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This is a timeline documenting the events of [[Heavy Metal music|heavy metal]] in the year 2003.
This is a timeline documenting the events of [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] in the year 2003.


==Newly formed bands==
== Newly formed bands ==
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* [[A Day to Remember]]
* [[A Day to Remember]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecrofoot.com/events/961.html |title=The Crofoot and AEG Live present: A Day to Remember with August Burns Red, Silverstein and Enter Shikari at the Royal Oak Music Theatre |publisher=Thecrofoot.com |access-date=July 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002213250/http://www.thecrofoot.com/events/961.html |archive-date=October 2, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
*[[The Abominable Iron Sloth]]
*[[The Abominable Iron Sloth]]
*[[Abysmal Dawn]]
*[[Abysmal Dawn]]
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*[[Airbourne (band)|Airbourne]]
*[[Airbourne (band)|Airbourne]]
*[[Anagnorisis (band)|Anagnorisis]]
*[[Anagnorisis (band)|Anagnorisis]]
*[[Anubis Gate]]
*[[Anubis Gate]]
*[[As Blood Runs Black]]
*[[As Blood Runs Black]]
*[[As They Sleep]]
*[[As They Sleep]]
*[[At All Cost]]
*[[At All Cost]]
*[[August Burns Red]]
*[[August Burns Red]]
*[[Baroness (band)|Baroness]]
*[[Baroness (band)|Baroness]]
*[[Battlecross]]
*[[Battlecross]]
*[[Blessed by a Broken Heart]]
*[[Blessed by a Broken Heart]]
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* [[Born of Osiris]]
* [[Born of Osiris]]
*[[Carach Angren]]
*[[Carach Angren]]
*[[The Chariot (band)|The Chariot]]
*[[The Chariot (band)|The Chariot]]
*[[Communic]]
*[[Communic]]
*[[Conducting from the Grave]]
*[[Conducting from the Grave]]
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*[[Eisbrecher]]
*[[Eisbrecher]]
*[[Emmure]]
*[[Emmure]]
*[[Furia (band)|Furia]]
*[[Furia (band)|Furia]]
*[[Head Control System]]
*[[Head Control System]]
*[[Hypno5e]]
*[[Hypno5e]]
*[[In Vain (band)|In Vain]]
*[[In Vain (band)|In Vain]]
*[[Jesu (band)|Jesu]]
*[[Jesu (band)|Jesu]]
* [[Job for a Cowboy]]
* [[Job for a Cowboy]]
*[[Jon Oliva's Pain]]
*[[Jon Oliva's Pain]]
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*[[Lyriel]]
*[[Lyriel]]
*[[Myrkgrav]]
*[[Myrkgrav]]
*[[Nadja (band)|Nadja]]
*[[Nadja (band)|Nadja]]
*[[Ne Obliviscaris (band)|Ne Obliviscaris]]
*[[Ne Obliviscaris (band)|Ne Obliviscaris]]
*[[Neaera (band)|Neaera]]
*[[Neaera (band)|Neaera]]
*[[Om (band)|Om]]
*[[Om (band)|Om]]
*[[Parkway Drive]]
*[[Parkway Drive]]
*[[Powerwolf]]
*[[Powerwolf]]
*[[Rosetta (band)|Rosetta]]
*[[Rosetta (band)|Rosetta]]
*[[The Ruins of Beverast]]
*[[The Ruins of Beverast]]
*[[Skeletonwitch]]
*[[Skeletonwitch]]
*[[The Sword]]
*[[The Sword]]
*[[Sybreed]]
*[[Sybreed]]
*[[Tesseract (band)|Tesseract]]
*[[Tesseract (band)|Tesseract]]
*[[Threat Signal]]
*[[Threat Signal]]
* [[Through the Eyes of the Dead]]
* [[Through the Eyes of the Dead]]
*[[Thulcandra (band)|Thulcandra]]
*[[Thulcandra (band)|Thulcandra]]
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*[[Wolfchant]]
*[[Wolfchant]]
*[[Wolves in the Throne Room]]
*[[Wolves in the Throne Room]]
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==Reformed bands==
== Reformed bands ==
* [[24-7 Spyz]]
* [[24-7 Spyz]]
* [[Child's Play (band)|Child's Play]]
* [[Child's Play (band)|Child's Play]]
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* [[Twisted Sister]]
* [[Twisted Sister]]


==Albums==
== Albums ==
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* [[8 Foot Sativa]] - ''[[Season for Assault]]''
* [[8 Foot Sativa]] – ''[[Season for Assault]]''
* [[Aborted]] – ''[[Goremageddon: The Saw and the Carnage Done]]''
* [[Aborted]] – ''[[Goremageddon: The Saw and the Carnage Done]]''
* [[Akercocke]] – ''[[Choronzon (album)|Choronozon]]''
* [[Akercocke]] – ''[[Choronzon (album)|Choronozon]]''
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* [[As I Lay Dying (band)|As I Lay Dying]] – ''[[Frail Words Collapse]]''
* [[As I Lay Dying (band)|As I Lay Dying]] – ''[[Frail Words Collapse]]''
* [[Avenged Sevenfold]] – ''[[Waking the Fallen]]''
* [[Avenged Sevenfold]] – ''[[Waking the Fallen]]''
* [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]] - ''[[Nordland II]]''
* [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]] – ''[[Nordland II]]''
* [[Between the Buried and Me]] – ''[[The Silent Circus]]''
* [[Between the Buried and Me]] – ''[[The Silent Circus]]''
* [[Belphegor]] - ''[[Lucifer Incestus]]''
* [[Belphegor]] – ''[[Lucifer Incestus]]''
* [[Biohazard (band)|Biohazard]] – ''[[Kill or Be Killed (Biohazard album)|Kill or Be Killed]]''
* [[Biohazard (band)|Biohazard]] – ''[[Kill or Be Killed (Biohazard album)|Kill or Be Killed]]''
* [[The Black Dahlia Murder (band)|The Black Dahlia Murder]] – ''[[Unhallowed]]''
* [[The Black Dahlia Murder (band)|The Black Dahlia Murder]] – ''[[Unhallowed]]''
* [[Black Label Society]] – ''[[The Blessed Hellride]]''
* [[Black Label Society]] – ''[[The Blessed Hellride]]''
* [[Blood Stain Child]] – ''[[Mystic Your Heart]]''
* [[Bon Jovi]] – ''[[This Left Feels Right]]'' (Compilation)
* [[Bon Jovi]] – ''[[This Left Feels Right]]'' (Compilation)
* [[Brujeria]] - ''[[The Mexecutioner! - The Best of Brujeria]]'' (Compilation)
* [[Brujeria (band)|Brujeria]] – ''[[The Mexecutioner! - The Best of Brujeria]]'' (Compilation)
* [[Cannibal Corpse]] – ''[[15 Year Killing Spree]]'' (Box set)
* [[Cannibal Corpse]] – ''[[15 Year Killing Spree]]'' (Box set)
* [[Children of Bodom]] – ''[[Hate Crew Deathroll]]''
* [[Children of Bodom]] – ''[[Hate Crew Deathroll]]''
* [[Chimaira]] – ''[[The Impossibility of Reason]]''
* [[Chimaira]] – ''[[The Impossibility of Reason]]''
* [[Circle II Circle]] – ''[[Watching in Silence]]''
* [[Circle II Circle]] – ''[[Watching in Silence]]''
* [[Coal Chamber]] - ''[[Giving the Devil His Due]]'' (Compilation)
* [[Coal Chamber]] – ''[[Giving the Devil His Due]]'' (Compilation)
* [[Concept (band)|Concept]] – ''[[Reason and Truth]]''
* [[Concept (band)|Concept]] – ''[[Reason and Truth]]''
* [[Cog (band)|Cog]] – "[[Open Up (Cog song)|Open Up]]" ([[maxi single]])
* [[Cog (band)|Cog]] – "[[Open Up (Cog song)|Open Up]]" ([[maxi single]])
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* [[Deathstars]] – ''[[Synthetic Generation]]''
* [[Deathstars]] – ''[[Synthetic Generation]]''
* [[Decrepit Birth]] – ''[[...And Time Begins]]''
* [[Decrepit Birth]] – ''[[...And Time Begins]]''
* [[Deep Purple]] – ''[[Bananas (album)|Bananas]]''
* [[Deep Purple]] – ''[[Bananas (Deep Purple album)|Bananas]]''
* [[Default (band)|Default]] – ''[[Elocation]]''
* [[Default (band)|Default]] – ''[[Elocation]]''
* [[Deftones]] – ''[[Deftones (album)|Deftones]]''
* [[Deftones]] – ''[[Deftones (album)|Deftones]]''
* [[Deicide (band)|Deicide]] - ''[[The Best of Deicide]]'' (Compilation)
* [[Deicide (band)|Deicide]] – ''[[The Best of Deicide]]'' (Compilation)
* [[Destruction (band)|Destruction]] - ''[[Metal Discharge]]''
* [[Destruction (band)|Destruction]] – ''[[Metal Discharge]]''
* [[DevilDriver]] – ''[[DevilDriver (album)|DevilDriver]]''
* [[DevilDriver]] – ''[[DevilDriver (album)|DevilDriver]]''
* [[The Devin Townsend Band]] – ''[[Accelerated Evolution]]''
* [[The Devin Townsend Band]] – ''[[Accelerated Evolution]]''
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* [[Evanescence]] – ''[[Fallen (Evanescence album)|Fallen]]''
* [[Evanescence]] – ''[[Fallen (Evanescence album)|Fallen]]''
* [[Evergrey]] – ''[[Recreation Day]]''
* [[Evergrey]] – ''[[Recreation Day]]''
* [[Every Time I Die]] - ''[[Hot Damn! (Every Time I Die album)|Hot Damn!]]''
* [[Every Time I Die]] – ''[[Hot Damn! (Every Time I Die album)|Hot Damn!]]''
* [[Faith (band)|Faith]] – ''[[Salvation Lies Within]]''
* [[Faith (band)|Faith]] – ''[[Salvation Lies Within]]''
* [[Fear Factory]] - ''[[Hatefiles]]'' (Compilation)
* [[Fear Factory]] – ''[[Hatefiles]]'' (Compilation)
* [[Finntroll]] – ''[[Visor om slutet]]'' (EP)
* [[Finntroll]] – ''[[Visor om slutet]]'' (EP)
* [[Fireball Ministry]] – ''The Second Great Awakening''
* [[Fireball Ministry]] – ''The Second Great Awakening''
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* [[Gojira (band)|Gojira]] – ''[[The Link (album)|The Link]]''
* [[Gojira (band)|Gojira]] – ''[[The Link (album)|The Link]]''
* Gojira – ''[[Maciste All'Inferno (Gojira album)|Maciste All'Inferno]]'' (EP)
* Gojira – ''[[Maciste All'Inferno (Gojira album)|Maciste All'Inferno]]'' (EP)
* [[Gorgoroth]] - ''[[Twilight of the Idols (Gorgoroth album)|Twilight of the Idols]]''
* [[Gorgoroth]] – ''[[Twilight of the Idols (Gorgoroth album)|Twilight of the Idols]]''
* [[Graveworm]] – ''[[Engraved in Black]]''
* [[Graveworm]] – ''[[Engraved in Black]]''
* [[Hatebreed]] – ''[[The Rise of Brutality]]''
* [[Hatebreed]] – ''[[The Rise of Brutality]]''
* [[Helloween]] – ''[[Rabbit Don't Come Easy]]''
* [[Helloween]] – ''[[Rabbit Don't Come Easy]]''
* [[Hortus Animae]] – ''Waltzing Mephisto''
* [[Hortus Animae]] – ''Waltzing Mephisto''
* [[Ill Nino]] - ''[[Confession (Ill Niño album)|Confession]]''
* [[Ill Nino]] – ''[[Confession (Ill Niño album)|Confession]]''
* [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]] – ''[[Live at Lollapalooza 2003]]'' (Live)
* [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]] – ''[[Live at Lollapalooza 2003]]'' (Live)
* [[Integrity (band)|Integrity]] – ''[[To Die For (Integrity album)|To Die For]]''
* [[Integrity (band)|Integrity]] – ''[[To Die For (Integrity album)|To Die For]]''
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* [[Lost Horizon (band)|Lost Horizon]] – ''[[A Flame to the Ground Beneath]]''
* [[Lost Horizon (band)|Lost Horizon]] – ''[[A Flame to the Ground Beneath]]''
* [[Macabre (band)|Macabre]] – ''[[Murder Metal]]''
* [[Macabre (band)|Macabre]] – ''[[Murder Metal]]''
* [[Marduk (band)|Marduk]] - ''[[World Funeral]]''
* [[Marduk (band)|Marduk]] – ''[[World Funeral]]''
* [[Masterplan (band)|Masterplan]] – ''[[Masterplan (Masterplan album)|Masterplan]]''
* [[Masterplan (band)|Masterplan]] – ''[[Masterplan (Masterplan album)|Masterplan]]''
* [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] – ''[[The Golden Age of Grotesque]]''
* [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] – ''[[The Golden Age of Grotesque]]''
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* [[Metallica]] – ''[[St. Anger]]''
* [[Metallica]] – ''[[St. Anger]]''
* [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] – ''[[Animositisomina]]''
* [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] – ''[[Animositisomina]]''
* [[Misanthrope (band)|Misanthrope]] - ''[[Sadistic Sex Daemon]]''
* [[Misanthrope (band)|Misanthrope]] – ''[[Sadistic Sex Daemon]]''
* [[Mnemic]] – ''[[Mechanical Spin Phenomena]]''
* [[Mnemic]] – ''[[Mechanical Spin Phenomena]]''
* [[Monstrosity (band)|Monstrosity]] – ''[[Rise to Power (Monstrosity album)|Rise to Power]]''
* [[Monstrosity (band)|Monstrosity]] – ''[[Rise to Power (Monstrosity album)|Rise to Power]]''
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* [[Morbid Angel]] – ''[[Heretic (Morbid Angel album)|Heretic]]''
* [[Morbid Angel]] – ''[[Heretic (Morbid Angel album)|Heretic]]''
* [[Motörhead]] – ''[[Live at Brixton Academy (Motörhead album)|Live at Brixton Academy]]'' (Live)
* [[Motörhead]] – ''[[Live at Brixton Academy (Motörhead album)|Live at Brixton Academy]]'' (Live)
* [[Mushroomhead]] - ''[[XIII (Mushroomhead album)|XIII]]''
* [[Mushroomhead]] – ''[[XIII (Mushroomhead album)|XIII]]''
* [[Neil Turbin]] – ''[[Threatcon Delta]]''
* [[Neil Turbin]] – ''[[Threatcon Delta]]''
* [[Nevermore]] – ''[[Enemies of Reality]]''
* [[Nevermore]] – ''[[Enemies of Reality]]''
* [[Nightrage]] – ''[[Sweet Vengeance (album)|Sweet Vengeance]]''
* [[Nightrage]] – ''[[Sweet Vengeance (album)|Sweet Vengeance]]''
* [[Ningen Isu]] – ''Shura bayashi''
* [[Ningen Isu]] – ''Shura bayashi''
* [[Norther]] – ''[[Mirror of Madness]]''
* [[Norther (band)|Norther]] – ''[[Mirror of Madness]]''
* [[Nothingface (band)|Nothingface]] – ''[[Skeletons (Nothingface album)|Skeletons]]''
* [[Nothingface (band)|Nothingface]] – ''[[Skeletons (Nothingface album)|Skeletons]]''
* [[No-Big-Silence]] – ''[[Unreleased (No-Big-Silence album)|Unreleased]]''
* [[No-Big-Silence]] – ''[[Unreleased (No-Big-Silence album)|Unreleased]]''
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* [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]] – ''[[Killbox 13]]''
* [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]] – ''[[Killbox 13]]''
* [[Opeth]] – ''[[Damnation (album)|Damnation]]''
* [[Opeth]] – ''[[Damnation (album)|Damnation]]''
* [[Pantera]] - [[The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!]] (Compilation)
* [[Pantera]] – [[The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!]] (Compilation)
* [[Pitchshifter (band)|Pitchshifter]] – ''[[Bootlegged, Distorted, Remixed and Uploaded]]'' (Compilation)
* [[Pitchshifter (band)|Pitchshifter]] – ''[[Bootlegged, Distorted, Remixed and Uploaded]]'' (Compilation)
* [[Place of Skulls (band)|Place of Skulls]] – ''[[With Vision]]''
* [[Place of Skulls (band)|Place of Skulls]] – ''[[With Vision]]''
* [[P.O.D.]] – ''[[Payable on Death]]''
* [[P.O.D.]] – ''[[Payable on Death]]''
* [[Poison the Well (band) |Poison the Well]] - ''[[You Come Before You]]''
* [[Poison the Well (band)|Poison the Well]] – ''[[You Come Before You]]''
* [[Psycroptic]] – ''[[The Scepter of the Ancients]]''
* [[Psycroptic]] – ''[[The Scepter of the Ancients]]''
* [[Queensrÿche]] – ''[[Tribe (Queensrÿche album)|Tribe]]''
* [[Queensrÿche]] – ''[[Tribe (Queensrÿche album)|Tribe]]''
* [[Rage (German band)|Rage]] – ''[[Soundchaser]]''
* [[Rage (German band)|Rage]] – ''[[Soundchaser]]''
* [[Ramp (Portuguese band)|RAMP]] – ''Nude''
* [[Royal Hunt]] – ''[[Eyewitness (Royal Hunt album)|Eyewitness]]''
* [[Royal Hunt]] – ''[[Eyewitness (Royal Hunt album)|Eyewitness]]''
* [[Rush (band)|Rush]] – ''[[Rush in Rio]]'' (live)
* [[Rush (band)|Rush]] – ''[[Rush in Rio]]'' (live)
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* [[Sepultura]] – ''[[Roorback]]''
* [[Sepultura]] – ''[[Roorback]]''
* [[Sevendust]] – ''[[Seasons (Sevendust album)|Seasons]]''
* [[Sevendust]] – ''[[Seasons (Sevendust album)|Seasons]]''
* [[Slayer (band)|Slayer]] – ''[[Soundtrack to the Apocalypse]]'' (Box set)
* [[Slayer]] – ''[[Soundtrack to the Apocalypse]]'' (Box set)
* [[Soilwork]] – ''[[Figure Number Five]]''
* [[Soilwork]] – ''[[Figure Number Five]]''
* [[Solefald]] – ''[[In Harmonia Universali]]''
* [[Solefald]] – ''[[In Harmonia Universali]]''
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* [[Stryper]] – ''[[7: The Best of Stryper]]'' (compilation)
* [[Stryper]] – ''[[7: The Best of Stryper]]'' (compilation)
* [[Theocracy (band)|Theocracy]] – ''[[Theocracy (album)|Theocracy]]''
* [[Theocracy (band)|Theocracy]] – ''[[Theocracy (album)|Theocracy]]''
* [[The Lord Weird Slough Feg ]] – ''Traveller''
* [[Throwdown (band)|Throwdown]] – ''[[Haymaker (album)|Haymaker]]''
* [[Throwdown (band)|Throwdown]] – ''[[Haymaker (album)|Haymaker]]''
* [[Three Days Grace]] - ''[[Three Days Grace (album)|Three Days Grace]]''
* [[Three Days Grace]] – ''[[Three Days Grace (album)|Three Days Grace]]''
* [[Tourniquet (band)|Tourniquet]] – ''[[Where Moth and Rust Destroy]]''
* [[Tourniquet (band)|Tourniquet]] – ''[[Where Moth and Rust Destroy]]''
* [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]] – ''[[Ember to Inferno]]''
* [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]] – ''[[Ember to Inferno]]''
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* [[Unexpect|uneXpect]] – ''[[_wE, Invaders]]'' (EP)
* [[Unexpect|uneXpect]] – ''[[_wE, Invaders]]'' (EP)
* [[Virgin Black]] – ''[[Elegant... and Dying]]''
* [[Virgin Black]] – ''[[Elegant... and Dying]]''
* [[Yattering]] -''[[Genocide]]''
* [[Xandria]] – ''[[Kill the Sun]]''
* [[Xandria]] – ''[[Kill the Sun]]''
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== Events ==
== Events ==
* [[Metallica]] hires new bassist [[Robert Trujillo]] (from [[Suicidal Tendencies]] and [[Ozzy Osbourne]]). They release the much criticized album ''[[St. Anger]]''.
* After months of auditions, [[Robert Trujillo]], bassist of [[Ozzy Osbourne]] and former bassist of [[Suicidal Tendencies]], was announced as [[Metallica]]'s new bassist, replacing [[Jason Newsted]].
* [[MTV2]] resurrected the old [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]/[[hard rock]] television program ''[[Headbangers' Ball]]''.
* After nearly a decade of the show being off the air, [[MTV2]] announced the resurrection of ''[[Headbangers' Ball]]'' with [[Jamey Jasta]] as host.
* [[Iced Earth]] vocalist [[Matt Barlow]] leaves Iced Earth after the [[September 11 attacks|events of September 11]].
* Vocalist [[Matt Barlow]] announced his departure from [[Iced Earth]].
* Christian metal band [[Stryper]] reforms with all original members.
* [[Stryper]] reformed with all original members.
* [[Visions of Atlantis]] lead vocalist [[Christian Stani]] quits, and is later replaced by [[Mario Plank]]. Keyboardist [[Chris Kamper]] quits and is replaced by Miro Holly.
* [[Visions of Atlantis]] vocalist Christian Stani and keyboardist Chris Kamper parted ways with the band, being replaced by Mario Plank and Miro Holly, respectively.
* [[Rob Halford]] reunites with [[Judas Priest]] replacing [[Tim "Ripper" Owens]].
* In July, [[Judas Priest]] announced the return of [[Rob Halford]] on vocals.
* [[Aerosmith]] and [[Kiss (band)|KISS]] embark on a tour together.
* ''[[2003 in music#Musical films#Toontown Field Trip: Rock and Roll Party|Toontown Field Trip: Rock and Roll Party]]'', starring the voice talent of [[Russi Taylor]] as [[Minnie Mouse]], [[Nikita Hopkins]] as [[Roo]], and [[Blue's Clues|Kelly Nigh]] as [[List of Blue's Clues characters#Tickety Tock|Tickety Tock]], is released on home video and features [[1998 in music#Musical groups established in 1998#Poler Toyer & School Bus|Poler Toyer & School Bus]] performing "[[2003 in music#Give It Your Best Shot (Poler Toyer & School Bus song)|Give It Your Best Shot]]" in [[New Orleans]] towards the end of the movie.


== References ==
== Deaths ==
* January 10 – Einar André Fredriksen, bassist, vocalist, and songwriter of [[Funeral (band)|Funeral]], died by suicide at the age of 29.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Einar Andre Fredriksen |url=https://metalstorm.net/bands/bandmember.php?member_id=5324 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=Metal Storm |language=en}}</ref>
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* March 16 – [[Teemu Raimoranta|Teemu "Somnium" Raimoranta]], founding member and guitarist of [[Finntroll]], guitarist of [[Impaled Nazarene]], and former guitarist of [[Thy Serpent]], died from injuries after falling from a bridge.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2003-03-18 |title=FINNTROLL Guitarist's Death Was Alcohol-Related |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/finntroll-guitarist-s-death-was-alcohol-related/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>
* November 18 – [[Michael Kamen|Michael Arnold Kamen]], composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger and conductor, who collaborated with numerous artists from various genres, including [[Pink Floyd]], [[Rush (band)|Rush]], [[Guns N' Roses|Guns 'N Roses]], and [[Metallica]] ([[S&M (album)|S&M]]), died from a heart attack at the age of 55.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sweeting |first=Adam |date=2003-11-21 |title=Michael Kamen |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/nov/21/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries |access-date=2024-04-19 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2003.

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References

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  1. ^ "The Crofoot and AEG Live present: A Day to Remember with August Burns Red, Silverstein and Enter Shikari at the Royal Oak Music Theatre". Thecrofoot.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  2. ^ "Einar Andre Fredriksen". Metal Storm. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Blabbermouth (March 18, 2003). "FINNTROLL Guitarist's Death Was Alcohol-Related". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Sweeting, Adam (November 21, 2003). "Michael Kamen". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
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