F E A T U R E

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]


<< back >>






RANDOM ACTS OF METAL
· Bathory· Cathedral
· HammerFall· Nightwish
· Scanner· Slipknot
· The Great Deceiver· The Haunted
· Carpathian Forest· Tiamat
· Cradle of Filth· Skullview
· Agoraphobic Nosebleed· Widowmaker
· Dark Moor· Crematorium
· Firewind· Powergod
· Valley's Eve· Cage
· Johnny Lokke· Bloodbath
· Morbid Angel· Assrockers
· Eidolon· Savatage
· Hypocrisy· Pink Cream 69
· Pharaoh· Dew Scented
· Mother Misery· Node
· I Hate Sally· Killik
· Riot· Bang The Union
· Leash Law· Messiah's Kiss
· Zaius· Black Zodiac
· Cyst· Joe Stump
· Fabrizio Bonanno· Destructor
· Devil In The Kitchen· Krokus
· Therion· Fireaxe
· Goatsnake· Lilitu
· Aina· Tearabyte
· Megadeth· Jamie. St. James
· Arch Enemy· Within Temptation
· Silent Force· Negative Creeps
· Trans-Siberian Orchestra· Hanzel Und Gretyl
· Napalm Death· Sonata Arctica
· Azrael's Bane· Feared Creation
· Code Black· Scenteria
· Emerald Sun· Image
· The New Breed· Audiovision
· The Mighty Nimbus· Entombed
· Necrophagia· Sabaton
· Tarot· Icarus Witch
· Diecast· Antares
· Severe Torture· Alex Skolnick Trio
· Freedom Call· Boomerang
· Bruce Dickinson· Kryoburn
· Callenish Circle· Impiety
· Burden Of Grief· Embraze
· Mirador· Maximum Overdrive
· Ektomorf· Subterranean Masquerade
· Dark Funeral· Secrets She Kept
· Killing Spree· Frameless Scar
· Resurrecturis· Morgana Lefay
· Iron Maidens· Flotsam & Jetsam
· Eternal Reign· Evergrey
· Blood Thirsty Demons· Penetrator
· Third Degree· Ewigkeit
· Phantom X· Midnight Idols
· Zero Down· The Tenth Circle
· God Forbid· Dogs Of Winter
· Virgin Steele· Nocturnal Rites
· Beecher· Enforsaken
· Fallen Wisdom· Cardinale
· Cannibal Corpse· Lair Of The Minotaur
· Fields Of The Nephilim· Steep
· Moonspell· Viron
· The Smashup· Hate Profile
· Stormcrow· The Furor
· Abysmal Dawn· Non-Human Level
· Spawn of Possession· Smohalla
· Pump· Mastodon
· Lesbian Bed Death· Panzerchrist
· Quest of Aidance· Threat Signal
· Dream Theater· In This Moment
· Static-X· Crescent Shield
· Satariel· Pantera
· Textures· Hacride
· Rob Zombie· Tears
· Aborted· Warner Drive
· Trenchfoot· Blut Aus Nord
· Malevolent Creation· Throneum
· Funeral· Keldian
· Ride The Sky· 40 Below Summer
· Manilla Road· Kreator
· Embalming Theatre· Souls Of We
· Faded Hope· Ihsahn
· My Dying Bride· Caliban
· Giant Squid