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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· Loudness
· Mudvayne· Opeth
· Carpathian Forest· Poisonblack
· Solemnity· Twelfth Gate
· Stratovarius· Deranged
· Solace· Overkill
· Liege Lord· Sickspeed
· Firewind· Tungsten
· Black Sabbath· Saint
· Paragon· Sevendust
· Kilfast· Lanfear
· Mnemic· Silent Scythe
· Lacuna Coil· Brides of Destruction
· Doro· I Hate Sally
· Black Stone Cherry· Silver Mountain
· Killik· Superchrist
· Ebony Ark· downBleed
· UFO· Madison Paige
· Iron Angel· Dimmu Borgir
· De Lirium's Order· Feinstein
· Acrid· Scorpions
· Bonfire· Black Destiny
· Dark Age· Medusa
· Jungle Rot· Throcult
· Witchburner· The Last Act
· Negative Creeps· Agnostic Front
· Blind Guardian· Jackyl
· Cryme· Triumph
· Dark Tranquillity· Sonata Arctica
· John Oliva's Pain· Azrael's Bane
· Fifth Cross· Of Infinity
· Cradle To Grave· The New Breed
· Audiovision· The Apocalyptic Riders
· The Mighty Nimbus· Crionics
· Veni Domine· Necrophagia
· Sabaton· Ravensthorn
· Chuck Schuldiner· Mystic Prophecy
· Diecast· Crimson Moonlight
· Chaoswave· Axis Of Perdition
· Holy Moses· Sinisthra
· Throes of Dawn· Nightrage
· Embraze· Blind Stare
· Mirador· Brand New Sin
· Prowler Inc.· Ritual Killer
· Frameless Scar· Nightvision
· Widow· Wetwork
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· Dragonia· Winterfell
· Ignarus· Vinterriket
· Ghost Machinery· Damnation
· Crystal Ball· Doomfoxx
· Urizen· Skullshifter
· The Classic Struggle· Celebratum
· God Forbid· Torture Killer
· Machina· From This Day
· Totalisti· Cardinale
· Lair Of The Minotaur· Codeon
· Fields Of The Nephilim· Event Horizon
· Valhalla· Manngard
· Cavalar· Black Crucifixion
· Vengeance· Bloodbound
· Azure· She Said Destroy
· Dendura· Paul Bonrud
· Psycroptic· I
· Anata· Battle Bratt
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· Starkweather· Static-X
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· Gotthard· Tears
· Transmission 0· Trenchfoot
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