Accept reforms with Udo Dirkshneider on vocals for a new album and European/American tour
After a brief hiatus,
Atheist reform to record their final album, Elements, in order to finish their third album contract to their record label. After this, the band breaks up again
a year later.
Euronymous – guitarist and mainman of Norwegian black metal band
Mayhem as well as founder and manager of record label
Deathlike Silence Productions and Oslo store
Helvete – was murdered on August 10, by fellow black metal musician
Varg Vikernes (aka Count Grishnackh) of one-man band
Burzum as well as bassist of Mayhem.
Criss Oliva of
Savatage was killed in a car crash on October 17 by a drunk driver.