1984 in heavy metal music

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List of years in heavy metal music (table)

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1984.

Events[]

  • October 23 — A debate over heavy metal music occurs on SVT's between and Siewert Öholm.[1]

Newly formed bands[]

Reformed bands[]

  • Deep Purple

Albums & EPs[]

  • Lee Aaron - Metal Queen
  • AC/DC - '74 Jailbreak (EP)
  • Alcatrazz - Live Sentence (live)
  • Angeles del Infierno -
  • The Angels, aka Angel City - Two Minute Warning
  • Anthrax - Fistful of Metal
  • Antix - Get Up, Get Happy (EP)
  • April Wine - Animal Grace
  • Armed Forces - Let There Be Metal (EP)
  • Armored Saint - March of the Saint
  • ATC - Cut in Ice
  • Atlain - Living in the Dark
  • Attack - Danger in the Air
  • Attentat Rock – Le Gang des Saigneurs
  • Autograph - Sign In Please
  • Avenger (UK) - Blood Sports
  • Axe Victims - Another Victim
  • Axe Witch - Visions of the Past
  • Baby Tuckoo - First Born
  • Backwater - Revelation
  • Banzai - Duro y Potente
  • Barón Rojo - Barón Al Rojo Vivo (live)
  • Bathory - Bathory
  • Battleaxe - Power from the Universe
  • Black Death - Black Death
  • Black Lace - Unlaced
  • Black 'n Blue - Black 'n Blue
  • The Black Riders - The Chosen Few
  • Black Rose - Boys Will Be Boys
  • Black Rose - Black Rose (EP)
  • Black Tears – Child of the Storm
  • Blackout - Evil Game
  • Blade Runner – Hunted
  • Blaspheme – Blaspheme
  • Bloody Six - In the Name of Blood
  • Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi
  • Boss - Step on It
  • Brainfever – Capture the Night
  • Brocas Helm - Into Battle
  • Bronz – Taken by Storm
  • Brooklyn Brats - Brooklyn Brats (EP)
  • Buster Brown – Loud and Clear
  • Buzzard (Bel) - Gambler
  • Cacumen - Down to Hell
  • Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
  • Chariot - The Warrior
  • Charon – Charon
  • Chateaux - Fire Power
  • Childhood's End - Childhood's End (EP)
  • Chinawite - Run for Cover
  • Cirith Ungol - King of the Dead
  • Cloven Hoof - Cloven Hoof
  • Corrosion of Conformity - Eye for an Eye
  • Crisis - Armed to the Teeth (EP)
  • Crossfire - See You in Hell
  • Crown - Red Zone
  • Crown - All That Rock & Roll Music
  • Crystal Pride – Knocked Out (EP)
  • Crystal Pride – Crystal Pride
  • The Cult - Dreamtime
  • Cutty Sark - Die Tonight
  • Dark Age (US) - Dark Age (EP)
  • Dark Heart - Shadows of the Night
  • Dark Wizard - Devil's Victim (EP)
  • Darxon – Killed in Action
  • D.D.T. – Let The Screw...Turn You On (EP)
  • Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers
  • Demon - Wonderland (EP)
  • Demon Eyes - Rites of Chaos
  • Denigh – Fire from the Sky
  • Der Kaiser – Vautours
  • Destruction - Sentence of Death (EP)
  • Di'Anno - Di'Anno
  • Dio - The Last in Line
  • Divine Rite - First Rite
  • Dokken - Tooth and Nail
  • Electric Eels (CA) - Electric Eels
  • Elessar - Defy the King (EP)
  • Earthshaker - Fugitive
  • Earthshaker - Midnight Flight
  • Eric Steel - Eric Steel
  • Europe - Wings of Tomorrow
  • Evil - Evil's Message (EP)
  • Exciter - Violence & Force
  • Explorer - Exploding
  • Exxplorer - Symphonies of Steel
  • Ezy Meat - Not for Wimps
  • Fact – As a Matter of Fact
  • Faithful Breath - Gold 'n' Glory
  • Fastway - All Fired Up
  • Fates Warning - Night on Bröcken
  • First Strike – Rock of Offense
  • Fisc - Tracker
  • FN Guns - Nightmare
  • Force – Set Me Free
  • Flatbacker - Minagoroshi
  • Lita Ford - Dancin' on the Edge
  • Rhett Forrester - Gone with the Wind
  • Gilgamesj - Take One (EP)
  • Glory Bells - Century Rendezvous
  • Gotham City - The Unknown
  • Grave Digger - Heavy Metal Breakdown
  • Graven Image - People in Hell Want Ice Water (EP)
  • Gravestone – Victim of Chains
  • Great White - Great White
  • Griffin - Flight of the Griffin
  • Sammy Hagar - VOA
  • Hammerhead - Heart Made of Steel (EP)
  • Hammers Rule - Show No Mercy
  • Hanoi Rocks - All Those Waisted Years (live)
  • Hanoi Rocks - Two Steps from the Move
  • Hardline (Nor) - Hardline
  • Hardware - Common Time Heroes
  • Hawaii - Loud, Wild and Heavy (EP)
  • Hazzard - Hazzard
  • H-Bomb - Attaque
  • Headstone - Burning Ambition
  • Helix - Walkin' the Razor's Edge
  • Hellanbach - The Big H
  • Hellhammer - Apocalyptic Raids (EP)
  • Hellion (NY) - Dangerous Maneuvers
  • Helstar - Burning Star
  • Hexx - No Escape
  • Highway Chile - For the Wild and Lonely (EP)
  • Hiroshima – Taste of Death
  • Hocculta – Warning Games
  • Holland (UK) – Early Warning
  • Holocaust - No Man's Land
  • Icon - Icon
  • Incubus (UK) - To the Devil a Daughter
  • Ironcross - Steel Warrior
  • Iron Maiden - Powerslave
  • Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
  • Jaguar - This Time
  • Albert Järvinen Band – Countdown (EP)
  • Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
  • Keel - Lay Down the Law
  • Kick Axe - Vices
  • Killer (Swi) - Stronger Than Ever
  • Killer (Bel) - Shock Waves
  • KISS - Animalize
  • Krokus - The Blitz
  • Lȧȧz Rockit - City's Gonna Burn
  • Lazy - Creature
  • Leatherwolf - Leatherwolf (EP)
  • Le Griffe - Breaking Strain (EP)
  • Legs Diamond - Out on Bail
  • Limelight - Ashes to Ashes, aka Limelight (1980)
  • Living Death -
  • Lizzy Borden - Give 'Em the Axe (EP)
  • Loudness - Disillusion
  • Madam X - We Reserve the Right
  • Mad Axeman - Mad Axeman
  • Mad Max - Rollin' Thunder
  • Madd Hatter - Madd Hatter
  • Madison - Diamond Mistress
  • Maineeaxe - Shout It Out
  • Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force
  • Maltese Falcon – Metal Rush
  • Mama's Boys - Mama's Boys
  • Manowar - Hail to England
  • Manowar - Sign of the Hammer
  • Marseille – Touch the Night
  • Mass (Ger) - War Law
  • McCoy – Think Hard
  • Medieval Steel - Medieval Steel (EP)
  • Mercy - Mercy
  • Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
  • Messiah (US) - Final Warning
  • Messiah Prophet - Rock the Flock
  • Metal Church - Metal Church
  • Metal Massacre - Metal Massacre V (Compilation, various artists)
  • Metallica - Ride the Lightning
  • Millennium - Millennium
  • Gary Moore - We Want Moore! (live)
  • Motörhead - No Remorse (comp)
  • MSG - Rock Will Never Die (live)
  • Nemesis - The Day of Retribution (EP)
  • Mystery Blue - Mystery Blue
  • New York – Carry the Torch (EP)
  • Nightmare – Waiting for the Twilight
  • Nightwing – My Kingdom Come
  • Obsession - Marshall Law (EP)
  • Obús - El Que Más
  • Omen - Battle Cry
  • Ostrogoth - Ecstasy and Danger
  • Overdrive - Swords and Axes
  • Overkill - Overkill (EP)
  • Oz - III Warning
  • Pantera - Projects in the Jungle
  • Parasite - Parasite EP
  • Persian Risk – Too Different (EP)
  • Pet Hate – The Bride Wore Red
  • Phenomena – Phenomena
  • Philadelphia - Tell the Truth...
  • Picture - Traitor
  • Piledriver - Metal Inquisition
  • Pretty Maids - Red Hot and Heavy
  • Prophecy - Prophecy
  • Proud - Fire Breaks the Dawn
  • Q5 - Steel the Light
  • Queen - The Works
  • Queensrÿche - The Warning
  • Quiet Riot - Condition Critical
  • Rail - Rail (EP)
  • Railway - Railway
  • Rapid Tears - Cry for Mercy (EP)
  • Ratt - Out of the Cellar
  • Raven - Live at the Inferno (live)
  • Ravens - Get It in Your Head
  • Razor - Armed & Dangerous (EP)
  • Reckless - Heart of Steel
  • Restless (Ger) - Heartattack
  • Rising Power - Power for the People
  • The Rods - Let Them Eat Metal
  • - Rosa Negra
  • Rose Bayonet - Leather and Chains
  • Rose Tattoo - Southern Stars
  • Ruffkut - Fight for the Right (EP)
  • Running Wild - Gates to Purgatory
  • Rush - Grace Under Pressure
  • Ruthless - Metal Without Mercy (EP)
  • S.A.D.O. - Shout!
  • Sacred Rite - Sacred Rite
  • Sad Iron - Total Damnation
  • Saint - Warriors of the Son (EP)
  • Saint Vitus - Saint Vitus
  • Samain - Vibrations of Doom
  • Sam Thunder - Manoeuvres
  • Samurai – Sacred Blade
  • Santers – Guitar Alley
  • Saracen – Change of Heart
  • Satan Jokers - Trop Fou Pour Toi
  • Samson - Don't Get Mad, Get Even
  • Savage – We Got the Edge (EP)
  • Savatage - The Dungeons Are Calling (EP)
  • Saxon - Crusader
  • Scorpions - Love at First Sting
  • Shire - Shire (EP)
  • Shok Paris - Go for the Throat
  • Silver Mountain - Universe
  • Sinister Angel - Sinister Angel (EP)
  • Sinner - Danger Zone
  • Six Feet Under (Swe) - Eruption
  • Six Point Six - Fallen Angel
  • Slayer - Haunting the Chapel (EP)
  • Slayer - Live Undead (live)
  • Smack - Smack On You
  • Sortilège - Métamorphose
  • Sound Barrier - Born to Rock (EP)
  • Spartan Warrior - Spartan Warrior
  • Spellbound - Breaking the Spell
  • Spinal Tap - This Is Spinal Tap
  • Splitcrow - Rockstorm
  • Jack Starr - Out of the Darkness
  • Steeler (Ger) - Steeler
  • Steelover - Glove Me
  • Steeltower - Night of the Dog
  • The Sterling Cooke Force – Full Force
  • Stone Fury - Burns Like a Star
  • Stormwitch -
  • Stratus – Throwing Shapes
  • Street Fighter - Shoot You Down
  • Strike (US) – Strike (EP)
  • Strike (Swe) – Strike (EP)
  • Strike Force - Strike Force
  • Stryper - The Yellow and Black Attack
  • Stygian Shore - Stygian Shore (EP)
  • Surrender - Surrender
  • Swift Kick - Long Live Rock (EP)
  • Syar - Death Before Dishonour
  • Syron Vanes – Bringer of Evil
  • Taist of Iron - Resurrection
  • Talon - Neutralized
  • Tank - Honour & Blood
  • Teeze (PA) - Teeze
  • Third Stage Alert - Third Stage Alert (EP)
  • Thrust - Fist Held High
  • Thunder (Ger) - All I Want
  • Thundercraaft - Fighting for Survival
  • Thunderstick – Beauty and the Beasts
  • TKO - In Your Face
  • TNT (Ger) - Deflorator
  • TNT – TNT (EP)
  • TNT - Knights of the New Thunder
  • Tokyo Blade - Night of the Blade
  • Tokyo Blade - Midnight Rendezvous (EP)
  • Torch - Bad Girls (EP)
  • Torch - Electrikiss
  • Bernie Tormé – Live
  • Touchdown – Don't Look Down
  • Touched – Back Alley Vices
  • Trauma - Scratch and Scream
  • Triumph - Thunder Seven
  • Trouble - Psalm 9
  • Trouble - Assassin (EP)
  • Trust - Man's Trap
  • T.T. Quick - TT Quick (EP)
  • Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry
  • 220 Volt - Powergames
  • Tyran' Pace - Eye to Eye
  • Tyrant (Ger) - Mean Machine
  • Tysondog - Beware of the Dog
  • Tyton - Castle Donington
  • Underdog - Rabies in Town
  • Upper Echelon - Surface Tension (EP)
  • Steve Vai - Flex-Able
  • Valhalla (US) - Valhalla (EP)
  • Vanadium - Game Over
  • Van Halen - 1984
  • Vengeance (Hol) - Vengeance
  • Venom - At War with Satan
  • Vice (CA) - Vice (EP)
  • Vigilants – Run for Cover
  • Virgin - Virgin
  • Viva - Apocalypse
  • Voivod - War and Pain
  • Vow Wow - Beat of Metal Motion
  • Vulcain - Rock'n'Roll Secours
  • Warfare - Pure Filth
  • Warhead (Bel) - Speedway
  • Warlock - Burning the Witches
  • Warlord - Lost and Lonely Days (EP)
  • Warlord - And the Cannons of Destruction Have Begun...
  • Warning - Metamorphose
  • Warriors - Warriors
  • W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P.
  • Wasted - Halloween... the Night Of
  • Waysted - Waysted (EP)
  • White Wolf - Standing Alone
  • Whitesnake - Slide It In
  • Wild Dogs - Man's Best Friend
  • Wildfire - Summer Lightning
  • Winterkat – The Struggle (EP)
  • Witch - The Hex Is On (EP)
  • Witch Cross - Fit for Fight
  • Witchfynde - Lords of Sin & Anthems live (EP)
  • Witchkiller - Day of the Saxons (EP)
  • Wizz - Crazy Games
  • Wolf - Edge of the World
  • Wendy O. Williams - WOW
  • Wrathchild (UK) - Stakk Attakk
  • Wyzard - Knights of Metal (EP)
  • Xcursion - Ready to Roll
  • Y&T - In Rock We Trust
  • Zebra - No Tellin' Lies
  • Znowhite - All Hail to Thee (EP)

References[]

  1. ^ Roger Bing (4 June 2015). "Sveriges mest kända klipp" (in Swedish). Kristianstadsbladet. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

Events[]

  • Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen loses his left arm in a car accident on December 31.
  • Deep Purple reunite.
  • Hanoi Rocks drummer Razzle is killed in an automobile accident in early December. The driver of the car is Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe.
  • The debut albums of both Saint Vitus (Saint Vitus) and Trouble (Psalm 9) are released.
  • This is Spinal Tap, a cult mockumentary directed by Rob Reiner about the semi-fictional band Spinal Tap, is released.
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