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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
· Loudness· The Haunted
· Karaboudjan· Solemnity
· Neck· Machine Head
· Commit Suicide· Queensryche
· Usurper· Vaginal Carnage
· Agoraphobic Nosebleed· Liege Lord
· Ravage· Abigor
· Late Nite Romeo· Valley's Eve
· Black Label Society· Ion Vein
· Tungsten· Exawatt
· Byfist· Agony Divine
· Black Sabbath· Catch 22
· SelfInflicted· Fireball Ministry
· Rage· Steel Preacher
· Malstrom· Stryper
· Eidolon· Murdercycle
· Slayer· Doro
· Mother Misery· Silver Mountain
· Cryonic Temple· Construcdead
· Riot· Jaw
· Deep Purple· Outworld
· Epica· Icon And The Black Roses
· Disarmonia Mundi· Metalium
· Marillion· Dimmu Borgir
· House of Lords· Juggernott
· Devil In The Kitchen· Ungodly
· Black Destiny· Wintersun
· Potential Threat SF· Katagory V
· Eternal Flight· Polterchrist
· Internal Bleeding· Slowlife
· Jamie. St. James· Throcult
· Six Feet Under· Within Temptation
· The Last Act· The Lizards
· Blind Guardian· Behemoth
· Triumph· Mercenary
· Feared Creation· Code Black
· Crowbar· Ravensthorn
· Backyard Babies· the missing:
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· God Fear None· Swallow The Sun
· Sinisthra· Maximum Overdrive
· Ektomorf· Darkane
· Slik Helvetika· Horna
· Gemini 5· Cannon
· Devil Lee Rot· Impaled Nazarene
· Scar Symmetry· Flotsam & Jetsam
· Eternal Reign· Before The Dawn
· Third Degree· Shattersphere
· Mistress· Chain Collector
· Hate· Absu
· Beecher· Machina
· Taunusheim· Early Man
· Nobody's Fool· Brother Hawk
· Witchery· Southern Black Sand
· Thyrane· Hell-Born
· Tris Katone· Degree Absolute
· Pyramaze· Imagika
· Bludgeon· The Furor
· Non-Human Level· Upon Infliction
· Smohalla· Nachtmystium
· Paul Bonrud· From the Grave
· The Abominable Iron Sloth· Twinball
· E-lane· Panzerchrist
· Lecherous Nocturne· Fu Manchu
· Throne of Katarsis· Madking Ludwig
· Old Man's Child· White Wizzard
· Hacride· Spit Like This
· Antigama· Transmission 0
· Nation Beyond· Cauldron
· I Shalt Become· Cockpit
· 40 Below Summer· To-Mera
· Equilibrium· Trinacria
· Alestorm· The More I See
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