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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2004.
[edit] Newly formed bands
[edit] Reformed Bands
[edit] Albums
[edit] Disbandments
Brian Welch leaves Korn after converting to Christianity.
[edit] Events
- Damageplan and former Pantera lead guitarist Dimebag Darrell is murdered on December 8 by Nathan Gale while performing a concert in Ohio.
- Bassist Tim Gaines leaves Stryper after 10 complete years. He is replaced by Tracy Ferrie.
- Body Count rhythm guitarist D-Roc dies from lymphoma at the age of 45.
- Jason Jones, originally a tattoo artist from Los Angeles, California, was publicly announced as Drowning Pool's new lead singer and joined them on the album Desensitized.
- Supergroup Velvet Revolver releases their debut album Contraband which debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200 and goes double platinum.
- After an eight year hiatus, Extreme briefly returns for a short tour and a few concerts in Japan.
- Van Halen reunites with Sammy Hagar for a summer tour.
- Aerosmith returns to a raw hard rock sound with their blues cover album Honkin' on Bobo
- Terry Balsamo leaves Cold and joins Evanescence as their new guitarist
- Guitarist Lisa Marx joins Kittie as a session member, replacing Jeff Phillips
- Nasum guitarist/vocalist Mieszko Talarczyk dies as a result of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (although his body was not identified until February 17th the following year). Consequently, Nasum would later disband.
- Maniac leaves Mayhem and is replaced by the band's former singer, Attila Csihar.
- After more than 10 years of long break, Europe release the new album titled Start from the Dark with their classic line up consist of Joey Tempest-Vocals, John Norum-Guitars, Mic Michaeli-Keyboards, John Levén-Bass, Ian Haugland-Drums. Guitarist Kee Marcello is back to his old band - Easy Action.
- Ace Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg, founder of the Black/Viking metal band Bathory dies, at the age of 38.
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