2006 in heavy metal music
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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2006.
Contents
Newly formed bands
- Cauldron
- Dethklok
- Den Saakaldte
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Divide the Sea
- Divine Heresy
- Oceano
- Stone Gods
- Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky[1]
- Whitechapel
Reformed bands
- Alice in Chains
- Atheist
- Carnivore
- Emperor (for a few shows)
- Extreme (for a few shows)
- Immortal
- Myrkskog (for a one-off show. they are now defunct)
- Pitchshifter
- Sir Lord Baltimore
Disbandments
Events
- Slipknot goes on hiatus until 2008 while members work on their "side projects".
- Queen, Judas Priest, Def Leppard, and Kiss are the first bands inducted into the VH1 Rock Honors.
- Alice in Chains reunite with the Jar of Flies line-up and singer William DuVall replaces the late Layne Staley.
- Body Count releases their first album in nine years, Murder 4 Hire. The album features the band's new line-up: Bendrix (rhythm guitar), Vincent Price (bass), and O.T. (drums).
- Slayer releases their tenth studio album, Christ Illusion. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number 5—the band's highest U.S. chart position to date. The single Eyes of the Insane won the Best Metal Performance category at the 49th Grammy Awards.
- Extreme reunite for a second time – now with their "classic" original line-up – to do a small three-show reunion tour in New England.
- Lordi wins Eurovision Song Contest 2006.
- System of a Down goes on a long-term hiatus.
- Jesse Pintado of Terrorizer and formerly of Napalm Death passes away.
- Opeth drummer Martin Lopez officially and permanently leaves Opeth on May 12, 2006, due to illness and is replaced by Martin Axenrot.
- Metalocalypse airs on the Adult Swim network.
- Mercenary bassist/vocalist Henrik "Kral" Andersen leaves in March and is replaced by René Pedersen.
- Visions of Atlantis keyboardist Miro Holly quits and is replaced by Martin Harb.
- Chimaira drummer Andols Herrick rejoins the band (after leaving in 2003), forcing the departure of Kevin Talley.
- Tapio Wilska was fired from Finntroll due to personal differences.
- Iggor Cavalera leaves Sepultura due to "artistic incompatibility".
Albums released
All releases are studio albums unless otherwise noted.
January
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | DragonForce | Inhuman Rampage |
| 10 | Bleeding Through | The Truth |
| 20 | Edguy | Rocket Ride |
| 24 | P.O.D. | Testify |
| Sworn Enemy | The Beginning of the End | |
| 25 | Norther | Till Death Unites Us |
| 30 | Psycroptic | Symbols of Failure |
February
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | In Flames | Come Clarity |
| 5 | Warbringer | One By One, The Wicked Fall (EP) |
| 7 | Hank Williams III | Straight to Hell |
| Decapitated | Organic Hallucinosis | |
| Himsa | Hail Horror | |
| Mastodon | Call of the Mastodon | |
| 14 | The Sword | Age of Winters |
| 15 | Ensiferum | Dragonheads (EP) |
| 17 | Buckethead | The Elephant Man's Alarm Clock |
| 20 | Dismember | The God That Never Was |
| Raunchy | Death Pop Romance | |
| 21 | Kataklysm | In the Arms of Devastation |
| Krisiun | AssassiNation | |
| Wicked Wisdom | Wicked Wisdom | |
| 22 | Kalmah | The Black Waltz |
| 27 | Caliban | The Undying Darkness |
| Darkthrone | The Cult Is Alive | |
| Sadus | Out For Blood | |
| Witchery | Don't Fear the Reaper |
March
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | After the Burial | Forging a Future Self |
| 10 | Lordi | The Arockalypse |
| 13 | Sepultura | Dante XXI |
| 21 | Cannibal Corpse | Kill |
| 24 | Oomph! | GlaubeLiebeTod |
| Rage | Speak of the Dead | |
| 28 | Atreyu | A Death-Grip on Yesterday |
| Phobia | Cruel | |
| 31 | Queensrÿche | Operation: Mindcrime II |
April
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Dead to Fall | The Phoenix Throne |
| Evergrey | Monday Morning Apocalypse | |
| Sonata Arctica | For the Sake of Revenge (Live Album) | |
| 19 | myGRAIN | Orbit Dance |
| 21 | Scar Symmetry | Pitch Black Progress |
| 25 | Godsmack | IV |
| Moonspell | Memorial | |
| Summoning | Oath Bound | |
| 30 | Dissection | Reinkaos |
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Decadence | 3rd Stage of Decay |
| 5 | Arsis | United in Regret |
| 13 | Outworld | Outworld |
| Dragonland | Astronomy | |
| 14 | The Faceless | Akeldama |
| Fear Cast And Reverie | Subverter | |
| Survival[disambiguation needed] | Changes of Extinction | |
| Born From Pain | War | |
| 17 | Rammstein | Völkerball (CD/DVD) |
| Suidakra | Caledonia | |
| 21 | Killswitch Engage | As Daylight Dies |
| 22 | Sentenced | Buried Alive (Live CD) |
December
| Day | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oomph! | Delikatessen |
| 6 | This Ending | Inside the Machine |
| 20 | Blinded Colony | Bedtime Prayers |
References
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| Preceded by
2005
|
Heavy Metal Timeline 2006 |
Succeeded by 2007 |
