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2019 in heavy metal music

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2019.

Bands formed

BPMD
Nemophila

Bands disbanded

Black Moth
Brain Drill
Children of Bodom
Continents
Dirge
Huldre
Katedra
Nitro
Prophets of Rage
Slayer
Unsane

Bands reformed

Agent Steel
Alcatrazz
Brand New Sin (one-off show)
Cadaver
Dirty Looks
Dismember
Katatonia
Mercyful Fate
Methods of Mayhem
Mr. Bungle
Rage Against the Machine
Sev (one-off show)
Sister Sin
Sylosis
Vio-lence

Events

After 51 years together, UFO embarks on their final tour, dubbed "The Last Orders", with founding member Phil Mogg, who plans to retire from the band.
After 46 years together, Kiss embarks on yet another farewell tour, dubbed "One Last Kiss: End of the Road World Tour".
After 45 years together, Krokus embarks on their farewell tour this year.
Slayer is expected to wrap up their farewell tour this year in November.
Megadeth launches its first-ever MegaCruise, which is set to take place in the Pacific Ocean from October 13‒19.
Accept announces that Martin Motnik is replacing original bassist Peter Baltes, who left the band the previous November.
Janet Gardner of Vixen leaves to focus on her solo career. She is replaced by Femme Fatale's Lorraine Lewis.
Longtime percussionist Chris Fehn of Slipknot departs from the band. This comes after Fehn filed a lawsuit against the band citing withheld payments.

Deaths

January 1 – Shane Bisnett, former bassist of Ice Nine Kills, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 31.
January 16 – Brian Velasco, drummer of Razorback, died from suicide by jumping from the balcony of a condominium.
January 19 – Ted McKenna, former drummer of Michael Schenker Group and Ian Gillan, died from hemorrhage after hernia surgery at the age of 68.
January 25 – Bruce Corbitt, vocalist of Rigor Mortis, died from esophageal cancer at the age of 56.
January 28 – Paul Whaley, drummer of Blue Cheer, died from heart failure at the age of 72.
March 17 – Bernie Tormé, former guitarist of Ozzy Osbourne and Gillan, died from post-flu complications at the age of 66.
March 17 – Yuya Uchida, former percussionist and producer of Flower Travellin' Band, died from pneumonia at the age of 79.
April 13 – Paul Raymond, keyboardist and guitarist of UFO and Michael Schenker Group, died from a heart attack at the age of 73.
April 26 – Phil McCormack, vocalist of Molly Hatchet, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 58.
May 21 – Rosław Szaybo, artist and designer of Judas Priest's logo and early albums' artworks, died from lung cancer at the age of 85.
June 8 – Andre Matos, vocalist of Angra, Shaman and Viper, died from a heart attack at the age of 47.
June 13 – Nature Ganganbaigal, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of Tengger Cavalry, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 29.
August 4 – Paul Finnie, former bassist of Power Quest, died from a heart attack at the age of 44.
August 5 – Lizzie Grey, vocalist and guitarist of Spiders & Snakes and former guitarist of London, died from Lewy Body disease at the age of 60.
September 16 – Mick Schauer, former keyboardist of Clutch, died from undisclosed reasons.
September 18 – Tony Mills, former vocalist of TNT and Shy, died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 57.
September 19 – Larry Wallis, former guitarist of Motörhead, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 70.
September 23 – Richard Brunelle, former guitarist of Morbid Angel, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 55.
October 2 – Morten Stützer, guitarist and former bassist of Artillery, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 57.
October 21 – Peter Hobbs, vocalist and guitarist of Hobbs' Angel of Death, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 58.
November 4 – Timi "Grabber" Hansen, former bassist of Mercyful Fate and King Diamond, died from cancer at the age of 61.
December 25 – Stephen Kasner, artist and cover artwork designer for metal bands, including Forbidden, Marduk, Rotting Christ, and Sunn O))), died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 49.
December 28 – Elijah Nelson, bassist of Black Breath, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 40.