Timeline of heavy metal and hard rock music

This is a timeline of heavy metal or hard rock, from its beginning in the late 1960s to the present time.

1963

1964

Newly formed bands

1965

Newly formed bands

1966

Newly formed bands

Albums

Note: The 13th Floor Elevators coined the term "psychedelic rock" in 1966, the first band ever referred to as psychedelic rock.

1967

Newly formed bands

Albums

1968

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Events

1969

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Events

1970

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Events

1971

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Events

1972

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

1973

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

1974

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Events

1975

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

1976

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

1977

Newly formed bands

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Disbandments

Events

1978

Newly formed bands

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1979

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

1980

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

UK Chart information courtesy of the book Guinness Hits of the 80s

Compilation albums

Live albums

Events

1981

Newly formed bands

Albums

Album Chart Information courtesy of the book Guinness Hits Of The 80s

Film soundtracks

Live albums

Compilation albums

Events

1982

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

UK Chart Info courtesy of the book Guinness Hits of the 80s

Compilation albums

Live albums

Events

1983

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Events

1984

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

1985

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

1986

Newly formed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1987

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1988

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1989

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

1990

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1991

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1992

Newly formed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1993

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1994

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1995

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1996

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

1997

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

1998

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1999

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2000

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

2001

Newly formed bands

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2002

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2003

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2004

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2005

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

2006

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

2007

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Events

2008

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2009

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2010

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2011

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Events

2012

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2013

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

2014

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2015

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2016

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2017

Disbandments

Albums

Events

References

  1. Rowley, David (2013). All Together Now. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 68.
  2. Allmusic 2007.
  3. Sound & Vision, Volume 67, Issues 2–5. Michigan: Hachette Filipacchi Magazines. 2001. Go forward to 1968 and The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album) and you get a veritable hard-rock clinic on what used to be, in the days of vinyl. Side 3: "Birthday," "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey," "Helter Skelter"
  4. Hohman, Charles (21 December 1968). "An in-depth Look at the Songs on Side-Three". Rolling Stone. The White Album Project. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  5. Sound & Vision 2001, p. 103.
  6. "Reading the Beatles: Cultural Studies, Literary Criticism, and the Fab Four" "the 1969 track "I Want You (She's So Heavy)", where heavy metal inscribes an earthy sexuality to Yoko Ono"
  7. Rowley, David. All Together Now. ...the heavy metal of 'I Want You (She's so Heavy)'...
  8. Schaffner, Nicholas (1978). The Beatles Forever. p. 125. 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)' — the weightiest slab of 'heavy metal' the Beatles ever quarried.
  9. 1 2 3 AllMusic
  10. Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 269. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
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  12. "GEOFF TATE WINS COURT RULING TO CONTINUE USING QUEENSRYCHE NAME". Loudwire.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  13. Vengeance Falls
  14. "Angela Gossow Leaves Arch Enemy, New Singer Announced". Metal Hammer. 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  15. "THE AGONIST Announce New Vocalist". Metal Injection. 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
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  19. "Horns Up! Playlist 2/13/16 w/ Sean McNabb & Taime Downe". klos.com. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
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