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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2009.

Reformed bands

Disbandments

Events

Saint Vitus (with the Born Too Late lineup) will do a reunion show on April 24th at the 14th annual Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands.^[1]
Former Arsis guitarist Ryan Knight joins The Black Dahlia Murder in late January, replacing John Kempainen, who had left the band in early December of 2008.

Albums expected

January

Day	Artist	Album
9	Grave Digger	Ballads of a Hangman^[2]
13	Kreator	Hordes of Chaos^[3]
13	Saxon	Into the Labyrinth^[4]
20	Cattle Decapitation	The Harvest Floor^[5]
	Opprobrium	Mandatory Evac^[6]
	Rumpelstiltskin Grinder	Living for Death^[7]
23	Sepultura	A-Lex^[8]
	Napalm Death	Time Waits for No Slave^[9]
	Sirenia	The 13th Floor^[10]
	Vision Divine	9 Degrees West of the Moon^[11]
26	Architects	Hollow Crown^[12]
26	Ephel Duath	Through My Dog's Eyes^[13]
30	Deathstars	Night Electric Night^[14]

February

Day	Artist	Album
2	Adagio	Archangels in Black^[15]
3	Cannibal Corpse	Evisceration Plague^[16]
9	Delain	I'll Reach You^[17]
10	Luna Mortis	The Absence^[18]
16	God Forbid	Earthsblood^[19]
20	HammerFall	No Sacrifice, No Victory^[20]
20	Suidakra	Crógacht^[21]
23	Wolf	Ravenous^[22]
	The Agonist	Lullabies for a Dormant Mind^[23]
24	August Burns Red	Lost Messengers: The Outtakes^[24]
	Hatebreed	For the Lions^[25]
	Lamb of God	Wrath^[26]
27	The Sorrow	Origin of the Storm^[27]
	The Burning	Rewakening^[28]
	Malefice	Dawn of Reprisal^[29]

March

Day	Artist	Album
2	Forever Never	Forever Never^[30]
5	Ektomorf	What Doesn't Kill Me^[31]
6	Nightwish	Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places)^[32]
6	Samael	Above^[33]
9	Revolution Renaissance	Age of Aquarius^[34]
9	Mastodon	Crack the Skye^[35]
10	Testament	Live at Eindhoven ^[36]
10	The Number Twelve Looks Like You	Worse Than Alone^[37]
16	Pestilence	Resurrection Macabre^[38]
17	Static-X	Cult of Static^[39]
23	My Dying Bride	For Lies I Sire^[40]
27	Candlemass	Death Magic Doom^[41]
31	Impending Doom	The Serpent Servant^[42]

April

Day	Artist	Album
1	Lacuna Coil	Shallow Life^[43]
10	Eluveitie	Evocation I - The Arcane Dominion^[44]
17	Disbelief	Protected Hell^[45]
21	Chimaira	The Infection^[46]

May

Day	Artist	Album
5	The Chariot	Wars, and Rumors of Wars^[47]
5	Isis	Wavering Radiant^[48]

Unknown

1349 - Revelations Of the Black Flame^[49]
Agalloch – TBA^[50]
Ajattara – TBA^[51]
Alestorm - Black Sails at Midnight^[52]
Alice in Chains – TBA^[53]
Amoral – The Mama King^[54]
Anthrax - Worship Music^[55]
Atheist – TBA^[56]
Behemoth – TBA^[57]
Between The Buried And Me – TBA^[58]
Caliban - Say Hello To Tragedy^[59]
Carcass – TBA^[60]
Chthonic – Mirror Of Retribution^[61]
Dark Moor – Autumnal^[62]
Dark Tranquillity – TBA^[63]
Darkest Hour – TBA^[64]
DevilDriver – TBA^[65]
Disarmonia Mundi – The Isolation Game^[66]
Divine Heresy – TBA^[67]
Down – Down IV^[68]
Dream Theater – TBA^[69]
Every Time I Die – TBA^[70]
Fear Factory – TBA^[71]
Forbidden – TBA^[72]
God Dethroned – Passiondale^[73]
Heaven and Hell – TBA^[74]
Insomnium – TBA^[75]
Iron Maiden – TBA^[76]
It Dies Today - Lividity^[77]
Job for a Cowboy – TBA^[78]
Kalmah – TBA^[79]
Killswitch Engage – TBA^[80]
Kiss – TBA^[81]
Korn – TBA^[82]
Korpiklaani - Karkelo^[83]
Living Colour - Chair in the Doorway^[84]
Marilyn Manson – TBA^[85]
Megadeth – TBA^[86]
Necrophagist – TBA^[87]
Nightrage – Wearing a Martyr's Crown^[88]
Obituary – TBA^[89]
Ozzy Osbourne – TBA^[90]
Paradise Lost - TBA
Pain of Salvation - TBA^[91]
Primal Fear - TBA^[92]
Prototype – TBA^[93]
Queensrÿche – American Soldier^[94]
Rammstein – TBA^[95]
Rob Zombie – TBA^[96]
Rush – TBA^[97]
Scorpions – Humanity: Hour II^[98]
Slayer – TBA^[99]
Suffocation – Blood Oath^[100]
Susperia – Speaking Killing Words^[101]
Sybreed - TBA ^[102]
The Dillinger Escape Plan – TBA^[103]
Threat Signal – TBA^[104]
Tool – TBA^[105]
Trouble – TBA^[106]
UFO – TBA^[107]
Voivod – TBA^[108]
Wintersun – Time^[109]

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References

External links

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[1] "Saint Vitus Confirmed For Holland's Roadburn Festival". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-11-17.

[2] Album details at Musicmight.com

[3] Hordes of Chaos release date on official site

[4] Mark Your Calendars: New Album Releases For 2009

[5] "Cattle Decapitation: New Song, Widget Available". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 2008-11-11. Retrieved 2008-12-31.

[6] Opprobrium Reveals "Mandatory Evac" Tracklisting And Details

[7] Mark Your Calendars: New Album Releases For 2009

[8] "the release of A-LEX, SEPULTURA's new album schedule to be released January 23rd worldwide."

[9] MusicMight :: Recording :: Napalm Death :: Time Waits for No Slave

[10] Sirenia Reveals Album Tracklisting and Details For "The 13th Floor"

[11] "The new cooperation will bring the first fruits with the release of the band's brand new studio album "9 Degrees West of the Moon" on January 23rd 2009"

[12] Hollow Crown release date on official site

[13] Ephel Duath - Announce New Vocalist, New Song Online: news @ Metalstorm.ee

[14] "The album "Night Electric Night" will be out January 30th"

[Metalstorm.ee-15] Adagio - New Album Details: News @ metalstorm.ee

[16] "CANNIBAL CORPSE: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed - Nov. 3, 2008". blabbermouth.net. 2008-11-03. Retrieved 2008-12-30.

[17] Delain To Release New Album In February

[18] Mark Your Calendars: New Album Releases For 2009

[19] "God Forbid: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2008-12-31.

[20] "HammerFall: New album "No Sacrifice, No Victory" release". hammerfall.net. Retrieved 2008-12-30.

[21] Suidakra Posts "Conloach" Studio Video Online

[22] Wolf Announces "Ravenous" Release Date

[23] [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=112503

[24] August Burns Red - Lost Messengers: The Outtakes

[25] Hatebreed For The Lions CD

[new_log_album-26] "MTV News.com: Lamb Of God Bring The Wrath".

[27] The Sorrow Announces New Album Title And Release Date

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[30] Forever Never Signs To Siege Of Amida Records

[31] Ektomorf Announces Album Release Date And Name on Their Myspace Pgae

[32] New Nightwish live EP at Blabbermouth

[33] Samael ~ New Album Details, New Song Online

[34] Revolution Renaissance Signs To Scarlet Records

[35] Album info

[36] Mark Your Calendars: New Album Releases For 2009

[37] The Number 12 Release Date

[38] "Pestilence: New Album Artwork, Songtitles, Release Date Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2008-12-07.

[39] STATIC-X: New Album Title, Release Date Announced - Dec. 9, 2008

[40] My Dying Bride Announces Release Date For "For Lies I Sire"

[41] Candlemass - New album details

[42] Impending Doom Announces New Album Title

[43] Shallow Life release date Century Media. Accessed December 13, 2008.

[44] New Eluveitie album details

[45] Protected Hell details at Musicmight.com

[46] "Thrash the Halls: Cleveland metal champs Chimaira talk new record". clevescene.com. 2008-12-20. Retrieved 2008-12-30.

[47] The Chariot Release Info

[48] Isis Rides The 'Wave' On New Album

[49] 1349 New album details revealed

[50] Agalloch Releases Compliation, Announces New Album

[51] Ajattara Recording New Album

[52] All of that and much more will be found on the upcoming album “Black Sails at Midnight”, which will be unleashed upon corsairs and landlubbers in the spring of 2009.

[53] Alice in Chains To Enter Studio In October

[54] Drummer Mauro Gargano Leaves the Ari Koivunen Band

[55] "Metal metal everywhere!". Anthrax.com. 19 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-24..

[56] Atheist Members Collaborating On First New Material Since 1991

[57] Behemoth To Enter The Studio Next Month

[58] Between The Buried And Me Writing New Material

[59] New Caliban album derails

[60] Jeff Walker 'Would Like To' Record New Carcass Studio Album

[61] Chthonic Completes New Album, "Mirror Of Retribution"

[62] Dark Moor - Autumnal - 2009 (tracklist + mp3 sample)

[63] Dark Tranquility Issues Year End Message

[64] Darkest Hour Recording Information

[65] Devildriver Enters The Studio

[66] Disarmonia Mundi Enters The Studio

[67] Divine Heresy To Enter The Studio In February

[68] Down Gets Busy On New Album While Touring

[69] Dream Theater Enters The Studio

[70] Every Time I Die Begins Work On New Album

[71] Fear Factory Plans To Record New Album

[72] Reunited Forbidden Begins Writing New Material

[73] God Dethroned - Announce New Guitarist

[74] ttp://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=109939

[75] Insomnium Issues Update on New Album

[76] IRON MAIDEN FLY HIGH AGAIN FOR THE FINAL LEG OF THEIR 'SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME WORLD TOUR'

[77] UPCOMING RELEASE • "Lividity" CD Spring 2009

[78] JOB FOR A COWBOY: New Video Interview With BOBBY THOMPSON Available - Dec. 16, 2008

[79] Kalmah Begins Writing New Material

[80] KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Confirmed For DISTURBED's 'Music As A Weapon' Tour

[81] Kiss Making First Album Since 1998

[82] Mark Your Calendars: New Album Releases For 2009

[83] New Korpiklaani album title revealed

[84] [3]]

[85] Marilyn Manson Reveals Details On New Album And Band

[86] Megadeth Frontman Dave Mustaine Posts New Studio Report

[87] Necrophagist Reveals New Album Details

[88] NIGHTRAGE: Footage From New Album Pre-Production Posted Online - Sep. 20, 2008

[89] Obituary: 'Left To Die' EP Release Date Announced

[90] Ozzy Osbourne Inks New Three Album Deal With Sony

[91] Pain of Salvation Recording New Material

[92] New Primal Fear Disc “16.6″ Due in 2009

[93] Prototype Welcomes New Drummer

[94] Queensrÿche set to unveil American Soldier this Spring - 2008 Archive #10

[95] Mark Your Calendars: New Album Releases For 2009

[96] Monster Interview w/Rob Zombie, Talks New Album, Song & Movies!

[97] Rush To Begin New Studio Album Next Year

[98] Klaus Meine of the Band Scorpions interview

[99] Slayer In The Studio Working On New Album

[100] Suffocation To Enter The Studio Shortly

[101] SUSPERIA: New Album Title Revealed - Nov. 23, 2008

[102] ttp://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=9021867&blogID=455052957 News: Rhys Fulber

[103] The Dillinger Escape Plan To Enter Studio In June

[104] Threat Signal Issues Recording Update

[105] Tool To Start Writing New Album

[106] Trouble Planning Summer Release For New Album

[107] UFO Begin Work on New Album

[108] uclearblast.de

[109] Wintersun Confirmed for Bloodstock Open Air 2009

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+* [[Primal fear (band)| Primal Fear]] - TBA<ref>[http://hardrockhideout.com/2008/12/04/new-primal-fear-disc-166-due-in-2009 New Primal Fear Disc “16.6″ Due in 2009]</ref>
 * [[Prototype (band)|Prototype]] – TBA<ref>[http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=37797 Prototype Welcomes New Drummer]</ref>
 * [[Queensrÿche]] – ''[[American Soldier (album)|American Soldier]]''<ref>[http://www.queensryche.com/news/ Queensrÿche set to unveil American Soldier this Spring - 2008 Archive #10]</ref>
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