- 2008 in heavy metal music
This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2008.
Reformed bands
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At the Gates (for a few shows)
* Carcass (for touring)
*Exhorder
* Forbidden (for a few shows)
*Flower Travellin' Band
* Immortal
* Krokus
*Living Sacrifice
* Snot
*Spineshank Disbandments
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Beneath the Sky
* Byzantine
*Celtic Frost
*Dead to Fall
*The Duskfall
*From Autumn to Ashes
*Himsa
*Knorkator
* Light This City
* Ministry
*Sieges Even
*SikTh
* Since the Flood
*Still Remains
*The Red Death Events
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Twiggy Ramirez rejoins Marilyn Manson in early January.
*Mikael Åkerfeldt rejoinsBloodbath in late January.
* Ola Frenning leavesSoilwork in February.
* Hellhammer joinsGorgoroth as drummer.
*Chris Broderick joinsMegadeth in February.
*Timo Tolkki leavesStratovarius after some internal troubles in March.
*Clint Lowery rejoinsSevendust in March.
*Thomas Gabriel Fischer leavesCeltic Frost in April.
* SingerLisa Middelhauve leavesXandria in April.
* OnMay 11 th, original Rush drummerJohn Rutsey died in his sleep from an apparent heart attack.
* Blasphemer leaves Mayhem in May.
* Mike Kimball leavesDying Fetus in May.
* OnJuly 27 th, Former White Spirit and Tank DrummerGraeme Crallan died after a fall in aLondon street.
*Wes Borland joins Marilyn Manson's lineup in mid-August.
* D.R.I. guitaristSpike Cassidy makes a full recovery from cancer.
* Snot reforms with ex-Divine Heresy vocalist Tommy Vext.
* Michael Nicklasson leavesDark Tranquillity in August.
*Jeff Singer leaves Paradise Lost in August.
*Christian Älvestam leavesScar Symmetry in September.
*Peter Wichers rejoinsSoilwork in September.
* Jonny Santos rejoins and reformsSpineshank
* Denny Axelsson, vocalist ofBlinded Colony , leaves the band.
*Josh Freese plans to depart fromNine Inch Nails by the end of 2008.Albums released
January
April
July
October
Upcoming albums
November
December
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Deathstars - "Deathglam "
*Disarmonia Mundi - "The Isolation Game "
*Eluveitie - "Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion"Unknown
* Amoral - TBA
*Anata - TBA
*As Blood Runs Black - TBA
*Brown Brigade - "Guyanese Democracy"
*Cannibal Corpse - TBA
*Carcariass - TBA
* Confessor - TBA
*DÅÅTH - "The Concealers"
* D.R.I. - TBA
* Dope - "No Regrets"
* Dragonlord - TBA
*Eluveitie - "Evocation II - Visions"
*Hibria - TBA
* Marilyn Manson - TBA
* Mastodon - TBA
*Nevermore - TBA
* Primus - TBA
*Ram-Zet - TBA
*Sepultura -A-Lex
*Slayer - TBA
* Sympathy - "Anagogic Tyranny"
*Unexpect - TBA
*Verbal Abuse - TBA
*Wicked Wisdom - "Wrath of the Wicked"
*Witchplague - TBA
* Zyklon - TBAReferences
External links
* [http://heavymetal.about.com/ About.com: Heavy Metal]
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