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 THE YEAR IN REVIEW: 1983



It's 1983 and it's the birth of thrash metal.



ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1983

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  FORMED
  Megadeth
  Bathory
  Possessed
  Lizzy Borden
  Death (as Mantas)
  Coroner
  Helloween

  DISBANDED
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  LINEUP CHANGES
  Dave Mustaine is fired from Metallica and is replaced by Kirk Hammett.

  KISS stopped using make-up while playing live.

  Yngwie Malmsteen joins Steeler.
  

  IMPORTANT EVENTS
  Uriah Heep reforms with Mick Box as the bands new leader.

  Metallica relocates from Los Angeles to San Francisco.

  Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast reaches number one on the UK charts.

  Metallica and Slayer released their debut albums and thrash metal becomes a thing.

  Quiet Riot became the first metal band to reach the #1 spot on the Billboard list.

  USPM (United States Power Metal) reaches it's peak with Cirith Ungol, Warlord, Manilla
  Road, Savatage and Queensrÿche releasing underground classics.

  Def Leppard released Pyromania, it got a lot of mainstream recognition. This was the
  beginning of the end for the NWOBHM movement.


  IN MEMORIAM
  Felix Pappalardi (Mountain)
  Barry Fisk (Possessed)
  


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