1992 in heavy metal music

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1992.

Newly formed bands

* Black Label Society
* Cruachan
* Edguy
* Esoteric
* Freak Kitchen
* Gorgoroth
* Graveland
* Machine Head
* Mourning Beloveth
* Moonspell
* Necrophagist
* P.O.D.
* Rudra
* Stone Sour
* Theatre of Tragedy
* Vince Neil

Albums

* 24-7 Spyz - "Strength in Numbers"
* AC/DC - "Live"
* Alice in Chains - "Dirt"
* Alice in Chains - "Sap (EP)"
* Black Sabbath - "Dehumanizer"
* Blind Guardian - "Somewhere Far Beyond"
* Blue Cheer - "Dining With The Sharks"
* Body Count - "Body Count"
* Bon Jovi - "Keep the Faith"
* Bolt Thrower - "The IVth Crusade"
* Cannibal Corpse - "Tomb of the Mutilated"
* Def Leppard - "Adrenalize"
* Deicide - "Legion"
* Dream Theater - "Images and Words"
* Eyehategod - "In The Name Of Suffering"
* Extreme - "III Sides to Every Story"
* Faith No More - "Angel Dust"
* Fear Factory - "Soul of a New Machine"
* Francis X - "Tribal Music From Hollywood"
* Hardline - "Double Eclipse"
* Iced Earth - "Night of the Stormrider"
* Immortal - "Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism"
* Iron Maiden - "Fear of the Dark"
* Kiss - "Revenge"
* Kreator - "Renewal"
* Kyuss - "Blues for the Red Sun"
* Yngwie J. Malmsteen - "Fire and Ice"
* Tony MacAlpine - "Freedom To Fly"
* Manowar - "The Triumph of Steel"
* Megadeth - "Countdown to Extinction"
* Monster Magnet - "25............Tab" (EP)
* Motörhead - "March or Die"
* Necrophagist - "Requiems of Festered Gore (Demo)"
* Nine Inch Nails - "Broken (EP)"
* Pantera - "Vulgar Display of Power"
* Pitch Shifter - "Submit
* Rage Against the Machine - "Rage Against the Machine"
* Sadus - "A Vision of Misery"
* Skid Row - "B-Side Ourselves"
* Slaughter - "The Wild Life"
* Stratovarius - "Twilight Time"
* Spinal Tap - "Break Like the Wind"
* Suicidal Tendencies - "Art of Rebellion"
* Testament - "The Ritual"
* Trixter - "Hear!"
* Trouble - "Manic Frustration"
* W.A.S.P. - "The Crimson Idol"
* Warrant - "Dog Eat Dog"

Disbandments

* Armored Saint
* Atheist
* Britny Fox
* Europe
* Forced Entry
* Nitro
* Ratt
* Stryper
* White Lion

Events

*Alice in Chains release their widely popular concept album, "Dirt".
*KNAC airs on radio airplay in Los Angeles, California for the first time.
* Motörhead's drummer Phil Taylor finally leaves after recording "Ain't No Nice Guy" for the "March or Die" album. The drummer on that album is Tommy Aldridge, who was replaced by Mikkey Dee after recording the album.
* Living Colour's bassist Muzz Skillings leaves and is replaced by Doug Wimbish.
* Bon Jovi released their album Keep the Faith 4 years after they had released their 4th album New Jersey.
* On April, 20, The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert is held. Top heavy metal/hard rock acts such as Guns N' Roses, Def Leppard, Metallica, Extreme and the heavy metal parody band Spinal Tap perform, as well as heavy metal/hard rock legends such as Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin), Roger Daltrey (The Who), and Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath).
* Izzy Stradlin leaves Guns N' Roses.
* Body Count sparks nationwide controversy over the song from their self-titled debut album, "Cop Killer".
* Vince Neil is fired from Mötley Crüe and replaced by John Corabi
* Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo is replaced by Paul Bostaph.
* Fanoft Stave Church near Bergen, Norway is destroyed by Varg Vikernes of Burzum on June 6th. Black Metal extremists put their agendas into action, destroying dozens of churches throughout Scandinavia.
* Extreme release their third album "III Sides to Every Story". It is their last album recorded with the "classic" original line-up before drummer Paul Geary left the band two years later.