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1981 in heavy metal music

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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1981.

Contents

Newly formed bands

  • Anthrax
  • Beowülf
  • Black 'n Blue
  • Chateaux
  • Dark Angel
  • Easy Action
  • Icon
  • Jag Panzer
  • Kerber
  • Killer Dwarfs
  • Leatherwolf
  • Leviticus
  • Loudness
  • Mercyful Fate
  • Metallica
  • Mötley Crüe
  • Napalm Death
  • Pantera
  • Pretty Maids
  • Queensrÿche
  • Rough Cutt
  • Saber Tiger
  • Savage Grace
  • Skitzo
  • Slayer
  • Sodom
  • Sortilège
  • Stampede
  • Steeler
  • Suicidal Tendencies
  • Tesla
  • Tobruk
  • Tytan
  • Vandenberg
  • Virgin Steele
  • Vulcain
  • Wild Dogs

    • Events

  • April: AC/DC's album "For Those About to Rock We Salute You" is finally released in the United States.
  • September: Iron Maiden's lead singer Paul Di'Anno leaves band due to heavy drinking, and is replaced by Bruce Dickinson.
  • Eric Carr joins Kiss on drums and makes his songwriting debut with "Under the Rose".

    • References

    1981 in heavy metal music Wikipedia
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