1979 in heavy metal music
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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1979.
[edit] Newly formed bands
- A II Z
- Atomkraft
- Axe
- Cloven Hoof
- Crimson Glory
- Demon
- E.F. Band
- Europe
- Fallout
- Girl
- Grim Reaper
- Hanoi Rocks
- Hollow Ground
- Jaguar
- Kat
- Persian Risk
- Picture
- Satan
- Michael Schenker Group
- Shark Island
- Stormwitch
- Sweet Savage
- Trouble
- TSA
- Venom
- Vicious Rumors
- Witchfinder General
[edit] Albums
- AC/DC - Highway to Hell
- Accept - Accept
- Aerosmith - Night in the Ruts
- April Wine - Harder ... Faster
- Blackfoot - Strikes
- Blue Öyster Cult - Mirrors
- Foreigner - Head Games
- Gamma - Gamma 1
- Gillan - Mr. Universe
- Sammy Hagar - Street Machine
- Iron Maiden - The Soundhouse Tapes (EP)
- Judas Priest - Hell Bent For Leather
- Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East (live album)
- Kiss - Dynasty
- Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door
- Magnum - Magnum II
- Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush - Tales of the Unexpected
- Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' with Disaster
- Motörhead - Overkill
- Motörhead - Bomber
- Motörhead - On Parole (unofficial release from sessions recorded in 1975)
- Mythra - Death & Destiny (EP)
- Nazareth - No Mean City
- Ted Nugent - State of Shock
- Queen - Live Killers
- Rainbow - Down to Earth
- Riot - Narita
- Samson - Survivors
- Saxon - Saxon
- Scorpions - Lovedrive
- Thin Lizzy - Black Rose: A Rock Legend
- TKO - Let It Roll
- Pat Travers - Live! Go for What You Know
- Triumph - Just A Game
- Trust - Trust
- UFO - Strangers In The Night
- Van Halen - Van Halen II
- Whitesnake - Lovehunter
[edit] Events
- Ozzy Osbourne is kicked out of Black Sabbath due to heavy involvement and problems with drugs and alcohol, his place is taken by Ronnie James Dio
| Preceded by: 1978 |
Heavy Metal Timeline 1979 |
Followed by: 1980 |
