This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2003.
Newly formed bands
Reformed bands
Albums
Disbandments
Events
Deaths
- January 10 â Einar André Fredriksen, bassist, vocalist, and songwriter of Funeral, died by suicide at the age of 29.
- March 16 â Teemu "Somnium" Raimoranta, founding member and guitarist of Finntroll, guitarist of Impaled Nazarene, and former guitarist of Thy Serpent, died from injuries after falling from a bridge.
- November 18 â Michael Arnold Kamen, composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger and conductor, who collaborated with numerous artists from various genres, including Pink Floyd, Rush, Guns 'N Roses, and Metallica (S&M), died from a heart attack at the age of 55.
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