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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1992.
Contents 1 Newly formed bands 2 Albums 3 Disbandments 4 Events // Newly formed bands Black Label Society Cruachan Converge (Band) Edguy Esoteric Freak Kitchen Gorgoroth Graveland Graveworm Lordi Machine Head Mourning Beloveth Moonspell Necrophagist P.O.D. Rudra Stone Sour Sevendust Theatre of Tragedy Vince Neil Albums 24-7 Spyz - Strength in Numbers AC/DC - Live Alice in Chains - Dirt Alice in Chains - Sap Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond Blue Cheer - Dining With The Sharks Body Count - Body Count Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated Def Leppard - Adrenalize Deicide - Legion Dream Theater - Images and Words Eyehategod - In the Name of Suffering Extreme - III Sides to Every Story Faith No More - Angel Dust Fear Factory - Soul of a New Machine Francis X - Tribal Music From Hollywood Hardline - Double Eclipse Helmet - In the Meantime Iced Earth - Night of the Stormrider Immortal - Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark Kiss - Revenge Kreator - Renewal Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Fire and Ice Tony MacAlpine - Freedom To Fly Manowar - The Triumph of Steel Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction Monster Magnet - Tab (EP) Motörhead - March or Die Necrophagist - Requiems of Festered Gore (Demo) Nine Inch Nails - Broken (EP) Nocturnus - Thresholds Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power Pitch Shifter - Submit Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine Reverend - Live (EP) Sadus - A Vision of Misery Skid Row - B-Side Ourselves Slaughter - The Wild Life Stratovarius - Twilight Time Spinal Tap - Break Like the Wind Suicidal Tendencies - Art of Rebellion Testament - The Ritual Tiamat - Clouds Trixter - Hear! Trouble - Manic Frustration W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol Warrant - Dog Eat Dog Disbandments Armored Saint Atheist Britny Fox Europe Forced Entry Nitro Ratt Stryper White Lion Events Alice in Chains release their widely popular concept album, Dirt. KNAC airs on radio airplay in Los Angeles, California for the first time. Motörhead's drummer Phil Taylor finally leaves after recording "Ain't No Nice Guy" for the March or Die album. The drummer on that album is Tommy Aldridge, who was replaced by Mikkey Dee after recording the album. Living Colour's bassist Muzz Skillings leaves and is replaced by Doug Wimbish. On April, 20, The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert is held. Top heavy metal/hard rock acts such as Guns N' Roses, Def Leppard, Metallica, Extreme and the heavy metal parody band Spinal Tap perform, as well as heavy metal/hard rock legends such as Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin), Roger Daltrey (The Who), and Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath). Izzy Stradlin leaves Guns N' Roses. Body Count sparks nationwide controversy over the song from their self-titled debut album, "Cop Killer". Vince Neil is fired from Mötley Crüe and replaced by John Corabi Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo is replaced by Paul Bostaph. Fanoft Stave Church near Bergen, Norway is destroyed by Varg Vikernes of Burzum on June 6. Other church burnings attributed to black metal musicians also took place throughout Scandinavia. Extreme release their third album III Sides to Every Story. It is their last album recorded with the "classic" original line-up before drummer Paul Geary left the band two years later. Preceded by: 1991 Heavy Metal Timeline 1992 Followed by: 1993
