Wayne Knupp, original vocalist for Devourment died on September 15.
Pat Mason of Arsonists Get All The Girls passes away on the morning of November 30, his 21st birthday.
Extreme reunite for the third time, announcing plans for a world tour next year, as well as a new studio album, which will be their first since 1995's Waiting for the Punchline.
Led Zeppelin get back together one more time for one concert in London.
In Sorte Diaboli (Dimmu Borgir) becomes the first extreme metal album ever to hit the No. 1 in a Record chart, achieving that position in Norway.
Andreas Sydow leaves Darkane, being replaced by Jens Broman.
Witold Kiełtyka, drummer for Decapitated, is killed in a car crash in October.
Vocalist, Damo and manager, Andy of The Red Shore, died in December.
Anette Olzon joins Nightwish as their new lead vocalist.
Peter Lindgren leaves Opeth.
Jani Liimatainen is fired from Sonata Arctica.
Jacob Bredahl leaves Hatesphere.
Mark St. John, guitarist of KISS in 1984, dies in April.
The song Final Six from Slayer won in the Best Metal Performance category at the 50th Grammy Awards.
Meiju Enho leaves Ensiferum.
Paul Raven, bassist for Ministry and former Killing Joke bassist, dies in October.
Kevin DuBrow, lead singer for Quiet Riot, dies in November.
Matt Barlow returns as lead singer of Iced Earth.
Ramallah disbands.
Matte Modin is fired from Dark Funeral, for disrupting their live performance schedule through deceit, according to the band. He is replaced by Nils Fjällström of Aeon, who is given the stage name "Dominator".
Gaahl and King ov Hell part ways from Gorgoroth founding member Infernus with the intention of using the band's name and assets themselves, igniting the Gorgoroth name dispute.
Soichiro Umemura, vocalist of Tokyo Yankees, died on December 11.
Albums released
January
Day
Artist
Album
5
Legion of the Damned
Sons of the Jackal
10
Moonsorrow
Viides Luku - Hävitetty
12
Grave Digger
Liberty Or Death
Therion
Gothic Kabbalah
15
Al Atkins
Demon Deceiver
16
Age of Nemesis
Terra Incognita
19
Mnemic
Passenger
22
Destruction
Thrash Anthems
Pain of Salvation
Scarsick
Rotting Christ
Theogonia
23
Fear My Thoughts
Vulcanus
26
Metalium
Nothing to Undo – Chapter Six
February
Day
Artist
Album
6
Car Bomb
Centralia
The End
Elementary
Impious
Holy Murder Masquerade
7
Dir En Grey
The Marrow of a Bone
Swallow the Sun
Hope
12
The Berzerker
Animosity
Domine
Ancient Spirit Rising
19
Mendeed
The Dead Live by Love
Watain
Sworn to the Dark
20
Aborted
Slaughter & Apparatus: A Methodical Overture
Beneath the Massacre
Mechanics of Dysfunction
Novembers Doom
The Novella Reservoir
23
Masterplan
MK II
Naglfar
Harvest
Sirenia
Nine Destinies and a Downfall
26
Charlie Dominici
O3: A Trilogy, Part Two
Cirith Gorgor
Cirith Gorgor
Manowar
Gods Of War
March
Day
Artist
Album
1
Buckethead
Pepper's Ghost
3
Arghoslent
Hornets of the Pogrom
5
Onslaught
Killing Peace
Saxon
The Inner Sanctum
6
Alabama Thunderpussy
Open Fire
Chimaira
Resurrection
Emmure
Goodbye to the Gallows
Dying Fetus
War of Attrition
Megadeth
That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires (CD/DVD) (released on CD September 4, 2007)
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