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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
· Demons and Wizards· The Kovenant
· Lost Horizon· Scanner
· Sinner· Children Of Bodom
· Twilight Odyssey· Immolation
· Karaboudjan· Dokken
· Perzonal War· Symphorce
· Kataklysm· Skullview
· Seether· Manowar
· Metallica· Powergod
· Dr. Butcher· Black Label Society
· Cage· Alchemy X
· Endless Time· Nicta
· Inner Rage of Emotion· Godiva
· Thunderbolt· Victory
· Crystal Eyes· Guardians Of Time
· Savatage· Body Count
· Secret Sphere· Hard Echo
· I Hate Sally· Drowning Pool
· Gothic Knights· Evanescence
· UFO· W.A.S.P.
· Icon And The Black Roses· Metalium
· Judas Priest· Spiral Madness
· Joe Stump· Feinstein
· Schenker/ Pattison Summit· Acrid
· Chapter VIII· Meliah Rage
· Black Destiny· Final Dawn
· Aina· Unearth
· Division· Eternal Flight
· I.C.E.· Jamie. St. James
· Dark Ruin· Conquestador
· The Lizards· Cryme
· Creed· Triumph
· John Oliva's Pain· Fifth Cross
· Motley Crue· Cradle To Grave
· Ligeia· Corrosion Of Conformity
· Veni Domine· Dirt
· Shatterpoint· Yyrkoon
· Vicious Circle· Heartcry
· Hellfire· Carina Alfie
· Diecast· Boomerang
· Soul SirkUS· Holy Moses
· Swallow The Sun· System Of A Down
· Fastkill· Shade Empire
· Def Leppard· Nightrage
· Groundcrew· Slough Feg
· Secrets She Kept· The Father Panic Riot Orchestra
· Sheavy· Morgana Lefay
· Blitzkrieg· Loits
· Redemption· V:28
· Eternal Reign· Dragonia
· Dirty Americans· The Firstborn
· Running Wild· Paths Of Possession
· Mistress· Akercocke
· Gojira· Ram-Zet
· Vile· The Classic Struggle
· God Forbid· Early Man
· Insense· Second Shadow
· Totalisti· Cannibal Corpse
· The Smashup· Pyramaze
· Dream Or Nightmare· Hirax
· TK-421· Apiary
· Ensoph· Spawn of Possession
· Michael Orlando· Before Silence
· Cult of Luna· Unsilent Phenomenon
· Azure· War Within
· Ynis Vitrin· Mouth of the Architect
· Zero Hour· Death Breath
· Wastefall· Satyricon
· Escape The Fate· Darkness Eternal
· Warmachine· Threat Signal
· Battered· Omnium Gatherum
· Lord Belial· Cruachan
· White Wizzard· Chrome Division
· Five Finger Death Punch· Hacride
· Since the Day· Antigama
· Transmission 0· Wuthering Heights
· Throneum· Hearse
· Hellveto· Temple Of Blood
· The Obsessed· Manilla Road
· Vulture Industries· Moonshine
· End of Man· Suspyre
· Suffocation