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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
· Opeth· The Great Deceiver
· The Haunted· Vehemence
· Chaingunn· Twilight Odyssey
· Carpathian Forest· Mondo Generator
· Perzonal War· Narziß
· Deranged· Symphorce
· Seether· Majesty
· Godflesh· Advent
· Rawhead Rexx· Sickspeed
· Powergod· Dr. Butcher
· Led Zeppelin· October 31
· Nicta· Paragon
· Fireball Ministry· Bloodbath
· Wycked Synn· Nordheim
· Sludge!· Sinergy
· Savatage· Drillpoint
· Brides of Destruction· Deivos
· Dew Scented· F5
· Force Of Evil· Shiva
· Death Angel· I Hate Sally
· Bang The Union· Messiah's Kiss
· Disarmonia Mundi· Nova Lex
· Marillion· Lonewolf
· Black Zodiac· Cyst
· Spiral Madness· Schenker/ Pattison Summit
· Insomnium· Joey Belladonna
· Bonfire· Dream Evil
· Final Dawn· Images of Eden
· Potential Threat SF· Division
· Annihilator· I.C.E.
· Slowlife· Tartharia
· Incantation· Haunted By Angels
· The Last Act· Behemoth
· Cryme· Feared Creation
· Of Infinity· Entombed
· Miles Beyond· Kamelot
· Yyrkoon· Tarot
· Heartcry· Chuck Schuldiner
· Mystic Prophecy· Argument Soul
· Kaamos· Chaoswave
· Pure Inc· Bleed The Sky
· Meshuggah· Thunderblast
· Ignitor· Fastkill
· Grand Magus· Shade Empire
· Nightrage· Ivory Knight
· Raging Speedhorn· Vicious Art
· Dark Funeral· Unchained
· Secrets She Kept· Dam
· Gaia· Nightvision
· Resurrecturis· Wetwork
· Flotsam & Jetsam· Nuclear Assault
· Painmuseum· Loits
· Lake Of Tears· Russell Allen
· Evergrey· Third Degree
· Mabon· Arthemis
· Damnation· Balatonizer
· Even X· Cryogen
· Ram-Zet· Dogs Of Winter
· Vader· Upwards of Endtime
· Dissection· Cryptopsy
· Degree Absolute· Phoenix Mourning
· The Smackdown· Pyramaze
· Bal-Sagoth· Elvenking
· Athanator· Down Factor
· The Strongest Proof· Apiary
· Black Crucifixion· Swashbuckle
· Nachtmystium· Ynis Vitrin
· Death Breath· Jeff Walker und Die Fluffers
· Abominant· Belphegor
· Zoroaster· Obtest
· Cheva· Kotipelto
· Threat Signal· Mindgrinder
· Nagelfar· White Willow
· Almah· Passion
· Keldian· Night Ranger
· Dantesco· Bilocate
· 40 Below Summer· Pop Evil
· Puscifer· Bible Of The Devil
· The More I See· Faded Hope
· Ihsahn· Eighteen Wheels Burning
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