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1978 in heavy metal music

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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1978.

Bands formed

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Bands disbanded

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Events

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Deaths

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  • January 23 – Terry Alan Kath, founder and guitarist of Chicago, died from an unintentional self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at the age of 31.
  • September 7 – Keith John Moon, founding member and drummer of The Who, died from an overdose of clomethiazole at the age of 32.

Albums

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February

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Day Artist Album
10 Judas Priest Stained Class
Van Halen Van Halen
17 Budgie Impeckable

March

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Day Artist Album
2 Quiet Riot Quiet Riot

April

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Day Artist Album
10 Jethro Tull Heavy Horses
14 Rainbow Long Live Rock 'n' Roll[2]

May

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Day Artist Album
5 AC/DC Powerage

June

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Day Artist Album
2 Thin Lizzy Live and Dangerous
Whitesnake Snakebite
23 UFO Obsession
Yesterday and Today Struck Down

August

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Day Artist Album
15 Boston Don't Look Back[3]
Scorpions Tokyo Tapes (live album)
18 The Who Who Are You
Magnum Kingdom of Madness

September

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Day Artist Album
1 Molly Hatchet Molly Hatchet
13 Blue Öyster Cult Some Enchanted Evening
18 Ace Frehley Ace Frehley
Gene Simmons Gene Simmons
Paul Stanley Paul Stanley
Peter Criss Peter Criss
22 Jethro Tull Bursting Out
Ramones Road to Ruin
Yes Tormato
29 Black Sabbath Never Say Die!
Styx Pieces of Eight
Uriah Heep Fallen Angel

October

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Day Artist Album
6 Wishbone Ash No Smoke Without Fire
13 AC/DC If You Want Blood You've Got It
Whitesnake Trouble
24 Rush Hemispheres
30 Krokus Pain Killer

November

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Day Artist Album
3 Judas Priest Killing Machine
10 Queen Jazz
The Clash Give 'Em Enough Rope
Heavy Load Full Speed at High Level
Rose Tattoo Rose Tattoo

December

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Day Artist Album
2 Quiet Riot Quiet Riot II
20 Bow Wow Guarantee
Alice Cooper From the Inside

Unknown release date

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Artist Album
Golden Earring Grab It for a Second
Lucifer's Friend Good Time Warrior
Ram Jam Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram


Preceded by Heavy Metal Timeline
1978
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Anvil Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (2016). The Deep Purple Family (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-908724-42-7.
  3. ^ "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America.