1978 in heavy metal music
This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1978.
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Newly formed bands
- Ángeles del Infierno
- Amebix
- Anvil[1]
- Blind Illusion
- Bodine
- E.F. Band
- Earthshaker
- Electric Sun
- Exciter
- Fist
- Gamma
- Gillan
- Girlschool
- Leño
- London
- Yngwie Malmsteen
- Mama's Boys
- The Next Band
- Nightwing
- Pagan Altar
- Plasmatics
- Savage
- Trespass
- Tygers of Pan Tang
- Venom
- Whitesnake
- Wild Horses
- Wrathchild America
Albums
January
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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??? | Double Live Gonzo! | Ted Nugent | Live |
February
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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10 | Stained Class | Judas Priest | |
Van Halen | Van Halen | ||
Impeckable | Budgie | ||
Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush – Live | Mahogany Rush | Live |
April
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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9 | Long Live Rock 'n' Roll | Rainbow |
June
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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2 | Live and Dangerous | Thin Lizzy | Live |
20 | Double Vision | Foreigner | |
Obsession | UFO | ||
Struck Down | Yesterday and Today |
August
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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Kingdom of Madness | Magnum | ||
Tokyo Tapes | Scorpions | Live |
September
October
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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9 | Killing Machine | Judas Priest | |
13 | If You Want Blood You've Got It | AC/DC | Live |
29 | Hemispheres | Rush | |
Pain Killer | Krokus | ||
Trouble | Whitesnake |
November
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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10 | Jazz | Queen | |
From the Inside | Alice Cooper | ||
Rose Tattoo | Rose Tattoo |
December
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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2 | Quiet Riot II | Quiet Riot | Japan |
Release date unknown
- Ram Jam - Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram
- Shakin' Street - Vampire Rock
- Y&T - Struck Down
Disbandments
Events
- Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen joins at 15 as a permanent member.
- The Who's Keith Moon dies of a drug overdose at 32.
Preceded by 1977 |
Heavy Metal Timeline 1978 |
Succeeded by 1979 |
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References
- "Anvil Bio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
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