title: 1982 in heavy metal music
text: # 1982 in heavy metal music
  
  This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1982.
  
  ## Newly formed bands
  
  * Abattoir
  * Arakain
  * Armored Saint
  * Artillery
  * Avenger
  * Baby Tuckoo
  * BlackLace
  * Brocas Helm
  * Cinderella
  * Cobra
  * Coney Hatch
  * Corrosion of Conformity (not originally a metal band)
  * Crumbsuckers
  * Culprit
  * Death Angel
  * Destruction
  * Dio
  * Dirty Rotten Imbeciles
  * Dr. Mastermind
  * D.A.D.
  * Ezo
  * Fates Warning
  * The Georgia Satellites
  * Godflesh (under the name "Fall of Because" until 1988)
  * Guardian
  * Hazzard
  * Heavens Gate
  * Hell
  * Hellhammer
  * Hellion
  * Helstar
  * Kreator
  * Lȧȧz Rockit
  * Lethal
  * Liege Lord
  * Luzbel
  * Mad Max
  * Madam X
  * Mournblade
  * No Mercy
  * Obsession
  * Onslaught
  * Outrage
  * Philadelphia
  * Post Mortem
  * Roxx Gang
  * Seikima-II
  * Sieges Even
  * Sinner
  * Smack
  * Streets
  * Swans
  * Tankard
  * Terra Rosa
  * TNT
  * Tredegar
  * Tublatanka
  * Steve Vai
  * Voivod
  * W.A.S.P.
  * Warlock
  * Warrior
  * Warriors
  * Watchtower
  * Waysted
  * Wrath
  * X (later known as X Japan)
  * Znowhite
  
  ## Albums & EPs
  
  * Lee Aaron - The Lee Aaron Project
  * Accept - Restless and Wild
  * Acid - Acid
  * Aerosmith - Rock in a Hard Place
  * Alice Cooper - Zipper Catches Skin
  * Americade - American Metal
  * Anvil - Metal on Metal
  * April Wine - Power Play
  * August Redmoon - Fools Are Never Alone (EP)
  * Axewitch - Pray for Metal (EP)
  * The B'zz – Get Up
  * Barón Rojo - Volumen brutal
  * Beast (Ger) - Beast
  * Bengal Tigers - Metal Fetish (EP)
  * Bitch - Damnation Alley (EP)
  * Bitches Sin - Predator
  * Blackfoot - Highway Song Live!
  * Black Sabbath - Live Evil
  * Blue Öyster Cult - Extraterrestrial Live
  * Bodine - Bold as Brass
  * Bow Wow – Asian Volcano
  * Bow Wow – Warning From Stardust
  * Budgie - Deliver Us from Evil
  * Breaker (Can) - In Days of Heavy Metal (EP)
  * Breslau - Volksmusik
  * Cheap Trick - One on One
  * Cintron - Cintron (EP)
  * Cloven Hoof - The Opening Ritual (EP)
  * Coney Hatch - Coney Hatch
  * Demon - The Unexpected Guest
  * Demon Flight - Demon Flight (EP)
  * Diamond Head - Borrowed Time
  * Dietrich - Dietrich (EP)
  * E.F. Band - Deep Cut
  * Fargo - F
  * Fist (UK) - Back with a Vengeance
  * Fortnox - Fortnox
  * Gamma - Gamma 3
  * Gary Moore - Corridors of Power
  * Gaskin - No Way Out
  * Geddes Axe - Escape from New York (EP)
  * Gillan - Magic
  * Girl - Wasted Youth
  * Girlschool - Screaming Blue Murder
  * Glory Bells Band - Dressed in Black
  * Grand Prix – There for None to See
  * Sammy Hagar - Three Lock Box
  * Hanoi Rocks - Oriental Beat
  * Hanoi Rocks - Self Destruction Blues
  * Headpins - Turn It Loud
  * Heavy Load - Death or Glory
  * Heritage - Remorse Code
  * Hughes/Thrall - Hughes/Thrall
  * The Hunt - The Thrill of the Kill
  * Hyksos - Hyksos
  * Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
  * Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
  * Killer (Bel) - Wall of Sound
  * Killer (Swi) - Thriller
  * Kiss - Creatures of the Night
  * Krokus - One Vice at a Time
  * Led Zeppelin - Coda (comp)
  * Legend - Death in the Nursery
  * Legend - Frontline (EP)
  * Loudness - Devil Soldier
  * Mad Max - Mad Max
  * Magnum - Chase the Dragon
  * Mama's Boys - Plug It In
  * Manilla Road - Metal
  * Manowar - Battle Hymns
  * Frank Marino - Juggernaut
  * Mercy – Swedish Metal (EP)
  * Mercyful Fate - Nuns Have No Fun (EP)
  * Messendger - Messendger
  * Metal Massacre - Metal Massacre (Compilation, various artists)
  * Metal Massacre - Metal Massacre II (Compilation, various artists)
  * Michael Schenker Group - Assault Attack
  * More - Blood & Thunder
  * Motörhead - Iron Fist
  * Night Ranger - Dawn Patrol
  * Nightwing – Black Summer
  * No Bros - Ready for the Action
  * Aldo Nova - Aldo Nova
  * Ted Nugent - Nugent
  * Obús - Poderoso como el trueno
  * Ozzy Osbourne - Speak of the Devil (live)
  * Overlord (US) - Broken Toys (EP)
  * Pat Benatar - Get Nervous
  * Picture - Diamond Dreamer
  * Plasmatics - Coup d'Etat
  * Rage (UK) - Nice 'n' Dirty
  * Rainbow - Straight Between the Eyes
  * Rapid Tears - Honestly
  * Raven - Crash Bang Wallop (EP)
  * Raven - Wiped Out
  * Resurrection Band - D.M.Z.
  * Riff Raff - Robot Stud
  * Riot - Restless Breed
  * Riot - Riot Live (EP)
  * The Rods - Wild Dogs
  * Rose Tattoo - Scarred for Life
  * Rush - Signals
  * Samson - Losing My Grip (EP)
  * Samson - Before the Storm
  * Santers - Mayday (EP)
  * Santers - Racing Time
  * Saxon - The Eagle Has Landed (live)
  * Scorpions - Blackout
  * Sharks - Altar Ego
  * Shiva - Firedance
  * Sinner - Wild 'n' Evil
  * Speed Queen - Speed Queen, aka II
  * Split Beaver - When Hell Won't Have You
  * Squadron - First Mission
  * Stampede - Days of Wine and Roses (EP)
  * Stampede - The Official Bootleg (live)
  * Street Fighter - Feel the Noise
  * Stress - Stress
  * Sweet - Identity Crisis
  * Talas - Sink Your Teeth Into That
  * Tank - Filth Hounds of Hades
  * Tank - Power of the Hunter
  * Teeze (CA) - Teeze (EP)
  * 38 Special - Special Forces
  * TNT - TNT
  * Torch - Fire Raiser (EP)
  * Bernie Tormé – Turn Out the Lights
  * Trance - Break Out
  * Trust - Savage
  * Twisted Sister - Ruff Cuts (EP)
  * Twisted Sister - Under the Blade
  * Tygers of Pan Tang - The Cage
  * Tytan - Blind Men and Fools (EP)
  * UFO - Mechanix
  * Uriah Heep - Abominog
  * Vanadium - Metal Rock
  * Vandenberg - Vandenberg
  * Van Halen - Diver Down
  * Vardis - Quo Vardis
  * Vendetta (US) - Vendetta
  * Venom - Black Metal
  * Virgin Steele - Virgin Steele
  * Viva – Dealers of the Night
  * Voie De Fait - Ange ou Démon
  * Voltz - Knight's Fall
  * Warning - Warning II
  * White Heat – White Heat
  * Whitesnake - Saints & Sinners
  * Witchfinder General – Soviet Invasion (EP)
  * Witchfinder General - Death Penalty
  * Y&T - Black Tiger
  * Zero Nine – Blank Verse
  * Zero Nine – Visions, Scenes and Dreams
  
  ## Events
  
  * Iron Maiden's first album with Bruce Dickinson, The Number of the Beast, reaches No.1 in the U.K. music charts.
  * Motörhead's guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke leaves the band and is replaced by ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson.
  * Judas Priest's single "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" is released. It will go on to become the band's best selling single.
  * Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist Randy Rhoads dies in an airplane accident on March 19.
  * Iron Maiden's drummer Clive Burr is fired from the band because of personal and tour-schedule problems. Nicko McBrain from Trust is hired to replace him.
  * Ace Frehley, Space Ace and lead guitarist of Kiss, leaves the band. Vinnie Vincent takes his place.
  * Queen departs from their hard rock legacy with the ill-received funk/disco album Hot Space.
  * December: Former Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan replaces Ronnie James Dio in Black Sabbath.
  * The band Metallica leaves Los Angeles and relocates to the San Francisco Bay Area.
  
  | Preceded by1981 | Heavy Metal Timeline 1982 | Succeeded by1983 |
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