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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
· Cave In· Hate Eternal
· The Great Deceiver· The Haunted
· Children Of Bodom· Mondo Generator
· Deranged· Machine Head
· Dirty Power· Nazareth
· Steel Attack· Firewind
· Powergod· Dr. Butcher
· Alchemy X· Johnny Lokke
· Endless Time· Iced Earth
· Biomechanical· Sevendust
· Curriculum Mortis· Runemagick
· Mourning Beloveth· Steel Preacher
· Dream Weaver· Crystal Eyes
· Rob Rock· Sinergy
· Stryper· Attacker
· Murdercycle· Project: Failing Flesh
· Deivos· Out of the Lair
· Doro· Three Inches of Blood
· Yngwie Malmsteen· Jag Panzer
· Jaw· Wolf
· Icon And The Black Roses· Skyfire
· Edge Of Forever· De Lirium's Order
· Insomnium· Bonfire
· Psychotron· Wintersun
· Lullacry· Nashville Pussy
· Chris Caffery· Jamie. St. James
· Six Feet Under· Silent Force
· The Last Act· Ironhorse
· Mirror of Deception· Betrayer
· Dark Tranquillity· Paradise Lost
· Cradle To Grave· The New Breed
· The Mighty Nimbus· Corrosion Of Conformity
· Belef· Veni Domine
· Necrophagia· Hellfire
· Car Bomb· Carina Alfie
· Nevermore· Argument Soul
· Stormwarrior· Alex Skolnick Trio
· Freedom Call· Novembers Doom
· Pure Inc· Meshuggah
· Debris Inc.· Sinisthra
· Embraze· Blind Stare
· Raging Speedhorn· Agents Of Man
· Sothis· Amorphis
· Vicious Art· Brand New Sin
· Unchained· Nuse
· Supagroup· Gaia
· Thor· A Lower Deep
· Warchild· Nuclear Assault
· Future is Tomorrow· Armored Saint
· 1349· The Firstborn
· Twilight· Mabon
· Algol3· Ghost Machinery
· Spellbound· Urizen
· Dragonlord· Torture Killer
· Gorefest· Khold
· Motorhead· Absu
· Machina· Lair Of The Minotaur
· Codeon· Wolves in the Throne Room
· Cryptopsy· Warrant (Amer)
· Pyramaze· Cataract
· Down Factor· Speed/Kill/Hate
· 8th Sin· Abysmal Dawn
· Dawn of Azazel· Unsilent Phenomenon
· Space Odyssey· Scary Manilow
· Warface· Woodtemple
· Burialmound· Wednesday 13
· Wastefall· Isis
· Satyricon· Winger
· Demise· Warmachine
· Fu Manchu· Hardcore Superstar
· Threat Signal· Battered
· Lord Belial· Madking Ludwig
· Dezperadoz· Cruachan
· Blood of the Black Owl· Pantera
· Spit Like This· Warner Drive
· The Wonderfools· Temple Of Blood
· Cauldron· Frosthardr
· Spheric Universe Experience· Mongrel
· Dantesco· Averse Sefira
· Rosetta· Last Stone Cast
· Puscifer· Deadsea
· End of Man· Place Of Skulls
· Sin· Nasty Idols
· Eighteen Wheels Burning