Events
- Mötley Crüe and former vocalist Vince Neil reconcile their differences, and Neil rejoins the band.
- Black Sabbath reunites with the original line-up between Black Sabbath and Never Say Die!.
- Bassist Mooseman leaves Body Count and is replaced by Griz. Meanwhile, the late drummer Beatmaster V is replaced by O.T.
- After a two-year hiatus, vocalist Mike Muir and rhythm guitarist Mike Clark reform Suicidal Tendencies. Rocky George and Robert Trujillo are replaced by Dean Pleasants and Josh Paul on guitar and bass respectively, and future Bad Religion drummer Brooks Wackerman also joins.
- The Mentors frontman, El Duce, is killed when hit by a train.
- Former Slipknot vocalist, Anders Colsefni,is replaced with current lead singer of Slipknot, Corey Taylor.
| Preceded by: 1996 |
Heavy Metal Timeline 1997 |
Followed by: 1998 |
Read more about this topic: 1997 In Heavy Metal Music
Famous quotes containing the word events:
“At all events there is in Brooklyn
something that makes me feel at home.”
—Marianne Moore (1887–1972)
“There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather than assume the presumption of altering them with invention.”
—Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961)
“This is certainly not the place for a discourse about what festivals are for. Discussions on this theme were plentiful during that phase of preparation and on the whole were fruitless. My experience is that discussion is fruitless. What sets forth and demonstrates is the sight of events in action, is living through these events and understanding them.”
—Doris Lessing (b. 1919)