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List of years in heavy metal music (table)

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

Newly formed bands

Albums & EPs

January

Day Album Artist Notes
15 Lovedrive Scorpions
16 Accept Accept
N/A The Def Leppard E.P. Def Leppard EP
No Mean City Nazareth
Strangers in the Night UFO Live

February

Day Album Artist Notes
28 Hell Bent For Leather Judas Priest USA Release

March

Day Album Artist Notes
23 Van Halen II Van Halen
24 Overkill Motörhead
30 Just a Game Triumph

April

Day Album Artist Notes
13 Black Rose: A Rock Legend Thin Lizzy
N/A Strikes Blackfoot

May

Day Album Artist Notes
21 Saxon Saxon
23 Dynasty Kiss
N/A Narita Riot Japan
State of Shock Ted Nugent

June

Day Album Artist Notes
19 Mirrors Blue Öyster Cult
22 Live Killers Queen Live
N/A Survivors Samson

July

Day Album Artist Notes
27 Highway to Hell AC/DC
28 Down to Earth Rainbow
N/A Gamma 1 Gamma

August

Day Album Artist Notes
15 In Through the Out Door Led Zeppelin

September

Day Album Artist Notes
11 Head Games Foreigner
17 Unleashed in the East Judas Priest Live
N/A Street Machine Sammy Hagar

October

Day Album Artist Notes
27 Bomber Motörhead
N/A Flirtin' with Disaster Molly Hatchet
Harder ... Faster April Wine
Lovehunter Whitesnake
Magnum II Magnum
Mr. Universe Gillan

November

Day Album Artist Notes
1 Night in the Ruts Aerosmith
9 The Soundhouse Tapes Iron Maiden EP

Events

Preceded by
1978
Heavy Metal Timeline
1979
Succeeded by
1980

References


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