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This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1976.

Newly formed bands

 * Diamond Head
 * Iron Maiden (by Steve Harris)
 * Raven
 * Running Wild
 * Sammy Hagar

Disbandments

 * Deep Purple
 * Sammy Hagar leaves Montrose to go solo.

Events

 * Guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke joins Motörhead and Larry Wallis leaves after a month.
 * Deep Purple's guitarist Tommy Bolin dies from overdose on December 4 during the Private Eyes tour, just after his last show on stage.