This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2013.

Bands disbanded

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* Kiuas * The Chariot * Forbidden * Gaza *

God Forbid God Forbid is an American metalcore band formed in East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, East Brunswick, New Jersey in 1996. Initially breaking up in 2013, they have been semi-active since reuniting in 2022. History Early career (1996–2004) ...

* Inhale Exhale * Nachtmystium * Power Quest *

Static-X Static-X is an American industrial metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1994. The line-up has fluctuated over the years, but was long-held constant with band founder, frontman, vocalist and rhythm guitarist Wayne Static until his d ...

* Vomitory *

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Bands reformed

* Dark Angel * Falconer * Gardenian * Luna Mortis *

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* Mutiny Within * Sonic Syndicate * SugarComa (one-off reunion) * Toxik

Events

* Paul Di'Anno (ex-

Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris (musician), Steve Harris. Although fluid in the early years of the band, the line-up for most ...

) retired after his 2012 tour. *

HammerFall HammerFall is a Swedish power metal band from Gothenburg. The band was formed in 1993 by ex- Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak. They have released thirteen studio albums. History Early days (1993–1996) HammerFall was formed when g ...

went on hiatus this year and did not release their next album until 2014. * Lars Ulrich confirmed that

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. It was formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...

's Orion Music + More festival will be held again this year. * Ceremonial Oath, who split up in 1995, and Gardenian, who split up in 2004 and had not played a show in 12 years, both reunited for this year's edition of The Gothenburg Sound festival, which took place from January 4–5 at Trädgår'n in

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Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

. *

Metal Church Metal Church is an American heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in 1980. Originally based in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, they relocated to Aberdeen, Washington the following year and briefly called themselves Shrapnel. Led ...

, who split up twice (in 1994 and 2009), reunited for a second time at this year's 70000 Tons of Metal in January. *

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singer Randy Blythe stood trial on February 4 on charges of manslaughter in the death of a fan at a concert in Prague, Czech Republic in 2010. He was acquitted on March 5, 2013, of all charges against him. Drummer

Chris Adler Christopher James Adler (born November 23, 1972) is an American musician, best-known as a founding member and the longtime drummer of Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Lamb of God (band), Lamb of God from 1994 to 2019. He was also a Grammy A ...

said in an interview "Not only were we not able to generate any income, but we ended up having to pay more than half a million dollars in legal fees," the drummer said. "It bankrupted the entire band, no money left for any kind of payroll or anything." * Rush was inducted into the

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, at the Nokia Theater in

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, on April 18. *

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, who split up in 1989, reunited at the Keep It True XVI festival, which took place from April 19–20 at Tauberfrankenhalle in

Lauda-Königshofen Lauda-Königshofen () is a town in the Main-Tauber (district), Main-Tauber district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Tauber, 7 km southeast of Tauberbischofsheim, and 30 km southwest of Würzburg. Most of the ...

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. They were the headliner of the festival. *

Cannibal Corpse Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1988, now based in Tampa, Florida. The band has released sixteen studio albums, two box sets, four video albums, and two live albums. The band has had little radio ...

celebrated the 25th anniversary of their formation. *

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announced the departure of guitarist

Rob Caggiano Robert Caggiano (born November 7, 1974) is an American guitarist and record producer. Caggiano is known as the lead guitarist of the Danish rock band Volbeat from 2013 to 2023 and of thrash metal band Anthrax from 2001–2005 and 2007–2013. ...

. *

Volbeat Volbeat are a Danish Rock music, rock band formed in Copenhagen in 2001. They play a fusion of rock and roll and Heavy metal music, heavy metal. Their current line-up consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Michael Poulsen, drummer Jon Lars ...

announced that "former

and The Damned Things guitarist

has officially joined

." Caggiano served as producer on "''Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies''" alongside long-time production partner Jacob Hansen, who produced and mixed the band's prior four albums. *

Danny Carey Daniel Edwin Carey (born May 10, 1961) is an American musician who is the drummer for the progressive metal band Tool. He has also contributed to albums by artists such as Zaum, Green Jellö, Pigface, Skinny Puppy, Adrian Belew, Carole Kin ...

(

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) admitted that he was the band member that had the motorcycle accident, "I cracked four ribs, broke three of them on a motorcycle the other day, so I am kinda laid up at this point. It's making it really painful to play. It's not an easy thing to do," he said. * On February 18, 2013, bassist Daniel Antonsson quit

Dark Tranquillity Dark Tranquillity is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg. They are considered one of the pioneering acts of the Swedish death metal, Gothenburg metal scene, which also includes bands such as In Flames and At the Gates - regarded a ...

on good terms. Daniel wanted to focus on his own musical projects, play guitar rather than be the bassist in the band, and not wanting to commit to heavy touring of the band's 10th studio album and being a recording engineer/producer in his studio ''Gothenburg Rock Studios''. *

Slayer Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style made them ...

drummer Dave Lombardo was not able to attend the Australian tour due to misgivings over contract negotiations. Jon Dette (ex- Evildead, ex-

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) had replaced Dave for the remainder of the tour. On May 30,

announced that Dave Lombardo has been officially replaced by Paul Bostaph (ex- Exodus, ex-

). * Bison B.C. were dropped by Metal Blade Records, but the band still remains optimistic about the future. * Symphony X drummer

Jason Rullo Jason Rullo (born July 17, 1972) is an American drummer, who is one of the founding members of progressive metal band Symphony X. In 2003, he was featured in a readers' poll for '' Modern Drummer'' magazine, where he achieved two awards: sec ...

suffered heart failure, but recovered with cardiac rehab. *

Korn Korn (stylized as KoЯn) is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, originally formed in 1993 by James Shaffer, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald Arvizu, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and David Silveria, who were members of the band ...

announced that a new album featuring Brian "Head" Welch who officially rejoined the band after 8 years of absence. * Tim Lambesis, vocalists for As I Lay Dying and Austrian Death Machine, was arrested after police said he tried to hire an undercover detective to kill his estranged wife. Tim has pleaded not guilty, and was released on bail for 2 million on May 31, 2013. *

Mike Portnoy Michael Stephen Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) is an American musician who is primarily known as the drummer, backing vocalist, and co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. In September 2010, Portnoy announced his departure fro ...

(ex-

Dream Theater Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts. The band comprises John Petrucci (guitar), John Myung (bass), Mike Portnoy (drums), James LaBrie (vocals) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards). Dream Theat ...

) leaves

Adrenaline Mob Adrenaline Mob is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal supergroup (music), supergroup formed in early 2011 by singer Russell Allen, guitarist Mike Orlando and drummer Mike Portnoy. The band's current lineup consists of Allen, Orlando, and ...

due to "scheduling conflicts". * Protest the Hero drummer and original member ''Moe Carlson'' left the band after 12 years. Moe stated, "just to let you know, I'm going back to school, don'thave any intentions of touring ever again."

Deaths

* January 16 – Claudio Leo, former guitarist of

Lacuna Coil Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Since their formation in 1994, the group has had two name changes, being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal, and they have recorded ten studio albums, two extended plays, two l ...

, died from cancer at the age of 40. * January 26 – Bryan Carlstrom, recording engineer of numerous artists in a wide spectrum of genres, including

Alice in Chains Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AiC) is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1987. Since 2006, the band's lineup has comprised vocalist/guitarists Jerry Cantrell and William DuVall, bassist Mike Inez, and drummer Sean Kinney. Voca ...

, D.R.I., Sacred Reich, White Zombie, and

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, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 51. * March 12 –

Clive Burr Clive Ronald Burr (8 March 1956 – 12 March 2013) was an English musician. He was the drummer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 1979 to 1982. Together with fellow Iron Maiden member Dennis Stratton, he joined Praying Mantis for the r ...

, former drummer of

, Trust and

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, died from

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complications at the age of 56. * March 19 – David Henning "Blackmoon" Parland, founding member, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist of numerous Swedish death and black metal bands, including

Dark Funeral Dark Funeral is a Swedish black metal band from Stockholm, founded by guitarists Blackmoon and Lord Ahriman in 1993. They emerged during the second wave of black metal. Their lyrical themes have traditionally pertained to Satanism and anti ...

, Necrophobic, and Infernal, died by suicide at the age of 42. * March 24 – Willi Lackmann, original Grave Digger bassist, died from undisclosed reasons. * April 5 – Sławomir Kusterka (a.k.a. Mortifer), bassist of

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, died from cardiac dysrhythmia in his sleep at the age of 27. * April 5 – Jeremy Andrew "Andy" Johns, record producer and audio engineer of numerous artists, including

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock music, rock band formed in London in 1968. The band comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist-keyboardist John Paul Jones (musician), John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham. With a he ...

Van Halen Van Halen ( ) was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1973. Credited with restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene, Van Halen was known for their energetic live performances and the virtuosity of their guit ...

Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead singer of the heavy metal music, heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which per ...

, and

L.A. Guns L.A. Guns are an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1983. The lineup currently consists of Tracii Guns (lead guitar), Phil Lewis (musician), Phil Lewis (lead vocals), Ace Von Johnson (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Johnny Mar ...

, died from stomach ulcer complications at the age of 62. * April 13 – Chi Cheng, bassist of

Deftones Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by frontman Chino Moreno, lead guitarist Stephen Carpenter and drummer Abe Cunningham, with bassist Chi Cheng and keyboardist and tu ...

died from complications following the 2008 car crash he was involved in at the age of 42. * April 18 – Storm Elvin Thorgerson, graphic artist, music video director, and album cover designer of numerous artists, including

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Black Sabbath Black Sabbath are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. After adopting the Black Sabbath name in 1969 (the band ...

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Helloween Helloween is a German power metal band founded in 1984 in Hamburg by members of bands Iron Fist, Gentry, Second Hell and Powerfool. The band has at times been called one of the most influential European heavy metal bands of the 1980s. Its first ...

, and

Bruce Dickinson Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958) is an English singer who is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Dickinson has performed in the band across two stints, from 1981 to 1993 and from 1999 to the present d ...

, among others, died from cancer at the age of 69. * May 2 – Jeffrey John "Jeff" Hanneman, founding member, songwriter, and guitarist of

, died from alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver at the age of 49. * May 18 – Phil Buerstatte, former drummer of White Zombie, died from MRSA infection at the age of 46. * May 21 –

Trevor Bolder Trevor Bolder (9 June 1950 – 21 May 2013) was an English rock musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his long association with Uriah Heep and his tenure with the Spiders from Mars, the backing band for David Bowie, ...

, bassist of Uriah Heep and

Wishbone Ash Wishbone Ash are a British Rock music, rock band who achieved success in the early to mid-1970s. Their albums include ''Wishbone Ash (album), Wishbone Ash'' (1970), ''Pilgrimage (Wishbone Ash album), Pilgrimage'' (1971), ''Argus (album), Argu ...

, died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 62. * June 1 – Maria Johanna Mårlöv, former Therion vocalist, died from cancer at the age of 38. * June 2 – Mick Morris, bassist of Eighteen Visions and live bassist of

Bleeding Through Bleeding Through is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, formed in 1999. Influenced largely by hardcore punk and Swedish melodic death metal, the band was established by lead vocalist Brandan Schieppati as a personal projec ...

, died due to a pre-existing heart condition at the age of 35. * August 10 – Phil Baheux, drummer of Channel Zero died from heart problems at the age of 45. * August 23 – Joey LaCaze, founding member and drummer of

Eyehategod Eyehategod (also abbreviated and referred to as EHG) is an American sludge metal band from New Orleans, Louisiana, who formed in 1988. They have become one of the better known bands to emerge from the NOLA metal scene. Their core lineup has r ...

, died from respiratory failure at the age of 42.

Films

released their 3D movie on August 9, 2013. The movie is entitled '' Metallica: Through the Never'' and was developed by Picturehouse. *

released their movie on November 4, 2013. The movie is entitled ''Dream Theater: Live at Luna Park'' and was developed by Eagle Rock Entertainment.

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References

External links

About.com: Heavy Metal

Blabbermouth.net

Metalstorm.net

Metalunderground.com

Ultimate-Guitar.com

TheGauntlet.com
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