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	Categories: Hard rock \| Heavy metal \| Timelines of music Timeline of heavy metal This is a timeline of heavy metal or hard rock, from its beginnings in the late 60s to the present time. 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 1968 Newly formed bands Alice Cooper Deep Purple Led Zeppelin Rush Albums Disbandments Events 1969 Newly formed bands Black Sabbath Albums Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II Disbandments Events 1970 Newly formed bands Albums Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Black Sabbath - Paranoid Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III Disbandments Events 1971 Newly formed bands Albums Black Sabbath - Master of Reality Alice Cooper - Love It to Death Led Zeppelin - Untitled Disbandments Events 1972 Newly formed bands Albums Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 Disbandments Events 1973 Newly formed bands AC/DC Albums Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy Disbandments Events 1974 Newly formed bands Twisted Sister Van Halen Y&T Albums Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla Rush - Rush Disbandments Events The drummer John Rutsey of Rush quits and Neil Peart joins as a permanent member. 1975 Newly formed bands Iron Maiden (by Steve Harris) Motörhead Albums Black Sabbath - Sabotage Rush - Caress of Steel Rush - Fly by Night Disbandments Events 1976 Newly formed bands Quiet Riot Running Wild Albums Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy Black Sabbath - We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny Rush - 2112 Disbandments Events 1977 Newly formed bands Def Leppard Albums Motörhead - Motörhead Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever Rush - A Farewell to Kings Disbandments Events 1978 Newly formed bands Dokken Albums Judas Priest - Stained Class Rush - Hemispheres (EP) Van Halen - Van Halen Disbandments Events Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen joins at 15 as a permanent member. 1979 Newly formed bands Venom Albums AC/DC - Highway to Hell Judas Priest - Hell Bent for Leather Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East (live album) Van Halen - Van Halen II Disbandments Events Ozzy Osbourne leaves Black Sabbath 1980 Newly formed bands Albums AC/DC - Back in Black Angel Witch - Angel Witch Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell Van Halen - Women and Children First Disbandments Events Bon Scott, lead singer of AC/DC, dies at 33 on February 19 after a binge of heavy drinking. 1981 Newly formed bands Dark Angel Metallica Slayer Albums Mötley Crüe - Too Fast For Love Rush - Moving Pictures Van Halen - Fair Warning Disbandments Events 1982 Newly formed bands Death Angel Pantera W.A.S.P. Albums Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast Judas Priest - Screamin' For Vengeance Quiet Riot - Metal Health Rush - Signals Twisted Sister - Under the Blade Van Halen - Diver Down Y&T - Black Tiger Disbandments Events 1983 Newly formed bands Helloween Mayhem Megadeth Metal Church Albums AC/DC - Flick of the Switch Def Leppard - Pyromania Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind Metallica - Kill 'Em All Motörhead - Another Perfect Day Disbandments Events 1984 Newly formed bands Sepultura Soundgarden Albums Dokken - Tooth And Nail Iron Maiden - Powerslave Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Rising Force Metallica - Ride The Lightning Quiet Riot - Condition Critical Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry Van Halen - 1984 Steve Vai - Flex-Able Disbandments Events Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen loses his arm in a car accident on December 31st. 1985 Newly formed bands Albums Anthrax - Spreading the Disease Dokken - Under Lock And Key Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Marching Out Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! Metal Church - Metal Church Y&T - Down for the Count Disbandments Events Van Halen's former singer David Lee Roth left the band for solo career and Sammy Hagar took place for him. 1986 Newly formed bands Albums Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Trilogy Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? Metallica - Master of Puppets Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin Slayer - Reign in Blood Van Halen - 5150 Disbandments Events Metallica's bassist Cliff Burton dies at 24 on September 27th in a bus accident in Sweden. 1987 Newly formed bands Alice in Chains Danzig Albums Anthrax - Among the Living Anthrax - I'm the Man (EP) Death - Scream Bloody Gore Def Leppard - Hysteria Dokken - Back For The Attack Guns n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction Metal Church - The Dark Overkill - Taking Over Joe Satriani - Surfing With the Alien Soundgarden - Scraming Life (EP) Testament - The Legacy White Lion - Pride Y&T - Contagious Disbandments Events 1988 Newly formed bands Nine Inch Nails Albums AC/DC - Blow Up Your Video Anthrax - State of Euphoria Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn Danzig - Danzig Dokken - Beast From The East Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Odyssey Megadeth - So Far, So Good... So What Metallica - ...And Justice for All Overkill - Under the Influence Soundgarden - Fopp (EP) Soundgarden - Ultramega OK Testament - The New Order Van Halen - OU812 Disbandments Events 1989 Newly formed bands Dark Tranquillity Albums Faith No More - The Real Thing Great White - ...Twice Shy Richie Kotzen - Richie Kotzen Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad Metal Church - Blessing in Disguise Mr. Big - Mr. Big Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine Overkill - The Years of Decay Ozzy Osbourne - No Rest for the Wicked Primus - Suck on This (live) Rush - A Show of Hands Rush - Presto Joe Satriani - Flying in a Blue Dream Sepultura - Beneath the Remains Skid Row - Skid Row Soundgarden - Flower (EP) Soundgarden - Louder Than Love Testament - Practice What You Preach White Lion - Big Game Disbandments Dokken Events Primus records their live album Suck on This at Berkeley Square in Berkeley, California on February 25 and March 5th. 1990 Newly formed bands At the Gates Fear Factory Infectious Grooves Kyuss Lamb Of God Pearl Jam Opeth Tool Albums AC/DC - The Razor's Edge Alice in Chains - Facelift Anthrax - Persistence of Time Death Angel - Act III Extreme - Pornograffiti Richie Kotzen - Fever Dream Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Eclipse Monster Magnet - Monster Magnet Primus - Frizzle Fry Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss Soundgarden - Screaming Life/Fopp Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare Testament - Souls of Black Disbandments Events 1991 Newly formed bands Rage Against the Machine Albums Anthrax - Attack of the Killer B's Great White - Hooked Infectious Grooves - The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move... It's the Infectious Grooves Richie Kotzen - Electric Joy Kyuss - Wretch Yngwie J. Malmsteen - The Yngwie Malmsteen Collection Metal Church - The Human Factor Metallica - Metallica Monster Magnet - Spine of God Motörhead - 1916 Mr. Big - Lean Into It Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears Pearl Jam - Ten Primus - Sailing the Seas of Cheese Rush - Roll the Bones Sepultura - Arise Skid Row - Slave to the Grind Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger Van Halen - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Disbandments Death Angel Events 1992 Newly formed bands Albums Alice in Chains - Dirt Alice in Chains - Sap (EP) Def Leppard - Adrenalize Faith No More - Angel Dust Fear Factory - Soul of a New Machine Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Fire and Ice Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction Monster Magnet - 25............Tab (EP) Motörhead - March or Die Nine Inch Nails - Broken (EP) Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power Primus - Miscellaneous Debris (EP) Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine Suicidal Tendencies - Art of Rebellion Disbandments Events KNAC airs on radio airplay in Los Angeles, California for the first time. 1993 Newly formed bands Children Of Bodom Dark Funeral KoЯn Albums Anthrax - Sound of White and Noise Def Leppard - Retro Active Infectious Grooves - Sarsippius' Ark Monster Magnet - Superjudge Motörhead - Bastards Mr. Big - Bump Ahead Primus - Pork Soda Rush - Counterparts Sepultura - Chaos A.D. Tool - Undertow Steve Vai - Sex and Religion Van Halen - Live: Right Here, Right Now Disbandments Events Dokken reforms and tours without a new album. 1994 Newly formed bands Down Destroyer 666 Heavenly Rammstein (in January) Albums Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes Dream Theater - Awake Infectious Grooves - Groove Family Cyco King's X - Dogman KoЯn - KoЯn Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley Machine Head - Burn My Eyes Yngwie J. Malmsteen - The Seventh Sign Megadeth - Youthanasia Metal Church - Hanging in the Balance Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral Overkill - W.F.O. Pantera - Far Beyond Driven Slayer - Divine Intervention Soundgarden - Superunknown Testament - Low The 3rd and the Mortal - Sorrow (EP) The 3rd and the Mortal - Tears Laid in Earth Disbandments Events A radio station in Los Angeles, California KNAC announced they were being sold to a Spanish station. 1995 Newly formed bands System of a Down Trapt Albums AC/DC - Ballbreaker Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains Black Sabbath - Forbidden Fear Factory - Demanufacture Kyuss - ...And the Circus Leaves Town Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Magnum Opus Monster Magnet - Dopes to Infinity Rammstein - Herzeleid Skid Row - Subhuman Race Soundgarden - Songs from the Superunknown The 3rd and the Mortal - Nightswan (EP) Steve Vai - Alien Love Secrets (EP) Van Halen - Balance White Zombie - Astro Creep: 2000 Disbandments Kyuss (in October) Events 1996 Newly formed bands Shadows Fall Albums Alice in Chains - Unplugged Iced Earth - The Dark Saga KoЯn - Life is Peachy Metallica - Load Ministry - Filth Pig Neurosis - Through Silver in Blood Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill Rush - Test for Echo Sepultura - Roots Soundgarden - Down on the Upside The 3rd and the Mortal - Painting on Glass Tool - Ænima Steve Vai - Fire Garden Van Halen - Best of Volume I Disbandments Down Prong Events 1997 Newly formed bands Pig Destroyer Queens of the Stone Age Static-X Albums Judas Priest - Jugulator Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Facing the Animal Megadeth - Cryptic Writings Metallica - ReLoad Rammstein - Sehnsucht Soundgarden - A-Sides The 3rd and the Mortal - In This Room The 3rd and the Mortal - Streams (EP) Disbandments Soundgarden Events 1998 Newly formed bands God Forbid Albums Fear Factory - Obsolete Iron Maiden - Virtual XI KoЯn - Follow the Leader Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in Em, Opus 1 Yngwie J. Malmsteen - LIVE! Monster Magnet - Powertrip Queens of the Stone Age - Queens of the Stone Age System of a Down - System of a Down Van Halen - Van Halen III Disbandments Faith No More Events 1999 Newly formed bands Bleeding Through Dragonforce Albums Alice in Chains - Nothing Safe: Best of the Box Alice in Chains - Music Bank KoЯn - Issues Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Alchemy Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile Rammstein - Live Aus Berlin Static-X - Wisconsin Death Trip Steve Vai - The Ultra Zone Disbandments Rush Events 2000 Newly formed bands Killswitch Engage Albums Alice in Chains - Live Infectious Grooves - Mas Borracho Iron Maiden - Brave New World Yngwie J. Malmsteen - War to End All Wars Monster Magnet - God Says No Pantera - Reinventing The Steel Queens of the Stone Age - R Static-X - The Death Trip Continues Disbandments Rage Against the Machine Events Metallica releases a song "I Disappear" that was never released on any studio albums and appears on the Mission: Impossible II soundtrack. 2001 Newly formed bands Atreyu Audioslave Albums Alice in Chains - Greatest Hits Fear Factory - Digimortal Rammstein - Mutter Static-X - Machine System of a Down - Toxicity Tool - Lateralus Disbandments Events Down reforms Rush reunites Death guitarist Chuck Schuldiner dies at 34 on December 13th of brain cancer. Metallica bassist Jason Newsted (who joined after Cliff Burton's death) offically left the band and joined Voivod. 2002 Newly formed bands PROBOT Albums Def Leppard - X Down - Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow Fear Factory - Concrete (recorded 1991, released 2002) KoЯn - Untouchables Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Attack!! Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Concerto Suite LIVE Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf Rush - Vapor Trails System of a Down - Steal This Album! The 3rd and the Mortal - Memoirs Trapt - Trapt Disbandments Fear Factory (until 2003) Events Alice in Chains singer dies on April 5th from an overdose of heroin. 2003 Newly formed bands Damageplan Albums Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll Iron Maiden - Dance of Death KoЯn - Take a Look in the Mirror Metallica - St. Anger Shadows Fall - War Within Static-X - Shadow Zone Disbandments Events Fear Factory reforms with all original members except for the former guitarist Dino Cazares . Metallica reunites with all original members and new bassist Robert Trujillo (from Suicidal Tendencies and Ozzy Osbourne). MTV2 ressurected the old Heavy Metal, Rock, television broadcast, Headbangers' Ball . 2004 Newly formed bands Albums Damageplan - New Found Power Dokken - Hell to Pay Fear Factory - Archetype KoЯn - Greatest Hits, Volume 1 Metal Church - The Weight of the World Monster Magnet - Monolithic Baby PROBOT - PROBOT Queens of the Stone Age - Stone Age Complications Rammstein - Reise, Reise Rush - Feedback Static-X - Beneath, Between, Beyond Van Halen - The Best of Both Worlds Velvet Revolver - Contraband Disbandments Events A radio station in San Jose, California 92 KSJO announced they were being sold to a Spanish station. Pantera lead guitarist Dimebag Darrell is murdered on December 8th by Nathan Gale while performing a Damageplan concert in Ohio. Van Halen reunites with Sammy Hagar (who was replaced in 1996) and toured without a new album. 2005 Newly formed bands Albums AC/DC - Strap it On Alice in Chains - The Essential Alice in Chains Audioslave - Out of Exile Guns n' Roses - Chinese Democracy Judas Priest - Angel of Retribution KoЯn - KoЯn Kovers Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Unleash the Fury Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze Static-X - Start a War System of a Down - Hypnotize System of a Down - Mezmerize Steve Vai - Real Illusions: Reflections Disbandments Events Static-X lead guitarist Tripp Eisen was arrested in February for "lewd conduct against children", so he got fired after all. Categories: Hard rock \| Heavy metal \| Timelines of music Last updated: 08-29-2005 05:21:15

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