Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States...

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2009. Accept Arcturus Ark Autopsy Beherit Beneath the Sky Creed The Crown Decapitated...

A number of heavy metal genres have developed since the emergence of heavy metal (often shortened to metal) during the late 1960s and early 1970s. At times...

Heavy Metal is a 1981 Canadian adult animated science fantasy anthology film directed by Gerald Potterton (in his director debut) and produced by Ivan...

Extreme metal is a loosely defined umbrella term for a number of related heavy metal music subgenres that have developed since the early 1980s. It has...

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2000. 5ive A Perfect Murder Adagio Adema Alcest Alove for Enemies Angelus Apatrida...

Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other...

article by Geoff Barton in a May 1979 issue of the British music newspaper Sounds to describe the emergence of new heavy metal bands in the mid to late 1970s...

all years in heavy metal music, to provide an overview and quick navigation to any year. 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012...

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2017. Bad Wolves The Dark Element Idle Hands Powerflo Silvertomb Sons of Apollo Amoral...

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2012. A Plea for Purging Ajattara Anterior Averse Sefira Blind Witness The Carrier...

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2018. Oceanhoarse Turilli / Lione Rhapsody Adagio (hiatus) Burzum The Charm the Fury...

volume, theatricality, and other elements that became staples of the heavy metal style. In the late 1960s, this experimentation coalesced into various rock...

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal music in the year 1999. 3 Inches of Blood 10 Years A Life Once Lost A Perfect Circle Abaddon Aeon...

heavy metal subgenre. In the late 1960s, a number of bands began pushing the limits of blues rock into a new genre which would be called heavy metal....

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2011. Ark Dawn of Retribution Devian Dismember Elexorien The Famine Five Star Prison...

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2019. BPMD Nemophila Vexed Black Moth Brain Drill Children of Bodom Continents Dirge...

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2010. Abscess Acheron The Autumn Offering Despised Icon Destroy the Runner Detente...

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal music in the year 1998. 8 Foot Sativa 40 Below Summer Aarni Abdullah All That Remains Antagonist...

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal music in the year 1995. Aborted After Forever Agalloch Agathodaimon Aghora Angelcorpse Arch Enemy...

Christian metal, also known as white metal, Jesus metal, or heavenly metal, is heavy metal music distinguished by its Christian-themed song lyrics and...

African heavy metal refers to the heavy metal music scene in Africa, particularly in East African countries such as Kenya and Uganda, and Southern African...

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2005. 5 Star Grave A Plea for Purging Abnormality Acrania Agrimonia AM Conspiracy...

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2003. A Day to Remember The Abominable Iron Sloth Abysmal Dawn Adler's Appetite Aina...

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2004. A Dozen Furies A Hero A Fake Abigail Williams Adept After The Burial Age of...

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2013. Ava Inferi Cataract Kiuas The Chariot Forbidden Gaza God Forbid Inhale Exhale...

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2006. 1000mods Abandon All Ships Adelitas Way All Hail the Yeti Almah Altar of Plagues...

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2001. A Band Called Pain The Acacia Strain Acrassicauda The Agony Scene Ankla Årabrot...

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2007. Acid Witch Affiance Animals as Leaders Archspire The Atlas Moth Attack Attack...

Canadian heavy metal music has a history going back to the late 1960s, with the band Bent Wind and Sussex released in 1969. Canada has produced metal bands...