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1984 in heavy metal music

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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1984.

Contents

Newly formed bands

  • Agent Steel
  • Annihilator
  • Atheist
  • Blind Guardian (under the name "Lucifer's Heritage" until 1988)
  • Candlemass
  • Celtic Frost
  • Death
  • Eudoxis
  • King Kobra
  • Living Colour
  • Nepal
  • Nuclear Assault
  • Primus
  • Rage (under the name "Avenger" until 1986)
  • Razor
  • Sadus
  • Sepultura
  • Soundgarden
  • Stratovarius
  • The Cult
  • Tony MacAlpine
  • Uncle Slam (known as The Brood until 1987)
  • Warrant
  • Whiplash
  • Yngwie Malmsteen

    • Events

  • Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen loses his left arm in a car accident on December 31.
  • Deep Purple reunite.
  • Hanoi Rocks drummer Razzle is killed in an automobile accident in early December. The driver of the car is Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe.
  • The debut albums of both Saint Vitus (Saint Vitus) and Trouble (Psalm 9) are released.

    • References

    1984 in heavy metal music Wikipedia
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