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This is a timeline documenting the events of [[Heavy |
This is a timeline documenting the events of [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] in the year 2001. |
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==Newly formed bands== |
==Newly formed bands== |
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* [[A Band Called Pain]] |
* [[A Band Called Pain]] |
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*[[Acrassicauda]] |
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*[[The Agony Scene]] |
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*[[Ankla]] |
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*[[Årabrot]] |
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*[[ASG (band)|ASG]] |
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*[[Audioslave]] |
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* [[Avatar (band)|Avatar]] |
* [[Avatar (band)|Avatar]] |
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*[[Beardfish (band)|Beardfish]] |
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*[[Behold... The Arctopus]] |
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*[[Black Cobra (band)|Black Cobra]] |
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* [[The Black Dahlia Murder (band)|The Black Dahlia Murder]] |
* [[The Black Dahlia Murder (band)|The Black Dahlia Murder]] |
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* [[Black Majesty]] |
* [[Black Majesty]] |
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*[[Black Stone Cherry]] |
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* [[Blackguard (band)|Blackguard]] |
* [[Blackguard (band)|Blackguard]] |
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*[[Bullet (Swedish band)|Bullet]] |
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*[[Bury Your Dead]] |
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*[[Callisto (band)|Callisto]] |
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*[[Circle II Circle]] |
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*[[Cloudscape (band)|Cloudscape]] |
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*[[Cobalt (band)|Cobalt]] |
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*[[Decrepit Birth]] |
*[[Decrepit Birth]] |
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*[[Dragonlord (band)|Dragonlord]] |
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* [[Equilibrium (band)|Equilibrium]] |
* [[Equilibrium (band)|Equilibrium]] |
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* [[Galneryus]] |
* [[Galneryus]] |
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*[[Ghoul (band)|Ghoul]] |
*[[Ghoul (band)|Ghoul]] |
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*[[Hacride]] |
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*[[Hinder]] |
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*[[Ion Dissonance]] |
*[[Ion Dissonance]] |
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*[[Jet (Australian band)|Jet]] |
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*[[Khanate (band)|Khanate]] |
*[[Khanate (band)|Khanate]] |
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*[[Kylesa]] |
*[[Kylesa]] |
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*[[Leprous]] |
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* [[Masterplan (band)|Masterplan]] |
* [[Masterplan (band)|Masterplan]] |
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*[[Misery Index (band)|Misery Index]] |
*[[Misery Index (band)|Misery Index]] |
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* [[Municipal Waste (band)|Municipal Waste]] |
* [[Municipal Waste (band)|Municipal Waste]] |
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*[[Myrath]] |
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*[[Pelican (band)|Pelican]] |
*[[Pelican (band)|Pelican]] |
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*[[Persefone]] |
*[[Persefone]] |
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* [[Power Quest]] |
* [[Power Quest]] |
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* [[Protest the Hero]] |
* [[Protest the Hero]] |
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*[[Pyramaze]] |
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*[[Rebellion (band)|Rebellion]] |
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*[[Redemption (band)|Redemption]] |
*[[Redemption (band)|Redemption]] |
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*[[Riverside (band)|Riverside]] |
*[[Riverside (band)|Riverside]] |
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* [[Textures (band)|Textures]] |
* [[Textures (band)|Textures]] |
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* [[Seraphim (band)|Seraphim]] |
* [[Seraphim (band)|Seraphim]] |
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*[[Serenity (band)|Serenity]] |
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*[[Silvertide]] |
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* [[Sirenia (band)|Sirenia]] |
* [[Sirenia (band)|Sirenia]] |
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*[[Stolen Babies]] |
*[[Stolen Babies]] |
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*[[Suicidal Angels]] |
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*[[Volbeat]] |
*[[Volbeat]] |
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* [[WarCry (band)|WarCry]] |
* [[WarCry (band)|WarCry]] |
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*[[Wisdom (band)|Wisdom]] |
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* [[Year of Desolation]] |
* [[Year of Desolation]] |
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*[[Year of No Light]] |
*[[Year of No Light]] |
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* [[Alice in Chains]] - ''[[Greatest Hits (Alice in Chains)|Greatest Hits]]'' (compilation) |
* [[Alice in Chains]] - ''[[Greatest Hits (Alice in Chains)|Greatest Hits]]'' (compilation) |
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* [[Alien Ant Farm]] - ''[[Anthology (Alien Ant Farm album)|Anthology]]'' |
* [[Alien Ant Farm]] - ''[[Anthology (Alien Ant Farm album)|Anthology]]'' |
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* [[American Head Charge]] - ''[[The War of Art (album)|The War of Art]]'' |
* [[American Head Charge]] - ''[[The War of Art (American Head Charge album)|The War of Art]]'' |
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* [[Amon Amarth]] - ''[[The Crusher (album)|The Crusher]]'' |
* [[Amon Amarth]] - ''[[The Crusher (album)|The Crusher]]'' |
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* [[Amorphis]] - ''[[Am Universum]]'' |
* [[Amorphis]] - ''[[Am Universum]]'' |
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* [[Angra (band)|Angra]] - ''[[Rebirth (Angra album)|Rebirth]]'' |
* [[Angra (band)|Angra]] - ''[[Rebirth (Angra album)|Rebirth]]'' |
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* [[Anorexia Nervosa (band)|Anorexia Nervosa]] - ''[[New Obscurantis Order]]'' |
* [[Anorexia Nervosa (band)|Anorexia Nervosa]] - ''[[New Obscurantis Order]]'' |
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* [[Anvil (band)|Anvil]] – ''[[Plenty of Power]]'' |
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* [[Arch Enemy (band)|Arch Enemy]] - ''[[Wages of Sin]]'' |
* [[Arch Enemy (band)|Arch Enemy]] - ''[[Wages of Sin]]'' |
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* [[Ark (Norwegian band)|Ark]] - '' |
* [[Ark (Norwegian band)|Ark]] - ''Burn the Sun'' |
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* [[Arma Angelus]] - ''[[Where Sleeplessness Is Rest from Nightmares]]'' |
* [[Arma Angelus]] - ''[[Where Sleeplessness Is Rest from Nightmares]]'' |
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* [[As I Lay Dying (band)|As I Lay Dying]] – ''[[Beneath the Encasing of Ashes]]'' |
* [[As I Lay Dying (band)|As I Lay Dying]] – ''[[Beneath the Encasing of Ashes]]'' |
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* [[Bolt Thrower (band)|Bolt Thrower]] - ''[[Honour – Valour – Pride]]'' |
* [[Bolt Thrower (band)|Bolt Thrower]] - ''[[Honour – Valour – Pride]]'' |
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* [[Bon Jovi]] - ''[[One Wild Night Live 1985–2001]]'' (live) |
* [[Bon Jovi]] - ''[[One Wild Night Live 1985–2001]]'' (live) |
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* [[Breach (band)|Breach]] - '' |
* [[Breach (band)|Breach]] - ''Kollapse'' |
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* [[Bruce Dickinson]] - ''[[The Best of Bruce Dickinson]]'' (compilation) |
* [[Bruce Dickinson]] - ''[[The Best of Bruce Dickinson]]'' (compilation) |
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* [[Cathedral (band)|Cathedral]] - ''[[Endtyme]]'' |
* [[Cathedral (band)|Cathedral]] - ''[[Endtyme]]'' |
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* [[Chimaira]] - ''[[Pass Out of Existence]]'' |
* [[Chimaira]] - ''[[Pass Out of Existence]]'' |
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* [[Creed (band)|Creed]] - ''[[Weathered]]'' |
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* [[Converge (band)|Converge]] - ''[[Jane Doe (album)|Jane Doe]]'' |
* [[Converge (band)|Converge]] - ''[[Jane Doe (album)|Jane Doe]]'' |
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* [[Cradle of Filth]] - ''[[Bitter Suites to Succubi]]'' (EP) |
* [[Cradle of Filth]] - ''[[Bitter Suites to Succubi]]'' (EP) |
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* [[Darkane]] - ''[[Insanity]]'' |
* [[Darkane]] - ''[[Insanity (album)]]'' |
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* [[Dark Funeral]] - ''[[Diabolis Interium]]'' |
* [[Dark Funeral]] - ''[[Diabolis Interium]]'' |
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* [[Destruction (band)|Destruction]] - ''[[The Antichrist (album)|The Antichrist]]'' |
* [[Destruction (band)|Destruction]] - ''[[The Antichrist (album)|The Antichrist]]'' |
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* [[Devin Townsend]] - ''[[Terria (Devin Townsend album)|Terria]]'' |
* [[Devin Townsend]] - ''[[Terria (Devin Townsend album)|Terria]]'' |
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* [[Dimmu Borgir]] - ''[[Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia]]'' |
* [[Dimmu Borgir]] - ''[[Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia]]'' |
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* [[Divinity Destroyed]] - '' |
* [[Divinity Destroyed]] - ''Nocturnal Dawn'' |
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* [[Dope (band)|Dope]] - ''[[Life (Dope album)|Life]]'' |
* [[Dope (band)|Dope]] - ''[[Life (Dope album)|Life]]'' |
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* [[Drowning Pool]] - ''[[Sinner (Drowning Pool album)|Sinner]]'' |
* [[Drowning Pool]] - ''[[Sinner (Drowning Pool album)|Sinner]]'' |
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* [[Flaw (band)|Flaw]] - ''[[Through the Eyes]]'' |
* [[Flaw (band)|Flaw]] - ''[[Through the Eyes]]'' |
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* [[Freedom Call]] - ''[[Crystal Empire]]'' |
* [[Freedom Call]] - ''[[Crystal Empire]]'' |
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* [[From Zero]] - ''[[One Nation Under]]'' |
* [[From Zero (band)|From Zero]] - ''[[One Nation Under]]'' |
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* [[Gamma Ray (band)|Gamma Ray]] - ''[[No World Order (Gamma Ray album)|No World Order]]'' |
* [[Gamma Ray (band)|Gamma Ray]] - ''[[No World Order (Gamma Ray album)|No World Order]]'' |
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* [[God Forbid]] - ''[[Determination (God Forbid album)|Determination]]'' |
* [[God Forbid]] - ''[[Determination (God Forbid album)|Determination]]'' |
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title=Godflesh - ''In All Languages''| |
title=Godflesh - ''In All Languages''| |
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work=[[AllMusic|Allmusic]]| |
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accessdate=2008-06-20}}</ref> (compilation) |
accessdate=2008-06-20}}</ref> (compilation) |
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* [[Gojira (band)|Gojira]] - ''[[Terra Incognita (Gojira album)|Terra Incognita]]'' |
* [[Gojira (band)|Gojira]] - ''[[Terra Incognita (Gojira album)|Terra Incognita]]'' |
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* [[Iced Earth]] - ''[[Horror Show (album)|Horror Show]]'' |
* [[Iced Earth]] - ''[[Horror Show (album)|Horror Show]]'' |
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* [[Ill Nino]] - ''[[Revolution Revolución]]'' |
* [[Ill Nino]] - ''[[Revolution Revolución]]'' |
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* [[In Extremo]] - ''[[Sünder ohne Zügel]]'' |
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* [[Integrity (band)|Integrity]] – ''[[Closure (Integrity album)|Closure]]'' |
* [[Integrity (band)|Integrity]] – ''[[Closure (Integrity album)|Closure]]'' |
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* [[Jag Panzer]] – ''[[Mechanized Warfare]]'' |
* [[Jag Panzer]] – ''[[Mechanized Warfare]]'' |
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* [[Kreator]] - ''[[Violent Revolution]]'' |
* [[Kreator]] - ''[[Violent Revolution]]'' |
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* [[Lacuna Coil]] - ''[[Unleashed Memories]]'' |
* [[Lacuna Coil]] - ''[[Unleashed Memories]]'' |
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* [[Lifer (band)|Lifer]] - '' |
* [[Lifer (band)|Lifer]] - ''Lifer'' |
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* [[Tony MacAlpine]] - ''[[Chromaticity (Tony MacAlpine album)|Chromaticity]]'' |
* [[Tony MacAlpine]] - ''[[Chromaticity (Tony MacAlpine album)|Chromaticity]]'' |
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* [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]] - ''[[Supercharger (album)|Supercharger]]'' |
* [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]] - ''[[Supercharger (album)|Supercharger]]'' |
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* [[Marduk (band)|Marduk]] - ''[[La Grande Danse Macabre]]'' |
* [[Marduk (band)|Marduk]] - ''[[La Grande Danse Macabre]]'' |
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* [[Mass Hysteria (band)|Mass Hysteria]] - '' |
* [[Mass Hysteria (band)|Mass Hysteria]] - ''De cercle en cercle'' |
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* [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]] - ''[[Lifesblood]]'' (EP) |
* [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]] - ''[[Lifesblood]]'' (EP) |
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* [[Megadeth]] - ''[[The World Needs a Hero]]'' |
* [[Megadeth]] - ''[[The World Needs a Hero]]'' |
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* [[No One (band)|No One]] - ''[[No One (album)|No One]]'' |
* [[No One (band)|No One]] - ''[[No One (album)|No One]]'' |
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* [[Legion of the Damned (band)|Occult]] – ''Rage to Revenge'' |
* [[Legion of the Damned (band)|Occult]] – ''Rage to Revenge'' |
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* [[Oomph!]] - ''[[Ego (album)|Ego]]'' |
* [[Oomph!]] - ''[[Ego (Oomph! album)|Ego]]'' |
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* [[Opeth]] - ''[[Blackwater Park (album)|Blackwater Park]]'' |
* [[Opeth]] - ''[[Blackwater Park (album)|Blackwater Park]]'' |
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* [[Ozzy Osbourne]] - ''[[Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Down to Earth]]'' |
* [[Ozzy Osbourne]] - ''[[Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Down to Earth]]'' |
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* [[Pentagram (band)|Pentagram]] - ''[[Sub-Basement]]'' |
* [[Pentagram (band)|Pentagram]] - ''[[Sub-Basement]]'' |
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* [[Pig Destroyer]] - ''[[Prowler in the Yard]]'' |
* [[Pig Destroyer]] - ''[[Prowler in the Yard]]'' |
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* [[Place of Skulls (band)|Place of Skulls]] - ''[[Nailed (Place of Skulls album)|Nailed]]'' |
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* [[P.O.D.]] - ''[[Satellite (P.O.D. album)|Satellite]]'' |
* [[P.O.D.]] - ''[[Satellite (P.O.D. album)|Satellite]]'' |
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* [[Powerman 5000]] - ''[[Anyone for Doomsday?]]'' |
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* [[Primer 55]] - ''[[(The) New Release|(the) New Release]]'' |
* [[Primer 55]] - ''[[(The) New Release|(the) New Release]]'' |
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* [[Racer X (band)|Racer X]] - ''[[Superheroes (Racer X album)|Superheroes]]'' |
* [[Racer X (band)|Racer X]] - ''[[Superheroes (Racer X album)|Superheroes]]'' |
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* [[Reveille (band)|Reveille]] - ''[[Bleed the Sky (album)|Bleed the Sky]]'' |
* [[Reveille (band)|Reveille]] - ''[[Bleed the Sky (album)|Bleed the Sky]]'' |
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* [[Reverend (band)|Reverend]] - ''[[A Gathering of Demons]]'' (EP) |
* [[Reverend (band)|Reverend]] - ''[[A Gathering of Demons]]'' (EP) |
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* [[Rhapsody of Fire|Rhapsody]] - ''[[Rain of a Thousand Flames]]'' |
* [[Rhapsody of Fire|Rhapsody]] - ''[[Rain of a Thousand Flames]]'' |
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* [[Royal Hunt]] - ''[[The Mission (Royal Hunt album)]]'' |
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* [[Saliva (band)|Saliva]] - ''[[Every Six Seconds]]'' |
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* [[Savatage]] - ''[[Poets and Madmen]]'' |
* [[Savatage]] - ''[[Poets and Madmen]]'' |
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* [[Sepultura]] - ''[[Nation]]'' |
* [[Sepultura]] - ''[[Nation (Sepultura album)|Nation]]'' |
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* [[Sevendust]] - ''[[Animosity (Sevendust album)|Animosity]]'' |
* [[Sevendust]] - ''[[Animosity (Sevendust album)|Animosity]]'' |
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* [[Silencer (band)|Silencer]] - ''[[Death - Pierce Me|Death – Pierce Me]]'' |
* [[Silencer (band)|Silencer]] - ''[[Death - Pierce Me|Death – Pierce Me]]'' |
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* [[Virgin Black]] - ''[[Sombre Romantic]]'' |
* [[Virgin Black]] - ''[[Sombre Romantic]]'' |
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* [[Vision of Disorder]] – ''[[From Bliss to Devastation]]'' |
* [[Vision of Disorder]] – ''[[From Bliss to Devastation]]'' |
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* [[Warrant (American band)|Warrant]] - ''[[Under the Influence (Warrant album)|Under the Influence]]'' |
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==Events== |
==Events== |
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* [[Death (metal band)|Death]] guitarist [[Chuck Schuldiner]] dies at 34 on December 13 of [[Brain tumor|brain cancer]]. |
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* [[Metallica]] bassist [[Jason Newsted]] (who joined after [[Cliff Burton]]'s death) officially left the band and joined [[Voivod (band)|Voivod]]. |
* [[Metallica]] bassist [[Jason Newsted]] (who joined after [[Cliff Burton]]'s death) officially left the band and joined [[Voivod (band)|Voivod]]. |
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* Former [[Body Count (band)|Body Count]] bassist Mooseman is killed in a drive-by shooting on February 21. |
* Former [[Body Count (band)|Body Count]] bassist Mooseman is killed in a drive-by shooting on February 21. |
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* [[Kittie]] guitarist [[Fallon Bowman]] quits. |
* [[Kittie]] guitarist [[Fallon Bowman]] quits. |
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* [[Limp Bizkit]] guitarist [[Wes Borland]] leaves the band. |
* [[Limp Bizkit]] guitarist [[Wes Borland]] leaves the band. |
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==Deaths== |
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* December 13 – [[Chuck Schuldiner|Charles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner]], founder, guitarist, vocalist, primary songwriter, and producer of [[Death (metal band)|Death]] and [[Control Denied]], and former guitarist of [[Voodoocult]], died from pneumonia and complications from pontine glioma at the age of 34.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-10-07 |title=Death Frontman Chuck Schuldiner Dies - Music, Celebrity, Artist News {{!}} MTV |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451543/20011218/death.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007140714/https://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451543/20011218/death.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-10-07 |access-date=2024-04-19 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2001.
Newly formed bands
[edit]- A Band Called Pain
- The Acacia Strain
- Acrassicauda
- The Agony Scene
- Ankla
- Årabrot
- ASG
- Audioslave
- Avatar
- Beardfish
- Behold... The Arctopus
- Black Cobra
- The Black Dahlia Murder
- Black Majesty
- Black Stone Cherry
- Blackguard
- Bullet
- Bury Your Dead
- Callisto
- Circle II Circle
- Cloudscape
- Cobalt
- Decrepit Birth
- Dragonlord
- Equilibrium
- Galneryus
- Ghoul
- Hacride
- Hinder
- Ion Dissonance
- Jet
- Khanate
- Kylesa
- Leprous
- Masterplan
- Misery Index
- Municipal Waste
- Myrath
- Pelican
- Persefone
- Power Quest
- Protest the Hero
- Pyramaze
- Rebellion
- Redemption
- Riverside
- Textures
- Seraphim
- Serenity
- Silvertide
- Sirenia
- Stolen Babies
- Suicidal Angels
- Volbeat
- WarCry
- Wisdom
- Year of Desolation
- Year of No Light
Re-formed bands
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 40 Below Summer - Invitation to the Dance
- Aborted - Engineering the Dead
- Aerosmith - Just Push Play
- After Forever - Decipher
- Akercocke - The Goat of Mendes
- Alice Cooper - Dragontown
- Alice in Chains - Greatest Hits (compilation)
- Alien Ant Farm - Anthology
- American Head Charge - The War of Art
- Amon Amarth - The Crusher
- Amorphis - Am Universum
- Ancient Rites - Dim Carcosa
- Angra - Rebirth
- Anorexia Nervosa - New Obscurantis Order
- Anvil – Plenty of Power
- Arch Enemy - Wages of Sin
- Ark - Burn the Sun
- Arma Angelus - Where Sleeplessness Is Rest from Nightmares
- As I Lay Dying – Beneath the Encasing of Ashes
- Atreyu - Fractures in the Facade of Your Porcelain Beauty (EP)
- Avantasia - The Metal Opera
- Avenged Sevenfold - Sounding the Seventh Trumpet
- Biohazard – Uncivilization
- Black Label Society - Alcohol Fueled Brewtality (live)
- Bolt Thrower - Honour – Valour – Pride
- Bon Jovi - One Wild Night Live 1985–2001 (live)
- Breach - Kollapse
- Bruce Dickinson - The Best of Bruce Dickinson (compilation)
- Cathedral - Endtyme
- Chimaira - Pass Out of Existence
- Creed - Weathered
- Converge - Jane Doe
- Cradle of Filth - Bitter Suites to Succubi (EP)
- Darkane - Insanity (album)
- Dark Funeral - Diabolis Interium
- Destruction - The Antichrist
- Devin Townsend - Terria
- Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
- Divinity Destroyed - Nocturnal Dawn
- Dope - Life
- Drowning Pool - Sinner
- Edguy - Mandrake
- Emperor - Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise
- Ensiferum - Ensiferum
- Enslaved - Monumension
- Entombed – Morning Star
- Envy - All the Footprints You've Ever Left and the Fear Expecting Ahead
- Evergrey - In Search of Truth
- Every Time I Die - Last Night in Town
- Fantômas - The Director's Cut
- Fear Factory - Digimortal
- Finntroll - Jaktens Tid
- Flaw - Through the Eyes
- Freedom Call - Crystal Empire
- From Zero - One Nation Under
- Gamma Ray - No World Order
- God Forbid - Determination
- Godflesh - Hymns
- Godflesh - In All Languages[1] (compilation)
- Gojira - Terra Incognita
- Graveworm – Scourge of Malice
- Gwar – Violence Has Arrived
- Iced Earth - Horror Show
- Ill Nino - Revolution Revolución
- In Extremo - Sünder ohne Zügel
- Integrity – Closure
- Jag Panzer – Mechanized Warfare
- Judas Priest - Demolition
- Kamelot - Karma
- King's X - Manic Moonlight
- Kittie - Oracle
- Kreator - Violent Revolution
- Lacuna Coil - Unleashed Memories
- Lifer - Lifer
- Tony MacAlpine - Chromaticity
- Machine Head - Supercharger
- Marduk - La Grande Danse Macabre
- Mass Hysteria - De cercle en cercle
- Mastodon - Lifesblood (EP)
- Megadeth - The World Needs a Hero
- Moonsorrow - Voimasta ja kunniasta
- Moonspell - Darkness and Hope
- Mushroomhead - XX (compilation)
- My Dying Bride - The Dreadful Hours
- Nickelback - Silver Side Up
- No One - No One
- Occult – Rage to Revenge
- Oomph! - Ego
- Opeth - Blackwater Park
- Ozzy Osbourne - Down to Earth
- Pentagram - Sub-Basement
- Pig Destroyer - Prowler in the Yard
- Place of Skulls - Nailed
- P.O.D. - Satellite
- Powerman 5000 - Anyone for Doomsday?
- Primer 55 - (the) New Release
- Racer X - Superheroes
- Rage - Welcome to the Other Side
- Rammstein - Mutter
- Reveille - Bleed the Sky
- Reverend - A Gathering of Demons (EP)
- Rhapsody - Rain of a Thousand Flames
- Rollins Band - Nice
- Royal Hunt - The Mission (Royal Hunt album)
- Saliva - Every Six Seconds
- Savatage - Poets and Madmen
- Sepultura - Nation
- Sevendust - Animosity
- Silencer - Death – Pierce Me
- Skillet – Alien Youth
- Skrape - New Killer America
- Slayer - God Hates Us All
- Slipknot - Iowa
- Sodom – M-16
- SOiL - Scars
- Soilwork - A Predator's Portrait
- Solefald - Pills Against the Ageless Ills
- Sonata Arctica - Silence
- Static-X - Machine
- Stratovarius - Intermission (compilation)
- Sum 41 - All Killer No Filler
- Summoning - Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame
- System of a Down - Toxicity
- Theatre of Tragedy - Closure: Live (live)
- Therion - Secret of the Runes
- Throwdown - You Don't Have to Be Blood to Be Family
- Thursday - Full Collapse
- Tomahawk - Tomahawk
- Tool - Lateralus
- Tristania - World of Glass
- Unearth - The Stings of Conscience
- Virgin Black - Sombre Romantic
- Vision of Disorder – From Bliss to Devastation
- Warrant - Under the Influence
Disbandments
[edit]Events
[edit]- Metallica bassist Jason Newsted (who joined after Cliff Burton's death) officially left the band and joined Voivod.
- Former Body Count bassist Mooseman is killed in a drive-by shooting on February 21.
- Nightwish bassist Sami Vänskä is fired.
- Cradle of Filth sign with Epic Records, becoming the first ever black metal band on a major label.
- Kittie guitarist Fallon Bowman quits.
- Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland leaves the band.
Deaths
[edit]- December 13 – Charles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner, founder, guitarist, vocalist, primary songwriter, and producer of Death and Control Denied, and former guitarist of Voodoocult, died from pneumonia and complications from pontine glioma at the age of 34.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Godflesh - In All Languages". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ "Death Frontman Chuck Schuldiner Dies - Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV". 2010-10-07. Archived from the original on 2010-10-07. Retrieved 2024-04-19.