2008 in heavy metal music

 

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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2008.

Contents

Reformed bands

Carcass
Carcass

Disbandments

Celtic Frost live at Tuska Open Air Metal Festival 2006
Celtic Frost live at Tuska Open Air Metal Festival 2006

Events

Mikael Åkerfeldt
Mikael Åkerfeldt

Albums released

January

Day Artist Album
2 In Mourning Shrouded Divine[1]
22 Byzantine Oblivion Beckons[2]
The Red Death Godmakerscitation needed
23 Alestorm Captain Morgan's Revenge[3]
Ayreon 01011001[4]
25 Avantasia The Scarecrow[5]
Benedictum Seasons of Tragedy[6]
Brainstorm Downburst[7]
28 Bullet for My Valentine Scream Aim Fire[8]
Heaven Shall Burn Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)[9]
29 Protest the Hero Fortress[10]

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

Day Artist Album
4 Nasum Doombringer
Our Last Night The Ghosts Among Us
7 Boris Smile
Meshuggah obZen
9 Buckethead From the Coop
10 Bloodbath Unblessing the Purity
11 Ill Niño Enigma
Zimmer's Hole When You Were Shouting at the Devil... We Were in League with Satan
12 Shade Empire Zero Nexus
18 Black Tide Light from Above
Bury Your Dead Bury Your Dead
19 The Black Mages The Black Mages III: Darkness and Starlight
20 Cataract Cataract
21 Firewind The Premonition
Jon Oliva's Pain Global Warning
Korpiklaani Korven Kuningas
24 Cavalera Conspiracy Inflikted
Dismember Dismember
25 Mercenary Architect of Lies
28 Kamelot Ghost Opera: The Second Coming
29 Dream Theater Greatest Hit (...and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)
31 Strapping Young Lad 1994-2006 Chaos Years

April

Day Artist Album
1 In Flames A Sense of Purpose
Origin Antithesis
The Sword Gods of the Earth
9 Children of Bodom Blooddrunk
11 Belphegor Bondage Goat Zombie
12 Cog Sharing Space
14 Mirrorthrone Gangrene
15 Arsis We Are the Nightmare
Destroy the Runner I, Lucifer
Thine Eyes Bleed Thine Eyes Bleed
21 Grave Dominion VIII
23 Kalmah For the Revolution
25 Warrel Dane Praises to the War Machine
Def Leppard Songs from the Sparkle Lounge
28 Deicide Till Death Do Us Part
My Dying Bride An Ode to Woe
29 Testament The Formation of Damnation
30 Moonsorrow Tulimyrsky

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

Day Artist Album
7 Blaze Bayley The Man Who Would Not Die
8 Whitechapel This Is Exile
18 Fear My Thoughts Isolation
Chrome Division Booze, Broads and Beelzebub
21 Krisiun Southern Storm
22 Misery Signals Controller
War of Ages Arise & Conquer
29 Scars on Broadway Scars on Broadway
Soulfly Conquer

August

Day Artist Album
5 Norma Jean The Anti Mother
12 Extreme Saudades de Rock
19 The Human Abstract Midheaven
20 DragonForce Ultra Beatdown
Slipknot All Hope Is Gone
22 Jeff Loomis Zero Order Phase
25 Into Eternity The Incurable Tragedy
26 Motörhead Motörizer
29 Destruction D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.

Upcoming albums

September

October

November

December

Unknown

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

References

  1. ^ "In Mourning signs with Aftermath Music". Blabbermouth.net (2007-10-21). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  2. ^ "Byzantine: Oblivion Beckons release date announced". Blabbermouth.net (2007-10-13). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  3. ^ "Alestorm: Captain Morgan's Revenge audio samples available". Blabbermouth.net (2007-11-25). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  4. ^ "Ayreon: New album track listing revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2007-11-01). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  5. ^ "Avantasia: The Scarecrow trailer available". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-07). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  6. ^ "Benedictum: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-12). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  7. ^ "Brainstorm: New album title, track listing revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2007-10-05). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  8. ^ "Bullet for My Valentine: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2007-11-14). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Protest the Hero: New song posted online". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-12). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  11. ^ "Iron Maiden: Live After Death DVD details announced". Blabbermouth.net (2007-11-08). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  12. ^ "Warbringer: New song posted online". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-14). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  13. ^ "Norther: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-19). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  14. ^ "Eluveitie: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-23). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  15. ^ "Dismember: New album artwork unveiled". Blabbermouth.net (2008-01-28). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  16. ^ "Hellhammer: Demon Entrails details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2008-01-08). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  17. ^ "Keyboardist Hugo Sheppard explains decision to leave To-Mera". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-07). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
  18. ^ "Fear Factory singer's Ascension of the Watchers: Debut album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-11). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
  19. ^ "Genghis Tron: Another preview track posted online". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-08). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
  20. ^ "Hate Eternal: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-04). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
  21. ^ "Sculptured: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2007-11-05). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
  22. ^ "Exciter: Thrash Speed Burn pushed back to february". Blabbermouth.net (2007-11-22). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
  23. ^ "Stormwarrior: New album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2008-01-12). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
  24. ^ "Rage: Carved in Stone release date announced". Blabbermouth.net (2007-11-29). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
  25. ^ "Steel Attack: New album title announced". Blabbermouth.net (2008-01-17). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
  26. ^ "Dark Fortress to release Eidolon in february". Blabbermouth.net (2007-12-21). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
  27. ^ "Textures: New album delayed". Blabbermouth.net (2008-04-16). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
  28. ^ "Cryptopsy: The Unspoken King track listing revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2008-04-17). Retrieved on 2008-06-19.
  29. ^ "Paradise Lost: The Anatomy of Melancholy DVD details revealed". Blabbermouth.net (2008-04-11). Retrieved on 2008-06-19.
  30. ^ "Opeth, Watershed". www.opeth.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
  31. ^ "BLOODBATH: 'The Wacken Carnage' Mini-Site Launched - May 19, 2008". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  32. ^ "DISTURBED: 'Indestructible' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed - Apr. 17, 2008". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  33. ^ "JUDAS PRIEST: 'Nostradamus' German Release Date Revealed - Apr. 10, 2008". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  34. ^ "CULT OF LUNA: New Album Title Revealed - Apr. 11, 2008". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  35. ^ "SCAR SYMMETRY: New Album Artwork Revealed - Apr. 9, 2008". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  36. ^ "DAYLIGHT DIES: 'Lost To The Living' Track Listing, Release Date Revealed - Feb. 29, 2008". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
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