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{{unref|date=February 2015}}This is a timeline documenting the events of [[Heavy Metal music|heavy metal]] in 1983.
This is a timeline documenting the events of [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] in 1983.


==Newly formed bands==
==Newly formed bands==
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* [[Alcatrazz]]
* [[Alcatrazz]]
*[[Alisa (Russian band)|Alisa]]
*[[Artch]]
*[[Assassin (German band)|Assassin]]
* [[Autograph (American band)|Autograph]]
* [[Autograph (American band)|Autograph]]
*[[Bad News (band)|Bad News]]
*[[Bad Steve]]
*[[Bad Steve]]
* [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]]
* [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]]
* [[Bon Jovi]]
*[[Bride (band)|Bride]]
* [[Carnivore (band)|Carnivore]]
* [[Carnivore (band)|Carnivore]]
* [[Child's Play (band)|Child'ƨ Play]]
* [[Child's Play (band)|Child'ƨ Play]]
*[[Coroner (band)|Coroner]]
*[[Coroner (band)|Coroner]]
*[[The Cult]]
*[[Darxon]]
*[[Darxon]]
* [[Death (metal band)|Death]]
* [[Death (metal band)|Death]] (known as Mantas until 1984)
*[[The Dogs D'Amour]]
*[[Elixir (British band)|Elixir]]
*[[Elixir (British band)|Elixir]]
* [[Excel (band)|Excel]] (known as Chaotic Noise until 1985)
* [[Excel (band)|Excel]] (known as Chaotic Noise until 1985)
* [[Fastway (band)|Fastway]]
* [[Fastway (band)|Fastway]]
*[[Fifth Angel]]
*[[Fifth Angel]]
*[[Forced Entry (band)|Forced Entry]]
*[[Gastunk]]
* [[Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve]]
* [[Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve]]
*[[Halloween (band)|Halloween]]
*[[Heir Apparent (band)|Heir Apparent]]
*[[Hurricane (American band)|Hurricane]]
*[[Impaler (band)|Impaler]]
*[[Impaler (band)|Impaler]]
*[[Jetboy (band)|Jetboy]]
*[[Kabát]]
*[[Kabát]]
*[[King Kobra]]
*[[Korzus]]
*[[Korzus]]
*[[Lillian Axe]]
*[[Lion (band)|Lion]]
*[[Lizzy Borden (band)|Lizzy Borden]]
*[[Lizzy Borden (band)|Lizzy Borden]]
*[[L.A. Guns]]
*[[Malhavoc]]
* [[Master (American band)|Master]]
* [[Master (American band)|Master]]
* [[Megadeth]]
* [[Megadeth]]
*[[Melvins]]
*[[Melvins]]
*[[Michael W. Smith]]
*[[Mind Over Four]]
* [[Morbid Angel]]
* [[Morbid Angel]]
*[[MX (band)|MX]]
*[[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]]
*[[Nasty Savage]]
*[[Necronomicon (band)|Necronomicon]]
* [[Necrophagia]]
* [[Necrophagia]]
*[[Nothing Sacred (band)|Nothing Sacred]]
*[[Omen (band)|Omen]]
*[[Omen (band)|Omen]]
*[[Parabellum (Colombian band)|Parabellum]]
* [[Poison (American band)|Poison]]
* [[Poison (American band)|Poison]]
* [[Possessed (band)|Possessed]]
* [[Possessed (band)|Possessed]]
*[[Q5 (band)|Q5]]
*[[Razor (band)|Razor]]
*[[Razor (band)|Razor]]
*[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]
*[[Renegade (band)|Renegade]]
* [[Rigor Mortis (band)|Rigor Mortis]]
* [[Rigor Mortis (band)|Rigor Mortis]]
*[[Rogue Male (band)|Rogue Male]]
*[[Rogue Male (band)|Rogue Male]]
*[[S.O.B. (band)|S.O.B.]]
*[[Sacrifice (band)|Sacrifice]]
*[[Sacrifice (band)|Sacrifice]]
*[[Samhain (band)|Samhain]]
*[[Santa (band)|Santa]]
*[[Shy (band)|Shy]]
*[[Stratus (English band)|Stratus]]
* [[Stryper]]
* [[Stryper]]
*[[Taramis]]
* [[Testament (band)|Testament]] (known as Legacy until 1986)
* [[Testament (band)|Testament]] (known as Legacy until 1986)
*[[Tigertailz]]
*[[Titan Force]]
*[[Trixter]]
* [[Vader (band)|Vader]]
* [[Vader (band)|Vader]]
*[[Vengeance (band)|Vengeance]]
*[[Warrant (German band)|Warrant]]
*[[Warrant (German band)|Warrant]]
* [[White Lion]]
* [[White Lion]]
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==Albums & EPs==
==Albums & EPs==
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* [[AC/DC]] – ''[[Flick of the Switch]]''
* [[AC/DC]] – ''[[Flick of the Switch]]''
* [[Accept (band)|Accept]] – ''[[Balls to the Wall]]''
* [[Accept (band)|Accept]] – ''[[Balls to the Wall (album)|Balls to the Wall]]''
* Ace Lane – ''See You In Heaven''
* Ace Lane – ''See You In Heaven''
* Acid – ''Maniac''
* Acid – ''Maniac''
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* Alien (US) – ''Cosmic Fantasy'' (EP)
* Alien (US) – ''Cosmic Fantasy'' (EP)
* [[The Angels (Australian band)|The Angels]], aka Angel City – ''[[Watch the Red]]''
* [[The Angels (Australian band)|The Angels]], aka Angel City – ''[[Watch the Red]]''
* [[Anvil (band)|Anvil]] – ''[[Forged in Fire]]''
* [[Anvil (band)|Anvil]] – ''[[Forged in Fire (album)|Forged in Fire]]''
* Argus - ''Argus'' (EP)
* Argus - ''Argus'' (EP)
* [[Armored Saint]] – ''[[Armored Saint (EP)|Armored Saint]]'' (EP)
* [[Armored Saint]] – ''[[Armored Saint (EP)|Armored Saint]]'' (EP)
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* [[Blackfoot (band)|Blackfoot]] – ''[[Siogo]]''
* [[Blackfoot (band)|Blackfoot]] – ''[[Siogo]]''
* [[Black Sabbath]] – ''[[Born Again (Black Sabbath album)|Born Again]]''
* [[Black Sabbath]] – ''[[Born Again (Black Sabbath album)|Born Again]]''
* Blowin Free - ''Enemy''
* [[Blue Öyster Cult]] – ''[[The Revölution by Night]]''
* [[Blue Öyster Cult]] – ''[[The Revölution by Night]]''
* [[Bodine (band)|Bodine]] – ''Three Times Running''
* [[Bodine (band)|Bodine]] – ''Three Times Running''
* [[Bow Wow (band)|Bow Wow]] – ''Holy Expedition - Live''
* [[Bow Wow (band)|Bow Wow]] – ''Holy Expedition - Live''
* Bullet (Ger) – ''No Mercy''
* Bullet (Ger) – ''No Mercy''
* [[Cacumen]] – ''[[Bad Widow]]''
* [[Chateaux (band)|Chateaux]] – ''Chained and Desperate''
* [[Chateaux (band)|Chateaux]] – ''Chained and Desperate''
* [[Cobra (American band)|Cobra]] – ''[[First Strike (Cobra album)|First Strike]]''
* [[Cobra (American band)|Cobra]] – ''[[First Strike (Cobra album)|First Strike]]''
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* [[Diamond Head (English band)|Diamond Head]] – ''[[Canterbury (album)|Canterbury]]''
* [[Diamond Head (English band)|Diamond Head]] – ''[[Canterbury (album)|Canterbury]]''
* [[Dio (band)|Dio]] – ''[[Holy Diver]]''
* [[Dio (band)|Dio]] – ''[[Holy Diver]]''
* [[Dokken]] – ''[[Breaking the Chains (Dokken album)|Breaking the Chains]]''
* [[Dokken]] – ''[[Breaking the Chains (Dokken album)|Breaking the Chains]]'' (US release)
* [[Earthshaker (band)|Earthshaker]] – ''Earthshaker''
* [[Earthshaker (band)|Earthshaker]] – ''Earthshaker''
* [[Kee Marcello|Easy Action]] – ''Easy Action''
* [[Kee Marcello|Easy Action]] – ''Easy Action''
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* [[Exciter (band)|Exciter]] – ''[[Heavy Metal Maniac]]''
* [[Exciter (band)|Exciter]] – ''[[Heavy Metal Maniac]]''
* [[Fastway (band)|Fastway]] – ''[[Fastway (album)|Fastway]]''
* [[Fastway (band)|Fastway]] – ''[[Fastway (album)|Fastway]]''
* Fighter – '' No Pain No Gain''
* Fist (Can) – ''In the Red''
* Fist (Can) – ''In the Red''
* [[Lita Ford]] – ''[[Out for Blood (Lita Ford album)|Out for Blood]]''
* [[Lita Ford]] – ''[[Out for Blood (Lita Ford album)|Out for Blood]]''
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* [[Great White (band)|Great White]] – ''[[Out of the Night]]'' (EP)
* [[Great White (band)|Great White]] – ''[[Out of the Night]]'' (EP)
* [[Grim Reaper (band)|Grim Reaper]] – ''[[See You in Hell (album)|See You in Hell]]''
* [[Grim Reaper (band)|Grim Reaper]] – ''[[See You in Hell (album)|See You in Hell]]''
* [[Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve|HSAS]] – ''[[Through the Fire (album)|Through the Fire]]''
* [[Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve|HSAS]] – ''[[Through the Fire (Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve album)|Through the Fire]]''
* [[Hanoi Rocks]] – ''[[Back to Mystery City]]''
* [[Hanoi Rocks]] – ''[[Back to Mystery City]]''
* [[Hawaii (band)|Hawaii]] – ''[[One Nation Underground (Hawaii album)|One Nation Underground]]''
* [[Hawaii (band)|Hawaii]] – ''[[One Nation Underground (Hawaii album)|One Nation Underground]]''
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* Mass (Ger) - ''Metal Fighter''
* Mass (Ger) - ''Metal Fighter''
* Max Havoc – ''Max Havoc''
* Max Havoc – ''Max Havoc''
* Max Lynx – ''Take One''
* [[McCoy (band)|McCoy]] – ''McCoy'' (EP)
* [[McCoy (band)|McCoy]] – ''McCoy'' (EP)
* [[Mercyful Fate]] – ''[[Melissa (Mercyful Fate album)|Melissa]]''
* [[Mercyful Fate]] – ''[[Melissa (Mercyful Fate album)|Melissa]]''
* [[Metallica]] – ''[[Kill 'Em All]]''
* [[Metallica]] – ''[[Kill 'Em All]]''
* [[Metal Massacre]] - ''Metal Massacre III'' (Compilation, various artists)
* [[Metal Massacre]] - ''Metal Massacre IV'' (Compilation, various artists)
* Mindless Sinner – ''Master of Evil'' (EP)
* Mindless Sinner – ''Master of Evil'' (EP)
* [[Molly Hatchet]] – ''[[No Guts...No Glory (Molly Hatchet album)|No Guts...No Glory]]''
* [[Molly Hatchet]] – ''[[No Guts...No Glory (Molly Hatchet album)|No Guts...No Glory]]''
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* [[Mötley Crüe]] – ''[[Shout at the Devil]]''
* [[Mötley Crüe]] – ''[[Shout at the Devil]]''
* [[Motörhead]] – ''[[Another Perfect Day]]''
* [[Motörhead]] – ''[[Another Perfect Day]]''
* [[Michael Schenker Group|MSG]] – ''[[Built to Destroy]]''
* [[Michael Schenker Group|MSG]] – ''[[Built to Destroy (Michael Schenker Group album)|Built to Destroy]]''
* [[Night Ranger]] – ''[[Midnight Madness (album)|Midnight Madness]]''
* [[Night Ranger]] – ''[[Midnight Madness (album)|Midnight Madness]]''
* [[Nightwing (band)|Nightwing]] – ''Stand Up and Be Counted''
* [[Nightwing (band)|Nightwing]] – ''Stand Up and Be Counted''
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* [[Quiet Riot]] – ''[[Metal Health]]''
* [[Quiet Riot]] – ''[[Metal Health]]''
* Rage (UK) – ''Run for the Night''
* Rage (UK) – ''Run for the Night''
* Rated X - ''Rock Blooded''
* [[Raven_(British_band)|Raven]] – ''[[All_for_One_(Raven_album)|All for One]]''
* [[Raven_(British_band)|Raven]] – ''[[All_for_One_(Raven_album)|All for One]]''
* [[Ratt]] – ''[[Ratt (EP)|Ratt]]'' (EP)
* [[Ratt]] – ''[[Ratt (EP)|Ratt]]'' (EP)
* Riff Raff – ''Give the Dead Man Some Water''
* Riff Raff – ''Give the Dead Man Some Water''
* [[Riot (band)|Riot]] – ''[[Born in America]]''
* [[Riot (band)|Riot]] – ''[[Born in America]]''
* [[Ritual (heavy metal band)|Ritual]] – ''[[Widow (Ritual album)|Widow]]''
* Roadrunner - ''Teenage Warcry'' (EP)
* Roadrunner - ''Teenage Warcry'' (EP)
* [[Rock Goddess]] – ''[[Rock Goddess (album)|Rock Goddess]]''
* [[Rock Goddess]] – ''[[Rock Goddess (album)|Rock Goddess]]''
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* [[Sinner (band)|Sinner]] – ''Fast Decision''
* [[Sinner (band)|Sinner]] – ''Fast Decision''
* Six Feet Under (Swe) – ''Six Feet Under''
* Six Feet Under (Swe) – ''Six Feet Under''
* [[S.A.Slayer|Slayer]] (S.A.Slayer) – ''Prepare to Die'' (EP)
* [[S.A. Slayer|Slayer]] (S.A. Slayer) – ''Prepare to Die'' (EP)
* [[Slayer]] – ''[[Show No Mercy (Slayer album)|Show No Mercy]]''
* [[Slayer]] – ''[[Show No Mercy (Slayer album)|Show No Mercy]]''
* Sledgehammer – ''Blood on Their Hands''
* Sledgehammer – ''Blood on Their Hands''
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* Takashi – ''Kamikaze Killers'' (EP)
* Takashi – ''Kamikaze Killers'' (EP)
* [[Talas (band)#Talas|Talas]] – ''Live Speed on Ice''
* [[Talas (band)#Talas|Talas]] – ''Live Speed on Ice''
* [[Tank (band)|Tank]] – ''[[This Means War (Tank album)|This Means War]]''
* [[Terraplane (band)|Terraplane]] – ''I Survive'' (EP)
* [[Terraplane (band)|Terraplane]] – ''I Survive'' (EP)
* [[Thin Lizzy]] – ''[[Thunder and Lightning (album)|Thunder and Lightning]]''
* [[Thin Lizzy]] – ''[[Thunder and Lightning (album)|Thunder and Lightning]]''
* Thin Lizzy – ''[[Life (Thin Lizzy album)|Life - Live]]''
* Thin Lizzy – ''[[Life (Thin Lizzy album)|Life - Live]]''
* [[Thunderstick]] – ''Feel Like Rock´n´Roll?'' (EP)
* [[Thor (band)|Thor]] – ''[[Unchained (EP)]]''
* [[Thunderstick]] – ''Feel Like Rock'n'Roll?'' (EP)
* [[Tokyo Blade]] – ''[[Tokyo Blade (album)|Tokyo Blade]]''
* [[Tokyo Blade]] – ''[[Tokyo Blade (album)|Tokyo Blade]]''
* Torch – ''Torch''
* Torch – ''Torch''
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* [[Vandenberg (band)|Vandenberg]] – ''[[Heading for a Storm]]''
* [[Vandenberg (band)|Vandenberg]] – ''[[Heading for a Storm]]''
* [[Vardis]] – ''The Lion's Share'' (comp)
* [[Vardis]] – ''The Lion's Share'' (comp)
* Vault – ''No More Escape''
* Victim – ''Power Hungry''
* Victim – ''Power Hungry''
* [[Virgin Steele]] – ''[[Guardians of the Flame (album)|Guardians of the Flame]]''
* [[Virgin Steele]] – ''[[Guardians of the Flame (album)|Guardians of the Flame]]''
* Virgin Steele – ''[[Wait for the Night]]'' (EP)
* Virgin Steele – ''[[Wait for the Night]]'' (EP)
* [[Hawaii (band)|Vixen]] – ''Made in Hawaii'' (EP)
* [[Hawaii (band)|Vixen]] – ''Made in Hawaii'' (EP)
* [[Warlord (band)|Warlord]] – ''Deliver Us'' (EP)
* [[Warlord (California band)|Warlord]] – ''Deliver Us'' (EP)
* [[Warriors (band)|Warriors]] – ''[[Warriors (1983 Warriors album)|Warriors]]''
* [[Warriors (band)|Warriors]] – ''[[Warriors (1983 Warriors album)|Warriors]]''
* White Heat – ''Krakatoa''
* [[Wild Dogs]] – ''Wild Dogs''
* [[Wild Dogs]] – ''Wild Dogs''
* Wildfire – ''Brute Force and Ignorance''
* Wildfire – ''Brute Force and Ignorance''
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==Events==
==Events==
* [[Yngwie Malmsteen]] starts performing in the band [[Steeler (American band)|Steeler]]. Also in that band was vocalist [[Ron Keel]] (later on [[Keel (band)|Keel]]) and former [[W.A.S.P. (band)|W.A.S.P.]] bassist Rik Fox. The band produced only one album, ''[[Steeler (American album)|Steeler]]''.
* [[Yngwie Malmsteen]] starts performing in the band [[Steeler (American band)|Steeler]]. Also in that band was vocalist [[Ron Keel]] (later on [[Keel (band)|Keel]]) and former [[W.A.S.P. (band)|W.A.S.P.]] bassist Rik Fox. The band produced only one album, ''[[Steeler (American album)|Steeler]]''.
* [[Dave Mustaine]], lead guitarist for [[Metallica]], is fired for drug/alcohol abuse, and is replaced by [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]] guitarist [[Kirk Hammett]], after which he forms the L.A. [[thrash metal]] band [[Megadeth]].
* April 11: [[Metallica]] fires lead guitarist [[Dave Mustaine]] for substance abuse issues,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wiederhorn |first1=Jon |title=41 Years Ago: Dave Mustaine Fired From Metallica |url=https://loudwire.com/dave-mustaine-fired-from-metallica-anniversary/ |website=Loudwire |date=11 April 2024}}</ref> replacing him with [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]] guitarist [[Kirk Hammett]]; Mustaine subsequently forms the band [[Megadeth]].
* [[Kiss (band)|KISS]] ends the use of makeup in their act.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chang |first1=Rachel |title=When KISS Wiped Away Their Iconic Face Paint in 1983, Fans 'Hated' the New Look |url=https://www.biography.com/musicians/kiss-band-makeup-reveal |website=Biography.com |date=6 July 2023}}</ref>
* [[Kiss (band)|KISS]] ended the use of makeup in their act.
* November 19: the single by [[Quiet Riot]] "[[Cum on Feel the Noize]]" is No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.
* November 19: the single by [[Quiet Riot]] "[[Cum on Feel the Noize]]" is No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Billboard Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |date=April 19, 1983 |volume=95 |issue=47 |page=72}}</ref>
* April 17: [[Mountain (band)|Mountain]] bassist, and [[Cream (band)|Cream]] producer, [[Felix Pappalardi]] was shot and killed by his wife [[Gail Collins Pappalardi]].
* April 17: [[Mountain (band)|Mountain]] bassist, and [[Cream (band)|Cream]] producer, [[Felix Pappalardi]] is shot and killed by his wife [[Gail Collins Pappalardi]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Felix Pappalardi |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/alabama-journal-felix-pappalardi/160026853/ |work=Alabama Journal |agency=UPI |date=April 18, 1983 |page=4}}</ref>
* [[Metallica]] and [[Slayer]] both release their debut albums ''[[Kill 'Em All]]'' and ''[[Show No Mercy (Slayer album)|Show No Mercy]]''.
* [[Metallica]] and [[Slayer]] both release their debut albums ''[[Kill 'Em All]]'' and ''[[Show No Mercy (Slayer album)|Show No Mercy]]''.
* After his song "[[Runaway (Bon Jovi song)|Runaway]]" becomes a surprise hit on New York radio station WAPP-FM, [[Jon Bon Jovi]] forms the band [[Bon Jovi]].


==References==
==References==
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{{Timeline box|title=Heavy Metal Timeline|before=[[1982 in heavy metal music|1982]]|after=[[1984 in heavy metal music|1984]]|year='''1983'''}}
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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in 1983.

Newly formed bands

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Albums & EPs

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Events

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References

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  1. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (11 April 2024). "41 Years Ago: Dave Mustaine Fired From Metallica". Loudwire.
  2. ^ Chang, Rachel (6 July 2023). "When KISS Wiped Away Their Iconic Face Paint in 1983, Fans 'Hated' the New Look". Biography.com.
  3. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 47. April 19, 1983. p. 72.
  4. ^ "Felix Pappalardi". Alabama Journal. UPI. April 18, 1983. p. 4.
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