1980 in heavy metal music
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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1980.
Contents |
[edit] Newly formed bands
- Grave Digger
- Manowar
- Mercyful Fate
- Michael Schenker Group
- Overkill
- Phoenix Rising
- Rough Cutt
- Sound Barrier
- Zodiac Mindwarp
[edit] Albums
- AC/DC - Back in Black
- Accept - I'm a Rebel
- 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 - British Steel
- Kiss - Unmasked
- Krokus - Metal Rendez-vous
- Motörhead - Ace of Spades
- Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
- Queen - The Game
- Rush - Permanent Waves
- Samson - Head On
- Saxon - Wheels of Steel
- Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law
- Scorpions - Animal Magnetism
- Thin Lizzy - Chinatown
- Van Halen - Women and Children First
- Whitesnake - Ready An' Willing
[edit] Disbandments
[edit] Events
- Bon Scott, lead singer of AC/DC, dies at 33 on February 19 after a binge of heavy drinking.
- August : Iron Maiden comp guitarist Dennis Stratton leaves and is replaced by Adrian Smith
- 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.
- Peter Criss, drummer of Kiss, leaves the band. Eric Carr takes his place.
| Preceded by: 1979 |
Heavy Metal Timeline 1980 |
Followed by: 1981 |
