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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· HammerFall
· Into Eternity· Lost Horizon
· Mondo Generator· Twelfth Gate
· Goatwhore· Gun Barrel
· Celestial Ode· Helloween
· Warhorse· Queensryche
· Usurper· Iron Maiden
· Lamb of God· Mortician
· Metallica· Black Label Society
· Cage· Led Zeppelin
· Conquest· Hammerwhore
· Iced Earth· Inner Rage of Emotion
· Runemagick· Steel Preacher
· Victory· King Diamond
· Malstrom· Stryper
· Mnemic· Pharaoh
· Lacuna Coil· Brides of Destruction
· Deivos· Soul Reaper
· Royal Anguish· Hard Echo
· Neverland· F5
· Shiva· Silver Mountain
· Cryonic Temple· Celesty
· Evanescence· Bang The Union
· Freakhouse· Cans
· Bleeding Inc· Gamma Ray
· Judas Priest· Dragonspoon
· De Lirium's Order· Destructor
· Devil In The Kitchen· Scorpions
· Skeletonwitch· Black Destiny
· Dark Age· Tearabyte
· Lullacry· Otep
· Division· Scavenger
· Polterchrist· Chris Caffery
· Necrodemon· Silent Force
· Cryme· Triumph
· Of Infinity· Milkweed
· Code Black· Paradise Lost
· Crowbar· The New Breed
· Rottweiller· Belef
· Impaled· Quiet Riot
· Necrophagia· Mechanical Poet
· Icarus Witch· Apocalyptica
· John Sykes· Samael
· Argument Soul· God Fear None
· Chastain· Holy Moses
· Callenish Circle· Throes of Dawn
· Blind Stare· Raging Speedhorn
· Graveworm· Amorphis
· Communic· Unchained
· Circus Maximus· Taake
· The Father Panic Riot Orchestra· Killing Spree
· Nightvision· Widow
· Havochate· Agents Of The Sun
· Warchild· Nuclear Assault
· The Atomic Bitchwax· Penetrator
· Barcode· Mistress
· Wolfmother· Celebratum
· Bronx Casket Company· Virgin Steele
· Absolution· Taunusheim
· Brother Hawk· Fallen Wisdom
· Blackmore's Night· Cannibal Corpse
· Dissection· Tris Katone
· Event Horizon· The Ocean
· Valhalla· Vore
· The Smashup· Warrant (Amer)
· 8th Sin· Theater of Tragedy
· Michael Orlando· Paul Bonrud
· From the Grave· Shadows Within
· Burialmound· Death Breath
· The Abominable Iron Sloth· Cult of Daath
· Panzerchrist· Cheva
· Middian· Diagnose: Lebensgefahr
· Hardcore Superstar· Battered
· Omnium Gatherum· Throne of Katarsis
· In This Moment· Old Man's Child
· Almah· Rob Zombie
· Funeral· Nation Beyond
· Faith And Fire· Himsa
· Hellveto· Depressed Mode
· Echoes of Eternity· Cauldron
· Spheric Universe Experience· Night Ranger
· Mass Extinction· Ost Est Ima
· Father Befouled· Aetherius Obscuritas
· Hacksaw Surgery· Son of Eric
· End of Man· Something Beautiful
· Raven· Uli Jon Roth