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

Contents 1 Newly formed bands 2 Albums 3 Disbandments 4 Events 5 References

[edit] Newly formed bands

• Accept^[1]
• Anvil^[2]
• Dokken (1976 or 1977)
• Kix
• Riblja Čorba
• Savage^[3]

[edit] 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

[edit] Disbandments

[edit] Events

• Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen joins at 15 as a permanent member.
• The Who's Keith Moon dies of a drug overdose at 32.

Preceded by: 1977

Heavy Metal Timeline 1978

Followed by: 1979

[edit] References