1978 in heavy metal music

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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1978.

Contents

Newly formed bands

Albums

January

DayAlbumArtistNotes
? Double Live Gonzo! Ted Nugent Live

February

DayAlbumArtistNotes
10 Stained Class Judas Priest
Van Halen Van Halen
17 Impeckable Budgie
Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush – Live Mahogany Rush Live

April

DayAlbumArtistNotes
14 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll [2] Rainbow
28 Powerage [3] AC/DC

June

DayAlbumArtistNotes
2 Live and Dangerous Thin Lizzy Live
Snakebite Whitesnake EP [4]
20 Double Vision Foreigner
? Obsession UFO
Struck Down Yesterday and Today

August

DayAlbumArtistNotes
15 Don't Look Back [5] Boston
Tokyo Tapes Scorpions Live
? Kingdom of Madness Magnum

September

DayAlbumArtistNotes
1 Molly Hatchet Molly Hatchet
18 Ace Frehley Ace Frehley
Gene Simmons Gene Simmons
Paul Stanley Paul Stanley
Peter Criss Peter Criss
29 Never Say Die! [6] Black Sabbath
Some Enchanted Evening Blue Öyster Cult Live
Weekend Warriors Ted Nugent

October

DayAlbumArtistNotes
13 If You Want Blood You've Got It AC/DC Live
24 Hemispheres Rush [7]
19 Trouble Whitesnake Debut
30 Pain Killer Krokus

November

DayAlbumArtistNotes
3 Killing Machine Judas Priest UK
10 Jazz Queen
? Rose Tattoo Rose Tattoo

December

DayAlbumArtistNotes
2 Quiet Riot II Quiet Riot Japan
 ? From the Inside Alice Cooper

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Disbandments

Events

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