Timeline of heavy metal and hard rock music

This is a timeline of heavy metal or hard rock, from its beginning in the late 1960s to the present time.

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1964

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1965

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1966

Newly formed bands
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Note: The 13th Floor Elevators coined the term "psychedelic rock" in 1966, the first band ever referred to as psychedelic rock.

1967

Newly formed bands
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1968

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Albums
Popular songs
Events

1969

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Albums
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1970

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
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1971

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
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1972

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
Events

1973

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
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Events

1974

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
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Popular songs
Events

1975

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
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Popular songs
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1976

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
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1977

Newly formed bands
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Albums
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Popular songs
Disbandments
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1978

Newly formed bands
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1979

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
Events

1980

Newly Formed Bands
Disbandments
Reformed Bands
Albums

UK Chart information courtesy of the book Guinness Hits of the 80s

Most Successful Top 20
Compilation Albums
Live Albums
Popular Songs
Most Successful Top 20
Events

1981

Newly formed bands
Albums

Album Chart Information courtesy of the book Guinesss Hits Of The 80s

Most Successful Top 20
Film Soundtrack
Live albums
Popular songs
Most Successful Top 20
Compilation Albums
Events

1982

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
Albums

UK Chart Info courtesy of the book Guinness Hits of the 80s

Most Successful Top 20
Compilation Album
Live albums
Popular songs
Most Popular Top 20
Events

1983

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Albums
Popular songs
Events

1984

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
Events

1985

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
Events

1986

Newly formed bands
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Live albums
Film Soundtrack
Popular songs
Events

1987

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
Events

1988

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs

Def Leppard Pour Some Sugar On Me

Events

1989

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
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Popular songs
Events

1990

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
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1991

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
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1992

Newly formed bands
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Live albums
Popular songs
Events

1993

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
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Live albums
Popular songs
Events

1994

Newly formed bands
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Reformed bands
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Live albums
Popular songs
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1995

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
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Live albums
Popular songs
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1996

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
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1997

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
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Live albums
Popular songs
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1998

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
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Live albums
Popular songs
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1999

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
Events

2000

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
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2001

Newly formed bands
Reformed bands
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2002

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
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Live albums
Popular songs
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2003

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
Events

2004

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
Events

2005

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
Events

2006

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
Events

2007

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
Albums
Live albums
Extended plays
Popular songs
Events

2008

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
Events

2009

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
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Live albums
Popular songs
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2010

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
Events

2011

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
Albums
Live albums
Extended plays
Popular songs
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2012

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
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Popular songs
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2013

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
Events

2014

Newly formed bands
Disbandments
Reformed bands
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
Events

2015

Disbandments
Reformed bands
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
Events

2016

Disbandments
Reformed bands
Albums
Live albums
Popular songs
Events

References

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  2. Howard, David. Sonic alchemy: visionary music producers and their maverick recordings. p. 24. ISBN 0-634-05560-7.
  3. Rowley, David (2013). All Together Now. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 68.
  4. Allmusic 2007.
  5. Sound & Vision, Volume 67, Issues 2–5. Michigan: Hachette Filipacchi Magazines. 2001. Go forward to 1968 and The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album) and you get a veritable hard-rock clinic on what used to be, in the days of vinyl. Side 3: "Birthday," "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey," "Helter Skelter"
  6. Hohman, Charles (21 December 1968). "An in-depth Look at the Songs on Side-Three". Rolling Stone. The White Album Project. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  7. Sound & Vision 2001, p. 103.
  8. "Reading the Beatles: Cultural Studies, Literary Criticism, and the Fab Four" "the 1969 track "I Want You (She's So Heavy)", where heavy metal inscribes an earthy sexuality to Yoko Ono"
  9. Rowley, David. All Together Now. ...the heavy metal of 'I Want You (She's so Heavy)'...
  10. Schaffner, Nicholas (1978). The Beatles Forever. p. 125. 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)' — the weightiest slab of 'heavy metal' the Beatles ever quarried.
  11. 1 2 3 AllMusic
  12. Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 269. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
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  14. "GEOFF TATE WINS COURT RULING TO CONTINUE USING QUEENSRYCHE NAME". Loudwire.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  15. Vengeance Falls
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