• January 1 – Sebastian Marino, former guitarist of
Overkill and
Anvil, died from a heart attack at the age of 57. • January 9 – Justin Bartlett, artist who created album cover art for
Sunn O))),
Trap Them,
Cadaver, and
Hooded Menace, died from stage 4 colorectal cancer at the age of 45. • January 18 – TJ de Blois, former drummer of
A Life Once Lost, died from undisclosed reasons. • January 27 – Zbigniew "Vika" Wróblewski, former guitarist of
Vader, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 60. • February 14 –
Tim Aymar, vocalist of
Pharaoh and former vocalist of
Control Denied, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 59. • February 16 – Michael "Majk Moti" Kupper, former guitarist of
Running Wild, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 65. • March 8 – Jim Durkin, guitarist of
Dark Angel, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 58. • March 8 – Josua Madsen, drummer of
Artillery, died after being hit by a bus at the age of 45. • March 22 – Wayne Swinny, guitarist of
Saliva, died from a brain hemorrhage at the age of 59. • April 7 –
John Regan, former bassist of
Frehley's Comet, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 71. • April 23 – John Rae, former drummer of
Wykked Wytch, died from alcoholism at the age of 51. • May 1 – Jordan Blake, vocalist of
A Skylit Drive, died from undisclosed reasons. • May 17 –
Algy Ward, vocalist of
Tank, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 63. • May 22 – Kirk Arrington, former drummer of
Metal Church, died from an unspecified illness at the age of 61. • May 23 – Mark Adams, former bassist of
Saint Vitus, died from Parkinson's disease at the age of 64. • May 27 – Toshihiro Niimi, drummer of
Bow Wow, died from cancer at the age of 66. • June 19 – Ryan Siew, guitarist of
Polaris, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 26. • June 23 –
Lee Rauch, former drummer of
Megadeth and
Dark Angel, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 58. • June 25 – Erik Ferro, drummer of
T.T. Quick, died from undisclosed reasons. • July 14 – Anthony Meo, former drummer of
Biohazard, died from cancer. • July 26 – James Harvey IV, former bassist of
Goatwhore, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 35. • August 5 – Cláudio Lopes, bassist of
Dorsal Atlântica, died from a heart attack at the age of 59. • August 9 – Brad Thomson, former guitarist of
The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, died from undisclosed reasons. • August 24 –
Bernie Marsden, former guitarist of
Whitesnake, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 72. • August 24 – Sakevi Yokoyama, vocalist of
G.I.S.M., died from undisclosed reasons. • September 15 – Axel Blaha, drummer of
Paradox, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 59. • September 26 – Jon Kennedy, former bassist of
Cradle of Filth and former vocalist of
Hecate Enthroned, died from injuries sustained in a car crash at the age of 46. • October 24 –
Steve Riley, drummer of
Riley's L.A. Guns and former drummer of
L.A. Guns,
W.A.S.P., and
Keel, died from pneumonia at the age of 67. • October 29 –
Hiroshi "Heath" Morie, bassist of
X Japan, died from colon cancer at the age of 55. • November 13 – Dave Corsile, former bassist of
Thrown into Exile and former guitarist of
downset., died from a heart attack. • November 17 –
Charlie Dominici, former vocalist of
Dream Theater, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 72. • November 29 – Quint Meerbeek, former drummer of
Bodyfarm, died from an unspecified illness at the age of 41. • December 4 – Andreas Herz, former bassist of
Kreator, died from undisclosed reasons. • December 10 – Cayle Sain, drummer of
Twitching Tongues and
Ghostemane, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 31. • December 26 – Jarbas "Jabá" Alves, former bassist of
Ratos de Porão, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 60. • December 27 – Michael Gibbons, former guitarist of
Leeway, died from undisclosed reasons. ==Albums released==