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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· In Flames
· The Haunted· Twilight Odyssey
· BloodDuster· Tiamat
· Dokken· Anthrax
· Cradle of Filth· Helloween
· Ring of Fire· Godflesh
· Iron Maiden· Mortician
· Widowmaker· Dark Moor
· Crematorium· Masterplan
· Wizard· Metallica
· Abigor· Late Nite Romeo
· Carnal Forge· Johnny Lokke
· Circle of Nero· Byfist
· Sevendust· Curriculum Mortis
· Mourning Beloveth· Rage
· Savatage· Whitesnake
· Edguy· Brides of Destruction
· Iron Savior· Three Inches of Blood
· Node· Black Stone Cherry
· Killik· Funerus
· Construcdead· Wolf
· Graveland· Disarmonia Mundi
· Highlord· Velvet Revolver
· Ministry· Dragonspoon
· Acrid· Psychotron
· Final Dawn· Unearth
· Otep· Katagory V
· Dark Ruin· Six Feet Under
· Blind Guardian· Avenue F
· Twisted Sister· Creed
· Fifth Cross· Miles Beyond
· Impaled· Soilwork
· Mechanical Poet· Nevermore
· John Sykes· Darkthrone
· Stormwarrior· Severe Torture
· God Fear None· Meshuggah
· Frantic Bleep· Holy Moses
· Gizmachi· Throes of Dawn
· Shade Empire· Slumber
· Green Carnation· Ektomorf
· Testament· Kult ov Azazel
· Voyager· Secrets She Kept
· Horna· Nightvision
· Devil Lee Rot· Holy Blood
· Morgana Lefay· Agents Of The Sun
· Iron Maidens· Warchild
· Loits· V:28
· Dragonia· Sun O)))
· Casus Belli· Third Degree
· Algol3· Running Wild
· Balatonizer· Dechrist
· Crystal Ball· Skullshifter
· Virgin Steele· Beecher
· Machina· Taunusheim
· Totalisti· Blackmore's Night
· Nightmare· Scum
· Event Horizon· Valhalla
· Silver Dirt· The Smashup
· Imagika· Down Factor
· 8th Sin· The Strongest Proof
· Abysmal Dawn· Before Silence
· Unsilent Phenomenon· Vengeance
· Smohalla· Nachtmystium
· Sahg· From the Grave
· Shadows Within· I
· Pretty Maids· Amputated
· The Gathering· Fu Manchu
· Threat Signal· Battered
· Throne of Katarsis· Warbringer
· Crescent Shield· Grenouer
· Blood of the Black Owl· Nominon
· Manes· David Galas
· JR Ewing· The Wonderfools
· Sworn Enemy· Architect
· Distorted· Dantesco
· I Shalt Become· Armory
· Kreator· Celestia
· Alestorm· Son of Eric
· My Dying Bride· Crown The Lost