1984 in heavy metal music

none 1984 1984 heavy metal music This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1984. Events October 23 – A debate over heavy metal music occurs on SVT's Svar direkt between Anders Tegnér and Siewert Öholm.http://www.kristianstadsbladet.se/bromolla/sveriges-mest-kanda-klipp/ Sveriges mest kända klipp Kristianstadsbladet Swedish Roger Bing 4 June 2015 3 December 2018 Newly formed bands Agent Steel Angel Dust Annihilator Atheist Barren Cross The Black Crowes Blasphemy Blind Guardian (under the name "Lucifer's Heritage" until 1988) Bloodgood Candlemass Celtic Frost Chastain Chrome Molly Concrete Sox Cranium The Crucified Cryptic Slaughter Dead End Deathrow Deceased Detente Deviated Instinct Dirty Looks Domine Enuff Z'Nuff Eudoxis Executioner Faith Fantom Warior The Firm FM Frehley's Comet The Front Grinder Gwar Heathen Héroes del Silencio Hellbastard Heller Helloween Heretic Hirax Hittman Iced Earth Jack Starr's Burning Starr Jesters of Destiny Keel King Kobra KMFDM Korrozia Metalla Krabathor Kraken Leeway Living Colour Lobotomia Los Cycos Ludichrist Tony MacAlpine Massacre Mayhem Mefisto Messiah Mistrust Morbid Saint Mordred Necrodeath Nepal Nuclear Assault Obituary Phenomena Piledriver Powermad Praxis Primus The Quireboys Racer X Rage (under the name "Avenger" until 1986) Repulsion Sacrilege Sadus Sepultura Slaughter Soundgarden Starship Steel Prophet Stratovarius Tangier Thanatos Uncle Slam (known as The Brood until 1987) Vendetta Victory Vinnie Vincent Invasion Warfaze Warrant Whiplash Wolfsbane Xentrix Reformed bands Deep Purple Bands disbanded Gordi Albums & EPs 20em Lee Aaron - Metal Queen AC/DC - '74 Jailbreak (EP) Alcatrazz - Live Sentence (live) Angeles del Infierno - Pacto con el Diablo The Angels, aka Angel City - Two Minute Warning Anthrax - Fistful of Metal Antix - Get Up, Get Happy (EP) April Wine - Animal Grace Armed Forces - Let There Be Metal (EP) Armored Saint - March of the Saint ATC - Cut in Ice Atlain - Living in the Dark Attack - Danger in the Air Attentat Rock – Le Gang des Saigneurs Autograph - Sign In Please Avenger (UK) - Blood Sports Axe Victims - Another Victim Axe Witch - Visions of the Past Baby Tuckoo - First Born Bachman-Turner Overdrive - "Bachman-Turner Overdrive" Backwater - Revelation Banzai - Duro y Potente Barón Rojo - Barón Al Rojo Vivo (live) Bathory - Bathory Battleaxe - Power from the Universe Black Death - Black Death Black Lace - Unlaced Black 'n Blue - Black 'n Blue The Black Riders - The Chosen Few Black Rose - Boys Will Be Boys Black Rose - Black Rose (EP) Black Tears – Child of the Storm Blackout - Evil Game Blade Runner – Hunted Blaspheme – Blaspheme Bloody Six - In the Name of Blood Blue Cheer - "The Beast Is Back" Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi Boss - Step on It Brainfever – Capture the Night Brocas Helm - Into Battle Bronz – Taken by Storm Brooklyn Brats - Brooklyn Brats (EP) Buster Brown – Loud and Clear Buzzard (Bel) - Gambler Cacumen - Down to Hell Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales Chariot - The Warrior Charon – Charon Chateaux - Fire Power Childhood's End - Childhood's End (EP) Chinawite - Run for Cover Cirith Ungol - King of the Dead Cloven Hoof - Cloven Hoof Corrosion of Conformity - Eye for an Eye Crisis - Armed to the Teeth (EP) Crossfire - See You in Hell Crown - Red Zone Crown - All That Rock & Roll Music Crystal Pride – Knocked Out (EP) Crystal Pride – Crystal Pride The Cult - Dreamtime Cutty Sark - Die Tonight Dark Age (US) - Dark Age (EP) Dark Heart - Shadows of the Night Dark Wizard - Devil's Victim (EP) Darxon – Killed in Action D.D.T. – Let The Screw...Turn You On (EP) Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Demon - Wonderland (EP) Demon Eyes - Rites of Chaos Denigh – Fire from the Sky Der Kaiser – Vautours Destruction - Sentence of Death (EP) Di'Anno - Di'Anno Dio - The Last in Line Divine Rite - First Rite Dokken - Tooth and Nail Electric Eels (CA) - Electric Eels Elessar - Defy the King (EP) Earthshaker - Fugitive Earthshaker - Midnight Flight Eric Steel - Eric Steel Europe - Wings of Tomorrow Evil - Evil's Message (EP) Exciter - Violence & Force Explorer - Exploding Exxplorer - Symphonies of Steel Ezy Meat - Not for Wimps Fact – As a Matter of Fact Faithful Breath - Gold 'n' Glory Fastway - All Fired Up Fates Warning - Night on Bröcken First Strike – Rock of Offense Fisc - Tracker FN Guns - Nightmare Force – Set Me Free Flatbacker - Minagoroshi Lita Ford - Dancin' on the Edge Rhett Forrester - Gone with the Wind Gilgamesj - Take One (EP) Glory Bells - Century Rendezvous Gotham City - The Unknown Grave Digger - Heavy Metal Breakdown Graven Image - People in Hell Want Ice Water (EP) Gravestone – Victim of Chains Great White - Great White Griffin - Flight of the Griffin Sammy Hagar - VOA Hammerhead - Heart Made of Steel (EP) Hammers Rule - Show No Mercy Hanoi Rocks - All Those Wasted Years (live) Hanoi Rocks - Two Steps from the Move Hardline (Nor) - Hardline Hardware - Common Time Heroes Hawaii - Loud, Wild and Heavy (EP) Hazzard - Hazzard H-Bomb - Attaque Headstone - Burning Ambition Helix - Walkin' the Razor's Edge Hellanbach - The Big H Hellhammer - Apocalyptic Raids (EP) Hellion (NY) - Dangerous Maneuvers Helstar - Burning Star Hexx - No Escape Highway Chile - For the Wild and Lonely (EP) Hiroshima – Taste of Death Hocculta – Warning Games Holland (UK) – Early Warning Holocaust - No Man's Land Icon - Icon Incubus (UK) - To the Devil a Daughter Ironcross - Steel Warrior Iron Maiden - Powerslave Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction Jaguar - This Time Albert Järvinen Band – Countdown (EP) Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith Keel - Lay Down the Law Kick Axe - Vices Killer (Swi) - Stronger Than Ever Killer (Bel) - Shock Waves Kiss - Animalize Krokus - The Blitz Lȧȧz Rockit - City's Gonna Burn Lazy - Creature Leatherwolf - Leatherwolf (EP) Le Griffe - Breaking Strain (EP) Legs Diamond - Out on Bail Leviticus - I Shall Conquer Limelight - Ashes to Ashes, aka Limelight (1980) Living Death - Vengeance of Hell Lizzy Borden - Give 'Em the Axe (EP) Loudness - Disillusion Madam X - We Reserve the Right Mad Axeman - Mad Axeman Mad Max - Rollin' Thunder Madd Hatter - Madd Hatter Madison - Diamond Mistress Maineeaxe - Shout It Out Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force Maltese Falcon – Metal Rush Mama's Boys - Mama's Boys Manowar - Hail to England Manowar - Sign of the Hammer Marseille – Touch the Night Mass (Ger) - War Law McCoy – Think Hard Medieval Steel - Medieval Steel (EP) Mercy - Mercy Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath Messiah (US) - Final Warning Messiah Prophet - Rock the Flock Metal Church - Metal Church Metal Massacre - Metal Massacre V (Compilation, various artists) Metallica - Ride the Lightning Millennium - Millennium Gary Moore - We Want Moore! (live) Motörhead - No Remorse (comp) MSG - Rock Will Never Die (live) Nemesis - The Day of Retribution (EP) Mystery Blue - Mystery Blue New York – Carry the Torch (EP) Nightmare – Waiting for the Twilight Nightwing – My Kingdom Come Obsession - Marshall Law (EP) Obús - El Que Más Omen - Battle Cry Ostrogoth - Ecstasy and Danger Overdrive - Swords and Axes Overkill - Overkill (EP) Oz - III Warning Pantera - Projects in the Jungle Parasite - Parasite EP Persian Risk – Too Different (EP) Pet Hate – The Bride Wore Red Phenomena – Phenomena Philadelphia - Tell the Truth... Picture - Traitor Piledriver - Metal Inquisition Pretty Maids - Red Hot and Heavy Prophecy - Prophecy Proud - Fire Breaks the Dawn Q5 - Steel the Light Queen - The Works Queensrÿche - The Warning Quiet Riot - Condition Critical Rail - Rail (EP) Railway - Railway Rapid Tears - Cry for Mercy (EP) Ratt - Out of the Cellar Raven - Live at the Inferno (live) Ravens - Get It in Your Head Razor - Armed & Dangerous (EP) Reckless - Heart of Steel Restless (Ger) - Heartattack Rising Power - Power for the People The Rods - Let Them Eat Metal Rosa Negra (Spain) - Rosa Negra Rose Bayonet - Leather and Chains Rose Tattoo - Southern Stars Ruffkut - Fight for the Right (EP) Running Wild - Gates to Purgatory Rush - Grace Under Pressure Ruthless - Metal Without Mercy (EP) S.A.D.O. - Shout! Sacred Rite - Sacred Rite Sad Iron - Total Damnation Saint - Warriors of the Son (EP) Saint Vitus - Saint Vitus Samain - Vibrations of Doom Sam Thunder - Manoeuvres Samurai – Sacred Blade Santers – Guitar Alley Saracen – Change of Heart Satan Jokers - Trop Fou Pour Toi Samson - Don't Get Mad, Get Even Savage – We Got the Edge (EP) Saxon - Crusader Scorpions - Love at First Sting Shire - Shire (EP) Shok Paris - Go for the Throat Silver Mountain - Universe Sinister Angel - Sinister Angel (EP) Sinner - Danger Zone Six Feet Under (Swe) - Eruption Six Point Six - Fallen Angel Slayer - Haunting the Chapel (EP) Slayer - Live Undead (live) Smack - Smack On You Sortilège - Métamorphose Sound Barrier - Born to Rock (EP) Spartan Warrior - Spartan Warrior Spellbound - Breaking the Spell Spinal Tap - This Is Spinal Tap Splitcrow - Rockstorm Jack Starr - Out of the Darkness Steeler (Ger) - Steeler Steelover - Glove Me Steeltower - Night of the Dog The Sterling Cooke Force – Full Force Stone Fury - Burns Like a Star Stormwitch - Walpurgis Night Stratus – Throwing Shapes Street Fighter - Shoot You Down Strike (US) – Strike (EP) Strike (Swe) – Strike (EP) Strike Force - Strike Force Stryper - The Yellow and Black Attack Stygian Shore - Stygian Shore (EP) Surrender - Surrender Swift Kick - Long Live Rock (EP) Syar - Death Before Dishonour Syron Vanes – Bringer of Evil Taist of Iron - Resurrection Talon - Neutralized Tank - Honour & Blood Teeze (PA) - Teeze Third Stage Alert - Third Stage Alert (EP) Thrust - Fist Held High Thunder (Ger) - All I Want Thundercraaft - Fighting for Survival Thunderstick – Beauty and the Beasts TKO - In Your Face TNT (Ger) - Deflorator TNT – TNT (EP) TNT - Knights of the New Thunder Tokyo Blade - Night of the Blade Tokyo Blade - Midnight Rendezvous (EP) Torch - Bad Girls (EP) Torch - Electrikiss Bernie Tormé – Live Touchdown – Don't Look Down Touched – Back Alley Vices Trauma - Scratch and Scream Triumph - Thunder Seven Trouble - Psalm 9 Trouble - Assassin (EP) Trust - Man's Trap T.T. Quick - TT Quick (EP) Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry 220 Volt - Powergames Tyran' Pace - Eye to Eye Tyrant (Ger) - Mean Machine Tysondog - Beware of the Dog Tyton - Castle Donington Underdog - Rabies in Town Upper Echelon - Surface Tension (EP) Steve Vai - Flex-Able Valhalla (US) - Valhalla (EP) Vanadium - Game Over Van Halen - 1984 Vengeance (Hol) - Vengeance Venom - At War with Satan Vice (CA) - Vice (EP) Vigilants – Run for Cover Virgin - Virgin Viva - Apocalypse Voivod - War and Pain Vow Wow - Beat of Metal Motion Vulcain - Rock'n'Roll Secours Warfare - Pure Filth Warhead (Bel) - Speedway Warlock - Burning the Witches Warlord - Lost and Lonely Days (EP) Warlord - And the Cannons of Destruction Have Begun... Warning - Metamorphose Warriors - Warriors W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P. Wasted - Halloween... the Night Of Waysted - Waysted (EP) White Wolf - Standing Alone Whitesnake - Slide It In Wild Dogs - Man's Best Friend Wildfire - Summer Lightning Winterkat – The Struggle (EP) Witch - The Hex Is On (EP) Witch Cross - Fit for Fight Witchfynde - Lords of Sin & Anthems live (EP) Witchkiller - Day of the Saxons (EP) Wizz - Crazy Games Wolf - Edge of the World Wendy O. Williams - WOW Wrathchild (UK) - Stakk Attakk Wyzard - Knights of Metal (EP) Xcursion - Ready to Roll Y&T - In Rock We Trust Zebra - No Tellin' Lies Znowhite - All Hail to Thee (EP) References Events Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen loses his left arm in a car accident on December 31. Deep Purple reunite. Hanoi Rocks drummer Razzle is killed in an automobile accident in early December. The driver of the car is Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe. The debut albums of both Saint Vitus (Saint Vitus) and Trouble (Psalm 9) are released. This Is Spinal Tap, a cult mockumentary directed by Rob Reiner about the semi-fictional band Spinal Tap, is released. Heavy Metal Timeline 1983 1985 1984 Category:1980s in heavy metal music Metal