Ex-Judas Priest drummer Dave Holland is sentenced to eight years in prison for attempted rape against a then 17-year-old boy.
Deathsedit
January 14 – Terje "Valfar" Bakken, founder, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of Windir, died from hypothermia after being caught in a snow storm. He was 25.
Piero "Sanctis Ghoram" Gori, former Death SS vocalist, died from cancer.
Preceded by
2003
Heavy Metal Timeline 2004
Succeeded by
2005
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