead is an iconic British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy Kilmister (real name Ian Kilmister) after his ejection from space-rock icons Hawkwind. ...

1996

Newly formed bands

• American Head Charge
• Control Denied
• Linkin Park
• Mudvayne
• Shadows Fall
• Nightwish
• Lacuna Coil
• Lordi

American Head Charge (often referred to as Head Charge or abbreviated AHC) are an industrial metal band from Minneapolis, Minnesota USA, earning nominations at the prestigious Kerrang! Awards on two occasions. ... Control Denied was started by Chuck Schuldiner to create a European-style power metal/progressive metal band, mixed with elements death metal recognizable in his earlier band Death. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mudvayne is a Peoria, Illinois, USA-based Nu-Metal quartet started in 1996. ... Shadows Fall is a Melodic Death Metal band. ... Nightwish is a Finnish musical band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee. ... Lacuna Coil were an Italian gothic metal band formed in Milan, Italy, in 1996. ... It has been suggested that Blood red sandman be merged into this article or section. ...

Albums

• Alice in Chains - Unplugged
• Behemoth - Grom
• Cannibal Corpse - Vile
• Deep Purple - Purpendicular
• Dio - Angry Machines
• Helloween - [[The Time Of The Oath
• Iced Earth - The Dark Saga
• KoЯn - Life is Peachy
• Marilyn Manson - Antichrist Superstar
• Metallica - Load
• Ministry - Filth Pig
• Moonspell - Irreligious
• Motörhead - Overnight Sensation
• Neurosis - Through Silver in Blood
• Opeth - Morningrise
• 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
• Marilyn Manson - Antichrist Superstar

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Helloween is a German power/speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of the two bands Ironfist and Powerfool. ... Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, progressive metal and NWOBHM. // History The central figure of Iced Earth is rhythm guitarist and songwriter Jon Schaffer, who formed Purgatory in Indiana in 1984. ... The Dark Saga is a concept album by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth. ... Korn logo KoЯn. ... Life Is Peachy is Korns second album. ... This article is about the band Marilyn Manson. For its lead singer of the same name, see Marilyn Manson (person). ... Antichrist Superstar (written Antichrist Svperstar in several places as an allusion to Latin) is Marilyn Mansons second full-length studio release and was released in 1996. ... Metallica is an American heavy metal band. ... Load is the sixth album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released in 1996. ... Ministry is an American industrial metal band of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. ... Filth Pig is an album by the industrial band Ministry. ... Moonspell is a band from Portugal, initially formed in 1989 as Morbid God by Fernando Ribeiro (vocals), Ares (bass guitar) and two of the bands former members as a black metal band. ... Irreligious, released in 1996, is the second full-length album by the Portuguese band Moonspell. ... Motörhead is an iconic British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy Kilmister (real name Ian Kilmister) after his ejection from space-rock icons Hawkwind. ... Neurosis is an experimental metal/indie/industrial/hardcore music band with influences ranging from hardcore punk and sludge metal to dark ambient, industrial, and tribal music. ... Opeth are a progressive death metal band from Sweden. ... Morningrise is Opeths second album, released in Europe by Candlelight Records, and in the United States by Century Media Records in 1997, and later reissued by Candlelight Records in 2000. ... Pantera was a popular heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas that formed in 1981. ... The Great Southern Trendkill is a groove metal album by Pantera. ... Rush is a Canadian progressive rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart (IPA: ). Rush formed in the summer of 1968, in Willowdale, Ontario (now part of Toronto) by Lifeson, Lee, and John Rutsey. ... 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/death metal band assembled in 1984, though their current sound is often described as groove metal and hardcore. ... Roots, released 1996 was the last album released by Sepultura with Max Cavalera. ... 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Disbandments

• Down
• Prong
• Skid Row

Down is a Southern heavy metal supergroup formed in 1991. ... Prong was a heavy metal/thrash metal band, formed in 1985. ... Skid Row is an American heavy metal band which became the hard rock prototypes of the late 1980s metal scene and were reasonably successful until they were eclipsed by the Seattle grunge bands in 1991. ...

Events

• Van Halen lead singer Sammy Hagar departs the band due to issues over the Best Of Volume I and the band's contribution to the Twister soundtrack.

Van Halen is an American rock band formed in the early-1970s. ... Sammy playing guitar in red cloths Samuel Ray Hagar (born October 13, 1947 in Monterey, California, USA), better known as Sammy Hagar, is a U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and composer. ... Twister may mean: the game Twister the movie Twister a slang word for a tornado a tongue twister, something difficult to pronounce The name of a roller coaster in Knoebels amusement park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. ...

1997

Newly formed bands

• Disturbed
• Pig Destroyer
• Static-X
• Finntroll
• The Dillinger Escape Plan

Disturbed is a band from Chicago, Illinois. ... Pig Destroyer is an extreme metal band from Virginia, United States. ... Static-X is an American Industrial metal band. ... Finntroll is a folk metal band from Finland. ... The Dillinger Escape Plan is a mathcore band that integrates metalcore with jazz/fusion elements. ...

Reformed Bands

• Black Sabbath
• Ratt

For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Ratt is an American glam metal band that enjoyed significant commercial success in the 1980s. ...

Albums

• AC/DC - Bonfire, Let There Be Rock: The Movie
• Aerosmith - Nine Lives
• Black Sabbath - Reunion
• Children Of Bodom - Something Wild
• Cradle of Filth - Dusk and Her Embrace
• Deftones - Around The Fur
• The Dillinger Escape Plan - The Dillinger Escape Plan
• Edguy - Kingdom of Madness
• HammerFall - Glory to the Brave
• Judas Priest - Jugulator
• Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Facing the Animal
• Machine Head - The More Things Change
• Megadeth - Cryptic Writings
• Metallica - ReLoad
• Pig Destroyer - Demo
• Pig Destroyer - Pig Destroyer / Orchid (Split EP)
• Rammstein - Sehnsucht
• Rhapsody - Legendary Tales
• Soundgarden - A-Sides
• Skid Row - Razor Sharp!
• The 3rd and the Mortal - In This Room, Streams (EP)

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Disbandments

• Obitus
• Soundgarden

Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band who helped to define the sound that came to be called grunge. ...

Events

• • Black Sabbath reunites with the original line-up between Black Sabbath and Never Say Die!.

For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Black Sabbath is the self-titled debut album of the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath released in the UK on Friday the 13th, February 1970. ... Never Say Die! is an album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath. ...

1998

Newly formed bands

• God Forbid
• Rebaelliun
• Unearth

God Forbid is a metalcore band from New Brunswick, New Jersey which was formed in 1998. ... Rebaelliun was a Brazilian death metal band that was founded in 1998. ... From left to right: Ken Susi, Mike Justian, Trevor Phipps, John Maggard, Buz McGrath. ...

Albums

• Behemoth - Pandemonic Incantations
• Black Sabbath - Reunion (album)
• Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle-Earth
• Bolt Thrower - Mercenary
• Cannibal Corpse - Gallery of Suicide
• Cradle of Filth - Cruelty and the Beast
• Death - The Sound of Perseverance
• Deep Purple - Abandon
• The Dillinger Escape Plan - Under the Running Board
• Edguy - Vain Glory Opera
• Fear Factory - Obsolete
• HammerFall - Legacy of Kings
• Helloween - Better Than Raw
• Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes
• Iron Maiden - Virtual XI
• KoЯn - Follow the Leader
• Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in Em, Opus 1, LIVE!
• Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals
• Monster Magnet - Powertrip
• Moonspell - Sin/Pecado
• Motörhead - Snake Bite Love
• Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse
• Pig Destroyer - Explosions In Ward 6 (Full-length)
• Queens of the Stone Age - Queens of the Stone Age
• Rhapsody - Symphony of Enchanted Lands
• Skid Row - Forty Seasons: The best...
• System of a Down - System of a Down
• Van Halen - Van Halen III
• Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals

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Cannibal Corpse is an American Death Metal band from Buffalo, New York, noted for its controversial and ultra-violent lyrics and imagery, founded in 1988 by Chris Barnes, Bob Rusay, Jack Owen, Alex Webster and Paul Mazurkiewicz. ... Gallery Of Suicide is the sixth album by Cannibal Corpse. ... Cradle of Filth is a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ... Cruelty and the Beast (1998) is Cradle of Filths fourth release and third full-length album. ... Death is the full cessation of vital functions in the biological life. ... The Sound of Perseverance is the seventh and final album released by Death in 1998. ... This article is about the rock group. ... Abandon is an album by Deep Purple, released in 1998 on the CMC International Record Label. ... The Dillinger Escape Plan is a mathcore band that integrates metalcore with jazz/fusion elements. ... Under the Running Board is an EP by Dillinger Escape Plan, released on October 22, 1998 (see 1998 in music). ... Edguy is a power metal band from Fulda, Germany. ... Vain Glory Opera, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music), is the third album by the power metal band Edguy. ... Fear Factory is an American industrial metal/groove metal/death metal band that has toured with Black Sabbath, Pantera, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Dream Theater and Rammstein; performed at three Ozzfests and the inaugural Gigantour; and had singles in the Mainstream Rock Top 40 and albums in the Billboard top... Obsolete is the third full-length album released by Fear Factory on July 28, 1998. ... The band HammerFall (left to right: Stefan Elmgren, Anders Johansson, Joacim Cans (standing), Magnus Rosén, Oscar Dronjak) HammerFall is a Swedish power metal band assembled in 1993. ... Legacy of Kings is the 2nd album from Swedish metal band Hammerfall. ... Helloween is a German power/speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of the two bands Ironfist and Powerfool. ... Better Than Raw is an album by the German heavy metal band Helloween, released in 1998. ... Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, progressive metal and NWOBHM. // History The central figure of Iced Earth is rhythm guitarist and songwriter Jon Schaffer, who formed Purgatory in Indiana in 1984. ... Something Wicked This Way Comes is a 1998 album by Iced Earth. ... Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from East London. ... Virtual XI is the British heavy metal band Iron Maidens 11th studio album, released March 23, 1998. ... Korn logo KoЯn. ... Follow the Leader is KoЯns third album and a departure from their first two albums. ... Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a virtuoso guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and invention of neo-classical metal. ... Released in 1998 by Spitfire Records, it was Yngwie J. Malmsteens first attempt at a Classical Concerto Suite featuring electric guitar solos. ... Live! is a Bob Marley & The Wailers live album, released on December 5, 1975. ... This article is about the band Marilyn Manson. For its lead singer of the same name, see Marilyn Manson (person). ... Mechanical Animals is Marilyn Mansons third full-length album, released on September 15, 1998. ... Monster Magnet is an American rock band founded by Dave Wyndorf (vocals and guitar), John McBain (guitar), Tom Diello (drums), and Tim Cronin (vocals and bass). ... Powertrip is a studio album by Monster Magnet, released on June 16, 1998. ... Moonspell is a band from Portugal, initially formed in 1989 as Morbid God by Fernando Ribeiro (vocals), Ares (bass guitar) and two of the bands former members as a black metal band. ... Released in 1998, Sin/Pecado is the third full-length album by the Portuguese band Moonspell. ... 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The American term skid row or skid road is used to refer to the rundown area of a city where alcoholics and vagrants congregate. ... System of a Down (sometimes referred to as SOAD, or System) is an Alternative metal band that was formed in 1995, in Hollywood, California. ... System of a Down is the eponymous debut album by System of a Down, first released in 1998. ... Van Halen is an American rock band formed in the early-1970s. ... Van Halen III is the eleventh studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music). ... This article is about the band Marilyn Manson. For its lead singer of the same name, see Marilyn Manson (person). ... Mechanical Animals is Marilyn Mansons third full-length album, released on September 15, 1998. ...

Disbandments

• Faith No More

Faith No More was an alternative metal/rock group that formed in San Francisco, California in 1982 and disbanded in 1998. ...

Events

• Gary Cherone becomes the lead singer for Van Halen. The album Van Halen III flops and Cherone will leave the band on good terms the next year.

Gary Cherone was the lead singer for the hard rock band Extreme. ... Van Halen is an American rock band formed in the early-1970s. ... Van Halen III is the eleventh studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music). ...

1999

Newly formed bands

• Avenged Sevenfold
• Bleeding Through
• The Crew
• DragonForce
• Dream Evil
• Five pointe o
• Mastodon
• Protest The Hero
• Sonata Arctica

Avenged Sevenfold, sometimes abbreviated to A7X, is a band from Huntington Beach, California, consisting of members M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, Synyster Gates, Johnny Christ, and The Rev. ... Bleeding Through is a metalcore band from Orange County, CA. // History Orange County, Thrash edged Metalcore unit. ... The Crew is a portuguese Heavy Metal band, strongly influenced by bands such as Queen, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Metallica, and Pink Floyd among others. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Dream Evil is a melodic heavy metal band from Sweden assembled and integrated by musical producer Fredrik Nordström in 1999. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Mastodon is a heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. ... Formed in 1999 as Happy go Lucky, Protest the Hero (abbreviated as PTH or simply Protest) is a Canadian post-hardcore metal band with punk influences (see genre section) from Whitby, Ontario . ... Sonata Arctica is a Finnish Power Metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1996. ...

Reformed Bands

• The Cult
• Skid Row

The Cult is a British rock band. ... Skid Row is an American heavy metal band which became the hard rock prototypes of the late 1980s metal scene and were reasonably successful until they were eclipsed by the Seattle grunge bands in 1991. ...

Albums

• Alice in Chains - Nothing Safe: Best of the Box, Music Bank
• Behemoth - Satanica
• Black Label Society - Sonic Brew
• Cannibal Corpse - Bloodthirst
• Chevelle - Point No. 1
• Children of Bodom - Hatebreeder
• Control Denied - The Fragile Art of Existence
• The Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity
• Edguy - Theater of Salvation
• Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory
• Finntroll - Midnattens Widunder
• KoЯn - Issues
• Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Alchemy
• Machine Head - The Burning Red
• Megadeth - Risk
• Moonspell - The Butterfly Effect
• Motörhead - Everything Louder Than Everyone Else (live)
• Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
• Opeth - Still Life
• Pig Destroyer - Pig Destroyer/Gnob (Split EP)
• Rammstein - Live Aus Berlin
• Ratt - Ratt
• Slipknot - Slipknot
• Static-X - Wisconsin Death Trip
• Steve Vai - The Ultra Zone

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Disbandments

• Death

Death was an influential death metal band from the United States that was founded in 1983 and dissolved in 1999. ...

2000

Newly formed bands

• Dominus Praelii
• Killswitch Engage
• The Darkness
• Trivium

Killswitch Engage is a metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, USA. // Music Killswitch Engages sound mixes crushing riffs, double bass drum patterns, and furious screaming mixed with clean vocals and melodic elements. ... The Darkness are an English rock band touting themselves as classic hard rock. ... Trivium are a Heavy Metal band from Orlando, Florida. ...

Albums

• AC/DC - Stiff Upper Lip
• Alice Cooper - Brutal Planet
• Alice in Chains - Live
• Behemoth - Thelema.6
• Black Label Society - Stronger Than Death
• Cannibal Corpse - Live Cannibalism
• Cradle of Filth - Midian
• Deftones - White Pony
• Dio - Magica
• Disturbed - The Sickness
• HammerFall - Renegade
• Helloween - The Dark Ride
• Infectious Grooves - Mas Borracho
• Iron Maiden - Brave New World
• Killswitch Engage - Killswitch Engage
• Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
• Macabre - Dahmer
• Yngwie J. Malmsteen - War to End All Wars
• Marilyn Manson - Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
• Monster Magnet - God Says No
• Motörhead - We Are Motörhead
• Nightwish - Wishmaster
• Nevermore - Dead Heart in a Dead World
• Pig Destroyer - 7" Picture Disc (EP)
• Pig Destroyer - Pig Destroyer/Isis (Split EP)
• Pantera - Reinventing The Steel
• Racer X - Technical Difficulties
• Rhapsody - Dawn of Victory
• Static-X - The Death Trip Continues
• Saxon - Burrn! Presents Best of Saxon

AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1973 by rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young and his brother, lead guitarist Angus Young. ... Stiff Upper Lip is a 2000 (see 2000 in music) hard rock album by Australian band AC/DC. The album was recorded at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia and mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a hard rock singer and musician. ... Brutal Planet was the 2000 effort by Alice Cooper. ... Alice in Chains is an influential rock group that was formed in the late-1980s in Seattle, Washington. ... Live is an album by the grunge band Alice in Chains. ... Behemoth is an influential Polish death metal band, sometimes called blackened death metal for their black metal roots and influences. ... Cover of Behemoth album Thelema. ... Black Label Society is a heavy metal band featuring Zakk Wylde, who is also the guitarist of Ozzy Osbourne fame. ... Stronger Than Death is a heavy metal album by the band Black Label Society. ... Cannibal Corpse is an American Death Metal band from Buffalo, New York, noted for its controversial and ultra-violent lyrics and imagery, founded in 1988 by Chris Barnes, Bob Rusay, Jack Owen, Alex Webster and Paul Mazurkiewicz. ... Live Cannibalism is a live album by Cannibal Corpse released in 2000 through Metal Blade Records. ... Cradle of Filth is a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ... Midian is the fourth full-length album by Cradle of Filth, released on Halloween 2000. ... Deftones is a multi-platinum-selling, Grammy award-winning Alternative Metal band from Sacramento, California. ... White Pony is Deftones third album, released in 2000. ... For other uses, see Dio (disambiguation). ... Magica is Dios eight studio album. ... Disturbed is a band from Chicago, Illinois. ... The Sickness is Disturbeds first album. ... The band HammerFall (left to right: Stefan Elmgren, Anders Johansson, Joacim Cans (standing), Magnus Rosén, Oscar Dronjak) HammerFall is a Swedish power metal band assembled in 1993. ... Renegade is HammerFalls third album, the first with drummer Anders Johansson. ... Helloween is a German power/speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of the two bands Ironfist and Powerfool. ... The Dark Ride is an album relased in 2000 by the German power metal/heavy metal band Helloween. ... The Infectious Grooves are a Funk metal band led by Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir. ... Mas Borracho is the 4th album released in 2000 by Infectious Grooves. ... Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from East London. ... Brave New World is the twelfth studio album by heavy metal band Iron Maiden released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). ... Killswitch Engage is a metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, USA. // Music Killswitch Engages sound mixes crushing riffs, double bass drum patterns, and furious screaming mixed with clean vocals and melodic elements. ... Killswitch Engage is a metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, USA. // Music Killswitch Engages sound mixes crushing riffs, double bass drum patterns, and furious screaming mixed with clean vocals and melodic elements. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Hybrid Theory is Linkin Parks debut album, released on October 24, 2000 (see 2000 in music). ... Macabre are a death metal band from the USA. They were formed in 1985 in Chicago, Illinois, and ever since have never had a line-up change. ... Dahmer is a concept album by American heavy metal band Macabre about Jeffrey Dahmer released in 2000. ... Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a virtuoso guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and invention of neo-classical metal. ... 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. ... This article is about the band Marilyn Manson. For its lead singer of the same name, see Marilyn Manson (person). ... Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) is an album by Marilyn Manson. ... Monster Magnet is an American rock band founded by Dave Wyndorf (vocals and guitar), John McBain (guitar), Tom Diello (drums), and Tim Cronin (vocals and bass). ... God Says No is a studio album by Monster Magnet, released in 2000. ... Motörhead is an iconic British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy Kilmister (real name Ian Kilmister) after his ejection from space-rock icons Hawkwind. ... Motörhead storm into the new millennium in top form with their 2000 We Are Motörhead album. ... Nightwish is a Finnish musical band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The band Nevermore Nevermore is a North American progressive/thrash metal band from Seattle, Washington assembled in 1991. ... Dead Heart in a Dead World is Nevermores fourth studio album release. ... Pig Destroyer is an extreme metal band from Virginia, United States. ... Pig Destroyer is an extreme metal band from Virginia, United States. ... Pantera was a popular heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas that formed in 1981. ... Reinventing the Steel is Panteras last Heavy metal music album, said to be performed in a new personal way. ... The Second Heat line-up. ... Rhapsody is an Italian Symphonic Power Metal band, formerly known as Thundercross. ... Dawn of Victory is an album released by Rhapsody in 2000. ... 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. ... Saxon is a British heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. ... Burrn! Presents Best of Saxon is a Japanese compilation album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). ...

Disbandments

• Rage Against the Machine
• Primus

The photo cover of Rages self-titled release from 1992. ... Primus is a rock band formed in California in the mid-1980s. ...

Events

• Metallica releases a song "I Disappear" that was never released on any studio albums and appears on the Mission: Impossible II soundtrack.
• Vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarist returns to the band Iron Maiden after a nearly eight year absence for the Brave New World album.
• Guitarist and songwriter Adrian Smith rejoined Iron Maiden after 10 years.

Metallica is an American heavy metal band. ... 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. ... Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band from east London. ... Brave New World is the twelfth studio album by heavy metal band Iron Maiden released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). ... Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band from east London. ...

2001

Newly formed bands

• Audioslave
• Dragonlord
• As I Lay Dying

Audioslave is an alternative rock supergroup consisting of Chris Cornell (formerly of Soundgarden) and the instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine. ... Dragonlord logo Dragonlord, sometimes written as DragonLord, is a North American black metal band. ... äâ→ʁÑ:For the Christian metalcore band, see As I Lay Dying (band). ...

Re-formed bands

• Celtic Frost
• Down
• Rush

Celtic Frost is an innovative heavy metal group from Zurich, Switzerland, best known for their influence on the thrash metal, black metal and death metal genres. ... Down is a Southern heavy metal supergroup formed in 1991. ... Rush is a Canadian progressive rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart (IPA: ). Rush formed in the summer of 1968, in Willowdale, Ontario (now part of Toronto) by Lifeson, Lee, and John Rutsey. ...

Albums

• Aerosmith - Just Push Play
• Alice Cooper - Dragontown
• Alice in Chains - Greatest Hits
• Black Label Society - Alcohol Fueled Brewtality
• Bolt Thrower - Honour - Valour - Pride
• The Cult - Beyond Good and Evil
• Edguy - Mandrake
• Fear Factory - Digimortal
• Finntroll - Jaktens Tid
• Iced Earth - Horror Show
• Judas Priest - Demolition
• Machine Head - Supercharger
• Megadeth - The World Needs a Hero
• Moonspell - Darkness and Hope
• Opeth - Blackwater Park
• Pig Destroyer - Prowler In The Yard (Full-length)
• Rammstein - Mutter
• Rhapsody - Rain of a Thousand Flames
• Slayer - God Hates Us All
• Slipknot - Iowa
• Racer X - Superheroes
• Static-X - Machine
• System of a Down - Toxicity
• Tool - Lateralus

Aerosmith is a prominent American rock band, often regarded as Americas Greatest Rock Band. Although they are known as a Boston, Massachusetts band, none of the members are actually from the city. ... Just Push Play is the thirteenth studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a hard rock singer and musician. ... Dragontown was the 2001 effort by Alice Cooper. ... Alice in Chains is an influential rock group that was formed in the late-1980s in Seattle, Washington. ... Greatest Hits (a. ... Black Label Society is a heavy metal band featuring Zakk Wylde, who is also the guitarist of Ozzy Osbourne fame. ... Alcohol Fueled Brewtality is a heavy metal album by the band Black Label Society. ... Bolt Thrower are a death metal and grindcore band from the Birmingham area in the United Kingdom. ... Honour - Valour - Pride is a Bolt Thrower album. ... The Cult is a British rock band. ... Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future (Jenseits von Gut und Böse) is a major 19th century philosophical work by Friedrich Nietzsche. ... Edguy is a power metal band from Fulda, Germany. ... Mandrake, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music), is the fifth album by the power metal band Edguy. ... Fear Factory is an American industrial metal/groove metal/death metal band that has toured with Black Sabbath, Pantera, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Dream Theater and Rammstein; performed at three Ozzfests and the inaugural Gigantour; and had singles in the Mainstream Rock Top 40 and albums in the Billboard top... Digimortal is Fear Factorys 4th album, released on April 24, 2001. ... Finntroll is a folk metal band from Finland. ... Jaktens Tid (English: hunting time) is a folk metal album by the Finnish band Finntroll. ... Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, progressive metal and NWOBHM. // History The central figure of Iced Earth is rhythm guitarist and songwriter Jon Schaffer, who formed Purgatory in Indiana in 1984. ... Horror Show is an album by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth, released June 26, 2001. ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1968 in Wednesbury,near Birmingham, England by K.K. Downing and Ian Hill. ... Demolition is British heavy metal band Judas Priests 14th studio album. ... Machine Head is a Heavy Metal band, formed in 1992 in Oakland, California. ... Supercharger is the fourth album by heavy metal band, Machine Head. ... Megadeth is an American speed/heavy/thrash metal band led by Dave Mustaine. ... The World Needs A Hero is an album by Megadeth, released in 2001. ... Moonspell is a band from Portugal, initially formed in 1989 as Morbid God by Fernando Ribeiro (vocals), Ares (bass guitar) and two of the bands former members as a black metal band. ... Darkness and Hope is the fifth album by Portuguese metal band Moonspell. ... Opeth are a progressive death metal band from Sweden. ... Blackwater Park is Opeths fifth album, released under KOCH Records in 2001. ... Pig Destroyer is an extreme metal band from Virginia, United States. ... Rammstein is a German band that was formed in 1994. ... This article is about the album by Rammstein. ... Rhapsody is an Italian Symphonic Power Metal band, formerly known as Thundercross. ... Rain of a Thousand Flames is an album released by Rhapsody in 2001. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, founded in Huntington Park, California (not Huntington Beach, as has often been reported), in 1982[1] by Tom Araya (bass guitar and vocals), Kerry King (guitars), Jeff Hanneman (guitars) and Dave Lombardo (drums). ... God Hates Us All (2001) is the 10th full-length album by Slayer. ... Slipknot is a nu metal band located in Des Moines, Iowa, formed in 1992 and currently signed to Roadrunner Records. ... Iowa is the second (or third, if you include Mate. ... The Second Heat line-up. ... 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 (sometimes referred to as SOAD, or System) is an Alternative metal band that was formed in 1995, in Hollywood, California. ... Toxicity is System of a Downs second album release. ... Tool is an American rock band, formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California, when drummer Danny Carey joined the rehearsal of his neighbor, singer Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones and bassist Paul dAmour, when nobody else would show up. ... Lateralus is Tools third full-length album released in May 2001 (see 2001 in music). ...

Disbandments

Events

• Death guitarist Chuck Schuldiner dies at 34 on December 13 of brain cancer.
• Metallica bassist Jason Newsted (who joined after Cliff Burton's death) officially left the band and joined Voivod.
• Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory becomes a sleeper hit a year after its release, outselling all other records in 2001

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2002

Newly formed bands

• PROBOT
• Velvet Revolver

PROBOT (portmanteau: probe + robot) is a musical project masterminded by Dave Grohl. ... Velvet Revolver is a rock supergroup with three former members of Guns N Roses — Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum (who also played with rock band The Cult) — plus Scott Weiland, the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, and Dave Kushner of the 80s hardcore punk band Wasted Youth. ...

Reformed Bands

• Prong

Prong was a heavy metal/thrash metal band, formed in 1985. ...

Albums

• Avenged Sevenfold - Sounding the Seventh Trumpet
• Behemoth - Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)
• Black Label Society - 1919 Eternal
• Black Sabbath - Past Lives (album)
• Blind Guardian - A Night at the Opera
• Cannibal Corpse - Gore Obsessed. Worm Infested (EP)
• Chevelle - Wonder What's Next
• Def Leppard - X
• Dio - Killing the Dragon
• Disturbed - Believe
• Dominus Praelii - Holding The Flag Of War
• Down - Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow
• Five pointe o - Untitled
• HammerFall - Crimson Thunder
• Killswitch Engage - Alive or Just Breathing
• KoЯn - Untouchables
• Lordi - Get Heavy
• Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Attack!!, Concerto Suite LIVE
• Mastodon - Remission
• Motörhead - Hammered
• Nirvana - Nirvana
• Opeth - Deliverance
• Pig Destroyer - Benumb / Pig Destroyer (Split album)
• Protest The Hero - A Calculated Use of Sound
• Rhapsody - Power of the Dragonflame
• Rush - Vapor Trails
• System of a Down - Steal This Album!
• Saxon - Heavy Metal Thunder
• The 3rd and the Mortal - Memoirs
• Trapt - Trapt

Avenged Sevenfold, sometimes abbreviated to A7X, is a band from Huntington Beach, California, consisting of members M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, Synyster Gates, Johnny Christ, and The Rev. ... Sounding the Seventh Trumpet is Avenged Sevenfolds first full-length album. ... Behemoth is an influential Polish death metal band, sometimes called blackened death metal for their black metal roots and influences. ... Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond) is an album released in 2002 by Polish heavy metal band Behemoth. ... Black Label Society is a heavy metal band featuring Zakk Wylde, who is also the guitarist of Ozzy Osbourne fame. ... 1919 Eternal is a heavy metal album by the band Black Label Society. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Past Lives is an album released in 2002 by Black Sabbath. ... A Blind Guardian ticket for the live performance in Belgrade, Serbia. ... A Night at the Opera is a 2002 by the German metal band Blind Guardian. ... Cannibal Corpse is an American Death Metal band from Buffalo, New York, noted for its controversial and ultra-violent lyrics and imagery, founded in 1988 by Chris Barnes, Bob Rusay, Jack Owen, Alex Webster and Paul Mazurkiewicz. ... Gore Obsessed is the eighth album by Cannibal Corpse. ... Worm Infested is an EP by Cannibal Corpse. ... For information about the car of this name, see Chevrolet Chevelle. ... Wonder Whats Next is the second album released by Chevelle. ... Def Leppard are a English hard rock band from Sheffield who formed in 1977 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. ... X is an album by British hard rock band Def Leppard, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). ... For other uses, see Dio (disambiguation). ... Killing the Dragon is Dios ninth studio album. ... Disturbed is a band from Chicago, Illinois. ... Believe can refer to: Believe (Cher single), album by Cher. ... Down is a Southern heavy metal supergroup formed in 1991. ... 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It has been suggested that Blood red sandman be merged into this article or section. ... Get Heavy is a 2003 album by Lordi. ... Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a virtuoso guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and invention of neo-classical metal. ... Attack!! is Yngwie Malmsteens first album with new singer Doogie White, released in 2002. ... Mastodon is a heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. ... Remission is the state of absence of disease activity in patients with known chronic illness. ... Motörhead is an iconic British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy Kilmister (real name Ian Kilmister) after his ejection from space-rock icons Hawkwind. ... Hammered is an album released by Wicked Tinkers Tracks Radar Love Hammer on The Anvil The Duncan Johnstone Set The Farmer Aaron & Lesa Dream Set The Weird Set Farewell to Nova Scotia The Drummers Jigs Terror Time Harrys Hornpipe Hornpipes/Mazurka Just Some Jigs The Most-Requested Those Marching... Nirvana was a popular American rock band from Aberdeen, Washington. ... Nirvana is a best-of compilation album from the American grunge band, Nirvana. ... Opeth are a progressive death metal band from Sweden. ... Deliverance is Opeths sixth studio album, following the bands highly successful 2001 album, Blackwater Park. ... Pig Destroyer is an extreme metal band from Virginia, United States. ... Formed in 1999 as Happy go Lucky, Protest the Hero (abbreviated as PTH or simply Protest) is a Canadian post-hardcore metal band with punk influences (see genre section) from Whitby, Ontario . ... Rhapsody is an Italian Symphonic Power Metal band, formerly known as Thundercross. ... Power of the Dragonflame is an album released by Rhapsody in 2002 and is the last chapter in the Emerald Sword Saga. // Tracklisting In Tenebris Knightrider of Doom Power of the Dragonflame The March of the Swordmaster When Demons Awake Agony Is My Name Lamento Eroico Steelgods of the Last... Rush is a Canadian progressive rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart (IPA: ). Rush formed in the summer of 1968, in Willowdale, Ontario (now part of Toronto) by Lifeson, Lee, and John Rutsey. ... Vapor Trails is the seventeenth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). ... System of a Down (sometimes referred to as SOAD, or System) is an Alternative metal band that was formed in 1995, in Hollywood, California. ... Steal This Album! is the name of an album released by System of a Down. ... Saxon is a British heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. ... Heavy Metal Thunder is the greatest hits album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 2002 (see 2001 in music). ... The 3rd and the Mortal (alternative spelling The Third and the Mortal) is a norwegian experimental heavy metal-band. ... Trapt is a Metal band from Los Gatos, California, United States. ... Track Listing Headstrong Made of Glass Hollowman These Walls Still Frame Echo The Game When All is Said and Done Enigma Stories New Beginning Category: ...

Disbandments

• The Cult
• Fear Factory
• Megadeth

The Cult is a British rock band. ... Fear Factory is an American industrial metal/groove metal/death metal band that has toured with Black Sabbath, Pantera, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Dream Theater and Rammstein; performed at three Ozzfests and the inaugural Gigantour; and had singles in the Mainstream Rock Top 40 and albums in the Billboard top... Megadeth is an American speed/heavy/thrash metal band led by Dave Mustaine. ...

Events

• Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley dies on April 5 from an overdose of heroin.
• Nirvana releases new song You Know You're Right on greatest hits compilation "Nirvana". This was the first Nirvana studio song to be released since the death of singer/songwriter/guitarist Kurt Cobain.

Alice in Chains is an influential rock group that was formed in the late-1980s in Seattle, Washington. ... Layne Thomas Staley, (August 22, 1967 – ca. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). ... Nirvana was a popular American rock band from Aberdeen, Washington. ... You Know Youre Right is a song by the American rock band, Nirvana. ... Nirvana is a best-of compilation album from the American grunge band, Nirvana. ... Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – ca. ...

2003

Newly formed bands

• Bullet for My Valentine

Bullet for My Valentine (sometimes shortened to Bullet or BFMV) is a British metalcore band from Bridgend, Wales. ...

Re-formed bands

• Primus
• Judas Priest
• Fear Factory

Primus is a rock band formed in California in the mid-1980s. ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1968 in Wednesbury,near Birmingham, England by K.K. Downing and Ian Hill. ... Fear Factory is an American industrial metal/groove metal/death metal band that has toured with Black Sabbath, Pantera, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Dream Theater and Rammstein; performed at three Ozzfests and the inaugural Gigantour; and had singles in the Mainstream Rock Top 40 and albums in the Billboard top...

Albums

• Alice Cooper - Eyes Of Alice Cooper
• Avenged Sevenfold - Waking the Fallen
• Black Label Society - The Blessed Hellride
• Cannibal Corpse - 15 Year Killing Spree
• Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll
• Cradle of Filth - Damnation and a Day
• Deep Purple - Bananas
• Deftones - Deftones
• Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult of Armageddon
• DragonForce - Valley of the Damned
• Dream Theater - Train of Thought
• Finntroll - Visor om Slutet
• Helloween - Rabbit Don't Come Easy
• Iron Maiden - Dance of Death
• Judas Priest - Livin' after Midnight
• KoЯn - Take a Look in the Mirror
• Linkin Park - Meteora
• Macabre - Murder Metal
• Marilyn Manson - The Golden Age of Grotesque
• Metallica - St. Anger
• Moonspell - The Antidote
• Motörhead - Live At Brixton Academy The Complete Concert (live)
• Opeth - Damnation
• Shadows Fall - War Within
• Static-X - Shadow Zone
• The Darkness - Permission to Land
• Trivium - Ember to Inferno

Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a hard rock singer and musician. ... Avenged Sevenfold, sometimes abbreviated to A7X, is a band from Huntington Beach, California, consisting of members M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, Synyster Gates, Johnny Christ, and The Rev. ... Waking the Fallen is Avenged Sevenfolds third release. ... Black Label Society is a heavy metal band featuring Zakk Wylde, who is also the guitarist of Ozzy Osbourne fame. ... The Blessed Hellride is a heavy metal album by the band Black Label Society. ... Cannibal Corpse is an American Death Metal band from Buffalo, New York, noted for its controversial and ultra-violent lyrics and imagery, founded in 1988 by Chris Barnes, Bob Rusay, Jack Owen, Alex Webster and Paul Mazurkiewicz. ... Track Listing Disc One - Best of Volume 1 Shredded Humans Put Them to Death Born In a Casket A Skull Full of Maggots Gutted Covered With Sores Vomit The Soul Hammer Smashed Face Addicted to Vaginal Skin The Cryptic Stench Staring Through The Eyes of The Dead Stripped, Raped and... Children of Bodom is a metal band from Espoo, Finland. ... Hate Crew Deathroll is the Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodoms fourth album, which was released under the Century Media label. ... Cradle of Filth is a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ... Damnation and a Day is the fifth full-length album by Cradle of Filth. ... This article is about the rock group. ... Bananas is a studio album by the British band Deep Purple, released in 2003. ... Deftones is a multi-platinum-selling, Grammy award-winning Alternative Metal band from Sacramento, California. ... Deftones is the Deftones self-titled fourth album. ... Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band whose music has been very popular in several Scandinavian countries and Germany. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Categories: Stub ... Dream Theater is a progressive metal band, formed by three students at the Berklee College of Music in 1985. ... Released on November 11, 2003, Train of Thought is an album by the progressive metal band Dream Theater. ... Finntroll is a folk metal band from Finland. ... Visor om Slutet (English: Songs of the end) is an all-acoustic folk metal album by the Finnish band Finntroll. ... Helloween is a German power/speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of the two bands Ironfist and Powerfool. ... Rabbit Dont Come Easy is a 2003 album by the German power metal/heavy metal band Helloween. ... Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from East London. ... Dance of Death is Iron Maidens 13th studio album, released on September 8, 2003. ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1968 in Wednesbury,near Birmingham, England by K.K. Downing and Ian Hill. ... Livin after midnight is a song by the heavy metal band Judas Priest, which is found on their British Steel album, realised in 1980. ... Korn logo KoЯn. ... Take a Look in the Mirror (2003) is the sixth album by the band Korn. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Meteora is the second album by Linkin Park, first released on March 25, 2003. ... Macabre are a death metal band from the USA. They were formed in 1985 in Chicago, Illinois, and ever since have never had a line-up change. ... Murder Metal is an album by Macabre (band) released in 2003. ... This article is about the band Marilyn Manson. For its lead singer of the same name, see Marilyn Manson (person). ... The Golden Age of Grotesque is an album by Marilyn Manson released in 2003. ... Metallica is an American heavy metal band. ... St. ... Moonspell is a band from Portugal, initially formed in 1989 as Morbid God by Fernando Ribeiro (vocals), Ares (bass guitar) and two of the bands former members as a black metal band. ... The Antidote is Moonspells seventh full-lenght album, released in 2003. ... Motörhead is an iconic British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy Kilmister (real name Ian Kilmister) after his ejection from space-rock icons Hawkwind. ... Opeth are a progressive death metal band from Sweden. ... Damnation is Opeths seventh album, released in April 2003, following the release of their sister album Deliverance the year before. ... Shadows Fall is a Melodic Death Metal band. ... 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. ... The Darkness are an English rock band touting themselves as classic hard rock. ... Permission to Land is the debut album of The Darkness. ... ... Ember to Inferno is the first album from Floridian Metal band Trivium. ...

Disbandments

• Coal Chamber
• Five pointe o
• Pantera
• Immortal

Coal Chamber was a nu metal band from Los Angeles, CA, USA formed in 1994. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Pantera was a popular heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas that formed in 1981. ... Abbath and Horgh Immortal was a prominent black metal band from Bergen, Norway. ...

Events

• Metallica hires new bassist Robert Trujillo (from Suicidal Tendencies and Ozzy Osbourne).
• MTV2 resurrected the old Heavy Metal, Rock television program Headbangers' Ball.

Metallica is an American heavy metal band. ... Robert Trujillo, born October 23, 1964, is a bassist, who has played in Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Cyco Miko, Black Label Society and Ozzy Osbourne before joining Metallica in 2003. ... Suicidal Tendencies is a hardcore punk/thrash metal band, formed in 1982 in Venice, California. ... Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne (born John Michael Osbourne on December 3, 1948 in Aston, Birmingham, England) is the lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and is 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 metal is a genre of rock music that emerged as a defined musical style in the 1970s, having its roots in hard rock bands which, between 1967 and 1974, mixed blues and rock to create a hybrid with a thick, heavy, guitar-and-drums-centered sound, characterised by the... 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. ... Original logo of The Ball. ...

2004

Newly formed bands

Albums

• Aerosmith - Honkin' On Bobo
• Behemoth - Demigod
• Black Label Society - Hangover Music Vol. VI
• Cannibal Corpse - The Wretched Spawn
• Chevelle - This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In)
• Cradle of Filth - Nymphetamine
• Damageplan - New Found Power
• The Dillinger Escape Plan - Miss Machine
• Dio - Master of the Moon
• Dokken - Hell to Pay
• DragonForce - Sonic Firestorm
• Edguy - Hellfire Club
• Fear Factory - Archetype
• Finntroll - Nattfödd
• Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden
• Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache
• KoЯn - Greatest Hits, Volume 1
• Lordi - The Mondset Dream
• Machine Head - Through the Ashes of Empires
• Mastodon - Leviathan
• Megadeth - The System Has Failed
• Metal Church - The Weight of the World
• Monster Magnet - Monolithic Baby
• Motörhead - Inferno
• Nightwish - Once
• Pig Destroyer - Painter Of Dead Girls (Tracks from Gnob and Benumb split)
• Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer
• PROBOT - PROBOT
• Rammstein - Reise, Reise
• Rhapsody - Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret
• Rush - Feedback
• Slipknot - Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)
• Static-X - Beneath, Between, Beyond
• Saxon - Lionheart
• Van Halen - The Best of Both Worlds
• Velvet Revolver - Contraband

Aerosmith is a prominent American rock band, often regarded as Americas Greatest Rock Band. Although they are known as a Boston, Massachusetts band, none of the members are actually from the city. ... Honkin on Bobo is the fourteenth studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). ... Behemoth is an influential Polish death metal band, sometimes called blackened death metal for their black metal roots and influences. ... Demigod is an album released in 2004 by Polish death metal group Behemoth. ... Black Label Society is a heavy metal band featuring Zakk Wylde, who is also the guitarist of Ozzy Osbourne fame. ... Hangover Music, Vol VI is a Heavy metal album by Black Label Society Track Listing Crazy or High Queen of Sorrow Steppin Stone Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Takilya (Esthabon) Wont Find It Here She Deserves a Free Ride (Vals Song) House of Doom Damage Is Done Layne Woman Don... Cannibal Corpse is an American Death Metal band from Buffalo, New York, noted for its controversial and ultra-violent lyrics and imagery, founded in 1988 by Chris Barnes, Bob Rusay, Jack Owen, Alex Webster and Paul Mazurkiewicz. ... 2004 Album The Wretched Spawn By Cannibal Corpse Is One Of Their Most Popular The cover art features a woman giving birth to demonic offspring, devouring her as she gives birth. ... For information about the car of this name, see Chevrolet Chevelle. ... This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In) is the fourth album released by Chevelle. ... Cradle of Filth is a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ... Nymphetamine is the sixth studio album by Cradle of Filth, released on September 28, 2004. ... Damageplan was a heavy metal band, showcasing the Power Groove sound that was demonstrated by Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell Abbott while playing in Pantera, especially on the Vulgar Display of Power album. ... Damageplan was a hard rock/Metalcore band formed by Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell Abbott, formerly of Pantera, after Pantera disbanded. ... The Dillinger Escape Plan is a mathcore band that integrates metalcore with jazz/fusion elements. ... Miss Machine is an album by Dillinger Escape Plan, released on July 20, 2004 (see 2004 in music). ... For other uses, see Dio (disambiguation). ... Master of the Moon is Dios tenth studio album. ... Dokken is an American metal band which was formed in 1978. ... Hell To Pay album cover Hell To Pay is an album by heavy metal band Dokken, released on May 18, 2004. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sonic Firestorm is DragonForces second album, released in 2004. ... Edguy is a power metal band from Fulda, Germany. ... Hellfire Club, released April 6th, 2004 (see 2004 in music), is the sixth album by the power metal band Edguy. ... Fear Factory is an American industrial metal/groove metal/death metal band that has toured with Black Sabbath, Pantera, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Dream Theater and Rammstein; performed at three Ozzfests and the inaugural Gigantour; and had singles in the Mainstream Rock Top 40 and albums in the Billboard top... Archetype (2004) is an album by Los Angeles death metal/industrial music band Fear Factory. ... Finntroll is a folk metal band from Finland. ... Nattfödd cover art Nattfödd (English: nightborn) is a folk metal album by the Finnish band Finntroll. ... Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, progressive metal and NWOBHM. // History The central figure of Iced Earth is rhythm guitarist and songwriter Jon Schaffer, who formed Purgatory in Indiana in 1984. ... The Glorious Burden is an album by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth. ... Killswitch Engage is a metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, USA. // Music Killswitch Engages sound mixes crushing riffs, double bass drum patterns, and furious screaming mixed with clean vocals and melodic elements. ... The End of Heartache is the 2004 album by American metalcore band Killswitch Engage. ... Korn logo KoЯn. ... Greatest Hits, Volume 1 is a greatest hits compilation released in October 2004 by nu metal band KoЯn. ... It has been suggested that Blood red sandman be merged into this article or section. ... Machine Head is a Heavy Metal band, formed in 1992 in Oakland, California. ... Through the Ashes of Empires is the fifth studio album by Oakland-based heavy metal band Machine Head. ... Mastodon is a heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. ... Leviathan is a concept album by metal band Mastodon, released in 2004. ... Megadeth is an American speed/heavy/thrash metal band led by Dave Mustaine. ... The System Has Failed is the first Megadeth album to be released after the break-up of the band in 2002. ... Metal Church is an American heavy metal band from Seattle. ... Monster Magnet is an American rock band founded by Dave Wyndorf (vocals and guitar), John McBain (guitar), Tom Diello (drums), and Tim Cronin (vocals and bass). ... Motörhead is an iconic British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy Kilmister (real name Ian Kilmister) after his ejection from space-rock icons Hawkwind. ... Inferno is the latest album by Motörhead. ... Nightwish is a Finnish musical band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee. ... Once is the fifth album by Nightwish, released June 7, 2004 by Nuclear Blast Records. ... Pig Destroyer is an extreme metal band from Virginia, United States. ... Pig Destroyer is an extreme metal band from Virginia, United States. ... Terrifyer is an album by American grindcore band, Pig Destroyer. ... PROBOT (portmanteau: probe + robot) is a musical project masterminded by Dave Grohl. ... PROBOT (portmanteau: probe + robot) is a musical project masterminded by Dave Grohl. ... Rammstein is a German band that was formed in 1994. ... Reise, Reise (German for Arise, arise or Journey, journey) is the German NDH-metal band Rammsteins fourth musical album. ... Rhapsody is an Italian Symphonic Power Metal band, formerly known as Thundercross. ... Rush is a Canadian progressive rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart (IPA: ). Rush formed in the summer of 1968, in Willowdale, Ontario (now part of Toronto) by Lifeson, Lee, and John Rutsey. ... For other albums of the same name, see Feedback (album). ... Slipknot can refer to several things: Slip knot, a kind of knot. ... Vol. ... 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. ... Saxon is a British heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. ... Lionheart is the sixteen studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). ... Van Halen is an American rock band formed in the early-1970s. ... 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 is a rock supergroup with three former members of Guns N Roses — Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum (who also played with rock band The Cult) — plus Scott Weiland, the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, and Dave Kushner of the 80s hardcore punk band Wasted Youth. ... Contraband is an album by Velvet Revolver, which was released on June 8, 2004 through RCA Records. ...

Disbandments

Events

• Damageplan and former Pantera lead guitarist Dimebag Darrell is murdered on December 8 by Nathan Gale while performing a concert in Ohio.
• Van Halen reunites with Sammy Hagar (who left in 1996) and tour with their second greatest hits album, The Best Of Both Worlds. After the tour, Hagar says he is done with Van Halen.
• Nirvana releases box set "With The Lights Out" featuring many unreleased tracks.

Damageplan was a heavy metal band, showcasing the Power Groove sound that was demonstrated by Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell Abbott while playing in Pantera, especially on the Vulgar Display of Power album. ... Pantera was a popular heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas that formed in 1981. ... Dimebag performing live with Pantera, circa 2000. ... 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 killed by a police officer after he murdered several people at a concert. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Van Halen is an American rock band formed in the early-1970s. ... Sammy playing guitar in red cloths Samuel Ray Hagar (born October 13, 1947 in Monterey, California, USA), better known as Sammy Hagar, is a U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and composer. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Nirvana was a popular American rock band from Aberdeen, Washington. ... With the Lights Out is a box set, containing 3 CDs and 1 DVD, from the American grunge band, Nirvana. ...

2005

Newly formed bands

Reformed Bands

• Motley Crue

Mötley Crüe in 2004 Mötley Crüe is an American rock band whose members include Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, and Vince Neil. ...

Albums

• Alice Cooper - Dirty Diamonds
• Alice in Chains - The Essential Alice in Chains
• Audioslave - Out of Exile
• Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil
• Black Label Society - Mafia, Kings of Damnation 98-04
• Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal
• Candlemass - Candlemass
• Children of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet?
• The Darkness - One Way Ticket to Hell... And Back
• Deep Purple - Rapture of the Deep
• Deftones - B-Sides & Rarities
• Dimmu Borgir - Stormblast
• Disturbed - Ten Thousand Fists
• Dream Theater - Octavarium
• Eccentric - Greatest Hits
• Fear Factory - Transgression
• HammerFall - Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
• Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy
• Immolation - Harnessing Ruin
• Judas Priest - Angel of Retribution
• Kamelot - The Black Halo
• KoЯn - See You On the Other Side
• Kreator - Enemy of God
• Lordi - The Monster Show
• Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Unleash the Fury
• Motley Crue - Red, White, and Crue
• Mournful Congregation - The Monad of Creation
• Mourning Beloveth - A Murderous Circle
• Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
• Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
• Opeth - Ghost Reveries
• Pray For The Soul Of Betty - Pray For The Soul Of Betty
• Priestess - Hello Master
• Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness
• Protest The Hero - Kezia
• Rammstein - Rosenrot
• Runemagick - Envenom
• Slipknot - 9.0 Live
• Static-X - Start a War
• System of a Down - Hypnotize
• System of a Down - Mezmerize
• Steve Vai - Real Illusions: Reflections
• Trivium - Ascendancy

Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a hard rock singer and musician. ... Dirty Diamonds is an album by Alice Cooper. ... Alice in Chains is an influential rock group that was formed in the late-1980s in Seattle, Washington. ... The Essential Alice in Chains is the 2 disc compilation album by Alice in Chains. ... Audioslave is an alternative rock supergroup consisting of Chris Cornell (formerly of Soundgarden) and the instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine. ... Out of Exile is the second album by American rock band Audioslave, first released on May 23 2005 internationally and a day later in the US. As of now, four singles have been released: Be Yourself, Your Time Has Come, Doesnt Remind Me, and Out of Exile. Critical response... Avenged Sevenfold, sometimes abbreviated to A7X, is a band from Huntington Beach, California, consisting of members M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, Synyster Gates, Johnny Christ, and The Rev. ... City of Evil is Avenged Sevenfolds third full-length album. ... Black Label Society is a heavy metal band featuring Zakk Wylde, who is also the guitarist of Ozzy Osbourne fame. ... Mafia is a heavy metal album by the band Black Label Society. ... Kings of Damnation (Album) Kings Of Damnation 98-04 is a contemplation album of Zakk Wyldes Black Label Society. ... Bolt Thrower are a death metal and grindcore band from the Birmingham area in the United Kingdom. ... Those Once Loyal is an album by the British death metal band Bolt Thrower. ... Candlemass is a Swedish Doom metal band established in the 1980s by Leif Edling (bass), its leader and songwriter. ... Candlemass is the eighth album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass released in 2005. ... Children of Bodom is a metal band from Espoo, Finland. ... Are You Dead Yet? is the fifth album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom. ... The Darkness are an English rock band touting themselves as classic hard rock. ... This article is about the rock group. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Deftones is a multi-platinum-selling, Grammy award-winning Alternative Metal band from Sacramento, California. ... B-sides and Rarities is Deftones latest release. ... Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band whose music has been very popular in several Scandinavian countries and Germany. ... StormblÃ¥st (storm-blown in English) is the title of the second full-length release from Norwegian band, Dimmu Borgir. ... Disturbed is a band from Chicago, Illinois. ... Ten Thousand Fists is the third full album by Disturbed, released in stores on September 20, 2005 - three years and three days after the release of their previous album Believe. ... Dream Theater is a progressive metal band, formed by three students at the Berklee College of Music in 1985. ... Octavarium is the eighth full-length Dream Theater studio album, released on June 7, 2005 (see 2005 in music). ... A greatest hits album (sometimes referred to as a best of album, though best of is highly subjective) is a compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular music artist or band. ... Fear Factory is an American industrial metal/groove metal/death metal band that has toured with Black Sabbath, Pantera, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Dream Theater and Rammstein; performed at three Ozzfests and the inaugural Gigantour; and had singles in the Mainstream Rock Top 40 and albums in the Billboard top... Transgression is the sixth studio album by the American industrial metal band Fear Factory. ... The band HammerFall (left to right: Stefan Elmgren, Anders Johansson, Joacim Cans (standing), Magnus Rosén, Oscar Dronjak) HammerFall is a Swedish power metal band assembled in 1993. ... Helloween is a German power/speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of the two bands Ironfist and Powerfool. ... This is the title of a studio album by German heavy metal band Helloween, due for release on October 31st 2005. ... Immolation is a death metal band from New York. ... Harnessing Ruin is the sixth album by Immolation. ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1968 in Wednesbury,near Birmingham, England by K.K. Downing and Ian Hill. ... Angel of Retribution is an album by Judas Priest, released in 2005. ... Kamelot, clock wise from top left: Roy Khan, Thomas Youngblood, Casey Grillo, Glenn Barry Kamelot is a power metal [1] band from Tampa, Florida, founded by Thomas Youngblood and Richard Warner in 1991. ... The Black Halo is power metal band Kamelots seventh full-length album. ... Korn logo KoЯn. ... See You on the Other Side is the seventh studio album by KoЯn. ... Kreator is a popular thrash metal band from Essen, Germany. ... Enemy of God is an album by the German thrash metal band Kreator. ... It has been suggested that Blood red sandman be merged into this article or section. ... The Monster Show is a 2005 album (see 2005 in music) by Lordi. ... Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a virtuoso guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and invention of neo-classical metal. ... Unleash the Fury is an album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen and his group Rising Force, released on July 26, 2005 (see 2005 in music). ... Mötley Crüe in 2004 Mötley Crüe is an American rock band whose members include Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, and Vince Neil. ... Red, White and Crüe is a 2-CD greatest hits album by Mötley Crüe released in 2005 The compilation can be seen as an anthology album for the band, spanning the bands entire career. ... Mournful Congregation are funeral doom metal band from Loxton, Australia. ... The Monad of Creation is the debut album of the Australian funeral doom group Mournful Congregation, although the have released several material before this. ... Mourning Beloveth is an Irish doom metal band (actually doom death), along the lines of early Anathema and My Dying Bride (but stripped of all violins and keyboards). ... The band Nevermore Nevermore is a North American progressive/thrash metal band from Seattle, Washington assembled in 1991. ... This Godless Endeavor is Heavy Metal band Nevermores sixth album, and was released on July 26, 2005. ... NIN redirects here. ... This article refers to the album by Nine Inch Nails. ... Opeth are a progressive death metal band from Sweden. ... Ghost Reveries is the eighth studio album release from the progressive death metal band Opeth. ... Pray For The Soul Of Betty is a hard rock band of New York City. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Roman Catholic priest A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... The Gathering Wilderness is an album by Primordial released in 2005. ... Formed in 1999 as Happy go Lucky, Protest the Hero (abbreviated as PTH or simply Protest) is a Canadian post-hardcore metal band with punk influences (see genre section) from Whitby, Ontario . ... Formed in 1999 as Happy go Lucky, Protest the Hero (abbreviated as PTH or simply Protest) is a Canadian post-hardcore metal band with punk influences (see genre section) from Whitby, Ontario . ... Rammstein is a German band that was formed in 1994. ... Rosenrot (German for Rose-red, listen) is the German Tanz-Metall band Rammsteins fifth studio album. ... Runemagick is a Swedish doom death metal band. ... Envenom is the eighth album by Runemagick. ... Slipknot can refer to several things: Slip knot, a kind of knot. ... 9. ... Static-X is an American Industrial metal band. ... Start a War is the fourth Static-X album. ... System of a Down (sometimes referred to as SOAD, or System) is an Alternative metal band that was formed in 1995, in Hollywood, California. ... Hypnotize is the fifth album by System of a Down and the second half of the Mezmerize/Hypnotize double album. ... System of a Down (sometimes referred to as SOAD, or System) is an Alternative metal band that was formed in 1995, in Hollywood, California. ... Mezmerize is the fourth album by System of a Down and the first half of the Mezmerize/Hypnotize double album. ... Steven Siro Vai (born June 6, 1960 in Carle Place, New York) is an American guitarist, composer, and record producer, notable for having received a Grammy Award (along with nine nominations) and being cited as an influence by many guitarists from the 1980s and onwards. ... Trivium are a Heavy Metal band from Orlando, Florida. ... This article refers to the 2005 album by the metalcore band Trivium; for the DOS-based computer game, see Ascendancy. ...

Disbandments

Events

• Static-X lead guitarist Tripp Eisen was arrested in February for "lewd conduct against children", and was fired from the band.
• Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch leaves the band due to his becoming a born again Christian and having conflicts with the band's subject matter.
• Former Vader drummer Docent dies.
• Vocalist Tarja Turunen was fired from Nightwish.

Static-X is an American Industrial metal band. ... Tod Rex Salvador (born June 29, 1965), known as Tripp Eisen and previously Tripp Rex Eisen, is a musician and former member of the Murderdolls, Static-X, Dope, Ego, Fractured Mirror, Lovesick, The Right, Vamp and Teeze/Roughhouse. ... Vader is a Polish death metal band founded in 1986[1]. It stands as one of the best known European death metal bands. ... Tarja Turunen Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli (born August 17, 1977, in Kitee, Finland), is the former lead singer of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. ... Nightwish is a Finnish musical band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee. ...

2006

Newly formed bands

Reformed Bands

• The Cult

The Cult is a British rock band. ...

Albums

• Behemoth - Demonica
• Black Label Society - Shot to Hell
• Cannibal Corpse - Kill
• Celtic Frost - Monotheist
• Chevelle - Upheld Against the Court System
• Def Leppard - Yeah!
• Dismember - The God That Never Was
• Dominus Praelii - Bastards & Killers
• DragonForce - Inhuman Rampage
• Edguy - Rocket Ride
• Evergrey - Monday Morning Apocalypse
• Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death
• In Flames - Come Clarity
• Krisiun - AssassiNation
• Lordi - The Arockalypse
• Mastodon - Call of the Mastodon, Blood Mountain
• Moonspell - Memorial
• Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime II
• Sadus - Out for Blood
• Joe Satriani - Super Colossal
• Sepultura - Dante XXI
• Tool - 10,000 Days
• Rob Zombie - Educated Horses

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Disbandments

• The 22-20's

Events

• Queen, Judas Priest, Def Leppard, and KISS are the first bands inducted into the VH1 Rock Honors.
• Alice in Chains reunite with the Jar of Flies line-up and singer William DuVall replaces the late Layne Staley.
• Tool releases their heavily awaited album, 10,000 Days, and it sells 555,000 albums in it's first week of release.
• Lordi win 2006 Eurovision Song Contest
• Korn lead singer Jonathan Davis is hospitalised a day before their upcoming performance at Donnington (Download Festival), Korn perform with a variety of other band members including: Jesse Hasek - 10 Years, M Shadow - Avenged Sevenfold, Dez Fafara - DevilDriver, Benje Webbe - Skindred Corey Taylor - Slipknot/Stone Sour, Matt Healy - Trivium.
• Pearl Jam releases first video that actually featured them in it since 1992, the video is called Life Wasted.