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This a tabular display of all years in heavy metal music, to provide an overview and quick navigation to any year.
20 déc. 2023 · This interactive timeline provides a comprehensive overview of metal music’s evolution, highlighting key moments that shaped its development from the late 1960s to the present day. Engaging and informative, the timeline offers a dynamic way to explore metal’s past, celebrate its present, and anticipate its future.
An interactive map of Metal history and the influential bands that helped shaped the genres we know today.
The following timeline shows the musical, stylistic, and cultural origins of Metal and its manifold main genres and sub-genres. A lot of efforts and investigations were put into analyzing the precise dates of the emergence of each known Metal genre including all Metal sub-genres.
- Late 1960's - Early 1970's
- Late 1970's
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- 1981
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- 1985
The birth of heavy metal. Groups like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelinand Deep Purple were the first heavy metal bands.
The rise of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NHOBHM). Bands like Iron Maiden and Judas Priestbecome very popular.
Van Halen released their debut album. This began the Los Angeles/Sunset Strip scene, and many bands would come out of this era, including Motley Crue and Quiet Riot. The so called "hair bands" like Poison, Warrant and Rattcame from that scene as well. The Who's Keith Moon died. Bands formed this year: Dokken, Ratt, Whitesnake A sample of heavy meta...
The German band Accept releases their self-titled debut album. They are considered to be the first European power metal band. Ozzy Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath and replaced by Ronnie James Dio. Bands formed this year: Europe, Hanoi Rocks, Trouble, Venom A sample of heavy metal albums released in 1979: AC/DC - Highway To Hell Judas Priest -...
Best Heavy Metal Album Of 1980: AC/DC - Back In Black AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott dies and is replaced by Brian Johnson. Also Led Zeppelindrummer John Bonham dies. Bands formed this year: Manowar, Mercyful Fate, Overkill A sample of heavy metal albums released in 1980: Angel Witch - Angel Witch Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell Def Leppard - On Throu...
Best Heavy Metal Album Of 1981: Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love Venom's first album was released, beginning the genre of black metal. Bands formed this year: Anthrax, Dark Angel, Metallica, Pantera, Slayer A sample of heavy metal albums released in 1981: Def Leppard - High 'N Dry Iron Maiden - Killers Judas Priest - Point Of Entry Ozzy Osbourne - D...
Best Heavy Metal Album Of 1982: Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast Quiet Riot's Metal Healthbecomes the first heavy metal album to top the U.S. Billboard chart. Paul Di'Anno is replaced by Bruce Dickinson as the lead singer for Iron Maiden. Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Randy Rhoads is killed in a plane crash. Bands formed this year: Death Angel, Dio,...
Best Heavy Metal Album Of 1983: Dio - Holy Diver Metallica releases Kill 'Em All, which would begin the rise of the genre of thrash metal. Queensryche's self-titled debut is released. They are considered the first progressive metal band, combining progressive rock and heavy metal. Later groups like Dream Theater and Fates Warningwould help populari...
Best Heavy Metal Album Of 1984: Metallica - Ride The Lightning Def Leppards' Rick Allen loses an arm in a car accident. In another car accident, Hanoi Rocks drummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley was killed in a vehicle driven by Motley Crue's Vince Neil. Bands formed this year: Annihilator, Candlemass, Celtic Frost, Iced Earth, Morbid Angel, Sepultura,...
Best Heavy Metal Album Of 1985: Exodus Bonded By Blood Led Zeppelin reunites at Live Aid. Bands formed this year: Blind Guardian, Candlemass, Carcass, Dream Theater, King Diamond, White Zombie A sample of heavy metal albums released in 1985: Anthrax - Spreading The Disease Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion Megadeth - Killing Is My Business...And Busin...
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20 oct. 2019 · The pioneers of heavy metal drew inspiration from a diverse range of musical genres and artists, each contributing to the genre's unique sound and style. The blues played a fundamental role in shaping rock, so the heavy metal, with its raw emotion and expressive guitar playing.
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic ...
