1986 in heavy metal music

none September 2025 1986 1986 heavy metal music This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1986. Newly formed bands 20em 24-7 Spyz Accuser Acid Drinkers Agressor Ahat Anacrusis Angkor Wat Atrophy Baton Rouge Believer Black Obelisk Bolt Thrower Bonfire Brutality Cacophony Cerebral Fix Circus of Power Cold Confessor Cycle Sluts from Hell Darkthrone DBC (Dead Brain Cells) Demolition Hammer Despair Dreamscape Elegy Evildead Front Line Assembly Grave Harlow Immolation Infernäl Mäjesty Invocator Katedra La Pestilencia M.O.D. Mana Mana Manic Street Preachers Manitoba's Wild Kingdom Massacra Mastermind McAuley Schenker Group Merciless Mezarkabul Mortem Mucky Pup Nelson Nuclear Death OLD Opprobrium Paradox Pestilence Prong Revelation Risk Salty Dog Scanner Sinawe Skid Rowhttps://www.daytondailynews.com/local/new-singer-new-single-for-metal-band-skid-row-performing-at-the-rose/EP7OL76QGZBE3CYWR5Z2TUC3MI/ New singer, new single for metal band Skid Row performing at the Rose Dayton Daily News May 29, 2022 September 28, 2025 Sugar Ray Terrorizer Trauma Treponem Pal Unseen Terror Vain Vanden Plas Vastator Viking Waltari XYZ Albums & EPs 20em Aaronsrod - Illusions Kill Abattoir - The Only Safe Place Accept - Russian Roulette AC/DC - Who Made Who (soundtrack to Maximum Overdrive) ADX – La Terreur Alcatrazz - Dangerous Games Alice Cooper - Constrictor Alien Force - Pain and Pleasure Angel Dust – Into the Dark Past Angel Witch – Frontal Assault Ángeles del Infierno - Instinto Animal (EP) Anthem - Tightrope Asgard - In the Ancient Days Atomkraft – Queen of Death (EP) Attila – Rolling Thunder At War - Ordered to Kill Axtion – Live (EP) Baby Tuckoo - Force Majeure Bad Brains - I Against I Banshee - Cry in the Night (EP) Barren Cross - Rock for the King Beowülf - Beowülf Bitches Sin – Invaders Billy Idol – Whiplash Smile Black Fate - Commander of Fate Black Ice - Hot-N-Heavy (EP) Black 'n Blue - Nasty Nasty Black Rose – Walk It How You Talk It Black Sabbath - Seventh Star Blacksmith – Blacksmith (EP) Blade Runner – Warriors of Rock Bloodgood - Bloodgood Blood Money – Red Raw And Bleeding! Bonfire - Don't Touch the Light Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet Bride - Show No Mercy Britny Fox - In America (EP) The Brood - The Brood Burning Starr - No Turning Back Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus Castle Blak - Another Dark Carneval Carrion – Evil Is There Cerberus - Too Late to Pray Chariot - Burning Ambition Charon – Made In Aluminium Chastain - Ruler of the Wasteland Child'ƨ Play - Ruff House (EP) Cinderella - Night Songs Cirith Ungol - One Foot in Hell Cities - Annihilation Absolute CJSS - World Gone Mad CJSS - Praise the Loud Cloven Hoof – Fighting Back (live) Cobra (UK) – Back From the Dead Crimson Glory - Crimson Glory Cro-Mags - The Age of Quarrel Crumbsuckers - Life of Dreams Cryptic Slaughter - Convicted Damien Throne - The Sign of the Jackal Dark Angel - Darkness Descends D.C. Lacroix - Crack of Doom Deaf Dealer - Keeper of the Flame Dealer – First Strike Death Row - Riders of Doom, aka Satan's Gift Deep Switch - Nine Inches of God Demon - Demon (EP) Desolation Angels – Desolation Angels Destruction - Eternal Devastation Detente - Recognize No Authority Diamond - Diamond Diamond Rexx - Land of the Damned Paul Di'Anno's Battlezone – Fighting Back Dio - Intermission (live) Dirty Looks – In Your Face Dr. Mastermind - Dr. Mastermind Earthshaker - Overrun Easy Action – That Makes One Eden - Eden Elektradrive - ...Over the Space Elixir - The Son of Odin Emerald - Armed For Battle Europe - The Final Countdown Excess - Melting Point Exciter - Unveiling the Wicked Exorcist - Nightmare Theater Faithful Breath - Live Fastway - Trick or Treat Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian Fifth Angel - Fifth Angel Firstryke - Just A Nightmare Flatbacker - Esa Flotsam and Jetsam - Doomsday for the Deceiver Force - Set Me Free Forever – Forever & Ever Foreplay - Hot 'N Heavy (EP) Formel 1 - Live im Stahlwerk Gehenna - Escuadrón Metálico (Proyecto I) (split)https://www.discogs.com/es/release/4326943-Various-Escuadrón-Metálico-Proyecto-Uno Split album 'Escuadrón Metálico (Proyecto I)' by Mexican heavy-metal bands 1986 April 29, 2026 Girlschool - Nightmare at Maple Cross Giuffria - Silk + Steel Grave Digger - War Games Gravestone – Creating a Monster Digger (Grave Digger) - Stronger Than Ever Great White - Shot in the Dark Griffin - Protector of the Lair Guns N' Roses - Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide (EP) Hallowed - Hallowed Hallows Eve - Death & Insanity Hammeron – Nothin' To Do But Rock Have Mercy - Armageddon Descends (EP) Hawk - Hawk Heir Apparent - Graceful Inheritance Helstar - Remnants of War Heretic - Torture Knows No Boundary (EP) Hexx - Under the Spell High Power - Les Violons de Satan Hirax - Hate, Fear and Power Holy Moses - Queen of Siam Hurricane - Take What You Want Hyde (CA) - Hyde Impaler - If We Had Brains... We'd Be Dangerous! Iron Angel - Winds of War Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time Jesters of Destiny - Fun at the Funeral Judas Priest - Turbo Juggernaut - Baptism Under Fire Kat - Metal and Hell Kat - 666 Keel - The Final Frontier Kick Axe - Rock the World Killer (Swi) - Young Blood Killer Dwarfs - Stand Tall Killers (Fra) - Danger de Vie King Diamond - Fatal Portrait King Kobra - Thrill of a Lifetime Krank - Hideous Kreator - Pleasure to Kill Krokus - Change of Address Krokus - Alive and Screamin' (live) Kuni - Masque Letchen Grey - Party Politics (EP) Lion - Power Love (EP) Living Death - Back to the Weapons (EP) Lizzy Borden - The Murderous Metal Roadshow (live) Lizzy Borden - Menace to Society London - Don't Cry Wolf Loudness – 8186 Live Loudness - Lightning Strikes M.A.R.S. - Project: Driver Tony MacAlpine - Edge of Insanity Mad Reign - Mad Reign (EP) Manilla Road - The Deluge Malisha - Serve Your Savage Beast Yngwie Malmsteen - Trilogy Frank Marino – Full Circle Martyr (Hol) - Darkness at Time's Edge Mass (Ger) - Kick Your Ass! Medieval - Medieval (EP) Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? Megattack - Raw Delivery Mekong Delta - Mekong Delta Messiah Prophet - Master of the Metal Metal Priest - Bursting Out Metal Church - The Dark Metal Massacre - Metal Massacre VII (Compilation, various artists) Metallica - Master of Puppets Militia - The Sybling (EP) Mindless Sinner - Turn on the Power Mistrust - Spin the World Vinnie Moore – Mind's Eye Mortal Sin - Mayhemic Destruction Motörhead - Orgasmatron Nightwing – VI Nuclear Assault - Brain Death (EP) Nuclear Assault - Game Over Obsession - Scarred for Life Obús - Dejarse la piel Omen - The Curse Onslaught - The Force Orphan Allies – Running From the Law Outside - Magic Sacrifice Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin Oz - ...Decibel Storm... Pain - Insanity Panther - Panther (EP) Persian Risk - Rise Up Phantom Lord - Evil Never Sleeps Picture - Every Story Needs Another Picture Piledriver - Stay Ugly Poison - Look What the Cat Dragged In Possessed - Beyond the Gates Post Mortem – Coroner's Office Powerlord - The Awakening Powermad - Powermad (EP) Predator - Easy Prey Preyer – Terminator Purgatory - Tied to the Trax Queen - A Kind of Magic Queensrÿche - Rage for Order Quiet Riot - QR III Racer X - Street Lethal Rage - Reign of Fear Rankelson – Hungry For Blood Ratt - Dancing Undercover Ravage - Wrecking Ball Raven - The Pack Is Back Raven - Mad (EP) Razor - Malicious Intent Renegade - Renegade Ripper - ...And the Dead Shall Rise Rhoads - Into the Future Rock Goddess - Young & Free Canedy, Feinstein, Bordonaro & Caudle - Hollywood The Rods - Heavier Than Thou Rogue Male - Animal Man Rough Cutt - Wants You! David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em and Smile Ruthless - Discipline of Steel Sabbrabells - Sailing On the Revenge Sabotage - Behind the Lines Sacred Blade - Of The Sun + Moon Sacred Rite - Is Nothing Sacred? Sacrifice - Torment in Fire Sadus - D.T.P. Saint - Time's End Saint Vitus - Born Too Late Samhain - Samhain III: November-Coming-Fire Samson - Joint Forces Samson - Head Tactics (comp) Samurai – Weapon Master Satan - Into the Future (EP) Satan's Host - Metal from Hell Joe Satriani - Not of This Earth Savage Grace - After the Fall from Grace Savatage - Fight for the Rock Sentinel Beast - Depths of Death Sepultura - Morbid Visions Shark Island - S'cool Buss Silver Mountain - Hibiya: Live in Japan '85 Sinner - Comin' Out Fighting Slaughter (Can) – Strappado Slayer - Reign in Blood Snake - Let The Music Begin Sodom - Obsessed by Cruelty Sortilège - Larmes de Héros Sound Barrier - Speed of Light Steel Angel – Kiss of Steel Steel Crown - Sunset Warriors Steeler (Ger) - Strike Back St. Elmo's Fire – St. Elmo's Fire Stone Fury - Let Them Talk Stormwitch - Stronger Than Heaven Stryper - To Hell with the Devil Sword - Metalized Syron Vanes – Revenge Talon - Vicious Game Tankard - Zombie Attack Tarot - Spell of Iron Tension - Breaking Point Tesla - Mechanical Resonance Thor - Recruits – Wild in the Streets Thor - The Edge of Hell TKO - Below the Belt Tormé – Back To Babylon Touched – Death Row Treat - The Pleasure Principle Tredegar - Tredegar Trilogy (Aus) - Next in Line (in EU); Saracen - Saracen (in Aus) Triumph - The Sport of Kings TT Quick - Metal of Honor Turbo - Kawaleria Szatana Tyga Mira – Deliverance Tygers of Pan Tang – First Kill (comp) Tyran' Pace - Watching You Tyrant (Ger) - Running Hot Tysondog - Crimes of Insanity V.V.S.I. - No Ace at Hand Vanadium – Born to Fight Van Halen - 5150 Vardis - Vigilante Vengeance - We Have Ways to Make You Rock Venom - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Victim - Dirty, Mean & Nasty (EP) Victory - Don't Get Mad... Get Even Villain - Only Time Will Tell (EP) Vinnie Vincent Invasion - Vinnie Vincent Invasion Voivod - Rrröööaaarrr Vow Wow - III Vulcain - Big Brothers W.A.S.P. - Inside the Electric Circus Warfare - Mayhem, Fuckin' Mayhem Warhead (Bel) - The Day After Warlock - True as Steel Waysted - Save Your Prayers Wendy O. Williams - Kommander of Kaos Whiplash - Power and Pain White Tiger - White Tiger Wrath - Fit of Anger X-Caliber - Warriors of the Night Zebra – 3.V Zero Nine – Intrigue Znöwhite - Live Suicide Zodiac Mindwarp - High Priest of Love (EP) Disbandments Pomaranča (reformed in 1990) Vatreni Poljubac (reformed in 1998) Warriors Events Living Colour's line-up is solidified to a quartet, consisting of Corey Glover (vocals), Vernon Reid (guitar), Muzz Skillings (bass), and Will Calhoun (drums). Phil Lynott, the former frontman of Thin Lizzy, dies at the age of 36 on January 4 from drug-related health problems. Metallica's third album Master of Puppets peaks at #29 on the Billboard 200, spending 72 weeks on the charts with minor radio airplay. Unfortunately, bassist Cliff Burton dies aged 24 on September 27 in a bus accident in Sweden. Jason Newsted from Phoenix band Flotsam and Jetsam is hired after auditions are held. Metal Hammer magazine is first published. Slayer's third album Reign in Blood peaks at 94 on the Billboard 200 with no radio airplay. The album also reached number 47 on the UK Album Chart,[14] and on November 20, 1992, it was certified gold in the United States. Kerrang! magazine described it as the "heaviest album of all time,"[16] while Metal Hammer magazine named it "the best metal album of the last 20 years."[17] Jeff "Mantas" Dunn leaves British band Venom to pursue a solo career. References Heavy Metal Timeline 1985 1987 1986 Category:1980s in heavy metal music Metal