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These Metal, Rock & Core Bands Were Founded in Your Birth Year! (Part 1)

Your birth year might also have been the birth year of your favorite band. Whether it was Metallica, Slipknot, or Bullet For My Valentine, you’ll find out here!

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Image: Slipknot [Official Press Image], Bullet For My Valentine [Cat Eye Photography]

Who needs a zodiac sign? With our overview, you can see which metal, rock, or core band shares your birth year! If you’re lucky, several of your favorite groups might be included. This time, we’re covering 1980–1999, but don’t worry — Part 2 is already in the works.

Hot tip: 1981, 1994, and 1999 were some of the strongest years, featuring acts like Slayer, System Of A Down, Limp Bizkit, Avenged Sevenfold, Killswitch Engage, and more…

For bands like Slipknot, Green Day, Deftones, and Hatebreed, it’s up to you to track them down!

1980

  • Depeche Mode
  • Mötley Crüe
  • Queensrÿche
  • Agnostic Front
  • Suicidal Tendencies
  • Bad Religion
  • Overkill
  • Grave Digger

1981

  • Metallica
  • Slayer
  • Anthrax
  • Ministry
  • Napalm Death
  • Cro-Mags (oder 1982)
Metallica Press Image

1982

  • Die Ärzte
  • Die Toten Hosen
  • Kreator
  • Faith No More
  • Dio
  • Warlock
  • Rage
  • Sodom
  • W.A.S.P.

1983

  • Megadeth
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Bon Jovi
  • Testament
  • Vader
  • Death

1984

  • Sepultura
  • Mayhem
  • The Offspring
  • Blind Guardian
  • Helloween
  • Soundgarden
  • Stratovarius

1985

  • Guns N’ Roses
  • Dream Theater
  • White Zombie
  • King Diamond
  • Carcass

1986

  • Green Day
  • Darkthrone
  • Pixies
Green Day Press Image

1987

  • Nirvana
  • Alice In Chains
  • Meshuggah
  • Skid Row
  • Danzig
  • Primordial

1988

  • Deftones
  • Paradise Lost
  • Nine Inch Nails
  • Cannibal Corpse
  • The Smashing Pumpkins
  • Madball
  • Pennywise
  • Sublime

1989

  • Doro
  • Type O Negative
  • Fear Factory
  • The Cranberries
  • Dark Tranquility
  • Entombed
  • Moonspell

1990

  • Tool
  • In Flames
  • Amorphis
  • My Dying Bride
  • Pearl Jam
  • Lamb Of God
  • Immortal
  • Body Count
  • At the Gates
  • Opeth
  • Satyricon
  • Carnifex

1991

  • Rage Against The Machine
  • Oasis
  • Machine Head
  • Cradle Of Filth
  • Behemoth
  • HIM
  • Dying Fetus
  • Nevermore
  • Mercenary
  • Rancid
Oasis Press Image

1992

  • Blink-182
  • Amon Amarth
  • Children Of Bodom
  • Subway To Sally
  • Broilers
  • Edguy
  • Gorgoroth
  • Stone Sour
  • Weezer

1993

  • Korn
  • Billy Talent
  • Papa Roach
  • Dimmu Borgir
  • Dark Funeral
  • Rhapsody Of Fire
  • The Hives
  • HammerFall
Papa Roach Live Photo

1994

  • System of a Down
  • Limp Bizkit
  • Hatebreed
  • Foo Fighters
  • Muse
  • Sevendust
  • Donots
  • Lacuna Coil
  • Placebo
  • Tenacious D

1995

  • Slipknot
  • Heaven Shall Burn
  • Nickelback
  • Evanescence
  • Biffy Clyro
  • Godsmack
Slipknot Press Image

1996

  • Linkin Park
  • Sum 41
  • Arch Enemy
  • Gojira
  • Nightwish
  • Within Temptation
  • Queens Of The Stone Age
  • Rob Zombie
  • Mudvayne
  • Dropkick Murphys
  • Alkaline Trio
  • Good Charlotte
Linkin Park Press Image

1997

  • Halestorm
  • Soulfly
  • Caliban
  • Flogging Molly
  • Primal Fear
  • Yellowcard

1998

  • Bullet For My Valentine
  • Thirty Seconds To Mars
  • Black Label Society
  • Gorillaz
  • Atreyu
  • Underoath
  • Walls of Jericho
  • Chimaira
  • Thrice
Bullet For My Valentine Live Photo

1999

  • Avenged Sevenfold
  • Killswitch Engage
  • Sabaton
  • Rise Against
  • Trivium
  • A Perfect Circle
  • DragonForce
  • Taking Back Sunday
  • Faun
Rise Against Live Photo
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Hi, I’m Anna! As a Content Creator at Impericon, I’m in charge of the editorial management of our online magazine. A born music enthusiast, I combine my passion for writing (usually with a playlist in my ears) with the latest topics from the worlds of rock, metal, core, and entertainment. Personal highlights? All over the place — from Sleep Token and Lorna Shore to Sabaton, with a huge love for anime and fantasy à la Tolkien! When I’m not writing, you’ll usually find me at concerts and conventions.