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On the Horizon: 5 Bands to Watch in 2017!
2/24/2017 7:18:02 PM by Frank Hill





Heavy metal and hard rock isn't an unexplored phenomenon. Its musical landscape is in its fifth decade, leading many to wonder just how many stones are truly left unturned. The two genres have been expanded into countless hybrids, offshoots and sub-genres that leave even experienced fans like myself a bit overwhelmed. Now, with so many streaming avenues it's hard to even find a playlist or album to turn on without going down the rabbit hole of endless visuals and recommendations. I've narrowed down five bands to watch. The criteria? They have to be new bands with no more than two official full-length album releases. I am straying from extreme music because its future doesn't excite me that much. This list features youthful, energetic bands that play a form of hard music that's electrifying and speaks to me in some way.

See the bands here: [Full Column Link]


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RANDOM ACTS OF METAL
· Hate Eternal· Leng Tch'e
· Opeth· The Haunted
· Grave Digger· Narziß
· Circle II Circle· Majesty
· Vaginal Carnage· Fozzy
· Agoraphobic Nosebleed· Sickspeed
· Manowar· Carnal Forge
· Pyn Siren· Exawatt
· Iced Earth· Morbid Angel
· Mourning Beloveth· Savatage
· Asperity· Dew Scented
· Three Inches of Blood· Volbeat
· Force Of Evil· Yngwie Malmsteen
· Devil To Pay· Jag Panzer
· Babylon Mystery Orchestra· Deep Purple
· Skyfire· Metalium
· Lonewolf· Hatework
· Therion· Scorpions
· After Forever· Black Destiny
· Metal Church· Final Dawn
· Dio· Dark Age
· Division· Valume Nob
· Internal Bleeding· Conquestador
· Witchburner· Six Feet Under
· Incantation· Haunted By Angels
· The Lizards· Mirror of Deception
· Seventh One· Napalm Death
· Azrael's Bane· Crowbar
· The Mighty Nimbus· Entombed
· Blood Red Throne· Corrosion Of Conformity
· Hellfueled· Loudblast
· Maze Of Torment· Sabaton
· Backyard Babies· Antares
· Kaamos· Marduk
· Oathean· Alex Skolnick Trio
· Novembers Doom· God Fear None
· Boomerang· Omegalord
· Meshuggah· Axel Rudi Pell
· Soul SirkUS· Kryoburn
· Strapping Young Lad· Neil Turbin
· Callenish Circle· Grand Magus
· Embraze· Defleshed
· Agents Of Man· Naglfar
· Maximum Overdrive· Darkane
· Subterranean Masquerade· Dynamic Lights
· Gemini 5· Gaia
· Fates Warning· Impaled Nazarene
· Holy Blood· Agents Of The Sun
· Flotsam & Jetsam· Future is Tomorrow
· Evergrey· Crystal Fate
· Barcode· Arthemis
· Dechrist· Cryogen
· Dreamland· Ram-Zet
· Virgin Steele· Sodom
· Brother Hawk· Nikki Puppet
· Beyond Fear· The Smashup
· Elvenking· 8th Sin
· Stormcrow· Spawn of Possession
· Unsilent Phenomenon· Bloodbound
· Azure· Destruction
· Amon Amarth· Shadows Within
· Woodtemple· The Finals
· Enochian Crescent· Battle Bratt
· Myon· Semargl
· Twinball· Obtest
· Sathanas· Panzerchrist
· Starkweather· Diagnose: Lebensgefahr
· Battered· Madking Ludwig
· Grenouer· Incrave
· Satariel· Textures
· The Prophecy· Nominon
· Antigama· Warner Drive
· Trenchfoot· Fight
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· Cauldron· Keldian
· I Shalt Become· Cockpit
· Kreator· Bible Of The Devil
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· Faded Hope· Nasty Idols
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