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{{Year in music|1984}}
{{Year in music|1984}}
{{Year nav topic5|1984|heavy metal music}}
{{Year nav topic5|1984|heavy metal music}}
This is a timeline documenting the events of [[Heavy Metal music|heavy metal]] in the year 1984.
This is a timeline documenting the events of [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] in the year 1984.


==Events==
==Events==
*October 23 — A debate over heavy metal music occurs on [[Sveriges Television|SVT:s]] ''[[Svar direkt]]'' between [[Anders Tegnér]] and [[Siewert Öholm]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kristianstadsbladet.se/bromolla/sveriges-mest-kanda-klipp/|title=Sveriges mest kända klipp|publisher=Kristianstadsbladet|language=Swedish|author=Roger Bing|date=4 June 2015|accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref>
*October 23 – A debate over heavy metal music occurs on [[Sveriges Television|SVT's]] ''[[Svar direkt]]'' between [[Anders Tegnér]] and [[Siewert Öholm]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kristianstadsbladet.se/bromolla/sveriges-mest-kanda-klipp/|title=Sveriges mest kända klipp|publisher=Kristianstadsbladet|language=Swedish|author=Roger Bing|date=4 June 2015|accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref>


==Newly formed bands==
==Newly formed bands==
* [[Agent Steel]]
* [[Agent Steel]]
*[[Angel Dust (band)|Angel Dust]]
*[[Angel Dust (German band)|Angel Dust]]
* [[Annihilator (band)|Annihilator]]
* [[Annihilator (band)|Annihilator]]
* [[Atheist (band)|Atheist]]
* [[Atheist (band)|Atheist]]
*[[Barren Cross]]
*[[The Black Crowes]]
*[[Blasphemy (band)|Blasphemy]]
*[[Blasphemy (band)|Blasphemy]]
* [[Blind Guardian]] (under the name "Lucifer's Heritage" until 1988)
* [[Blind Guardian]] (under the name "Lucifer's Heritage" until 1988)
*[[Bloodgood]]
* [[Candlemass (band)|Candlemass]]
* [[Candlemass (band)|Candlemass]]
* [[Celtic Frost]]
* [[Celtic Frost]]
*[[Chastain (band)|Chastain]]
*[[Chastain (band)|Chastain]]
*[[Chrome Molly]]
*[[Concrete Sox]]
*[[Cranium (band)|Cranium]]
*[[The Crucified]]
*[[Cryptic Slaughter]]
*[[Cryptic Slaughter]]
*[[Dead End (band)|Dead End]]
*[[Deathrow (band)|Deathrow]]
*[[Deceased (band)|Deceased]]
*[[Deceased (band)|Deceased]]
*[[Detente (band)|Detente]]
*[[Detente (band)|Detente]]
*[[Deviated Instinct]]
*[[Dirty Looks (Pennsylvania band)|Dirty Looks]]
*[[Domine (band)|Domine]]
*[[Enuff Z'Nuff]]
* [[Eudoxis]]
* [[Eudoxis]]
*[[Executioner (band)|Executioner]]
*[[Faith (band)|Faith]]
*[[Fantom Warior]]
*[[The Firm (rock band)|The Firm]]
*[[FM (British band)|FM]]
*[[Frehley's Comet]]
*[[The Front (band)|The Front]]
*[[Grinder (band)|Grinder]]
*[[Gwar]]
*[[Heathen (band)|Heathen]]
*[[Heathen (band)|Heathen]]
*[[Héroes del Silencio]]
*[[Hellbastard]]
* [[Helloween]]
* [[Helloween]]
*[[Heretic (band)|Heretic]]
*[[Hirax]]
*[[Hirax]]
*[[Hittman (band)|Hittman]]
*[[Iced Earth]]
*[[Iced Earth]]
*[[Jack Starr's Burning Starr]]
*[[Jesters of Destiny]]
* [[Keel (band)|Keel]]
* [[Keel (band)|Keel]]
* [[King Kobra]]
* [[King Kobra]]
*[[KMFDM]]
*[[Korrozia Metalla]]
*[[Krabathor]]
*[[Krabathor]]
*[[Kraken (band)|Kraken]]
*[[Leeway (band)|Leeway]]
* [[Living Colour]]
* [[Living Colour]]
*[[Lobotomia (music band)|Lobotomia]]
*[[Los Cycos]]
*[[Ludichrist]]
*[[Tony MacAlpine]]
*[[Tony MacAlpine]]
*[[Massacre (metal band)|Massacre]]
*[[Massacre (metal band)|Massacre]]
* [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]]
* [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]]
*[[Mefisto (band)|Mefisto]]
*[[Messiah (Swiss band)|Messiah]]
*[[Mistrust (band)|Mistrust]]
*[[Morbid Saint]]
*[[Morbid Saint]]
*[[Mordred (band)|Mordred]]
*[[Necrodeath]]
* [[Nepal (band)|Nepal]]
* [[Nepal (band)|Nepal]]
* [[Nuclear Assault]]
* [[Nuclear Assault]]
*[[Obituary (band)|Obituary]]
*[[Obituary (band)|Obituary]]
*[[Phenomena (band)|Phenomena]]
*[[Piledriver (band)|Piledriver]]
*[[Powermad]]
*[[Praxis (band)|Praxis]]
* [[Primus (band)|Primus]]
* [[Primus (band)|Primus]]
*[[The Quireboys]]
*[[Racer X (band)|Racer X]]
*[[Racer X (band)|Racer X]]
* [[Rage (German band)|Rage]] (under the name "Avenger" until 1986)
* [[Rage (German band)|Rage]] (under the name "Avenger" until 1986)
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*[[Slaughter (Canadian band)|Slaughter]]
*[[Slaughter (Canadian band)|Slaughter]]
* [[Soundgarden]]
* [[Soundgarden]]
*[[Starship]]
*[[Steel Prophet]]
* [[Stratovarius]]
* [[Stratovarius]]
*[[Tangier (band)|Tangier]]
*[[Thanatos (band)|Thanatos]]
*[[Thanatos (band)|Thanatos]]
* [[Uncle Slam]] (known as The Brood until 1987)
* [[Uncle Slam]] (known as The Brood until 1987)
*[[Vendetta (German band)|Vendetta]]
*[[Victory (band)|Victory]]
*[[Vinnie Vincent Invasion]]
*[[Warfaze]]
* [[Warrant (American band)|Warrant]]
* [[Warrant (American band)|Warrant]]
* [[Whiplash (band)|Whiplash]]
* [[Whiplash (band)|Whiplash]]
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* [[AC/DC]] - ''[['74 Jailbreak]]'' (EP)
* [[AC/DC]] - ''[['74 Jailbreak]]'' (EP)
* [[Alcatrazz]] - ''[[Live Sentence]]'' (live)
* [[Alcatrazz]] - ''[[Live Sentence]]'' (live)
* [[The Angels (Australian band)|The Angels]], aka Angel City - ''[[Two Minute Warning]]''
* [[Angeles del Infierno]] - ''[[Pacto con el Diablo]]''
* [[The Angels (Australian band)|The Angels]], aka Angel City - ''[[Two Minute Warning (album)|Two Minute Warning]]''
* [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] - ''[[Fistful of Metal]]''
* [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] - ''[[Fistful of Metal]]''
* Antix - ''Get Up, Get Happy'' (EP)
* Antix - ''Get Up, Get Happy'' (EP)
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* Armed Forces - ''Let There Be Metal'' (EP)
* Armed Forces - ''Let There Be Metal'' (EP)
* [[Armored Saint]] - ''[[March of the Saint]]''
* [[Armored Saint]] - ''[[March of the Saint]]''
* ATC - ''Cut in Ice''
* Atlain - ''Living in the Dark''
* Attack - ''Danger in the Air''
* Attentat Rock – ''Le Gang des Saigneurs''
* Attentat Rock – ''Le Gang des Saigneurs''
* [[Autograph (American band)|Autograph]] - ''[[Sign In Please]]''
* [[Autograph (American band)|Autograph]] - ''[[Sign In Please]]''
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* [[Axewitch|Axe Witch]] - ''[[Visions of the Past]]''
* [[Axewitch|Axe Witch]] - ''[[Visions of the Past]]''
* Baby Tuckoo - ''First Born''
* Baby Tuckoo - ''First Born''
* Backwater - ''Revelation''
* Banzai - ''Duro y Potente''
* [[Barón Rojo]] - ''[[Barón al rojo vivo|Barón Al Rojo Vivo]]'' (live)
* [[Barón Rojo]] - ''[[Barón al rojo vivo|Barón Al Rojo Vivo]]'' (live)
* [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]] - ''[[Bathory (album)|Bathory]]''
* [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]] - ''[[Bathory (album)|Bathory]]''
* [[Battleaxe (band)|Battleaxe]] - ''Power from the Universe''
* [[Battleaxe (band)|Battleaxe]] - ''Power from the Universe''
* Black Death - ''Black Death''
* [[Black Death (American band)|Black Death]] - ''[[Black Death (album)|Black Death]]''
* Black Lace - ''Unlaced''
* Black Lace - ''Unlaced''
* [[Black 'n Blue]] - ''[[Black 'n Blue (album)|Black 'n Blue]]''
* [[Black 'n Blue]] - ''[[Black 'n Blue (album)|Black 'n Blue]]''
* The Black Riders - ''The Chosen Few''
* [[Black Rose (UK band)|Black Rose]] - ''Boys Will Be Boys''
* [[Black Rose (UK band)|Black Rose]] - ''Boys Will Be Boys''
* Black Rose - ''Black Rose'' (EP)
* Black Rose - ''Black Rose'' (EP)
* Black Tears – ''Child of the Storm''
* Black Tears – ''Child of the Storm''
* Blackout - ''Evil Game''
* Blade Runner – ''Hunted''
* Blade Runner – ''Hunted''
* Blaspheme – ''Blaspheme''
* Blaspheme – ''Blaspheme''
* Bloody Six - ''In the Name of Blood''
* Bloody Six - ''In the Name of Blood''
* [[Bon Jovi]] - ''[[Bon Jovi (album)|Bon Jovi]]''
* [[Bon Jovi]] - ''[[Bon Jovi (album)|Bon Jovi]]''
* Boss - ''Step on It''
* [[Brainfever]] – ''Capture the Night''
* [[Brainfever]] – ''Capture the Night''
* [[Brocas Helm (band)|Brocas Helm]] - ''Into Battle''
* [[Brocas Helm (band)|Brocas Helm]] - ''Into Battle''
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* [[Paul Hanson (guitarist)|Brooklyn Brats]] - ''Brooklyn Brats'' (EP)
* [[Paul Hanson (guitarist)|Brooklyn Brats]] - ''Brooklyn Brats'' (EP)
* [[Buster Brown (band)|Buster Brown]] – ''[[Loud and Clear (Buster Brown album)|Loud and Clear]]''
* [[Buster Brown (band)|Buster Brown]] – ''[[Loud and Clear (Buster Brown album)|Loud and Clear]]''
* Buzzard (Bel) - ''Gambler''
* [[Cacumen]] - ''Down to Hell''
* [[Cacumen]] - ''Down to Hell''
* [[Celtic Frost]] - ''[[Morbid Tales]]''
* [[Celtic Frost]] - ''[[Morbid Tales]]''
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* [[Paul Di%27Anno|Di'Anno]] - ''[[Di%27Anno (album)|Di'Anno]]''
* [[Paul Di%27Anno|Di'Anno]] - ''[[Di%27Anno (album)|Di'Anno]]''
* [[Dio (band)|Dio]] - ''[[The Last in Line]]''
* [[Dio (band)|Dio]] - ''[[The Last in Line]]''
* Divine Rite - ''First Rite''
* [[Dokken]] - ''[[Tooth and Nail (Dokken album)|Tooth and Nail]]''
* [[Dokken]] - ''[[Tooth and Nail (Dokken album)|Tooth and Nail]]''
* Electric Eels (CA) - ''Electric Eels''
* Elessar - ''Defy the King'' (EP)
* Elessar - ''Defy the King'' (EP)
* [[Earthshaker (band)|Earthshaker]] - ''Fugitive''
* [[Earthshaker (band)|Earthshaker]] - ''Fugitive''
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* Evil - ''Evil's Message'' (EP)
* Evil - ''Evil's Message'' (EP)
* [[Exciter (band)|Exciter]] - ''[[Violence & Force]]''
* [[Exciter (band)|Exciter]] - ''[[Violence & Force]]''
* Explorer - ''Exploding''
* Exxplorer - ''Symphonies of Steel''
* Ezy Meat - ''Not for Wimps''
* Fact – ''As a Matter of Fact''
* Fact – ''As a Matter of Fact''
* Faithful Breath - ''Gold 'n' Glory''
* Faithful Breath - ''Gold 'n' Glory''
* [[Fastway (band)|Fastway]] - ''[[All Fired Up (Fastway album)|All Fired Up]]''
* [[Fastway (band)|Fastway]] - ''[[All Fired Up (Fastway album)|All Fired Up]]''
* [[Fates Warning]] - ''[[Night on Bröcken]]''
* [[Fates Warning]] - ''[[Night on Bröcken]]''
* First Strike – ''Rock of Offense''
* Fisc - ''Tracker''
* FN Guns - ''Nightmare''
* Force – ''Set Me Free''
* Force – ''Set Me Free''
* [[Ezo (band)|Flatbacker]] - ''Minagoroshi''
* [[Ezo (band)|Flatbacker]] - ''Minagoroshi''
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* [[Grave Digger (band)|Grave Digger]] - ''[[Heavy Metal Breakdown]]''
* [[Grave Digger (band)|Grave Digger]] - ''[[Heavy Metal Breakdown]]''
* Graven Image - ''People in Hell Want Ice Water'' (EP)
* Graven Image - ''People in Hell Want Ice Water'' (EP)
* Gravestone – ''Victim of Chains''
* [[Gravestone (band)|Gravestone]] – ''Victim of Chains''
* [[Great White]] - ''[[Great White (album)|Great White]]''
* [[Great White]] - ''[[Great White (album)|Great White]]''
* Griffin - ''Flight of the Griffin''
* Griffin - ''Flight of the Griffin''
* [[Sammy Hagar]] - ''[[VOA (album)|VOA]]''
* [[Sammy Hagar]] - ''[[VOA (album)|VOA]]''
* Hammer – ''Contract with Hell''
* Hammerhead - ''Heart Made of Steel'' (EP)
* Hammerhead - ''Heart Made of Steel'' (EP)
* Hammers Rule - ''Show No Mercy''
* Hammers Rule - ''Show No Mercy''
* [[Hanoi Rocks]] - ''[[All Those Waisted Years]]'' (live)
* [[Hanoi Rocks]] - ''[[All Those Wasted Years]]'' (live)
* Hanoi Rocks - ''[[Two Steps from the Move]]''
* Hanoi Rocks - ''[[Two Steps from the Move]]''
* Hardline (Nor) - ''Hardline''
* Hardware - ''Common Time Heroes''
* Hardware - ''Common Time Heroes''
* [[Hawaii (band)|Hawaii]] - ''[[Loud, Wild and Heavy]]'' (EP)
* [[Hawaii (band)|Hawaii]] - ''[[Loud, Wild and Heavy]]'' (EP)
* [[Hazzard]] - ''Hazzard''
* [[Hazzard]] - ''Hazzard''
* H-Bomb - ''Attaque''
* H-Bomb - ''Attaque''
* Headstone - ''Burning Ambition''
* [[Helix (band)|Helix]] - ''[[Walkin' the Razor's Edge]]''
* [[Helix (band)|Helix]] - ''[[Walkin' the Razor's Edge]]''
* Hellanbach - ''The Big H''
* Hellanbach - ''The Big H''
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* Highway Chile - ''For the Wild and Lonely'' (EP)
* Highway Chile - ''For the Wild and Lonely'' (EP)
* Hiroshima – ''Taste of Death''
* Hiroshima – ''Taste of Death''
* Hocculta – ''Warning Games''
* Holland (UK) – ''Early Warning''
* Holland (UK) – ''Early Warning''
* [[Holocaust (band)|Holocaust]] - ''No Man's Land''
* [[Holocaust (band)|Holocaust]] - ''No Man's Land''
* [[Icon (band)|Icon]] - ''[[Icon (Icon album)|Icon]]''
* [[Icon (band)|Icon]] - ''[[Icon (Icon album)|Icon]]''
* Incubus (UK) - ''To the Devil a Daughter''
* Incubus (UK) - ''To the Devil a Daughter''
* Ironcross - ''Steel Warrior''
* [[Iron Maiden]] - ''[[Powerslave]]''
* [[Iron Maiden]] - ''[[Powerslave]]''
* [[Jag Panzer]] - ''[[Ample Destruction]]''
* [[Jag Panzer]] - ''[[Ample Destruction]]''
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* Le Griffe - ''Breaking Strain'' (EP)
* Le Griffe - ''Breaking Strain'' (EP)
* [[Legs Diamond (band)|Legs Diamond]] - ''Out on Bail''
* [[Legs Diamond (band)|Legs Diamond]] - ''Out on Bail''
* Leviticus - I Shall Conquer
* Limelight - ''Ashes to Ashes'', aka ''Limelight'' (1980)
* Limelight - ''Ashes to Ashes'', aka ''Limelight'' (1980)
* [[Living Death (band)|Living Death]] - ''[[Vengeance of Hell]]''
* [[Living Death (band)|Living Death]] - ''[[Vengeance of Hell]]''
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* [[Loudness (band)|Loudness]] - ''[[Disillusion (album)|Disillusion]]''
* [[Loudness (band)|Loudness]] - ''[[Disillusion (album)|Disillusion]]''
* [[Madam X (band)|Madam X]] - ''[[We Reserve the Right]]''
* [[Madam X (band)|Madam X]] - ''[[We Reserve the Right]]''
* Mad Axeman - ''Mad Axeman''
* [[Mad Max (band)|Mad Max]] - ''Rollin' Thunder''
* [[Mad Max (band)|Mad Max]] - ''Rollin' Thunder''
* Madd Hatter - ''Madd Hatter''
* Madison - ''Diamond Mistress''
* Madison - ''Diamond Mistress''
* Maineeaxe - ''Shout It Out''
* Maineeaxe - ''Shout It Out''
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* [[Messiah Marcolin|Mercy]] - ''Mercy''
* [[Messiah Marcolin|Mercy]] - ''Mercy''
* [[Mercyful Fate]] - ''[[Don't Break the Oath]]''
* [[Mercyful Fate]] - ''[[Don't Break the Oath]]''
* Messiah Prophet - ''Rock the Flock''
* Messiah (US) - ''Final Warning''
* [[Messiah Prophet]] - ''Rock the Flock''
* [[Metal Church]] - ''[[Metal Church (Metal Church album)|Metal Church]]''
* [[Metal Church]] - ''[[Metal Church (Metal Church album)|Metal Church]]''
* [[Metal Massacre]] - ''Metal Massacre V'' (Compilation, various artists)
* [[Metallica]] - ''[[Ride the Lightning]]''
* [[Metallica]] - ''[[Ride the Lightning]]''
* Millennium - ''Millennium''
* Millennium - ''Millennium''
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* [[Michael Schenker Group|MSG]] - ''[[Rock Will Never Die]]'' (live)
* [[Michael Schenker Group|MSG]] - ''[[Rock Will Never Die]]'' (live)
* [[Leif Edling|Nemesis]] - ''The Day of Retribution'' (EP)
* [[Leif Edling|Nemesis]] - ''The Day of Retribution'' (EP)
* Mystery Blue - ''Mystery Blue''
* New York – ''Carry the Torch'' (EP)
* New York – ''Carry the Torch'' (EP)
* Nightmare – ''Waiting for the Twilight''
* Nightmare – ''Waiting for the Twilight''
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* Pet Hate – ''The Bride Wore Red''
* Pet Hate – ''The Bride Wore Red''
* [[Phenomena (band)|Phenomena]] – ''Phenomena''
* [[Phenomena (band)|Phenomena]] – ''Phenomena''
* [[Philadelphia (band)|Philadelphia]] - ''Tell the Truth...''
* [[Picture (band)|Picture]] - ''Traitor''
* [[Picture (band)|Picture]] - ''Traitor''
* [[Piledriver (band)|Piledriver]] - ''Metal Inquisition''
* [[Pretty Maids]] - ''[[Red Hot and Heavy]]''
* [[Pretty Maids]] - ''[[Red Hot and Heavy]]''
* Prophecy - ''Prophecy''
* Proud - ''Fire Breaks the Dawn''
* Proud - ''Fire Breaks the Dawn''
* [[Q5 (band)|Q5]] - ''Steel the Light''
* [[Q5 (band)|Q5]] - ''Steel the Light''
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* [[Razor (band)|Razor]] - ''[[Armed & Dangerous (Razor album)|Armed & Dangerous]]'' (EP)
* [[Razor (band)|Razor]] - ''[[Armed & Dangerous (Razor album)|Armed & Dangerous]]'' (EP)
* Reckless - ''Heart of Steel''
* Reckless - ''Heart of Steel''
* Restless (Ger) - ''Heartattack''
* Rising Power - ''Power for the People''
* Rising Power - ''Power for the People''
* [[The Rods]] - ''Let Them Eat Metal''
* [[The Rods]] - ''Let Them Eat Metal''
* [[Rosa Negra (band)|Rosa Negra (Spain)]] - ''[[Rosa Negra]]''
* Rose Bayonet - ''Leather and Chains''
* [[Rose Tattoo]] - ''[[Southern Stars (Rose Tattoo album)|Southern Stars]]''
* [[Rose Tattoo]] - ''[[Southern Stars (Rose Tattoo album)|Southern Stars]]''
* [[Tommy Henriksen|Ruffkut]] - ''Fight for the Right'' (EP)
* [[Tommy Henriksen|Ruffkut]] - ''Fight for the Right'' (EP)
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* S.A.D.O. - ''Shout!''
* S.A.D.O. - ''Shout!''
* [[Sacred Rite (band)|Sacred Rite]] - ''Sacred Rite''
* [[Sacred Rite (band)|Sacred Rite]] - ''Sacred Rite''
* Sad Iron - ''Total Damnation''
* [[Saint (band)|Saint]] - ''Warriors of the Son'' (EP)
* [[Saint (band)|Saint]] - ''Warriors of the Son'' (EP)
* [[Saint Vitus (band)|Saint Vitus]] - ''[[Saint Vitus (album)|Saint Vitus]]''
* [[Saint Vitus (band)|Saint Vitus]] - ''[[Saint Vitus (album)|Saint Vitus]]''
* Samain - ''Vibrations of Doom''
* Sam Thunder - ''Manoeuvres''
* Samurai – ''Sacred Blade''
* Samurai – ''Sacred Blade''
* Santers – ''Guitar Alley''
* Santers – ''Guitar Alley''
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* [[Samson (band)|Samson]] - ''Don't Get Mad, Get Even''
* [[Samson (band)|Samson]] - ''Don't Get Mad, Get Even''
* [[Savage (band)|Savage]] – ''We Got the Edge'' (EP)
* [[Savage (band)|Savage]] – ''We Got the Edge'' (EP)
* [[Savatage]] - ''[[The Dungeons Are Calling]]'' (EP)
* [[Saxon (band)|Saxon]] - ''[[Crusader (Saxon album)|Crusader]]''
* [[Saxon (band)|Saxon]] - ''[[Crusader (Saxon album)|Crusader]]''
* [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]] - ''[[Love at First Sting]]''
* [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]] - ''[[Love at First Sting]]''
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* [[Sinner (band)|Sinner]] - ''Danger Zone''
* [[Sinner (band)|Sinner]] - ''Danger Zone''
* Six Feet Under (Swe) - ''Eruption''
* Six Feet Under (Swe) - ''Eruption''
* Six Point Six - ''Fallen Angel''
* [[Slayer]] - ''[[Haunting the Chapel]]'' (EP)
* [[Slayer]] - ''[[Haunting the Chapel]]'' (EP)
* Slayer - ''[[Live Undead]]'' (live)
* [[Smack (Finnish band)|Smack]] - ''[[Smack On You]]''
* [[Sortilège (band)|Sortilège]] - ''[[Métamorphose (album)|Métamorphose]]''
* [[Sortilège (band)|Sortilège]] - ''[[Métamorphose (album)|Métamorphose]]''
* [[Sound Barrier]] - ''Born to Rock'' (EP)
* [[Sound Barrier]] - ''Born to Rock'' (EP)
* Spartan Warrior - ''Spartan Warrior''
* Spartan Warrior - ''Spartan Warrior''
* Spellbound - ''Breaking the Spell''
* [[This Is Spın̈al Tap|Spinal Tap]] - ''[[This Is Spinal Tap (album)|This Is Spinal Tap]]''
* [[This Is Spın̈al Tap|Spinal Tap]] - ''[[This Is Spinal Tap (album)|This Is Spinal Tap]]''
* Splitcrow - ''Rockstorm''
* Splitcrow - ''Rockstorm''
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* Strike (US) – Strike (EP)
* Strike (US) – Strike (EP)
* Strike (Swe) – Strike (EP)
* Strike (Swe) – Strike (EP)
* Strike Force - ''Strike Force''
* [[Stryper]] - ''[[The Yellow and Black Attack]]''
* [[Stryper]] - ''[[The Yellow and Black Attack]]''
* Stygian Shore - ''Stygian Shore'' (EP)
* Stygian Shore - ''Stygian Shore'' (EP)
* Surrender - ''Surrender''
* [[Tracy G|Swift Kick]] - ''Long Live Rock'' (EP)
* [[Tracy G|Swift Kick]] - ''Long Live Rock'' (EP)
* Syar - ''Death Before Dishonour''
* Syron Vanes – ''Bringer of Evil''
* Syron Vanes – ''Bringer of Evil''
* Taist of Iron - ''Resurrection''
* Taist of Iron - ''Resurrection''
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* Third Stage Alert - ''Third Stage Alert'' (EP)
* Third Stage Alert - ''Third Stage Alert'' (EP)
* Thrust - ''Fist Held High''
* Thrust - ''Fist Held High''
* Thunder (Ger) - ''All I Want''
* Thundercraaft - ''Fighting for Survival''
* [[Thunderstick]] – ''Beauty and the Beasts''
* [[Thunderstick]] – ''Beauty and the Beasts''
* [[TKO (band)|TKO]] - ''In Your Face''
* [[TKO (band)|TKO]] - ''In Your Face''
* [[TNT (Norwegian band)|TNT (Ger)]] - ''Deflorator''
* [[TNT (Norwegian band)|TNT]] – ''[[TNT (EP)|TNT]]'' (EP)
* [[TNT (Norwegian band)|TNT]] – ''[[TNT (EP)|TNT]]'' (EP)
* TNT - ''[[Knights of the New Thunder]]''
* TNT - ''[[Knights of the New Thunder]]''
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* [[Ralf Scheepers#Tyran' Pace|Tyran' Pace]] - ''Eye to Eye''
* [[Ralf Scheepers#Tyran' Pace|Tyran' Pace]] - ''Eye to Eye''
* Tyrant (Ger) - ''Mean Machine''
* Tyrant (Ger) - ''Mean Machine''
* [[Tyrant (Australian band)|Tyrant (Aus)]] - ''Never Too Loud'' (EP)
* Tysondog - ''Beware of the Dog''
* Tysondog - ''Beware of the Dog''
* Tyton - ''Castle Donington''
* Tyton - ''Castle Donington''
* Underdog - ''Rabies in Town''
* Upper Echelon - ''Surface Tension'' (EP)
* Upper Echelon - ''Surface Tension'' (EP)
* [[Steve Vai]] - ''[[Flex-Able]]''
* [[Steve Vai]] - ''[[Flex-Able]]''
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* Vice (CA) - ''Vice'' (EP)
* Vice (CA) - ''Vice'' (EP)
* Vigilants – ''Run for Cover''
* Vigilants – ''Run for Cover''
* Virgin - ''Virgin''
* Viva - ''Apocalypse''
* Viva - ''Apocalypse''
* [[Voivod (band)|Voivod]] - ''[[War and Pain]]''
* [[Voivod (band)|Voivod]] - ''[[War and Pain]]''
* [[Bow Wow (band)|Vow Wow]] - ''Beat of Metal Motion''
* [[Bow Wow (band)|Vow Wow]] - ''Beat of Metal Motion''
* [[Vulcain (band)|Vulcain]] - ''Rock'n'Roll Secours''
* [[Vulcain (band)|Vulcain]] - ''Rock'n'Roll Secours''
* [[Warfare (band)|Warfare]] - ''Pure Filth''
* Warhead (Bel) - ''Speedway''
* Warhead (Bel) - ''Speedway''
* [[Warlock (band)|Warlock]] - ''[[Burning the Witches]]''
* [[Warlock (band)|Warlock]] - ''[[Burning the Witches]]''
* [[Warlord (band)|Warlord]] - ''Lost and Lonely Days'' (EP)
* [[Warlord (California band)|Warlord]] - ''Lost and Lonely Days'' (EP)
* Warlord - ''And the Cannons of Destruction Have Begun...''
* Warlord - ''And the Cannons of Destruction Have Begun...''
* [[Warning (French band)|Warning]] - ''Metamorphose''
* [[Warning (French band)|Warning]] - ''Metamorphose''
* [[Warriors (band)|Warriors]] - ''[[Warriors (1984 album)|Warriors]]''
* [[Warriors (band)|Warriors]] - ''[[Warriors (1984 album)|Warriors]]''
* [[W.A.S.P. (band)|W.A.S.P.]] - ''[[W.A.S.P. (album)|W.A.S.P.]]''
* [[W.A.S.P. (band)|W.A.S.P.]] - ''[[W.A.S.P. (album)|W.A.S.P.]]''
* Wasted - ''Halloween... the Night Of''
* [[Waysted]] - ''[[Waysted (album)|Waysted]]'' (EP)
* [[Waysted]] - ''[[Waysted (album)|Waysted]]'' (EP)
* [[White Wolf (band)|White Wolf]] - ''Standing Alone''
* [[Whitesnake]] - ''[[Slide It In]]''
* [[Whitesnake]] - ''[[Slide It In]]''
* [[Wild Dogs]] - ''Man's Best Friend''
* [[Wild Dogs]] - ''Man's Best Friend''
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Latest revision as of 06:38, 8 July 2024

1984 in music
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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 1984.

Events

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Newly formed bands

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Reformed bands

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Albums & EPs

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References

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  1. ^ Roger Bing (4 June 2015). "Sveriges mest kända klipp" (in Swedish). Kristianstadsbladet. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

Events

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Preceded by Heavy Metal Timeline
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