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1984 in heavy metal music

Last updated January 24, 2026

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 Svar direkt between Anders Tegnér and Siewert Öholm.^[1]

Newly formed bands

Agent Steel
Angel Dust
Annihilator
Atheist
Barren Cross
The Black Crowes
Blasphemy
Blind Guardian (under the name "Lucifer's Heritage" until 1988)
Bloodgood
Candlemass
Celtic Frost
Chastain
Chrome Molly
Concrete Sox
Cranium
The Crucified
Cryptic Slaughter
Dead End
Deathrow
Deceased
Detente
Deviated Instinct
Dirty Looks
Domine
Enuff Z'Nuff
Eudoxis
Executioner
Faith
Fantom Warior
The Firm
FM
Frehley's Comet
The Front
Grinder
Gwar
Heathen
Héroes del Silencio
Hellbastard
Heller
Helloween
Heretic
Hirax
Hittman
Iced Earth
Jack Starr's Burning Starr
Jesters of Destiny
Keel
King Kobra
KMFDM
Korrozia Metalla
Krabathor
Kraken
Leeway
Living Colour
Lobotomia
Los Cycos
Ludichrist
Tony MacAlpine
Massacre
Mayhem
Mefisto
Messiah
Mistrust
Morbid Saint
Mordred
Necrodeath
Nepal
Nuclear Assault
Obituary
Phenomena
Piledriver
Powermad
Praxis
Primus
The Quireboys
Racer X
Rage (under the name "Avenger" until 1986)
Repulsion
Sacrilege
Sadus
Sepultura
Slaughter
Soundgarden
Starship
Steel Prophet
Stratovarius
Tangier
Thanatos
Uncle Slam (known as The Brood until 1987)
Vendetta
Victory
Vinnie Vincent Invasion
Warfaze
Warrant
Whiplash
Wolfsbane
Xentrix

Reformed bands

Deep Purple

Bands disbanded

Gordi

Albums & EPs

Lee Aaron - Metal Queen
AC/DC - '74 Jailbreak (EP)
Alcatrazz - Live Sentence (live)
Angeles del Infierno - Pacto con el Diablo
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 Wasted 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
Leviticus - I Shall Conquer
Limelight - Ashes to Ashes, aka Limelight (1980)
Living Death - Vengeance of Hell
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 (Spain) - 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)
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 - Walpurgis Night
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

↑ 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.

Preceded by

1983

Heavy Metal Timeline
1984

Succeeded by

1985

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

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1984 in heavy metal music

Contents

Events

Newly formed bands

Reformed bands

Bands disbanded

Albums & EPs

References

Events