1994 128 dated entries
Genres held to have emerged
- Atmospheric black metal metal
- Celtic metal metal
- DSBM metal
- Midwest emo rock
- Neue Deutsche Härte metal
- Nu metal metal
- Oriental metal metal
- Post-grunge rock
- Progressive power metal metal
- Slam death metal metal
- Symphonic black metal metal
A genre's date is an approximation historians argue about, unlike the events above it — the same distinction the timeline draws.
Bands formed
- Agoraphobic Nosebleed
- At the Drive-In
- Fatso Jetson
- Foo Fighters
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor
- Limp Bizkit
- Mineral
- Rammstein
- Sigur Rós
- Symphony X
- Ved Buens Ende
- Wilco
- Windir
Bands that ended
Scenes that ended
- 1994 Helvete, Oslo Oslo · 1991–1994
- 1994 Seattle Seattle · 1986–1994