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Heavy Metal Timeline

The 2000s

By Chad Bowar, About.com

2000

Bands formed this year: 3 Inches Of Blood, Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Wolfmother

A sample of heavy metal CDs released in 2000:
Cradle Of Filth - Midian
Dio - Magica
In Flames - Clayman
Killswith Engage - Killswitch Engage
Lamb Of God - New American Gospel
Nightwish - Wishmaster

2001

Death guitarist Chuck Schuldiner dies of brain cancer.

Jason Newsted leaves Metallica and joins Voivod.

Bands formed this year: As I Lay Dying, Black Dahlia Murder, Masterplan, Sirenia

A sample of heavy metal albums released in 2001:
Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
Fear Factory - Digimortal
Judas Priest - Demolition
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Slayer - God Hates Us All

2002

Bands formed this year: Apocalypse, Eluveitie

A sample of heavy metal CDs released in 2002:
Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera
Immortal - Sons of Northern Darkness
In Flames - Reroute to Remain
Opeth - Deliverance
Soilwork - Natural Born Chaos

2003

MTV2 brings back the heavy metal show "Headbanger's Ball."

Rob Halford rejoins Judas Priest.

Bands formed this year: Communic, DevilDriver, Epica, Korpiklaani

A sample of heavy metal CDs released in 2003:
Cannibal Corpse - 15 Year Killing Spree
Children of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll
Cradle Of Filth - Damnation And A Day
Lamb Of God - As The Palaces Burn
Metallica - St. Anger
Opeth - Damnation

2004

"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott of the band Damageplan and formerly Pantera was shot and killed while performing on stage in Ohio.

Bands formed this year: Job For A Cowboy, Scar Symmetry, Threat Signal, Wintersun

A sample of heavy metal CDs released in 2004:
Cradle Of Filth - Nymphetamine
Dillinger Escape Plan - Miss Machine
Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden
In Flames - Soundtrack to Your Escape
Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache
Lamb of God - Ashes of the Wake
Mastodon - Leviathan
Megadeth - The System Has Failed

2005

Best Heavy Metal CD Of 2005: Opeth - Ghost Reveries

Voivod guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour and former Metal Church vocalist David Wayne died.

Bands formed this year: Beyond Fear, Five Finger Death Punch, In This Moment

A sample of heavy metal CDs released in 2005:
Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine
Avenged Sevenfold - City Of Evil
Candlemass - Candlemass
Children Of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet
Exodus - Shovel Headed Kill Machine
God Forbid - IV: Constitution Of Treason
Judas Priest - Angel Of Retribution
Trivium - Ascendancy

2006

Best Heavy Metal CD Of 2006: Mastodon - Blood Mountain

Bands formed this year: Devil Wears Prada, Divine Heresy

A sample of heavy metal CDs released in 2006:
Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side
Cannibal Corpse - Kill
Evergrey - Monday Morning Apocalypse
Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death
Killswitch Engage - As Daylight Dies
Lamb Of God - Sacrament

2007

Best Heavy Metal CD Of 2007: Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works

Quiet Riot singer Kevin DuBrow died.

A sample of CDs released in 2007:
Arch Enemy - Rise Of The Tyrant
Dark Tranquillity - Fiction
High On Fire - Death Is This Communion
Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao
Megadeth - United Abominations
Melechesh - Emissaries
Primordial - To The Nameless Dead

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