1978 in heavy metal music
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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1978.
Contents |
[edit] Newly formed bands
[edit] 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
- KISS - Ace Frehley
- KISS - Gene Simmons
- KISS - Paul Stanley
- KISS - Peter Criss
- Queen - Jazz
- Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
- Rush - Hemispheres
- Scorpions - Taken by Force
- Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes
- Ted Nugent - Double Live Gonzo and Weekend Warriors
- UFO - Obsession
- Van Halen - Van Halen
- Whitesnake - Snakebite
- Whitesnake - Trouble
[edit] Disbandments
[edit] Events
- Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen joins at 15 as a permanent member.
- The Who's Keith Moon dies of a drug overdose.
| Preceded by: 1977 |
Heavy Metal Timeline 1978 |
Followed by: 1979 |
