1979 in heavy metal music
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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1979.
Contents |
[edit] Newly formed bands
- Europe
- Gamma (maybe '78)
- Grimm Reaper
- Hanoi Rocks
- Jaguar
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Saint Vitus
- Trouble
- Venom
[edit] Albums
- AC/DC - Highway to Hell
- Accept - Accept
- Aerosmith - Night in the Ruts
- Blue Öyster Cult - Mirrors
- Gamma - Gamma 1
- Iron Maiden - The Soundhouse Tapes (EP)
- Judas Priest - Hell Bent For Leather
- Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East (live album)
- Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door
- Motörhead - On Parole (unofficial release from sessions recorded in 1975), Overkill, Bomber
- Queen - Live Killers
- KISS - Dynasty
- Saxon - Saxon
- UFO - Strangers In The Night
- Van Halen - Van Halen II
- Whitesnake - Lovehunter
- Scorpions - Lovedrive
[edit] Disbandments
[edit] Events
- Ozzy Osbourne is kicked out of Black Sabbath due to heavy involvement and problems with drugs and alcohol, his place is taken by Ronnie James Dio
- Matthias Jabs joins Scorpions replacing Ulrich Roth as lead guitarist
| Preceded by: 1978 |
Heavy Metal Timeline 1979 |
Followed by: 1980 |
