1979 in heavy metal music
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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1979.
Newly formed bands
- 220 Volt
- A II Z
- Atomkraft
- Axe
- Bengal Tigers
- Boss
- Chorny Kofe
- Cloven Hoof
- Crimson Glory
- Deep Machine
- Demon
- Dokken
- Europe
- Exodus
- Faith No More (as Sharp Young Men)
- Fallout
- Girl
- Grim Reaper
- Hanoi Rocks
- Headpins
- Hollow Ground
- Icon
- Jaguar
- Kat
- Killer
- Nightmare
- Persian Risk
- Picture
- Pomaranča
- Saint Vitus
- Salem
- Satan
- Savatage
- Michael Schenker Group
- Shark Island
- Spinal Tap
- Sweet Savage
- Tokyo Blade
- Trouble
- TSA
- V8
- Vicious Rumors
- Witchfinder General
Albums & EPs
January
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Lovedrive | Scorpions | |
| 16 | Accept | Accept | |
| N/A | The Def Leppard E.P. | Def Leppard | EP |
| No Mean City | Nazareth | ||
| Strangers in the Night | UFO | Live |
February
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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| 28 | Hell Bent For Leather | Judas Priest | USA Release |
March
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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| 23 | Van Halen II | Van Halen | |
| 24 | Overkill | Motörhead | |
| 30 | Just a Game | Triumph |
April
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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| 13 | Black Rose: A Rock Legend | Thin Lizzy | |
| N/A | Strikes | Blackfoot |
May
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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| 21 | Saxon | Saxon | |
| 23 | Dynasty | Kiss | |
| N/A | Narita | Riot | Japan |
| State of Shock | Ted Nugent |
June
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Mirrors | Blue Öyster Cult | |
| 22 | Live Killers | Queen | Live |
| N/A | Survivors | Samson |
July
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Highway to Hell | AC/DC | |
| 28 | Down to Earth | Rainbow | |
| N/A | Gamma 1 | Gamma |
August
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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| 15 | In Through the Out Door | Led Zeppelin |
September
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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| 11 | Head Games | Foreigner | |
| 17 | Unleashed in the East | Judas Priest | Live |
| N/A | Street Machine | Sammy Hagar |
October
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bomber | Motörhead | |
| N/A | Flirtin' with Disaster | Molly Hatchet | |
| Harder ... Faster | April Wine | ||
| Lovehunter | Whitesnake | ||
| Magnum II | Magnum | ||
| Mr. Universe | Gillan |
November
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night in the Ruts | Aerosmith | |
| 9 | The Soundhouse Tapes | Iron Maiden | EP |
Events
- Ozzy Osbourne is kicked out of Black Sabbath due to his ongoing problems with drugs and alcohol. His place is taken by Ronnie James Dio