2014 in heavy metal music

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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2014.

Bands formed

• 1914
• Act of Defiance
• Beyond the Black
• Black Pantera ^[1]
• Enterprise Earth
• Entombed A.D.
• The Gentle Storm
• Hellripper
• Mardelas
• Mental Cruelty
• The Mute Gods
• Myrkur
• Signs of the Swarm
• Vulvodynia

Bands disbanded

• Bleeding Through ^[2]
• Brutal Truth ^[3]
• Chimaira ^[4]
• Light Bringer ^[5]
• Massacre ^[6]
• Pestilence ^[7]

Bands reformed

• Aftermath ^[8]
• Atreyu (hiatus during 2011–2014) ^[9]
• Breaking Benjamin (hiatus during 2010–2014) ^[10]
• Centinex ^[11]
• Haste the Day ^[12]
• Life of Agony ^[13]

Events

• On January 6, Benighted announced the departure of bassist Eric Lombard, and Alexis Lieu as his replacement. ^[14]
• On January 10, bassist Dan Lilker (Nuclear Assault, Brutal Truth, ex-Anthrax) announced that he will be retiring from being a full-time musician on October 18, which will be his 50th birthday. He also announced that Brutal Truth will split up. ^{[15] [16]}
• On January 13, Testament announced the departure of bassist Greg Christian, and Steve Di Giorgio (who was part of the band from 1998 to 2004) as his replacement. ^[17]
• On January 16, In Mourning announced that they have parted ways with drummer Christian Netzell. ^[18] And on April 2, they introduced Mattias Bender as their new drummer. ^[19]
• On January 26, Black Sabbath's "God Is Dead?" won this year's Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. ^[20] This was their first Grammy Award in 14 years, since their live version of "Iron Man" won the same category. ^[21]
• On February 6, The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund announced This is Your Life, a tribute album to celebrate the life and legacy of Ronnie James Dio. Covers of his songs from Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio will be performed by various artists: Metallica, Motörhead, Rob Halford (Judas Priest, Halford), Anthrax, Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour), Halestorm, Killswitch Engage and many more. ^[22]
• On February 12, Marky Edelmann (a.k.a. Marquis Marky) announced plans to leave Coroner at the end of February. ^[23]
• On February 14, Lacuna Coil announced via their Facebook page that their guitarist Cristiano 'Pizza' Migliore and drummer Cristiano 'Criz' Mozzati have decided to retire from the band after 16 years citing personal reasons. ^[24]
• On February 21, Per ‘Sodomizer’ Eriksson announced his departure from Katatonia and will be temporarily replaced by Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief, Wisdom of Crowds) and Tomas Åkvik (Nale) respectively. ^{[25] [26]}
• On February 24, Guitarist John Ricci announced his departure from Exciter due to his decision to retire from the music industry, ^[27] and, on April 4, it was announced that bassist Rob "Clammy" Cohen will also part ways with the band due to both personal and business issues. ^[28]
• On March 17, it was announced that Angela Gossow had left Arch Enemy but would remain as the band's manager. She is replaced by Alissa White-Gluz, former vocalist of The Agonist. ^[29] On the same day, The Agonist have announced they have parted ways with Alissa and that Vicky Psarakis had taken over as their new vocalist. ^[30]
• On March 31, Equilibrium announced that Andreas Völkl and Sandra Van Eldik, the founding members of their band, were leaving the band for unspecified reasons. ^[31]
• On April 17, Daniel Liljekvist quit Katatonia, and was temporarily replaced by JP Asplund and Daniel Moilanen (ex-Engel) respectively. ^[32]
• On April 25–26, Jag Panzer reunited for this year's edition of Keep It True Festival in Germany. ^[33]
• On May 16, As I Lay Dying and Austrian Death Machine frontman Tim Lambesis was sentenced to six years in prison with a 48 days credit for custody already served for his role in a murder-for-hire plot to kill his wife. ^[34]
• On June 8, Exodus announced the departure of their singer Rob Dukes. ^[35] On the same day, they announced their reunion with Steve "Zetro" Souza, who was the singer of Exodus from 1986 to 1992, and again from 2002 to 2004. ^[36]
• On July 10, Voivod announced the departure of bassist Jean-Yves "Blacky" Thériault for the second time.
• On August 19, Phil Anselmo announced that Superjoint Ritual would reunite for this year's Housecore Horror Film Festival under the name Superjoint. ^[37]
• On November 17, Arch Enemy announced the departure of guitarist Nick Cordle and announced former Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis as his replacement.
• On November 25, drummer Shawn Drover announced his departure from Megadeth citing a desire to pursue his own musical interests. ^[38]
• On November 26, guitarist Chris Broderick announced his departure from Megadeth due to musical differences. ^[39]
• On November 26, drummer Kelly David-Smith announced his departure from Flotsam and Jetsam to focus on his family. ^[40]
• On December 28, guitarist Herman Frank announced his second departure from Accept. ^[41] Later that day, Accept announced that drummer Stefan Schwarzmann also left the band. ^[42]
• In 2014, Mötley Crüe embarked on their farewell The Final Tour, which concluded with their last show on 31 December 2015 at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. The band later reunited in 2019 and announced The Stadium Tour, co-headlining with Def Leppard. ^{[43] [44]}
• In 2014, Vixen's surviving members resurrected the band in honor of the fallen Jan Kuehnemund, guitarist and founder of the band. They will perform at select festivals and showcase dates. ^[45]

Deaths

• January 29 – Pete Hurley, founding member and former guitarist of Extreme Noise Terror, died from undisclosed reasons. ^[46]
• March 23 – Dave Brockie (a.k.a. Oderus Urungus), vocalist of GWAR, died from accidental opioid overdose at the age of 50. ^[47]
• March 24 – Paulo Schroeber, former guitarist of Almah, died from heart failure at the age of 40. ^[48]
• April 5 – Jason McCash, former bassist of The Gates of Slumber, died from heroin overdose at the age of 37. ^[49]
• April 15 – Shane Gibson, former touring guitarist of KoЯn, died from result of complications from a blood clotting disorder at the age of 35. ^[50]
• May 11 – Ed Gagliardi, former bassist of Foreigner, died from cancer at the age of 62. ^[51]
• May 12 – H. R. Giger, Swiss artist who provided artwork for numerous rock and metal bands such as KoЯn, Celtic Frost, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Dead Kennedys, Danzig and Atrocity, died after being hospitalized for injuries sustained after he tripped and fell downstairs in his home at the age of 74.
• May 13 – Akihiro Yokoyama, bassist of United, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 49. ^[52]
• May 20 – Randy Coven, bassist for Ark, Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen, died from cardiac arrest at the age of 55. ^[53]
• June 1 – Victor Agnello, former drummer of Lȧȧz Rockit, died of leukemia at the age of 50. ^[54]
• June 4 – Doc Neeson, former vocalist and bassist of The Angels, died from a brain tumor at the age of 67.
• July 30 – Fausto Fanti (a.k.a. Blondie Hammett), former guitarist and humorist of Massacration, died from suicide at the age of 35. ^[55]
• July 30 – Dick Wagner, former guitarist for Alice Cooper, died from respiratory failure at the age of 71. ^[56]
• August 10 – Maria Kolokouri (a.k.a. Tristessa), vocalist of all-female band Astarte, died from complications from leukemia at the age of 37. ^[57]
• August 27 – Tim Williams (a.k.a. Rawbiz), bassist of Suicidal Tendencies, died from seizure at the age of 31. ^[58]
• October 25 – Jack Bruce, bassist of Cream, died peacefully at home at the age of 71. ^[59]
• November 1 – Wayne Static, vocalist and guitarist of Static-X, died from combined drug intoxication at the age of 48. ^[60]
• November 9 – Jonathan Athon, bassist and vocalist of Black Tusk, died due to injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident at the age of 32. ^[61]
• November 19 – Riff West, former bassist of Molly Hatchet, died from lengthy illness caused by severe injuries suffered in a car accident at the age of 64. ^[62]

Albums released

January

Day	Artist	Album
6	Iced Earth	Plagues of Babylon [63]
	James LaBrie	I Will Not Break (EP) [64]
10	Skull Fist	Chasing the Dream [65]
13	Suicidal Angels	Divide and Conquer [66]
17	Axel Rudi Pell	Into the Storm [67]
	Chrome Division	Infernal Rock Eternal [68]
	Nashville Pussy	Up the Dosage [69]
20	The Haunted	Eye of the Storm (EP) [70]
21	Alcest	Shelter [71]
	Nine Inch Nails	Remix 2014 EP (EP)
	Persuader	The Fiction Maze [72]
	Throwdown	Intolerance [73]
22	Within Temptation	Hydra [74]
24	Caliban	Ghost Empire [75]
	Elysion	Someplace Better [76]
	Primal Fear	Delivering the Black [77]
27	Kampfar	Djevelmakt [78]
	Hammercult	Steelcrusher [79]
	Sister	Disguised Vultures [80]
	Skindred	Kill the Power [81]
	Transatlantic	Kaleidoscope [82]
28	Metallica	Metallica Through the Never (DVD) [83]
	Periphery	Clear (EP) [84]
31	Ektomorf	Retribution [85]
	Grand Magus	Triumph and Power [86]
	Lake of Tears	By the Black Sea (DVD) [87]
	Mayan	Antagonise [88]

February

Day	Artist	Album
1	Dark Tranquillity	A Memory Construct (EP) [89]
	Skull & Bones	The Cursed Island [90]
4	Behemoth	The Satanist [91]
	For Today	Fight the Silence [92]
	Truckfighters	Universe [93]
7	Stam1na	SLK [94]
	Van Canto	Dawn of the Brave [95]
14	Amoral	Fallen Leaves & Dead Sparrows [96]
	Benighted	Carnivore Sublime [97]
	Cynic	Kindly Bent to Free Us [98]
	Flotsam and Jetsam	No Place For Disgrace 2014 [99]
18	Adrenaline Mob	Men of Honor [100]
	I Killed the Prom Queen	Beloved [101]
	Slough Feg	Digital Resistance [102]
21	Battleaxe	Heavy Metal Sanctuary [103]
	Vanishing Point	Distant Is the Sun [104]
24	Crematory	Antiserum [105]
	Freedom Call	Beyond [106]
	Hirax	Immortal Legacy [107]
	Vanden Plas	Chronicles of the Immortals – Netherworld (Path 1) [108]
26	Babymetal	Babymetal [109]
28	Axxis	Kingdom of the Night II [110]
	Iron Savior	Rise of the Hero [111]
	Manowar	Kings of Metal MMXIV [112]

March

Day	Artist	Album
1	Aurora Borealis	Worldshapers [113]
3	Earth Crisis	Salvation of Innocents [114]
	Gojira	Les Enfants Sauvages (Live) [115]
4	Wolves Like Us	Black Soul Choir [116]
	Destrage	"'Are You Kidding Me? No." [117]
7	Carnifex	Die Without Hope [118]
	Dawn of Destiny	F.E.A.R. [119]
10	Savage Messiah	The Fateful Dark [120]
11	Architects	Lost Forever // Lost Together [121]
	Nocturnal Breed	Napalm Nights [122]
14	Dirge	Hyperion [123]
	Profane Omen	Reset [124]
17	Gus G	I Am the Fire [125]
18	Demon Hunter	Extremist [126]
24	Magnum	Escape from the Shadow Garden [127]
	Massacre	Back from Beyond [128]
25	Animals as Leaders	The Joy of Motion [129]
	Gamma Ray	Empire of the Undead [130]
	Memphis May Fire	Unconditional [131]
	Sinbreed	Shadows [132]
	Sonata Arctica	Pariah's Child [133]
	Thou	Heathen [134]
28	Anette Olzon	Shine [135]
	Trollfest	Kaptein Kaos [136]

April

Day	Artist	Album
1	Austrian Death Machine	Triple Brutal [137]
	Lacuna Coil	Broken Crown Halo
	Steel Panther	All You Can Eat [138]
4	Brainstorm	Firesoul [139]
	Delain	The Human Contradiction
7	Black Label Society	Catacombs of the Black Vatican [140]
	Gotthard	Bang! [141]
14	Impaled Nazarene	Vigorous and Liberating Death [142]
	Triptykon	Melana Chasmata [143]
15	Anubis Gate	Horizons [144]
	Lillian Axe	One Night in the Temple (Live) [145]
	Sevendust	Time Travelers & Bonfires
18	Edguy	Space Police: Defenders of the Crown [146]
	Stream of Passion	A War of Our Own [147]
21	Autopsy	Tourniquets, Hacksaws and Graves [148]
22	Joe Satriani	The Complete Studio Recordings (Box Set) [149]
	Sebastian Bach	Give 'Em Hell [150]
	Winger	Better Days Comin' [151]
25	Arkona	Yav [152]
	Deep Machine	Rise of the Machine [153]
	Light the Torch	The Beauty of Destruction
	Helstar	This Wicked Nest [154]
	Mekong Delta	In a Mirror Darkly [155]
	Savn	Savn [156]
28	Aborted	The Necrotic Manifesto [157]
	Holy Moses	Redefined Mayhem [158]
29	Insomnium	Shadows of the Dying Sun [159]
	Eye of the Enemy	The Vengeance Paradox [160]

May

Day	Artist	Album
2	Epica	The Quantum Enigma [161]
	Stratovarius	Nemesis Days (DVD) [162]
	Xandria	Sacrificium [163]
9	Elvenking	The Pagan Manifesto [164]
	Killer Be Killed	Killer Be Killed [165]
13	Agalloch	The Serpent & the Sphere [166] [167]
	Avatar	Hail the Apocalypse [168]
	Down	Down IV – Part II (EP)
	Mushroomhead	The Righteous & the Butterfly [169]
	Prong	Ruining Lives [170]
	Teitanblood	Death [171]
16	Avalon	Angels of the Apocalypse [172]
	Sabaton	Heroes [173]
22	Gory Blister	The Fifth Fury [174]
23	Misery Index	The Killing Gods [175]
	Rage	The Soundchaser Archives (Compilation) [176]
	Unisonic	For the Kingdom (EP) [177]
26	Bury Tomorrow	Runes [178]
	Christopher Lee	Metal Knight (EP) [179]
	Crowbar	Symmetry in Black [180]
27	Black Anvil	Hail Death [181]
	Eyehategod	Eyehategod [182]
	Marty Friedman	Inferno [183]
	Ravenscry	The Attraction of Opposites [184]
30	Die Apokalyptischen Reiter	Tief.Tiefer [185]
	Dust Bolt	Awake the Riot [186]
	Vader	Tibi et Igni [187]

June

Day	Artist	Album
2
	Godflesh	Decline & Fall (EP) [188]
	Voyager	V [189]
4	Arch Enemy	War Eternal [190]
	Loudness	The Sun Will Rise Again [191]
6	Cloven Hoof	Resist or Serve [192]
	Equilibrium	Erdentempel [193]
	Falconer	Black Moon Rising [194]
	Mayhem	Esoteric Warfare [195]
	Tesla	Simplicity [196]
	Uriah Heep	Outsider [197]
10	The Amity Affliction	Let the Ocean Take Me [198]
	The Atlas Moth	The Old Believer [199]
	Hellyeah	Blood for Blood [200]
	Incantation	Dirges of Elysium [201]
	Tombs	Savage Gold [202]
	The Word Alive	Real [203]
	Wretched	Cannibal [204]
13	Deathstars	The Perfect Cult [205]
20	Cannabis Corpse	From Wisdom to Baked [206]
	Tankard	R.I.B. [207]
24	Corrosion of Conformity	IX [208]
	Kobra and the Lotus	High Priestess [209]
	Mastodon	Once More 'Round the Sun [210]
	Mournful Congregation	Concrescence of the Sophia (EP) [211]
	Septicflesh	Titan [212]
27	Amberian Dawn	Magic Forest [213]
	Illdisposed	With the Lost Souls on Our Side [214]
	Quiet Riot	Quiet Riot 10 [215]
	Vintersorg	Naturbål [216]

July

Day	Artist	Album
2	Sonic Syndicate	Sonic Syndicate [217]
4	Origin	Omnipresent [218]
8	Starset	Transmissions [219]
8	Chelsea Grin	Ashes to Ashes [220]
	Goatwhore	Constricting Rage of the Merciless [221]
	Steel Prophet	Omniscient [222]
	Wolves in the Throne Room	Celestite [223]
11	Grave Digger	Return of the Reaper [224]
	Suicide Silence	You Can't Stop Me [225]
13	Demonic Resurrection	The Demon King [226]
14	Judas Priest	Redeemer of Souls [227]
15	Novembers Doom	Bled White [228]
18	Empyrium	The Turn of the Tides [229]
	Overkill	White Devil Armory [230]
19	Detonator e as Musas do Metal	Metal Folclore: The Zoeira Never Ends... [231]
21	Downset.	One Blood
22	Fozzy	Do You Wanna Start a War [232]
	Ill Niño	Till Death, La Familia [233]
	Within the Ruins	Phenomena
25	Crystal Eyes	Killer [234]
29	Theory of a Deadman	Savages

August

Day	Artist	Album
1	Alestorm	Sunset on the Golden Age [235]
	Eluveitie	Origins [236]
4	Entombed A.D.	Back to the Front [237]
	Skid Row	Rise of the Damnation Army – United World Rebellion: Chapter Two (EP) [238]
5	Darkest Hour	Darkest Hour [239]
	Godsmack	1000hp [240]
	Kix	Rock Your Face Off [241]
	Pathology	Throne of Reign [242]
11	Belphegor	Conjuring the Dead [243]
12	Upon a Burning Body	The World Is My Enemy Now [244]
15	Accept	Blind Rage [245]
	Deadlock	The Re-Arrival [246]
18	DragonForce	Maximum Overload [247]
19	Ace Frehley	Space Invader [248]
	Pallbearer	Foundations of Burden [249]
22	Machinae Supremacy	Phantom Shadow [250]
25	The Haunted	Exit Wounds [251]
	Wolf	Devil Seed [252]
26	Opeth	Pale Communion [253]
27	HammerFall	(r)Evolution [254]
29	Astral Doors	Notes from the Shadows [255]
	Sólstafir	Ótta [256]

September

Day	Artist	Album
1	Aeon Zen	Ephemera [257]
	Dark Fortress	Venereal Dawn [258]
	Horned Almighty	World of Tombs [259]
2	Incite	Up in Hell [260]
5	Any Given Day	My Longest Way Home [261]
	In Flames	Siren Charms [262]
9	A Sound of Thunder	The Lesser Key of Solomon [263]
15	Xerath	III [264]
16	Cannibal Corpse	A Skeletal Domain [265]
	Motionless in White	Reincarnate [266] [267]
	Texas in July	Bloodwork [268]
19	Mr. Big	...The Stories We Could Tell [269]
	Threshold	For the Journey [270]
23	Affiance	Blackout [271]
26	Decapitated	Blood Mantra [272]
	Evergrey	Hymns for the Broken [273]
	Lyriel	Skin and Bones
29	1349	Massive Cauldron of Chaos [274]
	Audrey Horne	Pure Heavy [275]
	Electric Wizard	Time to Die [276]
30	Nonpoint	The Return [277]
	Witch Mountain	Mobile of Angels [278]

October

Day	Artist	Album
4	Northern Oak	Of Roots and Flesh [279]
6	Acid Drinkers	25 Cents for a Riff [280]
	Sanctuary	The Year the Sun Died [281]
7	Godflesh	A World Lit Only by Fire [282]
	Rigor Mortis	Slaves to the Grave [283]
	Texas Hippie Coalition	Ride On [284]
14	The Acacia Strain	Coma Witch [285]
	Exodus	Blood In, Blood Out [286]
	Ozzy Osbourne	Memoirs of a Madman [287]
	Revocation	Deathless [288]
	Rings of Saturn	Lugal Ki En [289]
	Rosetta	Flies to Flame (EP) [290]
	Satanic Warmaster	Fimbulwinter [291]
	Scar Symmetry	The Singularity (Phase I – Neohumanity) [292]
16	Kayo Dot	Coffins on Io [293]
21	Alice Cooper	Raise the Dead – Live from Wacken (DVD) [294]
	Amaranthe	Massive Addictive [295]
	Slipknot	.5: The Gray Chapter [296]
24	Kingfisher Sky	Arms of Morpheus [297]
	Liv Kristine	Vervain [298]
	While Heaven Wept	Suspended at Aphelion [299]
25	Vesania	Deus ex Machina [300]
27	Einherjer	Av Oss, for Oss [301]
	As Blood Runs Black	Ground Zero [302]
	Devin Townsend	Z² [303]
	Haken	Restoration (EP) [304]
	Sister Sin	Black Lotus [305]
28	Abysmal Dawn	Obsolescence [306]
	Anaal Nathrakh	Desideratum [307]
	At the Gates	At War with Reality [308]
	Giant Squid	Minoans [309]
	Obituary	Inked in Blood [310]
	Riot V	Unleash the Fire [311]
	Unearth	Watchers of Rule [312]
30	Warmen	First of the Five Elements [313]
31	Cavalera Conspiracy	Pandemonium [314]
	Lordi	Scare Force One [315]

November

Day	Artist	Album
1	Behemoth	Xiądz (EP) [316]
3	Nader Sadek	The Malefic: Chapter III (EP) [317]
4	The Skull	For Those Which Are Asleep [318]
7	Machine Head	Bloodstone & Diamonds [319]
	Ne Obliviscaris	Citadel [320]
	Triosphere	The Heart Of The Matter [321]
10	Skyharbor	Guiding Lights [322]
	Nightingale	Retribution [323]
11	Carcass	Surgical Remission / Surplus Steel (EP) [324]
	Job for a Cowboy	Sun Eater [325]
	Monster Magnet	Milking the Stars: A Re-Imagining of Last Patrol [326] [327] [328]
	Skálmöld	Með vættum [329]
17	Bloodbath	Grand Morbid Funeral [330]
	In This Moment	Black Widow [331]
	Thanatos	Global Purification [332]
18	Cadaveria	Silence [333]
	Satan	Trail of Fire – Live in North America [334]
21	Bloodbound	Stormborn [335]
	Centinex	Redeeming Filth [336]
	Cripper	Hyëna [337]
	The Duskfall	Where the Tree Stands Dead [338]
22	Fen	Carrion Skies [339]
25	Aria	Through All Times [340]
	Primordial	Where Greater Men Have Fallen [341]
28	Axenstar	Where Dreams Are Forgotten [342]
	Sodom	Sacred Warpath (EP) [343]

December

Day	Artist	Album
1	Avenger	The Slaughter Never Stops [344]
5	Cruachan	Blood for the Blood God [345]
	Mors Principium Est	Dawn of the 5th Era [346]
8	Pythia	Shadows of a Broken Past [347]
	Taake	Stridens hus [348]
10	Dir En Grey	Arche [349]
17	Angra	Secret Garden [350]
25	The Project Hate MCMXCIX	There Is No Earth I Will Leave Unscorched [351]
31	Holy Blood	Day of Vengeance [352]

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