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{{Year nav topic5|2004|heavy metal music}}
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This is a timeline documenting the events of [[Heavy Metal music|heavy metal]] in the year 2004.
This is a timeline documenting the events of [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] in the year 2004.


==Newly formed bands==
==Newly formed bands==
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* [[Abigail Williams (band)|Abigail Williams]]
* [[Age of Silence]]
*[[A Dozen Furies]]
*[[A Hero A Fake]]
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* [[The Agonist]] (as The Tempest)
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*[[Abigail Williams (band)|Abigail Williams]]
*[[Adept (band)|Adept]]
*[[After The Burial]]
*[[Age of Silence]]
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*[[The Agonist]] (as The Tempest)
*[[Ahab (band)|Ahab]]
*[[Ahab (band)|Ahab]]
*[[Alestorm]]
*[[Alestorm]]
* [[Alter Bridge]]
*[[Alter Bridge]]
*[[Amaseffer]]
*[[Amesoeurs]]
*[[Architects (British band)|Architects]]
*[[Architects (British band)|Architects]]
*[[Art of Dying (band)|Art of Dying]]
*[[Baptized In Blood]]
*[[Be'lakor]]
*[[Be'lakor]]
*[[Beneath The Massacre]]
*[[Beneath the Sky]]
*[[Big Business (band)|Big Business]]
*[[Big Business (band)|Big Business]]
*[[Binary Code (band)|Binary Code]]
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* [[Celestiial]]
* [[Chrome Division]]
*[[Black Tide]]
*[[Black Mountain (band)|Black Mountain]]
*[[Blackthorn (Russian band)|Blackthorn]]
*[[Blood Tsunami]]
*[[Bloodbound]]
*[[Bring Me the Horizon]]
*[[Catalepsy (band)|Catalepsy]]
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*[[Celestiial]]
*[[Cellador]]
*[[Chrome Division]]
*[[Claim the Throne]]
*[[Coldseed]]
*[[Cor Scorpii]]
*[[Dark Empire (band)|Dark Empire]]
*[[Dead Congregation]]
*[[Devil Sold His Soul]]
*[[Enforcer (band)|Enforcer]]
*[[Escape the Fate]]
*[[Escape the Fate]]
*[[The Faceless]]
*[[The Faceless]]
*[[Finsterforst]]
*[[Finsterforst]]
* [[Genghis Tron]]
*[[Genghis Tron]]
*[[Gnaw Their Tongues]]
*[[Havok (band)|Havok]]
*[[Havok (band)|Havok]]
*[[The Human Abstract (band)|The Human Abstract]]
*[[The Human Abstract (band)|The Human Abstract]]
*[[Intronaut]]
*[[Intronaut]]
*[[Kayser (band)|Kayser]]
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* [[myGRAIN]]
*[[Lich King (band)|Lich King]]
*[[Massacration]]
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*[[myGRAIN]]
*[[Royal Thunder]]
*[[Russian Circles]]
*[[Russian Circles]]
* [[Savage Circus]]
*[[Savage Circus]]
*[[Saving Abel]]
*[[Saving Abel]]
* [[Scale the Summit]]
*[[Scale the Summit]]
* [[Scar Symmetry]]
*[[Scar Symmetry]]
* [[Sturm und Drang (band)|Sturm und Drang]]
*[[Skiltron]]
*[[Sturm und Drang (band)|Sturm und Drang]]
*[[To-Mera]]
*[[Torche (band)|Torche]]
*[[Torche (band)|Torche]]
*[[Tribulation (band)|Tribulation]]
*[[Tribulation (band)|Tribulation]]
* [[Vreid]]
*[[Triosphere]]
*[[Veil of Maya]]
*[[Vreid]]
*[[Warbringer]]
*[[Warbringer]]
* [[Wolfmother]]
*[[Wolfmother]]
{{div col end}}


==Reformed bands==
==Reformed bands==
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* [[Age of Silence]] – ''[[Acceleration (album)|Acceleration]]''
* [[Age of Silence]] – ''[[Acceleration (album)|Acceleration]]''
* [[Alabama Thunderpussy]] – ''[[Fulton Hill (album)|Fulton Hill]]''
* [[Alabama Thunderpussy]] – ''[[Fulton Hill (album)|Fulton Hill]]''
* [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]] - ''[[This Darkened Heart]]''
* [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]] – ''[[This Darkened Heart]]''
* [[Alter Bridge]] – ''[[One Day Remains]]''
* [[Alter Bridge]] – ''[[One Day Remains]]''
* [[Amon Amarth]] – ''[[Fate of Norns]]''
* [[Amon Amarth]] – ''[[Fate of Norns]]''
* [[Angra (band)|Angra]] – ''[[Temple of Shadows]]''
* [[Angra (band)|Angra]] – ''[[Temple of Shadows]]''
* [[Atreyu (band)|Atreyu]] - ''[[The Curse (Atreyu album)|The Curse]]''
* [[Annihilator (band)|Annihilator]] – ''[[All for You (Annihilator album)|All for You]]''
* [[Anvil]] – ''[[Back to Basics (Anvil album)|Back to Basics]]''
* [[Atreyu (band)|Atreyu]] – ''[[The Curse (Atreyu album)|The Curse]]''
* [[Ayreon]] – ''[[The Human Equation]]''
* [[Ayreon]] – ''[[The Human Equation]]''
* [[Behemoth (band)|Behemoth]] – ''[[Demigod (album)|Demigod]]''
* [[Behemoth (band)|Behemoth]] – ''[[Demigod (album)|Demigod]]''
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* [[Damageplan]] – ''[[New Found Power]]''
* [[Damageplan]] – ''[[New Found Power]]''
* [[Danzig (band)|Danzig]] – ''[[Circle of Snakes]]''
* [[Danzig (band)|Danzig]] – ''[[Circle of Snakes]]''
* [[Dead Poetic]] - ''[[New Medicines]]''
* [[Decapitated (band)|Decapitated]] – ''[[The Negation]]''
* [[Decapitated (band)|Decapitated]] – ''[[The Negation]]''
* [[Def Leppard]] – ''[[Best of Def Leppard]]'' (compilation)
* [[Def Leppard]] – ''[[Best of Def Leppard]]'' (compilation)
* [[Deicide (band)|Deicide]] – ''[[Scars of the Crucifix]]''
* [[Deicide (band)|Deicide]] – ''[[Scars of the Crucifix]]''
* [[Demon Hunter]] – ''[[Summer of Darkness]]''
* [[Demon Hunter (band)|Demon Hunter]] – ''[[Summer of Darkness]]''
* [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]] – ''[[Miss Machine]]''
* [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]] – ''[[Miss Machine]]''
* [[Dio (band)|Dio]] – ''[[Master of the Moon]]''
* [[Dio (band)|Dio]] – ''[[Master of the Moon]]''
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* [[Edguy]] – ''[[Hellfire Club (album)|Hellfire Club]]''
* [[Edguy]] – ''[[Hellfire Club (album)|Hellfire Club]]''
* [[Electric Wizard]] – ''[[We Live]]''
* [[Electric Wizard]] – ''[[We Live]]''
* [[Enslaved (band)|Enslaved]] - ''[[Isa (album)|Isa]]''
* [[Elis (band)|Elis]] – ''Dark Clouds in a Perfect Sky''
* [[Enslaved (band)|Enslaved]] – ''[[Isa (Enslaved album)|Isa]]''
* [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]] – ''[[Tempo of the Damned]]''
* [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]] – ''[[Tempo of the Damned]]''
* [[Fall of the Leafe]] – ''Volvere''
* [[Fates Warning]] – ''[[FWX]]''
* [[Fates Warning]] – ''[[FWX]]''
* [[Fear Factory]] – ''[[Archetype (Fear Factory album)|Archetype]]''
* [[Fear Factory]] – ''[[Archetype (Fear Factory album)|Archetype]]''
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* [[Grip Inc.]] – ''[[Incorporated (Grip Inc. album)|Incorporated]]''
* [[Grip Inc.]] – ''[[Incorporated (Grip Inc. album)|Incorporated]]''
* [[Gwar]] – ''[[War Party (album)|War Party]]''
* [[Gwar]] – ''[[War Party (album)|War Party]]''
* [[Haste the Day]] - ''[[Burning Bridges (Haste the Day album)]]''
* [[Heaven Shall Burn]] – ''[[Antigone (album)|Antigone]]''
* [[Heaven Shall Burn]] – ''[[Antigone (album)|Antigone]]''
* [[Hirax]] - ''[[The New Age of Terror]]''
* [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]] – ''[[Size Matters]]''
* [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]] – ''[[Unsung: The Best of Helmet (1991–1997)]]'' (compilation)
* [[Hirax]] – ''[[The New Age of Terror]]''
* [[Hypocrisy (band)|Hypocrisy]] – ''[[The Arrival (album)|The Arrival]]''
* [[Hypocrisy (band)|Hypocrisy]] – ''[[The Arrival (album)|The Arrival]]''
* [[Iced Earth]] – ''[[The Glorious Burden]]''
* [[Iced Earth]] – ''[[The Glorious Burden]]''
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* [[Jag Panzer]] – ''[[Casting the Stones]]''
* [[Jag Panzer]] – ''[[Casting the Stones]]''
* [[Killswitch Engage]] – ''[[The End of Heartache]]''
* [[Killswitch Engage]] – ''[[The End of Heartache]]''
* [[Kittie]] – ''[[Until the End (album)|Until the End]]''
* [[Kittie]] – ''[[Until the End (Kittie album)|Until the End]]''
* Kill the Noize – ''Play with the Devil''
* Kill the Noize – ''Play with the Devil''
* [[Kronos (band)|Kronos]] – ''[[Colossal Titan Strife]]''
* [[Kronos (band)|Kronos]] – ''[[Colossal Titan Strife]]''
* [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] – ''[[Ashes of the Wake]]''
* [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] – ''[[Ashes of the Wake]]''
* [[Lordi]] – ''[[The Monsterican Dream]]''
* [[Lordi]] – ''[[The Monsterican Dream]]''
* [[Leaves Eyes]] – ''[[Lovelorn (album)|Lovelorn]]''
* [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] – ''[[Lest We Forget: The Best Of]]'' (compilation)
* [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] – ''[[Lest We Forget: The Best Of]]'' (compilation)
* [[Marduk (band)|Marduk]] - ''[[Plague Angel]]''
* [[Marduk (band)|Marduk]] – ''[[Plague Angel]]''
* [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]] – ''[[Leviathan (album)|Leviathan]]''
* [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]] – ''[[Leviathan (Mastodon album)|Leviathan]]''
* [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]] – ''[[Chimera (Mayhem album)|Chimera]]''
* [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]] – ''[[Chimera (Mayhem album)|Chimera]]''
* [[Megadeth]] – ''[[The System Has Failed]]''
* [[Megadeth]] – ''[[The System Has Failed]]''
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* [[Metalium]] – ''[[As One – Chapter Four]]''
* [[Metalium]] – ''[[As One – Chapter Four]]''
* [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] – ''[[Houses of the Molé]]''
* [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] – ''[[Houses of the Molé]]''
* [[Misanthrope (band)|Misanthrope]] - ''[[Misanthro-Thérapie (15 Années d'Analyse)]]'' (compilation)
* [[Misanthrope (band)|Misanthrope]] – ''[[Misanthro-Thérapie (15 Années d'Analyse)]]'' (compilation)
* [[Mnemic]] – ''[[The Audio Injected Soul]]''
* [[Mnemic]] – ''[[The Audio Injected Soul]]''
* [[Monster Magnet]] – ''[[Monolithic Baby!]]''
* [[Monster Magnet]] – ''[[Monolithic Baby!]]''
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* [[Otep]] – ''[[House of Secrets (album)|House of Secrets]]''
* [[Otep]] – ''[[House of Secrets (album)|House of Secrets]]''
* [[Papa Roach]] – ''[[Getting Away with Murder (album)|Getting Away with Murder]]''
* [[Papa Roach]] – ''[[Getting Away with Murder (album)|Getting Away with Murder]]''
* [[Pentagram (band)|Pentagram]] - ''[[Show 'Em How]]''
* [[Pentagram (band)|Pentagram]] – ''[[Show 'Em How]]''
* [[Pig Destroyer]] – ''[[Painter of Dead Girls]]'' (compilation)
* [[Pig Destroyer]] – ''[[Painter of Dead Girls]]'' (compilation)
* Pig Destroyer – ''[[Terrifyer]]''
* Pig Destroyer – ''[[Terrifyer]]''
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* [[Raunchy (band)|Raunchy]] – ''[[Confusion Bay]]''
* [[Raunchy (band)|Raunchy]] – ''[[Confusion Bay]]''
* [[Rhapsody of Fire|Rhapsody]] – ''[[Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret]]''
* [[Rhapsody of Fire|Rhapsody]] – ''[[Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret]]''
* [[Rotting Christ]] - ''[[Sanctus Diavolos]]''
* [[Rotting Christ]] – ''[[Sanctus Diavolos]]''
* [[Saxon (band)|Saxon]] – ''[[Lionheart (Saxon album)|Lionheart]]''
* [[Saxon (band)|Saxon]] – ''[[Lionheart (Saxon album)|Lionheart]]''
* [[Senses Fail]] – ''[[Let It Enfold You]]''
* [[Senses Fail]] – ''[[Let It Enfold You]]''
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* [[The Crest (band)|The Crest]] – ''[[Vain City Chronicles]]''
* [[The Crest (band)|The Crest]] – ''[[Vain City Chronicles]]''
* [[The Haunted (Swedish band)|The Haunted]] – ''[[Revolver (The Haunted album)|Revolver]]''
* [[The Haunted (Swedish band)|The Haunted]] – ''[[Revolver (The Haunted album)|Revolver]]''
* [[Therion (band)|Therion]] - ''[[Lemuria (album)|Lemuria]]''
* [[Therion (band)|Therion]] – ''[[Lemuria (album)|Lemuria]]''
* Therion - ''[[Sirius B (album)|Sirius B]]''
* Therion – ''[[Sirius B (album)|Sirius B]]''
* [[U.D.O.]] – ''[[Thunderball (U.D.O. album)|Thunderball]]''
* [[U.D.O.]] – ''[[Thunderball (U.D.O. album)|Thunderball]]''
* [[Underoath]] – ''[[They're Only Chasing Safety]]''
* [[Underoath]] – ''[[They're Only Chasing Safety]]''
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* [[Vintersorg]] – ''[[The Focusing Blur]]''
* [[Vintersorg]] – ''[[The Focusing Blur]]''
* [[Visions of Atlantis]] – ''[[Cast Away (album)|Cast Away]]''
* [[Visions of Atlantis]] – ''[[Cast Away (album)|Cast Away]]''
* [[WarCry (band)|WarCry]] – ''[[Alea Jacta Est]]''
* [[WarCry (band)|WarCry]] – ''[[Alea Jacta Est (album)|Alea Jacta Est]]''
* [[Winds (band)|Winds]] – ''[[The Imaginary Direction of Time]]''
* [[Winds (band)|Winds]] – ''[[The Imaginary Direction of Time]]''
* [[Wintersun]] – ''[[Wintersun (album)|Wintersun]]''
* [[Wintersun]] – ''[[Wintersun (album)|Wintersun]]''
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{{div col end}}


==Disbandments==
==Bands disbanded==
* [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]]
* [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]]
* [[Creed (band)|Creed]]
* [[Damageplan]]
* [[Damageplan]]
* [[Nothingface (band)|Nothingface]] (reformed in 2005)
* [[Nothingface (band)|Nothingface]] (reformed in 2005)
* [[Prayer for Cleansing]]
* [[Prayer for Cleansing]]
* [[SugarComa]]
* [[SugarComa]]
* [[Windir (band)|Windir]]
* [[Windir]]


==Events==
==Events==
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*[[Brian Welch|Brian "Head" Welch]] announced his departure from [[Korn]] after converting to Christianity.<ref>Brian stated that he ended up walking away from a 23 million dollar recording contract which was a very difficult decision for him at the time. [http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/article.php?article_id=187 NewReleaseTuesday.com Interview with Brian] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230044920/http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/article.php?article_id=187 |date=30 December 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497313/20050222/korn.jhtml?headlines=true Brian 'Head' Welch Leaves Korn, Citing Moral Objections To Band's Music] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108200025/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497313/20050222/korn.jhtml?headlines=true |date=8 January 2010 }}. ''mtv.com''</ref><ref>[http://www.cbn.com/media/index.aspx?s=/vod/SW92v4 Brian Welch Explains Why He Walked Away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616132045/http://cbn.com/media/index.aspx?s=%2fvod%2fSW92v4 |date=16 June 2008 }}. ''cbn.com''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hope1032.com.au/AudioLounge.asp?cid=78&navid=78 |title=Audio Lounge – Live Radio Streaming, Internet Radio, Audio Downloads & Podcasting |publisher=Hope 103.2 |access-date=8 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706104919/http://www.hope1032.com.au/AudioLounge.asp?cid=78&navid=78 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Terje Bakken]] of Windir dies from hypothermia on his way to his grandparents, which resulted in Windir disbanding.<ref>http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=7250</ref>
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* Bassist [[Tim Gaines]] announced his departure from [[Stryper]] after 10 complete years. He was replaced by [[Tracy Ferrie]].
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*[[Brian Welch]] leaves [[Korn]] after converting to Christianity.<ref>Brian stated that he ended up walking away from a 23 million dollar recording contract which was a very difficult decision for him at the time. [http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/article.php?article_id=187 NewReleaseTuesday.com Interview with Brian]</ref><ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497313/20050222/korn.jhtml?headlines=true Brian 'Head' Welch Leaves Korn, Citing Moral Objections To Band's Music]. ''mtv.com''</ref><ref>[http://www.cbn.com/media/index.aspx?s=/vod/SW92v4 Brian Welch Explains Why He Walked Away]. ''cbn.com''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hope1032.com.au/AudioLounge.asp?cid=78&navid=78 |title=Audio Lounge – Live Radio Streaming, Internet Radio, Audio Downloads & Podcasting |publisher=Hope 103.2 |accessdate=8 June 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706104919/http://www.hope1032.com.au/AudioLounge.asp?cid=78&navid=78 |archivedate=6 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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* [[Jason Jones (singer)|Jason Jones]] was announced as [[Drowning Pool]]'s new lead singer and joined them on the album [[Desensitized (Drowning Pool album)|Desensitized]].
* [[Damageplan]] and former [[Pantera]] guitarist [[Dimebag Darrell]] is [[Columbus nightclub shooting|murdered on stage]] while performing at a nightclub in [[Ohio]] on 8 December.<ref name="FoxNews">{{Cite news
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* Supergroup [[Velvet Revolver]] releases their debut album ''[[Contraband (Velvet Revolver album)|Contraband]]'' which debuts at No. 1 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and goes double platinum.<ref name="AMG Albums">{{cite web | title = Velvet Revolver Album Charts | publisher = [[Allmusic]] | access-date =20 July 2010 | url = {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=velvet-revolver-p651389/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}}}</ref>
| title = Former Friend: Gunman Obsessed With Pantera
|agency=Associated Press
| date = 8 December 2004
| url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,141121,00.html
| postscript = <!--None-->| accessdate= 26 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/10/arts/music/10abbott.html |newspaper=The New York Times |title=Darrell Abbott, 38, a Guitarist Featured in Heavy-Metal Bands, Dies | first=Ben |last=Ratliff |date=10 December 2004| accessdate= 26 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="ArnoldNiggemeyer2007">{{cite book|author1=Chris Arnold|author2=James Niggemeyer|title=A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xK9RS2nQ3ZMC&pg=PA244|date=2007|publisher=MJS Music & Entertainment|isbn=978-0-9762917-7-0|page=244}}</ref>
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* Bassist [[Tim Gaines]] leaves [[Stryper]] after 10 complete years. He is replaced by [[Tracy Ferrie]].
* [[Body Count (band)|Body Count]] rhythm guitarist [[D-Roc]] dies from [[lymphoma]] at the age of 45.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/body-count-guitarist-dead-20040819 |title=Body Count Guitarist Dead|accessdate=24 August 2007 |last=Devenish |first=Colin |date=19 August 2004 |publisher=[[Rolling Stone|Rolling&nbsp;Stone]]}}</ref>
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* [[Jason Jones (singer)|Jason Jones]], originally a tattoo artist from Los Angeles, California, was publicly announced as Drowning Pool's new lead singer and joined them on the album [[Desensitized (Drowning Pool album)|Desensitized]].
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* Supergroup [[Velvet Revolver]] releases their debut album ''[[Contraband (Velvet Revolver album)|Contraband]]'' which debuts at No. 1 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and goes double platinum.<ref name="AMG Albums">{{cite web | title = Velvet Revolver Album Charts | publisher = [[Allmusic]] | accessdate =20 July 2010 | url = {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=velvet-revolver-p651389/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}}}</ref>
*After an eight-year hiatus, [[Extreme (band)|Extreme]] briefly returns for a short tour and a few concerts in Japan.
*After an eight-year hiatus, [[Extreme (band)|Extreme]] briefly returns for a short tour and a few concerts in Japan.
*[[Van Halen]] reunites with [[Sammy Hagar]] for a summer tour.
*[[Van Halen]] reunites with [[Sammy Hagar]] for a summer tour.
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* [[Terry Balsamo]] leaves [[Cold (band)|Cold]] and joins [[Evanescence]] as their new guitarist.
* [[Terry Balsamo]] leaves [[Cold (band)|Cold]] and joins [[Evanescence]] as their new guitarist.
* Guitarist [[Lisa Marx]] joins [[Kittie]] as a session member, replacing Jeff Phillips.
* Guitarist [[Lisa Marx]] joins [[Kittie]] as a session member, replacing Jeff Phillips.
* [[Nasum]] guitarist/vocalist [[Mieszko Talarczyk]] dies as a result of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]] (although his body was not identified until 17 February the following year). Consequently, Nasum would later disband.
*[[Sven Erik Kristiansen|Maniac]] leaves [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]] and is replaced by the band's former singer, [[Attila Csihar]].
*[[Sven Erik Kristiansen|Maniac]] leaves [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]] and is replaced by the band's former singer, [[Attila Csihar]].
* Ace Thomas "[[Quorthon]]" Forsberg, founder of the Black/Viking metal band [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]] dies, at the age of 38.
* [[Dave Mustaine]] reforms [[Megadeth]] with 3 session musicians, former and original Megadeth guitarist [[Chris Poland]], bassist [[Jimmie Lee Sloas]] and drummer [[Vinnie Colaiuta]] to record ''[[The System Has Failed]]'', then tour the album with full-time members [[Glen Drover]] on guitar, [[James MacDonough]] on bass and [[Shawn Drover]] on drums.
* [[Dave Mustaine]] reforms [[Megadeth]] with 3 session musicians, former and original Megadeth guitarist [[Chris Poland]], bassist [[Jimmie Lee Sloas]] and drummer [[Vinnie Colaiuta]] to record ''[[The System Has Failed]]'', then tour the album with full-time members [[Glen Drover]] on guitar, [[James MacDonough]] on bass and [[Shawn Drover]] on drums.
* Ex-[[Judas Priest]] drummer [[Dave Holland (drummer)|Dave Holland]] is sentenced to eight years in prison for attempted rape against a then 17-year-old boy.
* Ex-[[Judas Priest]] drummer [[Dave Holland (drummer)|Dave Holland]] is sentenced to eight years in prison for attempted rape against a then 17-year-old boy.

==Deaths==
*January 14 – [[Terje Bakken|Terje "Valfar" Bakken]], founder, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of [[Windir]], died from hypothermia after being caught in a snow storm. He was 25.
*June 3 – [[Quorthon|Thomas Börje "Quorthon" Forsberg]], founder, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]], died from heart failure at the age of 38.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Everleypublished |first=Dave |date=2022-04-02 |title=Bathory: the triumph and tragedy of the man who invented black metal |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/bathory-black-metal-viking-metal-quorthon |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=louder |language=en}}</ref>
*August 17 – Dennis "D-Roc" Miles, guitarist of [[Body Count (band)|Body Count]], died from lymphoma complications at the age of 44.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Devenish |first=Colin |date=2004-08-19 |title=Body Count Guitarist Dead |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/body-count-guitarist-dead-237798/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
*October 20 – [[Flowing Tears]] founding members, former drummer Cristian Zimmer and former guitarist Björn Lorson, died in a car accident.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2004-11-03 |title=FLOWING TEARS Founding Members Killed In Car Accident |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/flowing-tears-founding-members-killed-in-car-accident/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>
*December 8 – [[Dimebag Darrell|"Dimebag" Darrell Lance Abbott]], founding member and former guitarist of [[Pantera]] and guitarist of [[Damageplan]], was [[Columbus nightclub shooting|killed on stage]], along with three other people, while performing with Damageplan at a nightclub in Ohio. He was 38.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Wilkinson |first=Peter |date=2004-12-30 |title=Behind the Murder of 'Dimebag' Darrell |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/behind-the-murder-of-dimebag-darrell-233541/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
*December 26 – [[Mieszko Talarczyk|Mieszko Andrzej Talarczyk]], vocalist and guitarist of [[Nasum]], died in the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]] at the age of 30. His body was identified on February 16, 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |last=BraveWords |title=NASUM Vocalist Laid To Rest |url=https://bravewords.com/news/nasum-vocalist-laid-to-rest |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=bravewords.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Piero "Sanctis Ghoram" Gori, former [[Death SS]] vocalist, died from cancer.

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==References==
==References==
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{{Timeline of heavy metal and hard rock music}}
{{Timeline of heavy metal and hard rock music}}


Latest revision as of 06:13, 22 November 2024

2004 in music
By location
By genre
By topic
List of years in heavy metal music (table)
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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2004.

Newly formed bands

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Reformed bands

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Albums

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Bands disbanded

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Events

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Deaths

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Preceded by
2003
 Heavy Metal Timeline
2004 		Succeeded by
2005

References

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  1. ^ Brian stated that he ended up walking away from a 23 million dollar recording contract which was a very difficult decision for him at the time. NewReleaseTuesday.com Interview with Brian Archived 30 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Brian 'Head' Welch Leaves Korn, Citing Moral Objections To Band's Music Archived 8 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine. mtv.com
  3. ^ Brian Welch Explains Why He Walked Away Archived 16 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine. cbn.com
  4. ^ "Audio Lounge – Live Radio Streaming, Internet Radio, Audio Downloads & Podcasting". Hope 103.2. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Velvet Revolver Album Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  6. ^ Everleypublished, Dave (2 April 2022). "Bathory: the triumph and tragedy of the man who invented black metal". louder. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  7. ^ Devenish, Colin (19 August 2004). "Body Count Guitarist Dead". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  8. ^ Blabbermouth (3 November 2004). "FLOWING TEARS Founding Members Killed In Car Accident". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  9. ^ Wilkinson, Peter (30 December 2004). "Behind the Murder of 'Dimebag' Darrell". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  10. ^ BraveWords. "NASUM Vocalist Laid To Rest". bravewords.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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