Timeline of heavy metal and hard rock music

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

Contents

1960

Newly formed band

1961

Newly formed band

1962

Newly formed band

1964

Newly formed bands

1965

Newly formed bands

1966

Newly formed bands

Albums

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

Albums

1968

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Events

1969

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Events

1970

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Events

1971

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Events

1972

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

1973

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

1974

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Events

1975

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

1976

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

1977

Newly formed bands

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Disbandments

Events

1978

Newly formed bands

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1979

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

1980

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

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

Compilation albums

Live albums

Events

1981

Newly formed bands

Albums

Album Chart Information courtesy of the book Guinness Hits of the 80s

Film soundtracks

Live albums

Compilation albums

Events

1982

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

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

Compilation albums

Live albums

Events

1983

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Events

1984

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

1985

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

1986

Newly formed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1987

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1988

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1989

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

1990

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1991

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1992

Newly formed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1993

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1994

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1995

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1996

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

1997

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

1998

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

1999

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2000

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

2001

Newly formed bands

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2002

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2003

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2004

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2005

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

2006

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

2007

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2008

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2009

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2010

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2011

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Events

2012

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2013

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Events

2014

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2015

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2016

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Events

2017

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Reformed bands

Albums

Live albums

Events

2018

Newly formed bands

Disbandments

Albums

Live albums

Events

2019

Albums

2020

Albums

Notes

  1. The band was originally named "Soft White Underbelly", and went through multiple band names before settling on their current name in 1971.

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