This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2019.
Bands formed BPMD Kill the Lights Left to Suffer Nemophila Sanguisugabogg Vexed Zulu
Bands disbanded Black Moth Brain Drill Children of Bodom Continents Dirge Huldre Katedra Nitro Prophets of Rage Slayer Unsane
Bands reformed Agent Steel Alcatrazz Brand New Sin (one-off show) Cadaver Dirty Looks Dismember Katatonia Mercyful Fate Methods of Mayhem Mr. Bungle Rage Against the Machine Sev (one-off show) Sister Sin Sylosis Vio-lence
Events After 51 years together, UFO embarks on their final tour, dubbed "The Last Orders", with founding member Phil Mogg, who plans to retire from the band. After 46 years together, Kiss embarks on yet another farewell tour, dubbed "One Last Kiss: End of the Road World Tour". After 45 years together, Krokus embarks on their farewell tour this year. Slayer is expected to wrap up their farewell tour this year in November. Megadeth launches its first-ever MegaCruise, which is set to take place in the Pacific Ocean from October 13‒19. Accept announces that Martin Motnik is replacing original bassist Peter Baltes, who left the band the previous November. Janet Gardner of Vixen leaves to focus on her solo career. She is replaced by Femme Fatale's Lorraine Lewis. Longtime percussionist Chris Fehn of Slipknot departs from the band. This comes after Fehn filed a lawsuit against the band citing withheld payments.
Deaths Date Artist Age Role/Band Cause January 1 Shane Bisnett 31 Bassist/Ice Nine Kills Undisclosed cause January 16 Brian Velasco 41 Drummer/Razorback Suicide January 19 Ted McKenna 68 Former Drummer/Michael Schenker Group and Ian Gillan Hemorrhage after surgery January 25 Bruce Corbitt 56 Vocalist/Rigor Mortis Esophageal cancer January 28 Paul Whaley 72 Drummer/Blue Cheer Heart failure March 17 Bernie Tormé 66 Guitarist/Ozzy Osbourne and Gillan Post-flu complications March 17 Yuya Uchida 79 Percussionist and Producer/Flower Travellin' Band Pneumonia April 13 Paul Raymond 73 Keyboardist and Guitarist/UFO and Michael Schenker Group Heart attack April 26 Phil McCormack 58 Vocalist/Molly Hatchet Undisclosed cause May 21 Larry Carroll 64 Artist, Cover Designer/Slayer Undisclosed cause May 21 Rosław Szaybo 85 Artist, Cover Designer/Judas Priest Lung cancer June 8 Andre Matos 47 Vocalist/Angra, Shaman, and Viper Heart attack June 13 Nature Ganganbaigal 29 Vocalist and Instrumentalist/Tengger Cavalry Undisclosed cause August 4 Paul Finnie 44 Bassist/Power Quest Heart attack August 5 Lizzie Grey 60 Vocalist and Guitarist/Spiders & Snakes and London Lewy body disease September 16 Mick Schauer 46 Keyboardist/Clutch Cancer September 18 Tony Mills 57 Vocalist/TNT and Shy Pancreatic cancer September 19 Larry Wallis 70 Guitarist/Motörhead Undisclosed cause September 23 Richard Brunelle 55 Guitarist/Morbid Angel Undisclosed cause October 2 Morten Stützer 57 Guitarist and Bassist/Artillery Undisclosed cause October 21 Peter Hobbs 58 Vocalist and Guitarist/Hobbs' Angel of Death Undisclosed cause November 4 Timi "Grabber" Hansen 61 Bassist/Mercyful Fate and King Diamond Cancer December 25 Stephen Kasner 49 Artist and Cover Designer/Forbidden, Marduk, Rotting Christ, and Sunn O))) Undisclosed cause December 28 Elijah Nelson 40 Bassist/Black Breath Undisclosed cause
Albums released January Day Artist Album 4 Callejon Hartgeld im Club Festerday Iihtallan John Garcia and the Band of Gold John Garcia and the Band of Gold Legion of the Damned Slaves of the Shadow Realm Mark Deutrom The Blue Bird Rosetta Sower of Wind (EP) 9 Krallice Wolf (EP) 11 Born of Osiris The Simulation Jinjer Micro (EP) Soilwork Verkligheten 18 A Pale Horse Named Death When the World Becomes Undone Arch Enemy Covered in Blood (compilation album) Cane Hill Kill the Sun (EP) Dawn of Ashes The Crypt Injection II (Non Serviam) Dust Bolt Trapped in Chaos Flotsam and Jetsam The End of Chaos Lemuria The Hysterical Hunt Malevolent Creation The 13th Beast Oomph! Ritual Papa Roach Who Do You Trust? Raven Screaming Murder Death from Above: Live in Aalborg (live album) Rifftera Across the Acheron Thunder Please Remain Seated 21 Oblivion Oblivion 25 Ancient Bards Origine (The Black Crystal Sword Saga Part 2) Bring Me the Horizon Amo Carnal Forge Gun to Mouth Salvation Corroded Bitter Desecravity Anathema Evergrey The Atlantic Hecate Enthroned Embrace of the Godless Aeon Incite Built to Destroy Jetboy Born to Fly Kane Roberts The New Normal King 810 Suicide King King Diamond Songs for the Dead Live (live album) Quiet Riot One Night in Milan (live album) Starbreaker Dysphoria Swallow the Sun When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light 26 Panopticon The Crescendo of Dusk (EP)
February Day Artist Album 1 Astronoid Astronoid Gideon No Love/No One (EP) Metallica Helping Hands... Live & Acoustic at the Masonic (live album) Soen Lotus Within Temptation Resist 8 Beast in Black From Hell with Love Downfall of Gaia Ethic of Radical Finitude Herman Frank Fight the Fear Zao Decoding the Möbius Strip (EP) 15 Avantasia Moonglow Born from Pain True Love Rotting Christ The Heretics 22 Attila Villain Candlemass The Door to Doom Delain Hunter's Moon Dream Theater Distance over Time Imperia Flames of Eternity Last in Line II The Moth Gatherer Esoteric Oppression Opprobrium The Fallen Entities Overkill The Wings of War Rhapsody of Fire The Eighth Mountain Rock Goddess This Time Tora Tora Bastards of Beale
March Day Artist Album 1 Darkwater Human Demon Hunter Peace War In Flames I, the Mask Mark Morton Anesthetic Mike Tramp Stray from the Flock Queensrÿche The Verdict While She Sleeps So What? 8 Brymir Wings of Fire Children of Bodom Hexed Doro Backstage to Heaven (EP) Iron Fire Beyond the Void Iron Savior Kill or Get Killed Mägo de Oz Ira Dei Misery Index Rituals of Power The Raven Age Conspiracy Tesla Shock Týr Hel 15 Any Given Day Overpower Fallujah Undying Light 20 Tengger Cavalry Northern Memory 22 Battle Beast No More Hollywood Endings Bloodbound Rise of the Dragon Empire Burning Rain Face the Music Cellar Darling The Spell The End Machine The End Machine Megadeth Warheads on Foreheads (compilation album) Stahlmann Kinder der Sehnsucht Waylander Eriú's Wheel Zeal & Ardor Live in London (live album) 29 Anthem Nucleus (compilation album) Devin Townsend Empath Forever Still Breathe in Colours I Prevail Trauma L.A. Guns The Devil You Know Manowar The Final Battle I (EP) Nightrage Wolf to Man Okilly Dokilly Howdilly Twodilly Whitechapel The Valley
April Day Artist Album 5 Brant Bjork Jacoozi Cirith Gorgor Sovereign Eluveitie Ategnatos Enterprise Earth Luciferous Exumer Hostile Defiance Necrodeath Defragments of Insanity Periphery Periphery IV: Hail Stan Sworn Enemy Gamechanger 12 Andy Black The Ghost of Ohio Big Business The Beast You Are Black River Humanoid Blackguard Storm Diesear BloodRed Inferno Hamferð Ódn (EP) Posthum Like Wildfire 19 After the Burial Evergreen Allegaeon Apoptosis Alpha Wolf Fault (EP) Grand Magus Wolf God Jordan Rudess Wired for Madness L'Acéphale L'Acéphale Per Wiberg Head Without Eye 26 The Damned Things High Crimes Dub Trio The Shape of Dub to Come Enforcer Zenith Hardline Life Helheim Rignir Helms Alee Noctiluca King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Fishing for Fishies Månegarm Fornaldarsagorna Marissa Nadler & Stephen Brodsky Droneflower (collaboration album) New Years Day Unbreakable Nine Shrines Retribution Therapy Paragon Controlled Demolition Steel Prophet The God Machine Sunn O))) Life Metal Vaura Sables 28 Archivist Triumvirate
May Day Artist Album 3 Amon Amarth Berserker Kampfar Ofidians Manifest L7 Scatter the Rats Myrath Shehili Origin Abiogenesis – A Coming into Existence (compilation album) Ringworm Death Becomes My Voice 10 Abnormality Sociopathic Constructs Aphyxion Void Arch/Matheos Winter Ethereal Danny Worsnop Shades of Blue Extrema Headbanging Forever Handful of Hate Adversus Idle Hands Mana Possessed Revelations of Oblivion Whitesnake Flesh & Blood 11 Ulver Drone Activity 17 Artificial Language Now We Sleep Avatar The King Live in Paris (live album) Bethlehem Lebe Dich Leer Black Flame Necrogenesis: Chants from the Grave Crazy Lixx Forever Wild Full of Hell Weeping Choir October Tide In Splendor Below Pythia The Solace of Ancient EarthRammstein Untitled Saint Vitus Saint Vitus Savage Messiah Demons Starkill Gravity 20 Paleface Swiss Chapter 2: Witch King (EP) 24 Deathspell Omega The Furnaces of Palingenesia Destrage The Chosen One Diamond Head The Coffin Train Earth Full Upon Her Burning Lips Emil Bulls Mixtape (covers album) Fleshgod Apocalypse Veleno Marko Hietala Mustan Sydämen Rovio Misþyrming Algleymi Siamese Super Human SotoOrigami StormlordFar 27 Batushka Панихида 31 D–A–D A Prayer for the Loud Darkthrone Old Star Death Angel Humanicide Gaahls Wyrd GastiR – Ghosts Invited Gloryhammer Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex Janet Gardner Your Place in the Sun Krypts Cadaver Circulation Paul Masvidal Mythical (EP) Texas Hippie Coalition High in the Saddle Vader Thy Messenger (EP)
June Day Artist Album 7 Axel Rudi Pell XXX Anniversary Live (live album) Cave In Final Transmission Combichrist One Fire Diviner Realms of Time Enthroned Cold Black Suns Firespawn Abominate Majestica Above the Sky Motionless in White Disguise Nebula Holy Shit Pelican Nighttime Stories Roadsaw Tinnitus the Night The Rods Brotherhood of Metal Tanzwut Semannsgarn Upon a Burning Body Southern Hostility Warrior Soul Rock 'n' Roll Disease Xentrix Bury the Pain 14 Baroness Gold & Grey Beheaded Only Death Can Save You Hate Auric Gates of Veles Ingested The Call of the Void (EP) Kat Without Looking Back The Lord Weird Slough Feg New Organon Neal Morse Jesus Christ the Exorcist Suicide Silence Rare Ass Shit (compilation album) Thank You Scientist Terraformer Timo Tolkki's Avalon Return to Eden 21 Hed PE Stampede Kryptos Afterburner The Meads of Asphodel Running Out of Time Doing Nothing Memoriam Requiem for Mankind Tony Mills Beyond the Law 28 Beastwars IV Bloodred Hourglass Godsend Bloody Hammers The Summoning Cro-Mags Don't Give In (EP) Generation Axe The Guitars That Destroyed the World (Live in China) (live album) He Is Legend White Bat Majesty Legends Nocturnal Breed We Only Came for the Violence
July Day Artist Album 5 3Teeth Metawar Abbath OutstriderBrand of SacrificeGod Hand Bullet Live (live album) Ellefson Sleeping Giants Immortal Bird Thrive on Neglect Turilli / Lione Rhapsody Zero Gravity (Rebirth and Evolution) 10 Gyze Asian Chaos 12 311 Voyager Batushka Hospodi Cerberus (MX) Fire! Disentomb The Decaying Light Elder The Gold & Silver Sessions (EP) Oh, Sleeper Bloodied / Unbowed Ribspreader Crawl and Slither Suicide Silence Live & Mental (live album) Torche Admission 19 Cancer Ballcutter (EP) Crown the Empire Sudden Sky Flaw Vol IV: Because of the Brave Jeromes Dream Untitled Sabaton The Great War Scott Stapp The Space Between the Shadows Sum 41 Order in Decline Through Fire All Animal Wormed Metaportal (EP) Wreck and Reference Absolute Still Life26 All Out War Crawl Among the Filth Hatriot From Days Unto Darkness LordiRecordead Live – Sextourcism in Z7 (DVD)Thy Art Is MurderHuman TargetThe TriggerThe Time of Miracles Wolves at the Gate Eclipse31 John 5 and the Creatures Invasion Yeos Azteca's Revenge
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