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Subject: Heavy Metal Timeline
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grgrth 10/26/2006 - 4:49:56
Late 1960's - Early 1970's The birth of heavy metal. Groups like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple were the first heavy metal bands. Late 1970's The rise of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NHOBHM). Bands like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest become very popular. 1978 Van Halen released their debut album.This began the Los Angeles/Sunset Strip scene, and many bands would come out of this era, including Motley Crue and Quiet Riot. The so called 'hair bands' like Poison, Warrant and Ratt came from that scene as well. 1979 The German band Accept releases their self-titled debut album. They are considered to be the first European power metal band. 1980 AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott dies and is replaced by Brian Johnson. Also Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham dies. 1981 Venom's first alb*m was released, beginning the genre of black metal. Thrash metal titans Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax form. 1982 Quiet Riot's Metal Health becomes the first heavy metal alb*m to top the U.S. Billboard chart. Paul Di'Anno is replaced by Bruce d*ckinson as the lead singer for Iron Maiden. 1983 Metallica releases Kill 'Em All, which would begin the rise of the genre of thrash metal. Queensryche's self-titled debut is released. They are considered the first progressive metal band, combining progressive rock and heavy metal. Later groups like Dream Theater and Fates Warning would help popularize the genre. 1986 Candlemass releases Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, the genre-defining doom metal album. Metallica bassist Cliff Burton is killed in a bus accident and former Flotsam and Jetsam member Jason Newsted takes his place in the band. 1987 Death releases Scream blood Gore, pioneering the death metal genre. Napalm Death releases their debut alb*m Scum. They are considered by many to be the first grindcore band. 1991 Metallica's self-titled 'black' alb*m becomes the first thrash metal alb*m to hit number one. Nirvana releases Nevermind, beginning grunge music that would wipe the 'hair bands' off the popular charts. 1994 Korn releases their self-titled debut album, beginning the genre of nu-metal. Other bands like Limp Bizkit would popularize the genre in the late '90s and early 2000's. 1996 Ozzfest begins. The traveling summer metal tour was started by Ozzy Osbourne. The first year included bands like Slayer, Danzig, Sepultura, Fear Factory, and of course Ozzy. *
