1979 in heavy metal music

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1979.

Newly formed bands
 220 Volt
 A II Z
 Ángeles del Infierno
 Atomkraft
 Axe
 Bengal Tigers
 Black Death
 Boss
 Cloven Hoof
 Crimson Glory
 Deep Machine
 Demon
 Dokken
 Europe
 Exodus
 Faith No More (as Sharp Young Men)
 Fallout
 Girl
 Grim Reaper
 Hanoi Rocks
 Headpins
 Hollow Ground
 Holocaust
 Iron Maiden
 Jaguar
 Kat
 Kick Axe
 Kix
 London
 Manilla Road
 Mentors
 Misfits
 Nightwing
 The Obsessed
 Oz
 Pagan Altar
 Persian Risk
 Picture
 Praying Mantis
 Ratt
 Raven
 Rock Goddess
 Running Wild
 Satan
 Savage
 Savatage
 Michael Schenker Group
 Shark Island
 Spider
 Spinal Tap
 Stormwitch
 Sweet Savage
 The Rods
 Trouble
 TSA
 Tygers of Pan Tang
 Twisted Sister
 V8
 Venom
 Vicious Rumors
 White Wolf
 White Spirit
 Wild Horses
 Witchfinder General
 Wrathchild America
 Zoetrope

Albums & EPs

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

Events
 Ozzy Osbourne is kicked out of  Black Sabbath due to his ongoing problems with drugs and alcohol. His place is taken by Ronnie James Dio

References

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