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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2008.
Contents |
Reformed bands
- At the Gates (for a few shows)
- Carcass (for touring)
- Forbidden (for a few shows)
- Immortal
- Flower Travellin' Band
- Krokus
- Living Sacrifice
- Exhorder
- Snot
Disbandments
- Byzantine
- Celtic Frost
- Ministry
- Still Remains
- Dead to Fall
- From Autumn to Ashes
- Knorkator
- Himsa
- The Duskfall
Events
- Mikael Åkerfeldt rejoins Bloodbath in late January.
- Ola Frenning leaves Soilwork in February.
- Hellhammer joins Gorgoroth as drummer.
- Chris Broderick joins Megadeth in February.
- Timo Tolkki leaves Stratovarius after some internal troubles in March.
- Thomas Gabriel Fischer leaves Celtic Frost in April.
- Singer Lisa Middelhauve leaves Xandria in April.
- On May 11th, original Rush drummer John Rutsey died in his sleep from an apparent heart attack.
- Blasphemer leaves Mayhem in May.
- Mike Kimball leaves Dying Fetus in May.
- On July 27th, Former White Spirit and Tank Drummer Graeme Crallan died after a fall in a London street.
- D.R.I. guitarist Spike Cassidy makes a full recovery from cancer.
- Snot reforms with ex-Divine Heresy vocalist Tommy Vext.
Albums released
January
February
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Iron Maiden | Live After Death[11] |
| Baptism | Grim Arts of Melancholycitation needed | |
| 5 | Warbringer | War Without End[12] |
| 8 | Behexen | My Soul for His Glorycitation needed |
| 13 | Norther | N[13] |
| 15 | Eluveitie | Slania[14] |
| 18 | Dismember | Dismember[15] |
| Hellhammer | Demon Entrails[16] | |
| To-Mera | Delusions[17] | |
| 19 | Ascension of the Watchers | Numinosum[18] |
| Genghis Tron | Board Up the House[19] | |
| Hate Eternal | Fury & Flames[20] | |
| Sculptured | Embodiment: Collapsing Under the Weight of God[21] | |
| Virgin Black | Requiem – Fortissimo | |
| 22 | Exciter | Thrash Speed Burn[22] |
| Nortt | Galgenfristcitation needed | |
| Stormwarrior | Heading Northe[23] | |
| Rage | Carved in Stone[24] | |
| Steel Attack | Carpe DiEnd[25] | |
| Unheilig | Puppenspielcitation needed | |
| 25 | Dark Fortress | Eidolon[26] |
| 26 | Death Angel | Killing Season |
| 29 | Agalloch | The White |
| Draconian | Turning Season Within | |
| Misery's Omen | Hope Dies |
March
April
May
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Scott Kelly | The Wake |
| Textures | Silhouettes[27] | |
| 6 | Kayo Dot | Blue Lambency Downward |
| 13 | Abysmal Dawn | Programmed to Consume |
| Emmure | The Respect Issue | |
| Mourning Beloveth | A Disease for the Ages | |
| 16 | Moonspell | Night Eternal |
| 23 | Cryptopsy | The Unspoken King[28] |
| Incantation | Blasphemous Cremation | |
| Kataklysm | Prevail | |
| Paradise Lost | The Anatomy of Melancholy[29] | |
| 27 | Ihsahn | angL |
| 30 | Communic | Payment of Existence |
| Opeth | Watershed[30] | |
| Pyramaze | Immortal | |
| Sabaton | The Art of War |
June
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bloodbath | The Wacken Carnage[31] |
| 3 | Disturbed | Indestructible[32] |
| 9 | Children of Bodom | Hellhounds on My Trail |
| Khold | Hundre År Gammal | |
| Unleashed | Hammer Battalion | |
| Venom | Hell | |
| 10 | Nachtmystium | Assassins: Black Meddle, Part 1 |
| Inhale Exhale | I Swear... | |
| 11 | Ari Koivunen | Becoming |
| 13 | Grand Magus | Iron Will |
| Judas Priest | Nostradamus[33] | |
| 16 | Cult of Luna | Eternal Kingdom[34] |
| Exit Ten | Remember the Daycitation needed | |
| 20 | Scar Symmetry | Holographic Universe[35] |
| 24 | Daylight Dies | Lost to the Living[36] |
| Mötley Crüe | Saints of Los Angeles | |
| 27 | Resurrection | Mistaken for Deadcitation needed |
July
August
Upcoming albums
September
October
- AC/DC - Black Ice
- Beneath the Massacre - Dystopia
- Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery
- Cradle of Filth - Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder
- Cynic - Traced in Air
- Darkane - Demonic Art
- Gojira - The Way of All Flesh
- Unearth - The March
November
- Burning The Masses - Mind Control
- Satyricon - The Age of Nero
- Sepultura - A-Lex
December
Unknown
- Alice in Chains - TBA
- Anthrax - TBA
- As Blood Runs Black - TBA
- Battlelore - The Last Alliance
- Catamenia - VIII
- Cannibal Corpse - TBA
- Cattle Decapitation - TBA
- CKY - TBA
- Confessor - TBA
- DÅÅTH - The Concealers
- Deathstars - Deathglam
- Deftones - Eros
- D.R.I. - TBA
- Disarmonia Mundi - The Isolation Game
- Dragonlord - TBA
- Early Man - TBA
- Exodus - The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit B
- God Forbid - TBA
- Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy
- Hibria - TBA
- Living Colour - TBA
- Limp Bizkit - The Unquestionable Truth (Part 2)
- Mastodon - TBA
- Mudvayne - The New Game
- Necrophagist - TBA
- Nevermore - TBA
- Ram-Zet - TBA
- Rammstein - TBA
- Septic Flesh - Communion (album)
- Slayer - Human Genocide
- Six Feet Under - TBA[37]
- Tesla - TBA
- Unexpect - TBA
- Verbal Abuse - TBA
- Wicked Wisdom - TBA
- Wintersun - Time (release expected)
- Zyklon - TBA
DVDs
July
| Day | Artist | DVD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamb of God | Walk with Me in Hell (DVD) |
| 8 | Cannibal Corpse | Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years |
- Agalloch – TBA
- Avenged Sevenfold - Live In LBC & Diamonds In The Rough
- Dimmu Borgir – The Invaluable Darkness
- Nevermore – The Year of the Voyager
- Tarot – TBA
- Sepultura – TBA
References
- ^ "In Mourning signs with Aftermath Music". Blabbermouth.net (2007-10-21). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Byzantine: Oblivion Beckons release date announced". Blabbermouth.net (2007-10-13). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Alestorm: Captain Morgan's Revenge audio samples available". Blabbermouth.net (2007-11-25). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Ayreon: New album track listing revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2007-11-01). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Avantasia: The Scarecrow trailer available". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-07). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Benedictum: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-12). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Brainstorm: New album title, track listing revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2007-10-05). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Bullet for My Valentine: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2007-11-14). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Heaven Shall Burn, Caliban, Sonic Syndicate to team up for Darkness Over X-Mas tour". Blabbermouth.net (2007-11-30). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Protest the Hero: New song posted online". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-12). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Iron Maiden: Live After Death DVD details announced". Blabbermouth.net (2007-11-08). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Warbringer: New song posted online". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-14). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Norther: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-19). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Eluveitie: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-23). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Dismember: New album artwork unveiled". Blabbermouth.net (2008-01-28). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Hellhammer: Demon Entrails details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2008-01-08). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Keyboardist Hugo Sheppard explains decision to leave To-Mera". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-07). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Fear Factory singer's Ascension of the Watchers: Debut album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-11). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Genghis Tron: Another preview track posted online". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-08). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Hate Eternal: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-04). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Sculptured: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2007-11-05). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Exciter: Thrash Speed Burn pushed back to february". Blabbermouth.net (2007-11-22). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Stormwarrior: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2008-01-12). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Rage: Carved in Stone release date announced". Blabbermouth.net (2007-11-29). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Steel Attack: New album title announced". Blabbermouth.net (2008-01-17). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Dark Fortress to release Eidolon in february". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-21). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Textures: New album delayed". Blabbermouth.net (2008-04-16). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Cryptopsy: The Unspoken King track listing revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2008-04-17). Retrieved on 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Paradise Lost: The Anatomy of Melancholy DVD details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2008-04-11). Retrieved on 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Opeth, Watershed". www.opeth.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
- ^ "BLOODBATH: 'The Wacken Carnage' Mini-Site Launched - May 19, 2008". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "DISTURBED: 'Indestructible' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed - Apr. 17, 2008". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "JUDAS PRIEST: 'Nostradamus' German Release Date Revealed - Apr. 10, 2008". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "CULT OF LUNA: New Album Title Revealed - Apr. 11, 2008". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "SCAR SYMMETRY: New Album Artwork Revealed - Apr. 9, 2008". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "DAYLIGHT DIES: 'Lost To The Living' Track Listing, Release Date Revealed - Feb. 29, 2008". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ Six Feet Under
External links
| Preceded by: 2007 |
Heavy Metal Timeline 2008 |
Followed by: 2009 |
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