Timeline Of Classic Metal

__NOTOC__ 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 - 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005

1971

  • Newly formed bands
    • Scorpions
  • Albums
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1972

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1973

  • Newly formed bands
    • Judas Priest
  • Albums
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1974

  • Newly formed bands
    • Twisted Sister
  • Albums
    • Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1975

  • Newly formed bands
    • Iron Maiden
  • Albums
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1976

  • Newly formed bands
    • Quiet Riot
  • Albums
    • Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1977

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
    • Judas Priest - Sin After Sin
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1978

  • Newly formed bands
    • Dokken
    • Accept
  • Albums
    • Judas Priest - Stained Class
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1979

  • Newly formed bands
    • W.A.S.P.
  • Albums
    • Judas Priest - Hell Bent For Leather
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1980

  • Newly formed bands
    • Manowar
    • Europe
  • Albums
    • Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
    • Judas Priest - British Steel
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1981

  • Newly formed bands
    • Iron Maiden - Killers
  • Albums
    • Judas Priest - Point Of Entry
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1982

  • Newly formed bands
    • Dio
  • Albums
    • Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
    • Judas Priest - Screamin' For Vengeance
    • Dokken - Breakin' The Chains
    • Twisted Sister - Under the Blade
    • Quiet Riot - Metal Health
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1983

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
    • Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1984

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
    • Iron Maiden - Powerslave
    • Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
    • Dokken - Tooth And Nail
    • Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry
    • Quiet Riot - Condition Critical
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1985

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
    • Dokken - Under Lock And Key
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1986

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
    • Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
    • Judas Priest - Turbo
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1987

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
    • Dokken - Back For The Attack
  • Disbandments
  • Events
    • Iron Maiden headlines Monsters Of Rock festival at Castle Donnington.

1988

  • Newly formed bands
    • Skid Row
  • Albums
    • Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
    • Judas Priest - Ram It Down
    • Dokken - Beast From The East
  • Disbandments
    • Twisted Sister
  • Events

1989

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
    • Skid Row - Skid Row
  • Disbandments
    • Dokken
  • Events

1990

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
    • Iron Maiden - No Prayer For The Dying
    • Judas Priest - Painkiller
  • Disbandments
    • Quiet Riot
  • Events

1991

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
    • Skid Row - Slave To The Grind
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1992

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
    • Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark
  • Disbandments
    • Europe
    • Judas Priest
  • Events

1993

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
  • Disbandments
    • Iron Maiden
  • Events

1994

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1995

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1996

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1997

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1998

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
  • Disbandments
  • Events

1999

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
  • Disbandments
  • Events

2000

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
    • Iron Maiden - Brave New World
  • Disbandments
  • Events

2001

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
  • Disbandments
  • Events

2002

  • Newly formed bands
    • The Darkness
  • Albums
  • Disbandments
  • Events

2003

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
    • Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death
    • The Darkness - Permission To Land
  • Disbandments
  • Events

2004

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
    • Dokken - Hell To Pay
  • Disbandments
  • Events

2005

  • Newly formed bands
  • Albums
  • Disbandments
  • Events