# 1984 in heavy metal music

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1984.

## Events

* October 23 – A debate over heavy metal music occurs on SVT's Svar direkt between Anders Tegnér and Siewert Öholm.

## Newly formed bands

* Agent Steel
* Angel Dust
* Annihilator
* Atheist
* Barren Cross
* The Black Crowes
* Blasphemy
* Blind Guardian (under the name "Lucifer's Heritage" until 1988)
* Bloodgood
* Candlemass
* Celtic Frost
* Chastain
* Chrome Molly
* Concrete Sox
* Cranium
* The Crucified
* Cryptic Slaughter
* Dead End
* Deathrow
* Deceased
* Detente
* Deviated Instinct
* Dirty Looks
* Domine
* Enuff Z'Nuff
* Eudoxis
* Executioner
* Faith
* Fantom Warior
* The Firm
* FM
* Frehley's Comet
* The Front
* Grinder
* Gwar
* Heathen
* Héroes del Silencio
* Hellbastard
* Helloween
* Heretic
* Hirax
* Hittman
* Iced Earth
* Jack Starr's Burning Starr
* Jesters of Destiny
* Keel
* King Kobra
* KMFDM
* Korrozia Metalla
* Krabathor
* Kraken
* Leeway
* Living Colour
* Lobotomia
* Los Cycos
* Ludichrist
* Tony MacAlpine
* Massacre
* Mayhem
* Mefisto
* Messiah
* Mistrust
* Morbid Saint
* Mordred
* Necrodeath
* Nepal
* Nuclear Assault
* Obituary
* Phenomena
* Piledriver
* Powermad
* Praxis
* Primus
* The Quireboys
* Racer X
* Rage (under the name "Avenger" until 1986)
* Repulsion
* Sacrilege
* Sadus
* Sepultura
* Slaughter
* Soundgarden
* Starship
* Steel Prophet
* Stratovarius
* Tangier
* Thanatos
* Uncle Slam (known as The Brood until 1987)
* Vendetta
* Victory
* Vinnie Vincent Invasion
* Warfaze
* Warrant
* Whiplash
* Wolfsbane
* Xentrix

## Reformed bands

* Deep Purple

## Albums & EPs

* Lee Aaron - Metal Queen
* AC/DC - '74 Jailbreak (EP)
* Alcatrazz - Live Sentence (live)
* Angeles del Infierno - Pacto con el Diablo
* The Angels, aka Angel City - Two Minute Warning
* Anthrax - Fistful of Metal
* Antix - Get Up, Get Happy (EP)
* April Wine - Animal Grace
* Armed Forces - Let There Be Metal (EP)
* Armored Saint - March of the Saint
* ATC - Cut in Ice
* Atlain - Living in the Dark
* Attack - Danger in the Air
* Attentat Rock – Le Gang des Saigneurs
* Autograph - Sign In Please
* Avenger (UK) - Blood Sports
* Axe Victims - Another Victim
* Axe Witch - Visions of the Past
* Baby Tuckoo - First Born
* Backwater - Revelation
* Banzai - Duro y Potente
* Barón Rojo - Barón Al Rojo Vivo (live)
* Bathory - Bathory
* Battleaxe - Power from the Universe
* Black Death - Black Death
* Black Lace - Unlaced
* Black 'n Blue - Black 'n Blue
* The Black Riders - The Chosen Few
* Black Rose - Boys Will Be Boys
* Black Rose - Black Rose (EP)
* Black Tears – Child of the Storm
* Blackout - Evil Game
* Blade Runner – Hunted
* Blaspheme – Blaspheme
* Bloody Six - In the Name of Blood
* Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi
* Boss - Step on It
* Brainfever – Capture the Night
* Brocas Helm - Into Battle
* Bronz – Taken by Storm
* Brooklyn Brats - Brooklyn Brats (EP)
* Buster Brown – Loud and Clear
* Buzzard (Bel) - Gambler
* Cacumen - Down to Hell
* Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
* Chariot - The Warrior
* Charon – Charon
* Chateaux - Fire Power
* Childhood's End - Childhood's End (EP)
* Chinawite - Run for Cover
* Cirith Ungol - King of the Dead
* Cloven Hoof - Cloven Hoof
* Corrosion of Conformity - Eye for an Eye
* Crisis - Armed to the Teeth (EP)
* Crossfire - See You in Hell
* Crown - Red Zone
* Crown - All That Rock & Roll Music
* Crystal Pride – Knocked Out (EP)
* Crystal Pride – Crystal Pride
* The Cult - Dreamtime
* Cutty Sark - Die Tonight
* Dark Age (US) - Dark Age (EP)
* Dark Heart - Shadows of the Night
* Dark Wizard - Devil's Victim (EP)
* Darxon – Killed in Action
* D.D.T. – Let The Screw...Turn You On (EP)
* Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers
* Demon - Wonderland (EP)
* Demon Eyes - Rites of Chaos
* Denigh – Fire from the Sky
* Der Kaiser – Vautours
* Destruction - Sentence of Death (EP)
* Di'Anno - Di'Anno
* Dio - The Last in Line
* Divine Rite - First Rite
* Dokken - Tooth and Nail
* Electric Eels (CA) - Electric Eels
* Elessar - Defy the King (EP)
* Earthshaker - Fugitive
* Earthshaker - Midnight Flight
* Eric Steel - Eric Steel
* Europe - Wings of Tomorrow
* Evil - Evil's Message (EP)
* Exciter - Violence & Force
* Explorer - Exploding
* Exxplorer - Symphonies of Steel
* Ezy Meat - Not for Wimps
* Fact – As a Matter of Fact
* Faithful Breath - Gold 'n' Glory
* Fastway - All Fired Up
* Fates Warning - Night on Bröcken
* First Strike – Rock of Offense
* Fisc - Tracker
* FN Guns - Nightmare
* Force – Set Me Free
* Flatbacker - Minagoroshi
* Lita Ford - Dancin' on the Edge
* Rhett Forrester - Gone with the Wind
* Gilgamesj - Take One (EP)
* Glory Bells - Century Rendezvous
* Gotham City - The Unknown
* Grave Digger - Heavy Metal Breakdown
* Graven Image - People in Hell Want Ice Water (EP)
* Gravestone – Victim of Chains
* Great White - Great White
* Griffin - Flight of the Griffin
* Sammy Hagar - VOA
* Hammerhead - Heart Made of Steel (EP)
* Hammers Rule - Show No Mercy
* Hanoi Rocks - All Those Wasted Years (live)
* Hanoi Rocks - Two Steps from the Move
* Hardline (Nor) - Hardline
* Hardware - Common Time Heroes
* Hawaii - Loud, Wild and Heavy (EP)
* Hazzard - Hazzard
* H-Bomb - Attaque
* Headstone - Burning Ambition
* Helix - Walkin' the Razor's Edge
* Hellanbach - The Big H
* Hellhammer - Apocalyptic Raids (EP)
* Hellion (NY) - Dangerous Maneuvers
* Helstar - Burning Star
* Hexx - No Escape
* Highway Chile - For the Wild and Lonely (EP)
* Hiroshima – Taste of Death
* Hocculta – Warning Games
* Holland (UK) – Early Warning
* Holocaust - No Man's Land
* Icon - Icon
* Incubus (UK) - To the Devil a Daughter
* Ironcross - Steel Warrior
* Iron Maiden - Powerslave
* Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
* Jaguar - This Time
* Albert Järvinen Band – Countdown (EP)
* Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
* Keel - Lay Down the Law
* Kick Axe - Vices
* Killer (Swi) - Stronger Than Ever
* Killer (Bel) - Shock Waves
* KISS - Animalize
* Krokus - The Blitz
* Lȧȧz Rockit - City's Gonna Burn
* Lazy - Creature
* Leatherwolf - Leatherwolf (EP)
* Le Griffe - Breaking Strain (EP)
* Legs Diamond - Out on Bail
* Leviticus - I Shall Conquer
* Limelight - Ashes to Ashes, aka Limelight (1980)
* Living Death - Vengeance of Hell
* Lizzy Borden - Give 'Em the Axe (EP)
* Loudness - Disillusion
* Madam X - We Reserve the Right
* Mad Axeman - Mad Axeman
* Mad Max - Rollin' Thunder
* Madd Hatter - Madd Hatter
* Madison - Diamond Mistress
* Maineeaxe - Shout It Out
* Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force
* Maltese Falcon – Metal Rush
* Mama's Boys - Mama's Boys
* Manowar - Hail to England
* Manowar - Sign of the Hammer
* Marseille – Touch the Night
* Mass (Ger) - War Law
* McCoy – Think Hard
* Medieval Steel - Medieval Steel (EP)
* Mercy - Mercy
* Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
* Messiah (US) - Final Warning
* Messiah Prophet - Rock the Flock
* Metal Church - Metal Church
* Metal Massacre - Metal Massacre V (Compilation, various artists)
* Metallica - Ride the Lightning
* Millennium - Millennium
* Gary Moore - We Want Moore! (live)
* Motörhead - No Remorse (comp)
* MSG - Rock Will Never Die (live)
* Nemesis - The Day of Retribution (EP)
* Mystery Blue - Mystery Blue
* New York – Carry the Torch (EP)
* Nightmare – Waiting for the Twilight
* Nightwing – My Kingdom Come
* Obsession - Marshall Law (EP)
* Obús - El Que Más
* Omen - Battle Cry
* Ostrogoth - Ecstasy and Danger
* Overdrive - Swords and Axes
* Overkill - Overkill (EP)
* Oz - III Warning
* Pantera - Projects in the Jungle
* Parasite - Parasite EP
* Persian Risk – Too Different (EP)
* Pet Hate – The Bride Wore Red
* Phenomena – Phenomena
* Philadelphia - Tell the Truth...
* Picture - Traitor
* Piledriver - Metal Inquisition
* Pretty Maids - Red Hot and Heavy
* Prophecy - Prophecy
* Proud - Fire Breaks the Dawn
* Q5 - Steel the Light
* Queen - The Works
* Queensrÿche - The Warning
* Quiet Riot - Condition Critical
* Rail - Rail (EP)
* Railway - Railway
* Rapid Tears - Cry for Mercy (EP)
* Ratt - Out of the Cellar
* Raven - Live at the Inferno (live)
* Ravens - Get It in Your Head
* Razor - Armed & Dangerous (EP)
* Reckless - Heart of Steel
* Restless (Ger) - Heartattack
* Rising Power - Power for the People
* The Rods - Let Them Eat Metal
* Rosa Negra (Spain) - Rosa Negra
* Rose Bayonet - Leather and Chains
* Rose Tattoo - Southern Stars
* Ruffkut - Fight for the Right (EP)
* Running Wild - Gates to Purgatory
* Rush - Grace Under Pressure
* Ruthless - Metal Without Mercy (EP)
* S.A.D.O. - Shout!
* Sacred Rite - Sacred Rite
* Sad Iron - Total Damnation
* Saint - Warriors of the Son (EP)
* Saint Vitus - Saint Vitus
* Samain - Vibrations of Doom
* Sam Thunder - Manoeuvres
* Samurai – Sacred Blade
* Santers – Guitar Alley
* Saracen – Change of Heart
* Satan Jokers - Trop Fou Pour Toi
* Samson - Don't Get Mad, Get Even
* Savage – We Got the Edge (EP)
* Saxon - Crusader
* Scorpions - Love at First Sting
* Shire - Shire (EP)
* Shok Paris - Go for the Throat
* Silver Mountain - Universe
* Sinister Angel - Sinister Angel (EP)
* Sinner - Danger Zone
* Six Feet Under (Swe) - Eruption
* Six Point Six - Fallen Angel
* Slayer - Haunting the Chapel (EP)
* Slayer - Live Undead (live)
* Smack - Smack On You
* Sortilège - Métamorphose
* Sound Barrier - Born to Rock (EP)
* Spartan Warrior - Spartan Warrior
* Spellbound - Breaking the Spell
* Spinal Tap - This Is Spinal Tap
* Splitcrow - Rockstorm
* Jack Starr - Out of the Darkness
* Steeler (Ger) - Steeler
* Steelover - Glove Me
* Steeltower - Night of the Dog
* The Sterling Cooke Force – Full Force
* Stone Fury - Burns Like a Star
* Stormwitch - Walpurgis Night
* Stratus – Throwing Shapes
* Street Fighter - Shoot You Down
* Strike (US) – Strike (EP)
* Strike (Swe) – Strike (EP)
* Strike Force - Strike Force
* Stryper - The Yellow and Black Attack
* Stygian Shore - Stygian Shore (EP)
* Surrender - Surrender
* Swift Kick - Long Live Rock (EP)
* Syar - Death Before Dishonour
* Syron Vanes – Bringer of Evil
* Taist of Iron - Resurrection
* Talon - Neutralized
* Tank - Honour & Blood
* Teeze (PA) - Teeze
* Third Stage Alert - Third Stage Alert (EP)
* Thrust - Fist Held High
* Thunder (Ger) - All I Want
* Thundercraaft - Fighting for Survival
* Thunderstick – Beauty and the Beasts
* TKO - In Your Face
* TNT (Ger) - Deflorator
* TNT – TNT (EP)
* TNT - Knights of the New Thunder
* Tokyo Blade - Night of the Blade
* Tokyo Blade - Midnight Rendezvous (EP)
* Torch - Bad Girls (EP)
* Torch - Electrikiss
* Bernie Tormé – Live
* Touchdown – Don't Look Down
* Touched – Back Alley Vices
* Trauma - Scratch and Scream
* Triumph - Thunder Seven
* Trouble - Psalm 9
* Trouble - Assassin (EP)
* Trust - Man's Trap
* T.T. Quick - TT Quick (EP)
* Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry
* 220 Volt - Powergames
* Tyran' Pace - Eye to Eye
* Tyrant (Ger) - Mean Machine
* Tysondog - Beware of the Dog
* Tyton - Castle Donington
* Underdog - Rabies in Town
* Upper Echelon - Surface Tension (EP)
* Steve Vai - Flex-Able
* Valhalla (US) - Valhalla (EP)
* Vanadium - Game Over
* Van Halen - 1984
* Vengeance (Hol) - Vengeance
* Venom - At War with Satan
* Vice (CA) - Vice (EP)
* Vigilants – Run for Cover
* Virgin - Virgin
* Viva - Apocalypse
* Voivod - War and Pain
* Vow Wow - Beat of Metal Motion
* Vulcain - Rock'n'Roll Secours
* Warfare - Pure Filth
* Warhead (Bel) - Speedway
* Warlock - Burning the Witches
* Warlord - Lost and Lonely Days (EP)
* Warlord - And the Cannons of Destruction Have Begun...
* Warning - Metamorphose
* Warriors - Warriors
* W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P.
* Wasted - Halloween... the Night Of
* Waysted - Waysted (EP)
* White Wolf - Standing Alone
* Whitesnake - Slide It In
* Wild Dogs - Man's Best Friend
* Wildfire - Summer Lightning
* Winterkat – The Struggle (EP)
* Witch - The Hex Is On (EP)
* Witch Cross - Fit for Fight
* Witchfynde - Lords of Sin & Anthems live (EP)
* Witchkiller - Day of the Saxons (EP)
* Wizz - Crazy Games
* Wolf - Edge of the World
* Wendy O. Williams - WOW
* Wrathchild (UK) - Stakk Attakk
* Wyzard - Knights of Metal (EP)
* Xcursion - Ready to Roll
* Y&T - In Rock We Trust
* Zebra - No Tellin' Lies
* Znowhite - All Hail to Thee (EP)