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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
· Anvil· HammerFall
· Racer X· Scanner
· Karaboudjan· Misery Index
· Tiamat· Deceased
· Stratovarius· Symphorce
· Advent· Iron Maiden
· Fozzy· Lamb of God
· Angel Dust· Valley's Eve
· October 31· Saint
· The Graveyard Boulevard· Morbid Angel
· Vhaldemar· Stalker
· Whitesnake· Edguy
· Fraise· Lacuna Coil
· F5· Soil
· I Hate Sally· Babylon Mystery Orchestra
· Ebony Ark· Evanescence
· Messiah's Kiss· Kingcrow
· Graveland· Donnerkopf
· Jorn· Black Zodiac
· Dragonspoon· Spiral Madness
· Feinstein· Krokus
· After Forever· Rhapsody of Fire
· Imp· Aina
· Theocracy· Eternal Flight
· Age Of Silence· Polterchrist
· Chris Caffery· Neurosis
· Six Feet Under· Arch Enemy
· Betrayer· Divine Fire
· Blood Red Throne· Dirt
· Chuck Schuldiner· Mystic Prophecy
· Darkthrone· Antares
· Kaamos· Marduk
· Novembers Doom· Derek Sherinian
· Magica· Axel Rudi Pell
· Kryoburn· Grand Magus
· Burden Of Grief· Graveworm
· Sentenced· Dark Funeral
· Circus Maximus· Dynamic Lights
· Evemaster· Supagroup
· Gaia· Alice Cooper
· Cannon· Thor
· Impaled Nazarene· Sheavy
· Morgana Lefay· A Lower Deep
· Flotsam & Jetsam· The Scourger
· Loits· Black Majesty
· Before The Dawn· Violent Storm
· Dirty Americans· Avenged Sevenfold
· Mistress· Overmars
· Dragonlord· Zero Down
· Insense· From This Day
· Southern Black Sand· Tandjent
· Cardinale· Blackmore's Night
· Beyond Fear· Thyrane
· The Berzerker· Athanator
· Hirax· The Sword
· Space Odyssey· She Said Destroy
· Psycroptic· Sahg
· Fleshgore· Burialmound
· Pretty Maids· Setherial
· Mastodon· Teeth of the Hydra
· Biolich· Escape The Fate
· Demise· Celtic Frost
· Quest of Aidance· Urkraft
· Centinex· Phazm
· Threat Signal· Battered
· Omnium Gatherum· Lord Belial
· Merciless Death· Cruachan
· Incrave· Marc Sasso
· Trouble· The Prophecy
· Gotthard· Hacride
· Since the Day· Antigama
· Tears· Warner Drive
· Wuthering Heights· Malevolent Creation
· Ensiferum· Echoes of Eternity
· Night Ranger· Dantesco
· Cockpit· Mortiis
· Ost Est Ima· Blood Haven
· Straight Line Stitch· Vulture Industries
· Armory· Mar De Grises
· Alestorm· Coffins
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