1978 in heavy metal music

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

Newly formed bands

Day	Album	Artist	Notes
???	Double Live Gonzo!	Ted Nugent	Live

Day	Album	Artist	Notes
10	Stained Class	Judas Priest
10	Van Halen	Van Halen
	Impeckable	Budgie
	Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush – Live	Mahogany Rush	Live

Day	Album	Artist	Notes
9	Long Live Rock 'n' Roll	Rainbow

Day	Album	Artist	Notes
5	Powerage	AC/DC

Day	Album	Artist	Notes
2	Live and Dangerous	Thin Lizzy	Live
20	Double Vision	Foreigner
	Obsession	UFO
	Struck Down	Yesterday and Today

Day	Album	Artist	Notes
	Kingdom of Madness	Magnum
	Tokyo Tapes	Scorpions	Live

Day	Album	Artist	Notes
1	Molly Hatchet	Molly Hatchet
18	Ace Frehley	Ace Frehley
	Gene Simmons	Gene Simmons
	Paul Stanley	Paul Stanley
	Peter Criss	Peter Criss
28	Never Say Die!	Black Sabbath
30	Back on the Streets	Gary Moore
	Snakebite	Whitesnake	EP
	Some Enchanted Evening	Blue Öyster Cult	Live
	Weekend Warriors	Ted Nugent

Day	Album	Artist	Notes
9	Killing Machine	Judas Priest
13	If You Want Blood You've Got It	AC/DC	Live
29	Hemispheres	Rush
	Pain Killer	Krokus
	Trouble	Whitesnake

Day	Album	Artist
10	Jazz	Queen
	From the Inside	Alice Cooper
	Rose Tattoo	Rose Tattoo

Day	Album	Artist	Notes
2	Quiet Riot II	Quiet Riot	Japan

Preceded by 1977	Heavy Metal Timeline 1978	Succeeded by 1979

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