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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
· HammerFall· Hate Eternal
· Lost Horizon· Loudness
· Steel Prophet· Children Of Bodom
· White Skull· Vicious Mary
· Carpathian Forest· Mondo Generator
· Disturbed· Rebellion
· Dirty Power· Overkill
· Mark Boals· Rawhead Rexx
· Wizard· Black Label Society
· Carnal Forge· The Chainsaw
· Goat Horn· Evolution
· Saint· Biomechanical
· Fireball Ministry· Sevendust
· Wycked Synn· Morbid Angel
· Evanesce· Rob Rock
· Windseeker· Krisiun
· Defiled· Doro
· Dew Scented· Fairyland
· Tesla· Jag Panzer
· Jaw· Deep Purple
· Amityville Whore· David Shankle Group
· Donnerkopf· Judas Priest
· Destructor· Devil In The Kitchen
· Psychotron· Unearth
· Medusa· Megadeth
· I.C.E.· Tartharia
· Arch Enemy· Within Temptation
· The Last Act· Hanzel Und Gretyl
· Tsjuder· Tristania
· Triumph· Paradise Lost
· Miles Beyond· Crionics
· Astral Doors· Shatterpoint
· Strikelight· John Sykes
· Wolverine· the missing:
· Chaoswave· God Fear None
· Derek Sherinian· Soul SirkUS
· Holy Moses· Ignitor
· Gizmachi· Impiety
· Shade Empire· Disbelief
· Naglfar· Brand New Sin
· Communic· Testament
· Sentenced· Dark Funeral
· Power Quest· Thor
· Clutch· Scar Symmetry
· Painmuseum· To The Bone
· Mercyful Fate· Lake Of Tears
· Blood Thirsty Demons· Overloaded
· 1349· Casus Belli
· Running Wild· Damnation
· Crystal Ball· Ram-Zet
· Wolfmother· Avulsed
· Zero Down· Virgin Steele
· Nocturnal Rites· Hate
· Beecher· Decapitated
· Enforsaken· Nobody's Fool
· Naked Beggars· Katatonia
· 286· Nikki Puppet
· Thyrane· Nightmare
· Daylight Dies· Candlemass
· Bludgeon· Black Crucifixion
· Dawn of Azazel· Royal Hunt
· Michael Orlando· Cult of Luna
· Dendura· Mouth of the Architect
· Vicious Rumors· I
· The Abominable Iron Sloth· Enochian Crescent
· Eighteen Visions· Biolich
· Middian· Lecherous Nocturne
· Centinex· Gaza
· Handful of Hate· Twisted Into Form
· Battered· Old Man's Child
· Incrave· Cattle Decapitation
· White Wizzard· Chrome Division
· Rob Zombie· Lipstick Magazine
· Malevolent Creation· Temple Of Blood
· Hell N' Diesel· Alkemyst
· Averse Sefira· Orthodox
· Ost Est Ima· Father Befouled
· Witchfinder General· Straight Line Stitch
· Manilla Road· Vulture Industries
· Hacksaw Surgery· Alestorm
· Deadsea· Cursed
· Luna Mortis· Wolfgate
· Winterfylleth· Battleroar
· Caliban· Giant Squid