This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2005.

Newly formed bands

5 Star Grave 5 Star Grave is an Italian heavy metal band which formed in 2005 and currently signed to Sliptrick Records. As of 2017, they have released three albums, one EP and one single. History 5 Star Grave was founded by Thierry Bertone and Gabriele Ling ...

* A Plea for Purging * Abnormality *

Acrania Acrania is a rare congenital disorder that occurs in the human fetus in which the flat bones in the cranial vault are either completely or partially absent. The cerebral hemispheres develop completely but abnormally. The condition is frequently, ...

* Agrimonia * AM Conspiracy *

Anew Revolution Anew Revolution (often shortened to ANR) is an American nu metal band from Austin, Texas . History Anew Revolution was formed by ex- Ünloco frontman Joey Duenas and includes Frank "Frankie" Salvaggio and Rob Urbani, former members of Slaves ...

* Antagonist A.D. *

Arise and Ruin Arise and Ruin was a Canadian metalcore band from Guelph, Ontario. Its members were Ryan Bauchman (vocals), Ben Alexis (bass), Derek Prince-Cox (drums), and guitarists Brent Munger, Sam Pattison, and Greg Richmond. History Arise and Ruin formed ...

* Arsonists Get All the Girls *

As Hell Retreats As Hell Retreats is an American Christian metal band from Hendersonville, Tennessee. The band started making music in 2005, and their membership was lead vocalist, Jackson Greene, lead guitarists, Clint Clayton, Blake Hardman, and Tyler Riley, ...

Attila Attila (, ; ), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD. According to European traditio ...

* Ava Inferi * Battle Beast *

Benedictum Benedictum is an American heavy metal band formed in 2005 in San Diego, California that now resides in Phoenix, Arizona. Their current lineup consists of vocalist Veronica Freeman, guitarist Pete Wells, bassist Aric Avina, and drummer Rikard S ...

Beyond Creation Beyond Creation is a Canadian technical death metal band from Montreal, Quebec. They are currently signed to Season of Mist records. The group has released three studio albums to date: ''The Aura'' (2011), ''Earthborn Evolution'' (2014), and ''A ...

Beyond Fear Beyond Fear is an American heavy metal band started in March, 2005 by Tim "Ripper" Owens after he left Judas Priest as a side-project, apart from his former work with Iced Earth. History The band was started largely to satisfy Owens' desire t ...

* Birds of Prey * Black Tusk * Bleed from Within *

Blotted Science Blotted Science is an instrumental progressive metal supergroup headed by Ron Jarzombek (Watchtower, Spastic Ink), bassist Alex Webster ( Cannibal Corpse) and drummer Hannes Grossmann (ex- Obscura, ex-Necrophagist). They formed under the name Mac ...

Bonded by Blood ''Bonded by Blood'' is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Exodus. Although the album was completed in the summer of 1984, it was not released until 1985 due to issues with Exodus and the record label. It is considered one of th ...

* Borealis * Brain Drill * The Browning * The Burial * Carnifex *

Century A century is a period of 100 years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages. The word ''century'' comes from the Latin ''centum'', meaning ''one hundred''. ''Century'' is sometimes abbreviated as c. A centennial or ...

* Child Bite *

Dark the Suns Dark the Suns is a melodic dark/gothic metal band formed in 2005 in Jyväskylä, Finland. They are signed to Firebox Records. History Founded as a solo project by vocalist and guitarist Mikko Ojala in 2005, a demo was followed by the release ...

Dawn of Solace Dawn of Solace is a heavy metal side-project from Finland, started in 2005 by Tuomas Saukkonen ( Before the Dawn, Wolfheart). History While in the writing process for the third Before the Dawn album, '' The Ghost'', Saukkonen ended up with ov ...

* Death Breath * The Devil Wears Prada * Divine Heresy * Five Finger Death Punch * The Foreshadowing *

Ghost Brigade ''Ghost Brigade'' is a 1993 American supernatural horror film set during the American Civil War and directed by George Hickenlooper. Starring Corbin Bernsen, Adrian Pasdar, and Martin Sheen, the film was also released under the alternate titles ...

* Ihsahn *

Impending Doom Impending Doom is an American Christian deathcore band from Riverside, California. The group has released six full-length studio albums and are currently a five piece with lead vocalist Brook Reeves as one of the two original remaining member ...

In This Moment In This Moment is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed by singer Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth in 2005. They found drummer Jeff Fabb and started the band as Dying Star. Unhappy with their musical direction, they ...

* Ithilien * Kauan *

Keldian Keldian is a Norwegian power metal band, originating from Aurland in the Sogn og Fjordane county, that made their debut in 2007 with the album '' Heaven's Gate''. Their music is a blend of classic 1980s era melodic rock and more modern power and ...

Lazarus A.D. Lazarus A.D. is an American thrash metal, thrash/groove metal band from Kenosha, Wisconsin, originally formed as "Lazarus" in 2005. The "A.D." was added to avoid potential legal issues. They released two studio albums in their career, ''The Ons ...

Lifelover Lifelover was a Swedish music group, formed in 2005 by Jonas Bergqvist and Kim Carlsson in Stockholm. Following six years of activity the group split up in September 2011 after the death of Bergqvist, as he was the lead composer and one of Lifel ...

* Light Bringer * Motionless in White * Periphery *

Powerglove The Power Glove is a controller accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The Power Glove gained public attention due to its early virtual reality mechanics and significant marketing. However, its two games did not sell well, as it was ...

Red Fang Red Fang is an American rock band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2005. It is composed of guitarist and vocalist Bryan Giles, bassist and vocalist Aaron Beam, guitarist David Sullivan and drummer John Sherman. The band has released five studi ...

Silent Civilian Silent Civilian is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band originating from Los Angeles, California. Following his departure from nu metal band Spineshank in 2004, frontman Jonny Santos felt he wanted to move in a different direction mus ...

* Stream of Passion *

Svartsot Svartsot is a Danish folk metal band formed in 2005 in Randers. History On 17 December 2008 Michael Lundquist Andersen, Niels Thøgersen, Claus B. Gnudtzmann and Martin Kielland-Brandt announced they had left the band because of different opin ...

* Swashbuckle * Thou * Varg * Vildhjarta * We Came as Romans * Wednesday 13 *

Wodensthrone Wodensthrone were an English atmospheric black metal band from Sunderland. Since forming in 2005, the band has released two studio albums and two split albums. History Wodensthrone formed in Sunderland, England in 2005 with an original lineup ...

Reformed bands

* Alice in Chains *

Anthrax Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium ''Bacillus anthracis''. It can occur in four forms: skin, lungs, intestinal, and injection. Symptom onset occurs between one day and more than two months after the infection is contracted. The sk ...

Devourment Devourment is an American death metal band from Dallas, Texas. Formed in 1995, the band has split up and reformed three times leaving Brad Fincher as the only original member. The current lineup is Ruben Rosas, Chris Andrews, Dave Spencer and B ...

* Emperor * Nothingface * Terrorizer

Disbanded bands

* Child's Play * Exhumed (indefinite hiatus) * Gorguts *

Sentenced Sentenced was a Finnish gothic metal band that played melodic death metal in their early years. The band formed in 1989 in the town of Muhos and broke up in 2005. History Early years (1988–1991) Sentenced started in 1988 as Deformity and c ...

Symphony in Peril Symphony in Peril was a Christian metalcore band from Columbus, Ohio, United States. The band started in early 2002, and ended in late 2005, after Hellfest, which the band was to play, but was cancelled at the last minute. History Symphony in P ...

* The 3rd and the Mortal

Events

Korn Korn (stylized as KoЯn, or occasionally KoRn) is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The band is notable for pioneering the nu metal genre and bringing it into the mainstream. Originally formed in 1993 ...

guitarist Brian "Head" Welch leaves the band. *

Soilwork Soilwork is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. They are signed to Nuclear Blast. Formed in late 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers, originally under the name ''Inferior Breed'', the band changed their name in late 1996 to S ...

guitarist Peter Wichers leaves the band in late December after playing in the band for ten years to concentrate on record producing. *

Static-X Static-X is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1994. The line-up has fluctuated over the years, but was long-held constant with band founder, frontman, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Wayne Static until his ...

lead guitarist Tripp Eisen was arrested in February for "lewd conduct against children", and was fired from the band. * Vocalist Tarja Turunen was fired from

Nightwish Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Neva ...

. * 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 Visions of Atlantis is an Austrian metal band from Styria, founded in 2000. Inspiration came both from successful symphonic metal band Nightwish and from the myth of Atlantis. History ''Eternal Endless Infinity'' and lineup changes ( ...

lead vocalist

Nicole Bogner Visions of Atlantis is an Austrian metal band from Styria, founded in 2000. Inspiration came both from successful symphonic metal band Nightwish and from the myth of Atlantis. History ''Eternal Endless Infinity'' and lineup changes (20 ...

quits and is replaced by ex-

Aesma Daeva Lori Lewis is an American opera singer and soprano who is an official member of the Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. Lewis is also the former singer for Aesma Daeva, a band that toured as a supporting act with Therion in Canada and the ...

vocalist,

Melissa Ferlaak Melissa Marie Ferlaak (born April 26, 1979) is an American soprano, best known as the former singer of symphonic metal bands Aesma Daeva, Visions of Atlantis, and Echoterra. She is the singer of Doom metal, doom/death metal project Plague of St ...

. Guitarist Werner Fielder quits and is replaced by Wolfgang Koch. *

Kittie Kittie is a Canadian Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in London, Ontario in 1996. All of their material has been released through independent record labels, which to date includes six studio albums, one video album, four extended plays ...

bassist

Jennifer Arroyo Jennifer J. Arroyo (born March 20, 1975 in Staten Island, New York) is an American bassist best known for her tenure in the Canadian heavy metal group Kittie. While living in the Washington, D.C. area, she was the bassist for the rap metal b ...

quits and is replaced by

Trish Doan Kittie is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in London, Ontario in 1996. All of their material has been released through independent record labels, which to date includes six studio albums, one video album, four extended plays, thirteen single ...

. Session guitarist Lisa Marx quits and is replaced by

Tara McLeod Kittie is a Canadian Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in London, Ontario in 1996. All of their material has been released through independent record labels, which to date includes six studio albums, one video album, four extended plays ...

* Hellhammer becomes Dimmu Borgir's new drummer. * American Head Charge guitarist

Bryan Ottoson Bryan may refer to: Places United States * Bryan, Arkansas * Bryan, Kentucky * Bryan, Ohio * Bryan, Texas * Bryan, Wyoming, a ghost town in Sweetwater County in the U.S. state of Wyoming * Bryan Township (disambiguation) Facilities and structu ...

dies at 27. * Motörhead picked up their first Grammy in the awards of 2005 in the Best Metal Performance category for their cover of

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...

's "Whiplash" on Metallic Attack: The Ultimate Tribute *

members announce their break-up and the release of their last album

The Funeral Album ''The Funeral Album'' is the eighth and final album by the Finnish metal band Sentenced. It was released on 31 May 2005. Track listing Personnel * Ville Laihiala – vocals * Miika Tenkula – lead guitar * Sami Lopakka – rhythm guitar * ...

. On October 1, they play and record their final show ''Buried Alive'' (released on 2006) on their hometown

Oulu Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country after: ...

, Finland. *

Dave Mustaine David Scott Mustaine (born September 13, 1961) is an American musician. He is the co-founder, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter of the thrash metal band Megadeth, as well as their sole consistent member. Mustaine has releas ...

, frontman of

Megadeth Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal along wit ...

puts together music festival Gigantour for the first time.

Deaths

* May 10 –

David Wayne David Wayne (born Wayne James McMeekan, January 30, 1914 – February 9, 1995) was an American stage and screen actor with a career spanning over 50 years. Early life and career Wayne was born in Traverse City, Michigan, the son of Helen M ...

, former vocalist of Metal Church, died from health complications following injuries sustained in a car accident at the age of 47. * May 22 – Mike "Yaz" Jastremski, former bassist of

Heathen __NOTOC__ Heathen or Heathens may refer to: Religion *Heathen, another name for a pagan *Heathen, an adherent of Heathenry Music *Band of Heathens, a North American rock and roll band *Heathen (band), a North American thrash metal band *The Hea ...

, died from a heart attack at the age of 42. * August 18 – Krzysztof "Docent" Raczkowski, formed drummer of Vader, died from heart failure at the age of 34. * August 26 – Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, founder and guitarist of Voivod, died from colon cancer complications at the age of 45. * Mika Ervaskari, original Stratovarius keyboardist, died by suicide.

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