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 THE YEAR IN REVIEW: 1987



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ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1987

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  FORMED
  Blue Murder
  Alice in Chains
  Entombed
  Meshuggah
  U.D.O.
  Testament (active since 1983 as Legacy)
  Darkthrone
  Atheist
  Danzig (active since 1983 as Samhain)
  Blind Guardian (active since 1984 as Lucifer's Heritage)
  Heaven's Gate

  DISBANDED
  Twisted Sister (reformed in 2003)
  Alcatrazz (reformed in 2006)
  Sound Barrier

  LINEUP CHANGES
  Udo Dirkschneider leaving Accept and starting his solo band U.D.O..

  Tony Martin joins Black Sabbath.


  IMPORTANT EVENTS
  Headbanger's Ball debuts on MTV.

  Bon Jovi headlines Monsters of Rock with Metallica, Dio, W.A.S.P. and Anthrax in the
  lineup.

  Nikki Sixx survives a near fatal overdose.

  Anthrax laid the blueprint for nu & rap metal with the I'm the Man single. 

  Death released the highly influential death metal record 'Scream Bloody Gore'.

  Running Wild released what is considered to be the first 'Pirate Metal' record, which was a
  power metal record with pirate themes & imagery.

  Napalm Death released 'Scum' which is considered to be the first grindcore album.


  IN MEMORIAM
  Gary Driscoll (Elf & Rainbow)



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