2005 in heavy metal music

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year

1 Newly formed bands
2 Reformed Bands
3 Albums
4 Disbandments
5 Events

Newly formed bands

Reformed Bands

Albums

Alice Cooper - Dirty Diamonds
After Forever - Remagine
Akercocke - Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine
As I Lay Dying -Shadows Are Security
Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil
Beseech - Sunless Days
Black Label Society - Mafia, Kings of Damnation 98-04
Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal
Bon Jovi - Have a Nice Day
Bruce Dickinson - Tyranny of Souls
Bullet for My Valentine - The Poison
Candlemass - Candlemass
Children of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet?
Chimaira - Chimaira
Cog - The New Normal
Crashdiet - Rest in Sleaze
Cryptopsy - Once Was Not
Dark Tranquillity - Character
Deep Purple - Rapture of the Deep
Def Leppard - Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection
Deftones - B-Sides & Rarities
DevilDriver - The Fury of Our Maker's Hand
Devourment - Butcher the Weak
Dimmu Borgir - Stormblåst MMV
Disturbed - Ten Thousand Fists
Divinity Destroyed - Eden in Ashes
Divinity Destroyed - The Plague
Dream Theater - Octavarium
Early Man - Closing In
Exodus - Shovel Headed Kill Machine
Freak Kitchen - Organic
Fear Factory - Transgression
Forever Slave - Alice's Inferno
Gizmachi - The Imbuing
God Forbid - IV: Constitution of Treason
Gojira - From Mars To Sirius
HammerFall - Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy
High On Fire - Blessed Black Wings
Immolation - Harnessing Ruin
Jacobs Dream - Drama of the Ages
Judas Priest - Angel of Retribution
Kamelot - The Black Halo
Kreator - Enemy of God
Limp Bizkit - The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)
Lordi - The Monster Show
Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Unleash the Fury
Massacration - Gates of Metal Fried Chicken of Death
Mötley Crüe - Red, White and Crüe
Mournful Congregation - The Monad of Creation
Mourning Beloveth - A Murderous Circus
Mudvayne - Lost and Found
Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
Nile - Annihilation of the Wicked
Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Priestess - Hello Master
Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness
Protest the Hero - Kezia
QueenAdreena - The Butcher and the Butterfly
Rammstein - Rosenrot
The Red Chord - Clients
Roadrunner United - The All-Star Sessions
Runemagick - Envenom
Slechtvalk - At the Dawn of War
Static-X - Start a War
Strapping Young Lad - Alien
Sabaton - Primo Victoria
Soilwork - Stabbing the Drama
Solefald - Red For Fire: An Icelandic Odyssey Part 1
Stryper - Reborn
Sturmgeist - Meister Mephisto
System of a Down - Mezmerize
System of a Down - Hypnotize
Sonata Arctica - The End of This Chapter
Stratovarius - Stratovarius
Trivium - Ascendancy
Visions of Atlantis - Cast Away
WarCry - ¿Dónde Está La Luz?

Disbandments

Exhumed (indefinite hiatus)

Events

Soilwork guitarist Peter Wichers leaves the band in late December after playing in the band for ten years to concentrate on record producing.
Static-X lead guitarist Tripp Eisen was arrested in February for "lewd conduct against children", and was fired from the band.
Former Vader drummer Docent dies.
Vocalist Tarja Turunen was fired from Nightwish.
Jason Jones' departure from Drowning Pool was publicly announced on June 14, 2005, due to irreconcilable differences. On August 25 at the Ozzfest date in Dallas, Texas, Drowning Pool did a guest shot performance on the main stage debuting their new singer Ryan McCombs.
Visions of Atlantis lead vocalist Nicole Bogner quits and is replaced by ex-Aesma Deava vocalist, Melissa Ferlaak. Guitarist Werner Fielder quits and is replaced by Wolfgang Koch.
Kittie bassist Jennifer Arroyo quits and is replaced by Trish Doan. Session guitarist Lisa Marx quits and is replaced by Tara McLeod
Hellhammer becomes Dimmu Borgir's new drummer.
Former Metal Church singer David Wayne dies.
Denis "Piggy" D'Amour of Voivod dies.
American Head Charge guitarist Bryan Ottoson dies at 27.

Preceded by: 2004	Heavy Metal Timeline 2005	Followed by: 2006

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