2008 in heavy metal music
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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2008.
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[edit] Reformed bands
- At the Gates (for a few shows)
- Carcass (for touring)
- Einherjer (for touring)
- Exhorder
- Forbidden (for a few shows)
- Flower Travellin' Band
- Krokus
- Living Sacrifice
- Spineshank
[edit] Disbandments
- Beneath the Sky
- Byzantine
- Celtic Frost
- Dead to Fall
- Demigod
- The Duskfall
- From Autumn To Ashes
- Himsa
- Knorkator
- Ministry
- My Bitter End
- Sieges Even
- SikTh
- Still Remains
- The Red Death
- The Agony Scene
- Remove the Veil
[edit] Events
- Twiggy Ramirez rejoins Marilyn Manson in early January.
- Mikael Åkerfeldt rejoins Bloodbath in late January.
- Ola Frenning leaves Soilwork in February.
- Chris Broderick joins Megadeth in February.
- Timo Tolkki leaves Stratovarius after some internal troubles in March.
- Thomas Gabriel Fischer leaves Celtic Frost in April.
- Singer Lisa Middelhauve leaves Xandria in April.
- On May 11th, original Rush drummer John Rutsey died in his sleep from an apparent heart attack.
- Blasphemer leaves Mayhem in May.
- Mike Kimball leaves Dying Fetus in May.
- On July 27th, Former White Spirit and Tank Drummer Graeme Crallan died after a fall in a London street.
- Wes Borland joins Marilyn Manson's lineup in mid-August.
- D.R.I. guitarist Spike Cassidy makes a full recovery from cancer.
- Snot reforms with ex-Divine Heresy vocalist Tommy Vext.
- Michael Nicklasson leaves Dark Tranquillity in August.
- Jeff Singer leaves Paradise Lost in August.
- Christian "Witchhunter" Dudek, ex-drummer of Sodom, dies of liver failure on September 7th.
- Christian Älvestam leaves Scar Symmetry in September.
- Peter Wichers rejoins Soilwork in September.
- Tormentor rejoins Infernus in his version of Gorgoroth in September, as does Pest in December.
- Denny Axelsson, vocalist of Blinded Colony, leaves the band.
- Former Marilyn Manson bassist Gidget Gein dies of a heroin overdose.
- Josh Freese plans to depart from Nine Inch Nails by the end of 2008.
- John Kempainen leaves The Black Dahlia Murder in December.
- Job For A Cowboy founding member and guitarist Ravi Bhadriraju leaves the band in late 2008.
- Al Glassman leaves Despised Icon to join Job For A Cowboy.
[edit] Albums released
[edit] January
Day | Artist | Album |
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2 | In Mourning | Shrouded Divine |
11 | Benedictum | Seasons of Tragedy |
22 | Byzantine | Oblivion Beckons |
The Red Death | Godmakers | |
25 | Alestorm | Captain Morgan's Revenge |
Avantasia | The Scarecrow | |
Ayreon | 01011001 | |
Brainstorm | Downburst | |
28 | Bullet for My Valentine | Scream Aim Fire |
Heaven Shall Burn | Iconoclast | |
29 | Protest the Hero | Fortress |
[edit] February
[edit] March
[edit] April
[edit] May
[edit] June
Day | Artist | Album |
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2 | Bloodbath | The Wacken Carnage |
Disturbed | Indestructible | |
Satyricon | My Skin Is Cold | |
9 | Children of Bodom | Hellhounds on My Trail |
Gama Bomb | Citizen Brain | |
Khold | Hundre År Gammal | |
Unleashed | Hammer Battalion | |
Venom | Hell | |
10 | Inhale Exhale | I Swear... |
Nachtmystium | Assassins: Black Meddle, Part 1 | |
11 | Ari Koivunen | Becoming |
13 | Grand Magus | Iron Will |
Judas Priest | Nostradamus | |
16 | Cult of Luna | Eternal Kingdom |
Exit Ten | Remember the Day | |
17 | Mötley Crüe | Saints of Los Angeles |
20 | Scar Symmetry | Holographic Universe |
24 | Carnifex | The Diseased and the Poisoned |
27 | Resurrection | Mistaken for Dead |
Equilibrium | Sagas | |
30 | Raunchy | Wasteland Discotheque |
[edit] July
[edit] August
[edit] September
[edit] October
[edit] November
Day | Artist | Album |
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3 | Satyricon | The Age of Nero |
Turisas | A Finnish Summer With Turisas | |
10 | The Red Shore | Unconsecrated |
11 | Behemoth | Ezkaton |
Dance Club Massacre | Circle of Death | |
Dir en Grey | Uroboros | |
The Faceless | Planetary Duality | |
Six Feet Under | Death Rituals | |
Sympathy | Anagogic Tyranny | |
14 | Edguy | Tinnitus Sanctus |
Elvenking | Two Tragedy Poets (...and a Caravan of Weird Figures) | |
Hortus Animae | Funeral Nation / 10 Years Of Hortus Animae[22] | |
17 | Cynic | Traced in Air |
18 | Mononc' Serge & Anonymus | Musique Barbare |
24 | Arch Enemy | Tyrants of the Rising Sun |
25 | Becoming the Archetype | Dichotomy |
[edit] December
Day | Artist | Album |
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18 | Tankard | Thirst |
[edit] References
- ^ "Iron Maiden: Live After Death DVD details announced". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-11-08. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=84401. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ Winds of Plague Announce New Album Title
- ^ Warbringer: New song posted online
- ^ "Norther: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-12-19. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=87003. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Eluveitie: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-12-23. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=87211. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Hellhammer: Demon Entrails details revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-01-08. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=87999. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Keyboardist Hugo Sheppard explains decision to leave To-Mera". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-12-07. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=87999. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Fear Factory singer's Ascension of the Watchers: Debut album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-12-11. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=86596. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Genghis Tron: Another preview track posted online". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-12-08. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=86596. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Hate Eternal: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-12-04. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=86142. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Sculptured: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-11-05. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=84202. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Exciter: Thrash Speed Burn pushed back to february". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-11-22. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=83260. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Steel Attack: New album title announced". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-01-17. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=88660. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Stormwarrior: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-01-12. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=88320. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Rage: Carved in Stone release date announced". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-11-29. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=85771. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Dark Fortress to release Eidolon in february". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-12-21. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=87138. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Dark Suns To Release 'Grave Human Genuine' Next Month". blabbermouth.com. 2008-01-02. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=87582. Retrieved on 2009-01-04.
- ^ "Dismember: New album artwork unveiled". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-01-28. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=89460. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Textures: New album delayed". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-04-16. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=95039. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Cryptopsy: The Unspoken King track listing revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-04-17. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=95090. Retrieved on 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Opeth, Watershed". www.opeth.com. http://www.opeth.com/index.php/discography/show/tpl/watershed. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
- ^ "Hortus Animae: 'Funeral Nation' Box Set Now Available". blabbermouth.com. 2008-11-27. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=109773. Retrieved on 2009-01-05.
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Preceded by: 2007 |
Heavy Metal Timeline 2008 |
Followed by: 2009 |
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