1985 in heavy metal music

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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1985.

Newly formed bands

Aria
Carcass
David Lee Roth
Deliverance
Dream Theater (under the name "Majesty")
Exhorder
Extreme
Guns N' Roses
Iced Earth (known as "Purgatory" until 1988)
Jane's Addiction

King Diamond
MX Machine
Neurosis
Macabre
Mr. Bungle
Racer X
Realm
Sanctuary
Tarot (under the name "Purgatory" until record deal)
White Zombie

Albums & EPs

Lee Aaron - Call of the Wild
Abattoir - Vicious Attack
AC/DC - Fly on the Wall
Accept - Metal Heart
ADX - Exécution
Aerosmith - Done with Mirrors
Agent Steel - Skeptics Apocalypse
Agent Steel - Mad Locust Rising (EP)
Alcatrazz - Disturbing the Peace
Angel Witch - Screamin' 'n' Bleedin'
Anthem - Anthem
Anthem - Ready to Ride (EP)
Anthrax - Armed and Dangerous (EP)
Anthrax - Spreading the Disease
Anvil - Backwaxed (compilation)
Aria - Mania Velichia
Armed Force - Heavy Artillery
Armored Saint - Delirious Nomad
Artillery - Fear of Tomorrow
Astaroth - The Long Loud Silence (EP)
Atomkraft - Future Warriors
Attacker - Battle at Helm's Deep
Avenger (UK) - Killer Elite
Avenger (Ger) - Depraved to Black (EP)
Avenger (Ger) - Prayers of Steel
Axewitch - Hooked on High Heels
Barón Rojo - En un lugar de la marcha
Bathory - The Return……
Barren Cross - Believe (EP)
Black Knight - Master of Disaster (EP)
Black Lace - Get It While It's Hot
Black 'n Blue - Without Love
Black Sheep - Trouble in the Streets
Blessed Death - Kill or Be Killed
Blind Fury - Out of Reach
Blitzkrieg (UK) - A Time of Changes
Blitzkrieg (US) - Ready for Action (EP)
Bloodlust - Guilty as Sin
Blue Öyster Cult - Club Ninja
Bon Jovi - 7800° Fahrenheit
Burning Starr - Rock the American Way
Cacumen - Longing for You (EP)
Celtic Frost - Emperor's Return (EP)
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
Chastain - Mystery of Illusion
Chateaux - Highly Strung
Chrome Molly - You Can't Have It All...or Can You?
Cities - Annihilation Absolute (EP)
Crisis - Kick It Out
Crying Steel - Crying Steel (EP)
The Cult - Love
Cutty Sark - Heroes
Dark Angel - We Have Arrived
Demon - British Standard Approved
Demon - Heart of Our Time
Destruction - Infernal Overkill
Destructor - Maximum Destruction
Devil Childe - Devil Childe
Dio - Sacred Heart
Dokken - Under Lock and Key
Drysill - Welcome to the Show
Earthshaker - Passion
E.F. Band - One Night Stand
Mark Edwards - Code of Honor (EP)
Electric Sun - Beyond the Astral Skies
Exciter - Long Live the Loud
Exodus - Bonded by Blood
Exorcist - Nightmare Theater
Exxplorer - Symphonies of Steel
Faithful Breath - Skol
Faith No More - We Care a Lot
Fastway - Waiting for the Roar
Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
Fierce Heart - Fierce Heart
Fist (Can) - Danger Zone
Flatbacker - Accident
Glacier - Glacier (EP)
Girlschool - Running Wild
Grave Digger - Witch Hunter
Grim Reaper - Fear No Evil
Halloween - Don't Metal with Evil
Hallows Eve - Tales of Terror
Hammers Rule - After the Bomb (EP)
Hawaii - The Natives Are Restless
Headpins - Head over Heels
Helix - Long Way to Heaven
Helloween - Helloween (EP)
Helloween - Walls of Jericho
Highway Chile - Rockarama
Hirax - Raging Violence
Holland - Little Monsters
Horizon - Master of the Game
Icon - Night of the Crime
Impaler - Rise of the Mutants (EP)
Iron Angel - Hellish Crossfire
Iron Maiden - Live After Death (live)
Jag Wire - Made in Heaven
Joshua - Surrender
Keel - The Right to Rock
Kick Axe - Welcome to the Club
Killers (Fra) - Fils de la Haine
King Kobra - Ready to Strike
KISS - Asylum
Kix - Midnite Dynamite
Knightmare II - Death Do Us Part (EP)
Kreator - Endless Pain
Lȧȧz Rockit - No Stranger to Danger
L.A. Guns - Collector's Edition No. 1 (EP)
Leatherwolf - Leatherwolf, aka Endangered Species
Liege Lord - Freedom's Rise
Living Death - Metal Revolution
Living Death - Watch Out! (EP)
Lizzy Borden - Love You to Pieces
London - Non-Stop Rock
Loudness - Thunder in the East
Mad Max - Stormchild
Magnum - On a Storyteller's Night
Maineeaxe - Going for Gold
Maineeaxe - The Hour of Thunder (EP)
Mama's Boys - Power and Passion
Manilla Road - Open the Gates
Martyr - For the Universe
Maxx Warrior - Maxx Warrior (EP)
Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!
Mercy - Witchburner
Gary Moore - Run for Cover
Mötley Crüe - Theatre of Pain
Nasty Savage - Nasty Savage
Obús - Pega con fuerza
Odin - Don't Take No... For an Answer (EP)
Omen - Warning of Danger
Overkill - Feel the Fire
Onslaught - Power from Hell
Ostrogoth - Too Hot
Pandemonium - Hole in the Sky
Paganini - Weapon of Love
Pantera - I Am the Night
Paradoxx - Plan of Attak (EP)
Pentagram (US) - Pentagram, aka Relentless
Piledriver - Metal Inquisition
Possessed - Seven Churches
Precious Metal - Right Here, Right Now
Rail - Adio
Railway - Railway II
Ratt - Invasion of Your Privacy
Raven - Stay Hard
Razor - Executioner's Song
Razor - Evil Invaders
Rogue Male - First Visit
Rosy Vista - You Better Believe It (EP)
David Lee Roth - Crazy from the Heat (EP)
Rough Cutt - Rough Cutt
Ruffians - Ruffians (EP)
Running Wild - Branded and Exiled
Rush - Power Windows
Sacred Rite - The Ritual
Saint Vitus - Hallow's Victim
Satanic Rites - Which Way the Wind Blows
Savage - Hyperactive
Savage Grace - Master of Disguise
Savatage - Power of the Night
Saxon - Innocence Is No Excuse
Scorpions - World Wide Live (live)
Seduce - Seduce
Sinner - Touch of Sin
Slayer - Hell Awaits
Slayer - Live Undead (live)
Sodom - In the Sign of Evil (EP)
Steeler (Ger) - Rulin' the Earth
Stormtrooper (US) - Armies of the Night (EP)
S.O.D. - Speak English or Die
Stryper - Soldiers Under Command
Sweet Pain - Sweet Pain
Sye - Turn on the Fire
Thor - Only the Strong
Thor - Live in Detroit (live)
Thrasher - Burning at the Speed of Light
Tokyo Blade - Black Hearts & Jaded Spades
Trilogy (Aus) - Life on Earth
Tröjan - Chasing the Storm
Trouble - The Skull
Twisted Sister - Come Out and Play
220 Volt - Mind over Muscle
Tygers of Pan Tang - The Wreck-Age
Tyran' Pace - Long Live Metal
Tyrant (Ger) - Fight for Your Life
Tyrant (US) - Legions of the Dead
Tysondog - Shoot to Kill EP
Tytan - Rough Justice
UFO - Misdemeanor
Vampyr - Cry Out for Metal
Vandenberg - Alibi
Venom - Possessed
Vicious Rumors - Soldiers of the Night
Victory - Victory
Vyper - Afraid of the Dark (EP)
Virgin Steele - Noble Savage
Vow Wow - Cyclone
Vulcain - La dame de fer (EP)
Vulcain - Desperados
W.A.S.P. - The Last Command
Warlock - Hellbound
Warrior - Fighting for the Earth
White Lion - Fight to Survive
Warhead (Bel) - The Day After
Warrant (Ger) - First Strike (EP)
Warrant (Ger) - The Enforcer
Watchtower - Energetic Disassembly
Waysted - The Good the Bad the Waysted
Wrathchild (UK) - Trash Queens (compilation)
Y&T - Open Fire (live)
Y&T - Down for the Count
Yngwie Malmsteen - Marching Out
Zoetrope - Amnesty
Znowhite - Kick 'Em When They're Down EP

Disbandments

Mercyful Fate (reformed in 1992)
Van Halen (Roth quits band)

Events

Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid cofounds the Black Rock Coalition, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the creative freedom and works of black musicians interested in playing rock music.
Twisted Sister's Dee Snider testifies at The Parents Music Resource Center Senate hearings on rock censorship at Washington D.C. on September 19, 1985.
David Lee Roth releases his solo debut (EP) Crazy from the Heat in January 1985, with it comes the announcement he has permanently left Van Halen.
Black Sabbath reunites at Live Aid with Ozzy Osbourne.
Led Zeppelin reunites at Live Aid with Phil Collins replacing deceased drummer John Bonham.
Kam Lee leaves Death and Chuck Schuldiner becomes the vocalist.
Uriah Heep's former lead singer, David Byron dies on February 28, due to alcohol complications.
Welcome to Venice compilation is released, featuring Suicidal Tendencies, Beowulf, <<link:0>> and others, showing the growing crossover trend among the Venice Beach hardcore and metal scenes.

Preceded by 1984	Heavy Metal Timeline 1985	Succeeded by 1986

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