1986 in heavy metal music
This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1986.
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Newly formed bands
- Acid Drinkers
- Anacrusis
- Angkor Wat
- Atrophy
- Believer
- Bolt Thrower
- Bonfire
- Cacophony
- Darkthrone
- DBC (Dead Brain Cells)
- Demolition Hammer
- Evildead
- Grave
- Immolation
- Infernäl Mäjesty
- M.O.D.
- Massacra
- Merciless
- Mucky Pup
- Paradox
- Pestilence
- Prong
- Skid Row
- 24-7 Spyz
- Terrorizer
- Trauma
- Unseen Terror
- Vanden Plas
- Waltari
Albums & EPs
- Aaronsrod - Illusions Kill
- Abattoir - The Only Safe Place
- Accept - Russian Roulette
- AC/DC - Who Made Who (soundtrack to Maximum Overdrive)
- ADX – La Terreur
- Alcatrazz - Dangerous Games
- Alice Cooper - Constrictor
- Angel Witch – Frontal Assault
- Anthem - Tightrope
- Asgard - In the Ancient Days
- Atomkraft – Queen of Death (EP)
- Attila – Rolling Thunder
- At War - Ordered to Kill
- Axtion – Live (EP)
- Baby Tuckoo - Force Majeure
- Bad Brains - I Against I
- Banshee - Cry in the Night (EP)
- Barren Cross - Rock for the King
- Beowülf - Beowülf
- Bitches Sin – Invaders
- Black Ice - Hot-N-Heavy (EP)
- Black 'n Blue - Nasty Nasty
- Black Rose – Walk It How You Talk It
- Black Sabbath - Seventh Star
- Blacksmith – Blacksmith (EP)
- Blade Runner – Warriors of Rock
- Bloodgood - Bloodgood
- Blood Money – Red Raw And Bleeding!
- Bonfire - Don't Touch the Light
- Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
- Bride - Show No Mercy
- Britny Fox - In America (EP)
- The Brood - The Brood
- Burning Starr - No Turning Back
- Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
- Castle Blak - Another Dark Carneval
- Canedy, Feinstein, Bordonaro & Caudle - Hollywood
- Cerberus - Too Late to Pray
- Chariot - Burning Ambition
- Charon – Made In Aluminium
- Chastain - Ruler of the Wasteland
- Child'ƨ Play - Ruff House (EP)
- Cinderella - Night Songs
- Cirith Ungol - One Foot in Hell
- Cities - Annihilation Absolute
- CJSS - World Gone Mad
- CJSS - Praise the Loud
- Cloven Hoof – Fighting Back (live)
- Cobra (UK) – Back From the Dead
- Crimson Glory - Crimson Glory
- Cro-Mags - The Age of Quarrel
- Crumbsuckers - Life of Dreams
- Cryptic Slaughter - Convicted
- Damien Throne - The Sign of the Jackal
- Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
- D.C. Lacroix - Crack of Doom
- Deaf Dealer - Keeper of the Flame
- Dealer – First Strike
- Death Row - Riders of Doom, aka Satan's Gift
- Demon - Demon (EP)
- Desolation Angels - Desolation Angels
- Destruction - Eternal Devastation
- Detente - Recognize No Authority
- Diamond - Diamond
- Diamond Rexx - Land of the Damned
- Paul Di'Anno's Battlezone – Fighting Back
- Dio - Intermission (live)
- Dirty Looks – In Your Face
- Dr. Mastermind - Dr. Mastermind
- Earthshaker - Overrun
- Easy Action – That Makes One
- Eden - Eden
- Elixir - The Son of Odin
- Emerald - Armed For Battle
- Europe - The Final Countdown
- Exciter - Unveiling the Wicked
- Faithful Breath - Live
- Fastway - Trick or Treat
- Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
- Fifth Angel - Fifth Angel
- Firstryke - Just A Nightmare
- Flatbacker - Esa
- Flotsam and Jetsam - Doomsday for the Deceiver
- Forever – Forever & Ever
- Foreplay - Hot 'N Heavy (EP)
- Formel 1 - Live im Stahlwerk
- Girlschool - Nightmare at Maple Cross
- Giuffria - Silk + Steel
- Grave Digger - War Games
- Gravestone – Creating a Monster
- Digger (Grave Digger) - Stronger Than Ever
- Great White - Shot in the Dark
- Griffin - Protector of the Lair
- Guns N' Roses - Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide (EP)
- Hallowed - Hallowed
- Hallows Eve - Death & Insanity
- Hammeron – Nothin' To Do But Rock
- Have Mercy - Armageddon Descends (EP)
- Hawk - Hawk
- Heir Apparent - Graceful Inheritance
- Helstar - Remnants of War
- Heretic - Torture Knows No Boundary (EP)
- Hexx - Under the Spell
- High Power - Les Violons de Satan
- Hirax - Hate, Fear and Power
- Holy Moses - Queen of Siam
- Hurricane - Take What You Want
- Hyde (CA) - Hyde
- Impaler - If We Had Brains... We'd Be Dangerous!
- Iron Angel - Winds of War
- Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
- Jesters of Destiny - Fun at the Funeral
- Judas Priest - Turbo
- Juggernaut - Baptism Under Fire
- Keel - The Final Frontier
- Kick Axe - Rock the World
- Killer (Swi) - Young Blood
- Killer Dwarfs - Stand Tall
- Killers (Fra) - Danger de Vie
- King Diamond - Fatal Portrait
- King Kobra - Thrill of a Lifetime
- Krank - Hideous
- Kreator - Pleasure to Kill
- Krokus - Change of Address
- Krokus - Alive and Screamin' (live)
- Kuni - Masque
- Letchen Grey - Party Politics (EP)
- Lion - Power Love (EP)
- Living Death - Back to the Weapons (EP)
- Lizzy Borden - The Murderous Metal Roadshow (live)
- Lizzy Borden - Menace to Society
- London - Don't Cry Wolf
- Loudness – 8186 Live
- Loudness - Lightning Strikes
- M.A.R.S. - Project: Driver
- Tony MacAlpine - Edge of Insanity
- Mad Reign - Mad Reign (EP)
- Manilla Road - The Deluge
- Malisha - Serve Your Savage Beast
- Yngwie Malmsteen - Trilogy
- Frank Marino – Full Circle
- Martyr (Hol) - Darkness at Time's Edge
- Mass (Ger) - Kick Your Ass!
- Medieval - Medieval (EP)
- Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
- Megattack - Raw Delivery
- Mekong Delta - Mekong Delta
- Messiah Prophet - Master of the Metal
- Metal Priest - Bursting Out
- Metal Church - The Dark
- Metallica - Master of Puppets
- Militia - The Sybling (EP)
- Mindless Sinner - Turn on the Power
- Mistrust - Spin the World
- Vinnie Moore – Mind's Eye
- Mortal Sin - Mayhemic Destruction
- Motörhead - Orgasmatron
- Nightwing – VI
- Nuclear Assault - Brain Death (EP)
- Nuclear Assault - Game Over
- Obsession - Scarred for Life
- Obús - Dejarse la piel
- Omen - The Curse
- Onslaught - The Force
- Orphan Allies – Running From the Law
- Outside - Magic Sacrifice
- Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
- Pain - Insanity
- Panther - Panther (EP)
- Persian Risk - Rise Up
- Phantom Lord - Evil Never Sleeps
- Picture - Every Story Needs Another Picture
- Piledriver - Stay Ugly
- Poison - Look What the Cat Dragged In
- Poltergeist – Evil Is There
- Possessed - Beyond the Gates
- Post Mortem – Coroner's Office
- Powerlord - The Awakening
- Powermad - Powermad (EP)
- Predator - Easy Prey
- Preyer – Terminator
- Queen - A Kind of Magic
- Queensrÿche - Rage for Order
- Quiet Riot - QR III
- Racer X - Street Lethal
- Rage - Reign of Fear
- Rankelson – Hungry For Blood
- Ratt - Dancing Undercover
- Ravage - Wrecking Ball
- Raven - The Pack Is Back
- Raven - Mad (EP)
- Razor - Malicious Intent
- Ripper - ...And the Dead Shall Rise
- Rhoads - Into the Future
- Rock Goddess - Young & Free
- The Rods - Heavier Than Thou
- Rogue Male - Animal Man
- Rough Cutt - Wants You!
- David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em and Smile
- Ruthless - Discipline of Steel
- Sabbrabells - Sailing On the Revenge
- Sabotage - Behind the Lines
- Sacred Rite - Is Nothing Sacred?
- Sacrifice - Torment in Fire
- Sadus - D.T.P.
- Saint - Time's End
- Saint Vitus - Born Too Late
- Samhain - Samhain III: November-Coming-Fire
- Samson - Joint Forces
- Samson - Head Tactics (comp)
- Samurai – Weapon Master
- Satan - Into the Future (EP)
- Satan's Host - Metal from Hell
- Joe Satriani - Not of This Earth
- Savage Grace - After the Fall from Grace
- Savatage - Fight for the Rock
- Sentinel Beast - Depths of Death
- Sepultura - Morbid Visions
- Shark Island - S'cool Buss
- Silver Mountain - Hibiya: Live in Japan '85
- Sinner - Comin' Out Fighting
- Slaughter (Can) – Strappado
- Slayer - Reign in Blood
- Snake - Let The Music Begin
- Sodom - Obsessed by Cruelty
- Sortilège - Larmes de Héros
- Sound Barrier - Speed of Light
- Steel Angel – Kiss of Steel
- Steeler (Ger) - Strike Back
- St. Elmo's Fire – St. Elmo's Fire
- Stone Fury - Let Them Talk
- Stormwitch - Stronger Than Heaven
- Stryper - To Hell with the Devil
- Sword - Metalized
- Syron Vanes – Revenge
- Talon - Vicious Game
- Tankard - Zombie Attack
- Tarot - Spell of Iron
- Tension - Breaking Point
- Tesla - Mechanical Resonance
- Thor - Recruits – Wild in the Streets
- Thor - The Edge of Hell
- TKO - Below the Belt
- Tormé – Back To Babylon
- Touched – Death Row
- Treat - The Pleasure Principle
- Tredegar - Tredegar
- Trilogy (Aus) - Next in Line (in EU); Saracen - Saracen (in Aus)
- Triumph - The Sport of Kings
- TT Quick - Metal of Honor
- Tyga Mira – Deliverance
- Tygers Of Pan Tang – First Kill (comp)
- Tyran' Pace - Watching You
- Tyrant (Ger) - Running Hot
- Tysondog - Crimes of Insanity
- V.V.S.I. - No Ace at Hand
- Vanadium – Born to Fight
- Van Halen - 5150
- Vardis - Vigilante
- Vengeance - We Have Ways to Make You Rock
- Venom - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
- Victim - Dirty, Mean & Nasty (EP)
- Victory - Don't Get Mad... Get Even
- Villain - Only Time Will Tell (EP)
- Vinnie Vincent Invasion - Vinnie Vincent Invasion
- Voivod - Rrröööaaarrr
- Vow Wow - III
- Vulcain - Big Brothers
- W.A.S.P. - Inside the Electric Circus
- Warlock - True as Steel
- Waysted - Save Your Prayers
- Wendy O. Williams - Kommander of Kaos
- Whiplash - Power and Pain
- White Tiger - White Tiger
- Wrath - Fit of Anger
- X-Caliber - Warriors of the Night
- Zebra – 3.V
- Zero Nine – Intrigue
- Znöwhite - Live Suicide
- Zodiac Mindwarp - High Priest of Love (EP)
Events
- Living Colour's line-up is solidified to a quartet, consisting of Corey Glover (vocals), Vernon Reid (guitar), Muzz Skillings (bass), and Will Calhoun (drums).
- Phil Lynott the former frontman of Thin Lizzy dies at the age of 36 on January 4 from drug-related health problems.
- Metallica's third album Master of Puppets peaks at #29 on the Billboard 200, spending 72 weeks on the charts with minor radio airplay. Unfortunately, bassist Cliff Burton dies aged 24 on September 27 in a bus accident in Sweden. Jason Newsted from Phoenix band Flotsam and Jetsam is hired after auditions are held.
- Metal Hammer magazine is first published.
- Slayer's third album Reign in Blood peaks at 94 on the Billboard 200 with no radio airplay. The album also reached number 47 on the UK Album Chart,[14] and on November 20, 1992, it was certified gold in the United States. Kerrang! magazine described it as the "heaviest album of all time,"[16] while Metal Hammer magazine named it "the best metal album of the last 20 years."[17]
- Europe, release The Final Countdown album on May 26. The title track is number one in 26 countries and became worldwide hit. Guitarist John Norum leaves the band on November. He is replaced by Kee Marcello.
- Jeff "Mantas" Dunn leaves British band Venom to pursue a solo career.
| Preceded by 1985 |
Heavy Metal Timeline 1986 |
Succeeded by 1987 |
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