

August 8 – Tim Audette, former guitarist of Fuck the Facts, died from multiple sclerosis.July 26 – Joey Jordison, drummer of Sinsaenum and Vimic, former drummer of Slipknot and Scar the Martyr, and former guitarist of Murderdolls, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 46.July 26 – Mike Howe, vocalist of Metal Church and former vocalist of Heretic, died by suicide by hanging at the age of 55.July 14 – Gary Corbett, former touring keyboardist of Kiss and Cinderella, died from lung cancer.


May 9 – Robb Farr, bassist of Warrior, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 58.April 29 – John Hinch, former drummer of Judas Priest, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 73.April 18 – Lars "Ratz" Ranzenberger, bassist of Metalium, died in an airplane crash at the age of 53.March 17 – Corey Steger, former guitarist of Underoath, died in a car accident at the age of 42.March 14 – Gerri Miller, former editor of Metal Edge, died of cancer at the age of 67.March 8 – Adrian Bărar, guitarist of Cargo, died from COVID-19 at the age of 61.and former vocalist of Entombed, died from bile duct cancer at the age of 49. March 7 – Lars-Göran Petrov, vocalist of Entombed A.D.February 24 – Sean Kennedy, former bassist of I Killed the Prom Queen, died by suicide at the age of 35.February 18 – Tony Matuzak, former guitarist of Lizzy Borden, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 59.February 5 – Örs Siklósi, vocalist of AWS, died from leukemia at the age of 29.January 13 – Tim Bogert, former bassist of Cactus and Vanilla Fudge, died of cancer at the age of 76.January 10 – Marsha Zazula, co-founder of Megaforce Records, died of cancer at the age of 68.January 6 – Paul de Leon, drummer of Las Cruces, died from COVID-19 at the age of 52.This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2021. Overview of the events of 2021 in heavy metal music List of years in heavy metal music
