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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
· Bathory· Demons and Wizards
· LA Guns· Scanner
· Vicious Mary· Immolation
· Poisonblack· Tiamat
· Impellitteri· Twelfth Gate
· Cradle of Filth· Symphorce
· Norma Jean· Kalibas
· Dirty Power· Warhorse
· Mark Boals· Rawhead Rexx
· Widowmaker· Sickspeed
· Wizard· Angel Dust
· Power of Omens· Vyndykator
· Pelican· Agony Divine
· Black Sabbath· Mourning Beloveth
· Rage· Victory
· King Diamond· Guardians Of Time
· Halloween· Attacker
· Pharaoh· Defiled
· Soul Reaper· Royal Anguish
· Dreamaker· Babylon Mystery Orchestra
· Bang The Union· Amityville Whore
· Donnerkopf· Edge Of Forever
· Nova Lex· Marillion
· Black Zodiac· Fabrizio Bonanno
· Krokus· Imp
· Beaten Back To Pure· Nashville Pussy
· Annihilator· I.C.E.
· Jungle Rot· Jamie. St. James
· Seventh One· Triumph
· Fifth Cross· Bloody Sign
· Image· Miles Beyond
· Corrosion Of Conformity· Hellfueled
· Requiem Aeternam· Veni Domine
· Necrophagia· Shatterpoint
· Yyrkoon· Strikelight
· Ravensthorn· Chuck Schuldiner
· Samael· Kaamos
· Oathean· Alex Skolnick Trio
· Omegalord· Meshuggah
· Frantic Bleep· Fire Alley
· Swallow The Sun· System Of A Down
· Gizmachi· Blind Stare
· Astarte· Python
· Vicious Art· Slough Feg
· Kult ov Azazel· Evemaster
· Nightvision· Impaled Nazarene
· Morgana Lefay· Clutch
· A Lower Deep· Mercyful Fate
· Lake Of Tears· Crystal Fate
· Blood Thirsty Demons· Overloaded
· 1349· Twilight
· Phantom X· Dechrist
· Wolfmother· Mastermind
· Midnight Idols· The Tenth Circle
· Virgin Steele· Machina
· Early Man· Insense
· Thryfing· Totalisti
· Blackmore's Night· Cannibal Corpse
· Lair Of The Minotaur· Beyond Fear
· Nightmare· The Berzerker
· Boris· Vore
· Pyramaze· Speed/Kill/Hate
· The Furor· Black Crucifixion
· Michael Orlando· Destruction
· Hydrogyn· Warface
· From the Grave· I
· Amputated· Semargl
· Sathanas· Winger
· Darkness Eternal· Middian
· Deicide· Better Left Unsaid
· Warmachine· With Passion
· Threat Signal· Battered
· White Wizzard· Trouble
· Textures· Pentacle
· Antigama· Wuthering Heights
· Funeral· Hellveto
· Temple Of Blood· Ensiferum
· Cauldron· Hell N' Diesel
· Pathosray· Pathology
· Orthodox· Bilocate
· Pop Evil· Blood Haven
· End of Man· Coffins
· Giant Squid· Earthen Grave