Heavy Metal timeline
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Sepultura release Bestial Devastation
Bestial Devastation is an EP by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released in 1985 through Cogumelo Records. It is their first official... Read more
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Nuclear Assault release Game Over
Game Over is the debut album by thrash metal band Nuclear Assault, released in 1986. Read more
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Yngwie Malmsteen Releases "Trilogy"
Trilogy is the third album released by guitarist Yngwie J. Malmsteen issued in 1986 by the label Polydor. This album was produced in honour of the... Read more
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Blue Öyster Cult releases Club Ninja
Club Ninja is a studio album by the U.S. hard rock group Blue Öyster Cult, released in 1986. The album was intended as a comeback for the band,... Read more
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Joe Satriani Releases "Not of This Earth"
Not of This Earth is the first full album by instrumental rock solo artist Joe Satriani. Numerous tracks off this album are still played live by... Read more
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Kreator release Flag of Hate
Flag of Hate is German thrash metal band Kreator's first EP released in 1986. It is included on the 2000 reissue of the Pleasure to Kill album. US... Read more
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Racer X Releases "Street Lethal"
Street Lethal is the debut album by Racer X. It introduced the original band lineup featuring drummer Harry Gschoesser. Read more
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King Diamond releases Fatal Portrait
Fatal Portrait is the debut album by the heavy metal band King Diamond. The album was released in 1986 on Roadrunner Records. It is the only King... Read more
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Metallica releases Master of Puppets
Master of Puppets is the third album by American heavy metal band Metallica. The album was released on March 3, 1986 through Elektra Records.... Read more
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Voivod release Rrröööaaarrr
Rrröööaaarrr is the second album by Canadian thrash metal/progressive metal band Voivod. It was released in 1986 on Noise Records. Read more
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Judas Priest release Turbo
Turbo is the 10th studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, recorded in June – November, 1985, at Compass Point Studios in Nassau,... Read more
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Accept releases Russian Roulette
Russian Roulette is a 1986 release by German heavy metal band Accept. It was again recorded at Dierks-Studios, but the band chose to self-produce... Read more
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Rage releases Reign of Fear
Reign of Fear is the debut full-length album by the German heavy metal band Rage. It was released in 1986. The album was remastered by... Read more
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Candlemass release Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Epicus Doomicus Metallicus is the debut album of the Swedish Doom metal band Candlemass, released June 10, 1986 on Black Dragon Records. It was... Read more
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Queensrÿche release Rage for Order
Rage for Order is the second studio album by heavy metal band Queensrÿche, released in 1986 on EMI America Records. Read more
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"Somewhere in Time" by Iron Maiden Is Released
Somewhere in Time is the sixth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 29 June, 1986 on EMI in Europe and its sister... Read more
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Savatage release Fight for the Rock
Fight for the Rock is the fourth album released by the band Savatage, their first with new bass player Johnny Lee Middleton, who has since become... Read more
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Ministry release Twitch
Twitch is the second studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1986. The album stepped away from the pop-oriented form of their... Read more
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Ratt release Dancing Undercover
Dancing Undercover is Ratt's third full length album. It was produced by Beau Hill. The album contained the hit single/video "Dance", as well as... Read more
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Motörhead release Orgasmatron
Orgasmatron is the seventh album by the British band Motörhead, released in 1986. It is the only full Motörhead album to feature Pete Gill on the... Read more
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Bon Jovi release Slippery When Wet
Slippery When Wet is the third studio album by Bon Jovi, released in August 1986 by Vertigo Records. Slippery When Wet was an instant commercial... Read more
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Alcatrazz releases Dangerous Games
Dangerous Games was the third and final studio album released by Alcatrazz. This album marked a drastic departure from the bands two previous... Read more
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Alice Cooper releases Constrictor
Constrictor was the 1986 comeback album for rock musician Alice Cooper. After retiring from the music industry after the release of DaDa, Cooper... Read more
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Cliff Burton, the bassist of Metallica, dies in a bus accident
During the European leg of the Damage Inc. tour in support of Master of Puppets, the band complained that the sleeping cubicles on their tour bus... Read more
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Metal Church releases The Dark
The Dark is the second full length album released by Metal Church. It was also the last album in which the line-up of Wayne, Vanderhoof, Arrington,... Read more