2017 in heavy metal music

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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2017.

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Bands formed

• Powerflo
• Sons of Apollo

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Bands disbanded

• Amoral
• Black Sabbath
• Dark Sermon
• The Dillinger Escape Plan
• Hail of Bullets
• HIM
• Letlive
• Marionette
• Poured Out
• Spawn of Possession
• Textures
• Those Who Fear
• Trap Them
• Vanna
• Your Memorial

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Bands reformed

• Big Dumb Face
• Carnivore A.D.
• Chimaira (one-off show)
• Eighteen Visions
• Light This City
• Lionheart
• Nachtmystium

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Events

• On February 2 and 4, Black Sabbath played their final two shows at the Genting Arena in Birmingham. These dates were the final two dates of the band's farewell tour The End.
• On May 4, 2017, Overkill announced that Jason Bittner replaced Ron Lipnicki as the drummer for the band.
• Aerosmith will embark on their final tour after 47 years together, titled the Aero-Vederci Baby! tour.
• Canadian festival Heavy Montreal will take a year off, returning in July 2018.

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Deaths

• January 28 - Geoff Nicholls, former keyboardist of Black Sabbath, died from lung cancer at the age of 68.
• January 31 - John Wetton, former bassist of Uriah Heep, died from cancer at the age of 67.
• February 8 - Tony "It" Särkkä, former multi-instrumentalist of Abruptum, Ophthalamia, Vondur and War, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 45.
• February 13 - Trish Doan, bassist of Kittie, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 31.
• February 25 - Rick Chavez, guitarist of Drive, died from internal bleeding.
• March 12 - Joey Alves, former guitarist of Y&T, died from ulcerative colitis at the age of 63.
• March 21 - Gabriel "Negru" Mafa, drummer of Negur? Bunget, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 42.
• April 5 - Paul O'Neill, guitarist and founder of Trans-Siberian Orchestra, died from an intoxication of various prescription medication at the age of 61.
• April 12 - Keni Richards, former drummer of Autograph, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 60.
• April 15 - Matt Holt, vocalist of Nothingface, died from a degenerative illness at the age of 39.
• April 27 - Jeff Decker, former guitarist of Thor, died from a heart attack.
• May 17 - Chris Cornell, vocalist and guitarist of Soundgarden, died from suicide by hanging himself at the age of 52.
• May 20 - Ace Still, former vocalist of Goatlord, died from a heart attack and severe head trauma.
• June 28 - Nic Ritter, former drummer of Warbringer, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 37.
• July 12 - Marc "Blaash" Michaelson, drummer of Bahimiron, died from undisclosed reasons.
• July 14 - David Zablidowsky, bassist of Adrenaline Mob and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, died in a tour bus accident.
• July 20 - Chester Bennington, vocalist of Linkin Park, died from suicide by hanging himself at the age of 41.
• September 22 - Eric Eycke, former vocalist of Corrosion of Conformity, died from undisclosed reasons.
• October 5 - Rodrigo Bvevino, former vocalist of Avenger, died from lung cancer at the age of 42.

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Albums expected

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Artists with material in production

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