1978 in metal.html



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

Newly formed bands

• Anvil¹
• 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

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