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2025 in heavy metal music

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2025.

Bands disbanded

Bands formed

Bands reformed

Events

Deaths

  • January 2 – Russ North, former vocalist of Cloven Hoof, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 59.
  • January 3 – Manfred Schütz, founder of SPV GmbH, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 74.
  • January 5 – Fredrik "Freddie Eugene" Lindgren, former guitarist of Unleashed and Terra Firma, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 53.
  • January 7 – Ragne Wahlquist, vocalist and guitarist of Heavy Load, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 69.
  • January 13 – Peter "P. Fluid" Forrest, former vocalist of 24-7 Spyz, was beaten to death at the age of 64.
  • January 15 – Wayne Gerard Fabra, former drummer of Necrophagia, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 58.
  • January 16 – Cristiano Fusco, former guitarist of Torture Squad, died from bone marrow cancer at the age of 53.
  • January 27 – Aaron Rossi, former drummer of Ministry and Prong, died from a heart attack at the age of 44.
  • February 5 – Dave Jerden, engineer, producer and mixer of numerous hard rock and metal bands including Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Jane's Addiction and Spinal Tap, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 75.
  • February 11 – Jan-Martin Jensen, founder and organizer of Inferno Metal Festival, died from cancer.
  • February 15 – PÃ¥l Mozart Bjørke, former bassist of Madder Mortem, died from undisclosed reasons.
  • February 19 – Karl Cochran, former guitarist of Ace Frehley and Joe Lynn Turner, died in a car accident at the age of 61.
  • February 25 – Coburn Pharr, former vocalist of Annihilator, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 62.
  • February 26 – Graham "Gra" Scoresby, former drummer of Witchfynde, died in a car accident at the age of 68.
  • March 2 – Sindre Nedland, vocalist and keyboardist of In Vain and former vocalist of Funeral, died from cancer at the age of 40.
  • March 6 – Sergio Cisneros "Kiskilla" Anguita, former keyboardist and accordionist of Mägo de Oz, died from COPD complications at the age of 58.
  • March 11 – Joe McFadden, music industry executive who worked for EMI and Capitol Records and worked with numerous metal bands including Mötley Crüe, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, and The Hu, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 77.
  • March 15 – Les Binks, former drummer of Judas Priest, Lionheart and Tytan, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 73.
  • March 28 – Dirk Schröder, former vocalist of Iron Angel, died from undisclosed reasons.
  • April 12 – Roy Thomas Baker, record producer for several heavy metal artists including Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe and Alice Cooper, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 78.
  • April 19 – Ricky Siahaan, guitarist of Seringai, died from a heart attack at the age of 48.
  • April 29 – Brian Montana, former guitarist of Possessed, was shot to death by police at the age of 60.
  • April 30 – Piotr Radecki, former guitarist of Kat & Roman Kostrzewski, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 49.
  • May 1 – Igor Molchanov, former drummer of Aria and Master, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 63.
  • May 4 – Lars Lindén, bassist of Carnal Forge, died from colon cancer at the age of 54.
  • May 6 – Tony J. Liddle, former guitarist of Blitzkrieg, died from undisclosed reasons.
  • May 13 – Dale Henderson, vocalist and guitarist of Beowülf, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 59.
  • May 19 – Chris Hager, former guitarist of Mickey Ratt and Rough Cutt, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 67.
  • May 19 – Adam Ramey, vocalist of Dropout Kings, died from suicide at the age of 31.
  • May 22 – Daniel Williams, former drummer of The Devil Wears Prada, died in the 2025 San Diego Cessna Citation II crash at the age of 39.
  • June 6 – Charles "Chuck" Profus, former drummer of Agent Steel, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 61.
  • July 4 – Kevin Riddles, bassist of Tytan and former bassist of Angel Witch, died from cancer at the age of 68.
  • July 5 – Peter Brabbs, former guitarist of Tank, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 68.
  • July 8 – Tim Cronin, former vocalist, bassist and drummer of Monster Magnet, died from ALS at the age of 63.
  • July 11 – David Kaff (better known as Viv Savage), former keyboardist of Spinal Tap, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 79.
  • July 22 – Ozzy Osbourne, solo artist and former vocalist of Black Sabbath, died from a heart attack at the age of 76.
  • July 29 – Paul Mario Day, former vocalist of Iron Maiden and More, died from cancer at the age of 69.
  • July 31 – Erik Wunder, multi-instrumentalist of Cobalt, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 42.
  • August 4 – Larry Gillstrom, guitarist of Kick Axe, died from cancer at the age of 69.
  • August 6 – Harry Hill, former drummer of Fist, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 69.
  • August 8 – Jill Lisson, former vocalist and bassist of Funerus, died from heart failure related to complications from diabetes at the age of 54.
  • August 20 – Brent Hinds, former vocalist and guitarist of Mastodon, died in a traffic collision at the age of 51.
  • August 25 – Nisse Karlén, vocalist and former guitarist and bassist of Sacramentum, died by suicide at the age of 50.
  • August 27 – Jürgen Bartsch, bassist of Bethlehem, died from an undisclosed illness.
  • September 6 – Guido "Atomic Steif" Richter, former drummer of Sodom, Living Death, Assassin and Holy Moses, died from undisclosed reasons.
  • September 7 – Allen Blickle, former drummer of Baroness, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 42.
  • September 16 – Tomas Lindberg, vocalist of At the Gates and Lock Up, and former vocalist of Grotesque and Nightrage, died from adenoid cystic carcinoma complications at the age of 52.
  • October 7 – Edward Reekers, former long-term vocal contributor of Ayreon, died from cancer at the age of 68.
  • October 8 – Ace Finchum, former drummer of Tigertailz, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 62.
  • October 11 – Ian Watkins, former vocalist of Lostprophets, was murdered in prison at the age of 48.
  • October 12 – John Waterhouse, former guitarist of Demon, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 75.
  • October 12 – Jody Henry, former bassist of Omen, died from an intracerebral hemorrhage.
  • October 16 – Ace Frehley, solo artist and former guitarist and vocalist of Kiss and Frehley's Comet, died from complications from a fall at the age of 74.
  • October 18 – Sam Rivers, bassist of Limp Bizkit, died from cardiac arrest at the age of 48.
  • October 23 – Marcie Free, former vocalist of King Kobra, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 71.
  • October 26 – Rasmus "Hække" Henriksen, former guitarist of Illdisposed and Panzerchrist, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 47.
  • October 27 – Bryan Johnston, former guitarist of Morpheus Descends, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 50.
  • November 2 – Thomas Klein, former guitarist of Warrant, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 59.
  • November 6 – Chris Bradley, vocalist and bassist of Savage, died after a long illness.
  • December 14 – Rob Reiner, writer and director of This Is Spinal Tap and ' about parody heavy metal band Spinal Tap, was stabbed to death at the age of 78.
  • December 21 – John Thomas "Jontho" Bratland, vocalist and former drummer of Ragnarok, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 48.

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