1978 in heavy metal music
- 1978 in heavy metal music
This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1978.
Newly formed bands
* Anvil [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gifyxqw5ldae|publisher=Allmusic|title=Anvil Bio|accessdate=2008-04-25]
* Dokken (1976 or 1977)
* Kix
* Riblja Čorba
Albums
* AC/DC - "Powerage"
* AC/DC - "If You Want Blood You've Got It"
* Alice Cooper - "From the Inside"
* Black Sabbath - "Never Say Die!"
* Judas Priest - "Stained Class"
* KISS - "Ace Frehley"
* KISS - "Gene Simmons"
* KISS - "Paul Stanley"
* KISS - "Peter Criss"
* Queen - "Jazz"
* Rainbow - "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll"
* Rush - "Hemispheres"
* Scorpions - "Taken by Force"
* Scorpions - "Tokyo Tapes"
* Ted Nugent - "Double Live Gonzo" and "Weekend Warriors"
* UFO - "Obsession"
* Van Halen - "Van Halen"
* Whitesnake - "Snakebite"
* Whitesnake - "Trouble"
Disbandments
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Events
* Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen joins at 15 as a permanent member.
* The Who's Keith Moon dies of a drug overdose.
References
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