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1979 in metal
This is a timeline documenting the events of
heavy metal
in the year
1979
.
Contents
1
Newly formed bands
2
Albums
3
Disbandments
4
Events
Newly formed bands
Europe
Gamma
(maybe '78)
Grimm Reaper
Hanoi Rocks
Jaguar
Ozzy Osbourne
Saint Vitus
Trouble
Venom
Albums
AC/DC
-
Highway to Hell
Accept
-
Accept
Aerosmith
-
Night in the Ruts
Blue Öyster Cult
-
Mirrors
Gamma
-
Gamma 1
Iron Maiden
-
The Soundhouse Tapes
(EP)
Judas Priest
-
Hell Bent For Leather
Judas Priest
-
Unleashed in the East
(live album)
Led Zeppelin
-
In Through the Out Door
Motörhead
-
On Parole
(unofficial release from sessions recorded in 1975),
Overkill
,
Bomber
Queen
-
Live Killers
KISS
-
Dynasty
Saxon
-
Saxon
UFO
-
Strangers In The Night
Van Halen
-
Van Halen II
Whitesnake
-
Lovehunter
Scorpions
-
Lovedrive
Disbandments
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
Matthias Jabs
joins
Scorpions
replacing
Ulrich Roth
as lead guitarist
Preceded by:
1978
Heavy Metal Timeline
1979
Followed by:
1980
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