Metal timeline
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Judas Priest release Rocka Rolla
Rocka Rolla is the debut album by the British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1974. It was produced by Rodger Bain, who had made a name... Read more
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Judas Priest release Sad Wings of Destiny
Sad Wings of Destiny is the second album by the British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1976. The cover art for the album, titled... Read more
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Judas Priest release Sin After Sin
Sin After Sin is the third album by British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1977. It was the band's first album on Columbia Records... Read more
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Judas Priest release Stained Class
Stained Class is the fourth album by British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in February 1978. A popular album in the band's catalogue,... Read more
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Judas Priest release Killing Machine/Hell Bent for Leather
Killing Machine is the fifth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, released in November 1978. The album saw Judas Priest head... Read more
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Accept releases their self-titled debut album
Accept is the self-titled debut album released by the German heavy metal band Accept. It was recorded in 1978 and released in early 1979 on the... Read more
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Judas Priest release British Steel
British Steel is the sixth album by the British heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 14 April 1980. It saw the band reprise the commercial... Read more
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Accept releases I'm a Rebel
I'm a Rebel is the second album by the heavy metal band Accept, recorded in 1979 and released in 1980. It was the first of three consecutive Accept... Read more
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Judas Priest release Point of Entry
Point of Entry is the seventh album from the British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was released on 26 February 1981. In 1980 Judas Priest... Read more
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Accept releases Breaker
Breaker is the third album released by the heavy metal band Accept. It was once again recorded at Delta-Studio in Wilster with Dirk Steffens... Read more
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Judas Priest release Screaming for Vengeance
Screaming for Vengeance is the eighth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain... Read more
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Accept releases Restless and Wild
Restless and Wild is the fourth album by the German heavy metal band Accept, released in 1982 in Continental Europe and in 1983 in the US and UK.... Read more
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Slayer releases "Show No Mercy"
Show No Mercy is the debut album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released in December 1983 through Metal Blade Records. Brian Slagel signed... Read more
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Accept releases Balls to the Wall
Balls to the Wall is the fifth album by the German metal band Accept. European label Lark Records released the album in December 1983, but its US... Read more
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Judas Priest release Defenders of the Faith
Defenders of the Faith is the ninth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain and... Read more
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Judas Priest appear on the cover of Guitar World
The age of metal is ushered in at Guitar World with this Judas Priest cover featuring K.K. Downing, Glenn Tipton and a boatload of spandex and... Read more
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Accept releases Metal Heart
Metal Heart is a 1985 release by German heavy metal band Accept. Although the group had recorded before at Dierks-Studios, this was the first album... Read more
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Slayer Releases "Hell Awaits"
Hell Awaits is the second studio album by the American thrash metal band Slayer, released through Metal Blade Records in 1985. The band's previous... 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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Judas Priest release Ram It Down
Ram It Down is the eleventh studio album by Judas Priest, released in 1988 through Columbia Records; a remastered edition containing two bonus... Read more
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Slayer Releases "South of Heaven"
South of Heaven is the fourth studio album by the American thrash metal band Slayer. Released on July 5, 1988, the album was the band's second... Read more
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Skid Row release self titled debut
Skid Row is the debut album from the American heavy metal band Skid Row, released on January 24, 1989. The album charted at #6 on The Billboard 200... Read more
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Evildead releases Annihilation of Civilization
Annihilation of Civilization is the debut album from Evildead, a thrash metal band originating from California, United States. It was released on... Read more
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Cannibal Corpse releases a self-titled demo tape
Cannibal Corpse is the demo by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. The demo is the predecessor to Cannibal Corpse's debut full-length album... Read more