1988

 

						THE YEAR IN REVIEW: 1988

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ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1988

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FORMED

Cannibal Corpse   Paradise Lost   Dismember   Amon Amarth   Solitude Aeturnus   Therion

DISBANDED

Warlock

LINEUP CHANGES

Vocalist Kai Hansen leaving Helloween.   Billy Sheehan leaves David Lee Roth's solo band and forms Mr. Big   Legendary Rainbow drummer Cozy Powell joins Black Sabbath.   Heretic's Mike Howe joined Metal Church as David Wayne's replacement.

IMPORTANT EVENTS

The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years is released.   The Monsters of Rock tour featuring Metallica, Van Halen, Scorpions, Kingdom Come and   Dokken plays across America.   Queensrÿche released the prog metal masterpiece 'Operation: Mindcrime'.   Def Leppard's Hysteria reaches the #1 spot on the Billboards album list.

IN MEMORIAM

Dave Iannicca (Destructor)   Chris Moorhouse (Nasty Savage)

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