Kronologija metala zajema pomembnejše dogodke v metalu , kot so ustanovitve in razpadi pomembnejših skupin, izdani albumi in drugi dogodki, ki so zaznamovali zgodovino metala. Seznam zajema dogodke iz poznih šestdesetih let 20. stoletja do sedanjosti in se ne omejuje striktno na metalski žanr.
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Koncert skupine Led Zeppelin leta 1975 v Chicagu
Razpadle skupine
Dogodki
Hard rock skupina The Who izda album Tommy , ki postane zgled za ostale izvajalce v tem žanru.
Ustanovljene skupine
Queen
Ustanovljene skupine
Albumi
Dogodki
Lucas Fox , prvotni član skupine Motörhead zapusti skupino. Nasledi ga Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor .
Dogodki
Kitarist "Fast" Eddie Clark se pridruži skupini Motörhead , Larry Wallis pa skupino zapusti po mesecu dni.
Albumi
Motörhead - Motörhead
Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever
Rush - A Farewell to Kings
Albumi
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Rush - Hemispheres
Van Halen - Van Halen
Albumi
Iron Maiden - Killers
Mötley Crüe - Too Fast For Love
Motörhead - No Sleep 'til Hammersmith
Rush - Moving Pictures
Van Halen - Fair Warning
Dogodki
Album skupine Iron Maiden The Number Of The Beast postane prvi metalski album, ki doseže prvo mesto na angleških glasbenih lestvicah .
Kitarist Motörheadov "Fast" Eddie Clarke zapusti skupino; nasledi ga Brian Robertson , bivši član skupine Thin Lizzy .
Skupino Iron Maiden zapusti pevec Paul Di'Anno , zaradi prevelike ljubezni do alkohola ter drog. Nadomesti ga Bruce Dickinson , ki nastopi na albumu The Number of the Beast , ter postane eden najpomembnejsih "frontmanov" v metalu na svetu.
Metal Health , album skupine Quiet Riot , postane prvi metalski album, ki doseže prvo mesto na Billboardovi glasbeni lestvici v ZDA , kjer ga nasledijo albumi skupin Twisted Sister , Mötley Crue in Judas Priest .
Singel skupine Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin' , postane prvi metalski singel, ki se prebije med prvih dvajset singlov Billboardove glasbene lestvice.
Skupino Iron Maiden zapusti pevec Paul Di'Anno , zaradi prevelike ljubezni do alkohola ter drog. Nadomesti ga Bruce Dickinson , ki nastopi na albumu The Number Of The Beast , ter postane eden najpomembnejših "frontmanov" v metalu na svetu.
Dogodki
Proti koncu leta bobnar Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor in kitarist Brian Robertson zapustita Motörhead . Skupina nadaljuje v novi, 4-članski postavi (Kilmister /Campbell/Burston/Gill).
Skupino Iron Maiden zapusti bobnar Clive Burr . Nadomesti ga Nicko McBrian , ki prvič nastopi na albumu Piece of Mind .
Albumi
Anthrax - Spreading the Disease
Dokken - Under Lock And Key
Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Marching Out
Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!
Metal Church - Metal Church
Y&T - Down for the Count
Iron Maiden - Live After Death
Dogodki
Pevec skupine Van Halen David Lee Roth zapusti skupino in začne solo kariero. Nasledi ga Sammy Hagar .
Ustanovljene skupine
Alice in Chains
Bolt Thrower
Danzig
Albumi
Alice Cooper - Trash
Bolt Thrower - Realm Of Chaos - Slaves To Darkness
Faith No More - The Real Thing
Great White - ...Twice Shy
Richie Kotzen - Richie Kotzen
Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad
Metal Church - Blessing in Disguise
Mr. Big - Mr. Big
Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
Overkill - The Years of Decay
Ozzy Osbourne - No Rest for the Wicked
Primus - Suck on This
Rush - A Show of Hands
Rush - Presto
Joe Satriani - Flying in a Blue Dream
Sepultura - Beneath the Remains
Skid Row - Skid Row
Soundgarden - Flower
Soundgarden - Louder Than Love
Testament - Practice What You Preach
W.A.S.P. - The Headless Children
White Lion - Big Game
Albumi
AC/DC - The Razor's Edge
Alice in Chains - Facelift
Anthrax - Persistence of Time
Death - Spiritual healing
Death Angel - Act III
Extreme - Pornograffiti
Richie Kotzen - Fever Dream
Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Eclipse
Monster Magnet - Monster Magnet
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
Primus - Frizzle Fry
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Soundgarden - Screaming Life/Fopp
Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare
Testament - Souls of Black
Iron Maiden - No Prayer for the Dying
Dogodki
Skupino Iron Maiden zapusti dolgoletni kitarist Adrian Smith . kupini se pridruži Janick Gers , ki zaslovi kot "akrobat s kitaro", saj je njegova kitara povsot... Prvič nastopi na albumu No Prayer for the Dying .
Albumi
Anthrax - Attack of the Killer B's
Bolt Thrower - War Master
Death - Human
Great White - Hooked
Infectious Grooves - The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move...It's the Infectious Grooves
Richie Kotzen - Electric Joy
Kyuss - Wretch
Yngwie J. Malmsteen - The Yngwie Malmsteen Collection
Metal Church - The Human Factor
Metallica - Metallica
Monster Magnet - Spine of God
Motörhead - 1916
Mr. Big - Lean Into It
Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears
Pearl Jam - Ten
Primus - Sailing the Seas of Cheese
Rush - Roll the Bones
Sepultura - Arise
Skid Row - Slave to the Grind
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Van Halen - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
Dogodki
Freddie Mercury , pevec skupine Queen umre 22. novembra, za posledicami AIDS -a.
Drugi album skupine Skid Row 's - Slave to the Grind , postane prvi in edini prvouvrščeni klasični heavy metal album na Billboardovi glasbeni lestvici, v thrash metalu pa to uspe Metallici z istoimenskim albumom Metallica (Black Album) .
Albumi
Guns n' Roses - Use your illusion
Alice in Chains - Dirt
Alice in Chains - Sap
Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade
Def Leppard - Adrenalize
Faith No More - Angel Dust
Fear Factory - Soul of a New Machine
Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun
Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Fire and Ice
Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction
Monster Magnet - 25............Tab
Motörhead - March or Die
Nine Inch Nails - Broken
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
Primus - Miscellaneous Debris
Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
Suicidal Tendencies - Art of Rebellion
Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark
Ustanovljene skupine
Children Of Bodom
Dark Funeral
KoЯn
Albumi
Anthrax - Sound of White and Noise
Def Leppard - Retro Active
Death - Individual thought patterns
Infectious Grooves - Sarsippius' Ark
Monster Magnet - Superjudge
Motörhead - Bastards
Mr. Big - Bump Ahead
Primus - Pork Soda
Rush - Counterparts
Sepultura - Chaos A.D.
Tool - Undertow
Steve Vai - Sex and Religion
Van Halen - Live: Right Here, Right Now
Iron Maiden - A Real Live/Dead One
Iron Maiden - Live at Donington
Dogodki
Dokken korenito spremenijo postavo in se odpravijo na turnejo z novim albumom.
Iron Maiden zapusti slavni pevec Bruce Dickinson . To leto izdajo tudi dva live CDja, posneta na Fear of the Dark turneji.
Albumi
Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies
Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes
Bolt Thrower - ...For Victory
Dream Theater - Awake
Infectious Grooves - Groove Family Cyco
King's X - Dogman
KoЯn - KoЯn
Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
Machine Head - Burn My Eyes
Yngwie J. Malmsteen - he Seventh Sign
Megadeth - Youthanasia
Metal Church - Hanging in the Balance
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Overkill - W.F.O.
Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
Slayer - Divine Intervention
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Testament - Low
The 3rd and the Mortal - Sorrow
The 3rd and the Mortal - Tears Laid in Earth
Dogodki
Metalska radijska postaja KNAC iz Los Angelosa je prodan neki španski radijski postaji.
Albumi
AC/DC - Ballbreaker
Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains
Black Sabbath - Forbidden
Death - Symbolic
Fear Factory - Demanufacture
Kyuss - ...And the Circus Leaves Town
Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Magnum Opus
Monster Magnet - Dopes to Infinity
Motörhead - Sacrifice
Rammstein - Herzeleid
Skid Row - Subhuman Race
Soundgarden - Songs from the Superunknown
The 3rd and the Mortal - Nightswan
Steve Vai - Alien Love Secrets
Van Halen - Balance
White Zombie - Astro Creep: 2000
Iron Maiden - The X Factor
Albumi
Alice in Chains - Unplugged
Iced Earth - The Dark Saga
Korn - Life Is Peachy
Metallica - Load
Ministry - Filth Pig
Motörhead - Overnight Sensation
Neurosis - Through Silver in Blood
Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill
Rush - Test for Echo
Sepultura - Roots
Soundgarden - Down on the Upside
The 3rd and the Mortal - Painting on Glass
Tool - Ænima
Steve Vai - Fire Garden
Van Halen - Best of Volume I
Dogodki
Iron Maiden izda best of The Best of the Beast , ter začne razmišljati o upokojitvi.
Ustanovljene skupine
Bleeding Through
Dragonforce
Albumi
Alice in Chains - Nothing Safe: Best of the Box
Alice in Chains - Music Bank
Korn - Issues
Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Alchemy
Motörhead - Everything Louder Than Everyone Else
Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
Rammstein - Live Aus Berlin
Static-X - Wisconsin Death Trip
Steve Vai - The Ultra Zone
Iron Maiden - Ed Hunter
Albumi
Alice in Chains - Live
Infectious Grooves - Mas Borracho
Iron Maiden - Brave New World
Yngwie J. Malmsteen - War to End All Wars
Monster Magnet - God Says No
Motörhead - We Are Motörhead
Pantera - Reinventing The Steel
Queens of the Stone Age - R
Static-X - The Death Trip Continues
Dogodki
Metallica objavi pesem "I Disapper", ki ni bila nikoli izdana na nobenem studijskem albumu in se pojavi v filmu Mission: Impossible II .
Iron Maiden nastopi na Brazilskem festivalu Rock in Rio , kot glavna skupina, ter leto kasneje izda cd ter dvd z istoimenskim naslovom.
Albumi
Def Leppard - X
Down - Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow
Fear Factory - Concrete
Korn - Untouchables
Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Attack!!
Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Concerto Suite LIVE
Motörhead - Hammered
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
Rush - Vapor Trails
System of a Down - Steal This Album!
The 3rd and the Mortal - Memoirs
Trapt - Trapt
Iron Maiden - Edward the Great
Dogodki
Layne Staley , pevec skupine Alice in Chains , 5. aprila umre zaradi prekomerne doze heroina .
Iron Maaiden izdajo še en best of, imenovan Edward the Great .
Albumi
Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll
Iron Maiden - Dance of Death
Korn - Take a Look in the Mirror
Metallica - St. Anger
Motörhead - Live At Brixton Academy The Complete Concert
Shadows Fall - War Within
Static-X - Shadow Zone
Dogodki
Fear Factory ponovno začnejo delovati v prvotni zasedbi, razen kitarista Dina Cazaresa .
Metallica se vrne v studio z novim basistom Robertom Trujillom ; še isto leto izdajo album St. Anger .
MTV2 oživi kultno metalsko oddajo Headbangers' Ball .
Albumi
Damageplan - New Found Power
Dokken - Hell to Pay
Fear Factory - Archetype
Korn - Greatest Hits, Volume 1
Metal Church - The Weight of the World
Monster Magnet - Monolithic Baby
Motörhead - Inferno
PROBOT - PROBOT
Queens of the Stone Age - Stone Age Complications
Rammstein - Reise, Reise
Rush - Feedback
Static-X - Beneath, Between, Beyond
Van Halen - The Best of Both Worlds
Velvet Revolver - Contraband
Dogodki
Radijska postaja v San Joseu 92 KSJO objavi novico, da so kot 10 let pred njimi KNAC , prodani neki španski radijski postaji.
8. decembra je med koncertom Damageplana ubit kultni Panterin kitarist Dimebag Darrell .
Van Halen se zopet združi z Sammy Hagarjem (ki je bil zamenjan leta 1996 ) in se odpravi na turnejo z novim albumom.