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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
· Cathedral· Cave In
· Lost Horizon· Opeth
· Immolation· Dokken
· Exmortem· Perzonal War
· Grave Digger· Narziß
· Goatwhore· Kataklysm
· Dirty Power· Gun Barrel
· Solace· Helloween
· Seether· Majesty
· Vaginal Carnage· Firewind
· Late Nite Romeo· Black Sabbath
· Shakra· Godiva
· The Graveyard Boulevard· Steel Preacher
· Sludge!· Guardians Of Time
· Silent Scythe· Pink Cream 69
· Defiled· Force Of Evil
· I Hate Sally· Drowning Pool
· Gothic Knights· Construcdead
· Jag Panzer· Jaw
· Freakhouse· Leash Law
· Outworld· David Shankle Group
· Ministry· Therion
· Fireaxe· Insomnium
· Scorpions· Vox Tempus
· Unleashed· After Forever
· Imp· Final Dawn
· Dio· Medusa
· Eternal Flight· Megadeth
· Age Of Silence· Z02
· Chris Caffery· House of Shakira
· Dark Ruin· Within Temptation
· Jackyl· Napalm Death
· Sonata Arctica· Azrael's Bane
· Legion· Code Black
· Audiovision· Divine Fire
· Blood Red Throne· Kings X
· Dirt· Labyrinth
· Astral Doors· Tarot
· Carina Alfie· Cemetary
· Argument Soul· Marduk
· God Fear None· Omegalord
· Sinisthra· Fastkill
· Babylon· Grand Magus
· Disbelief· Manntis
· Sothis· Amorphis
· God Among Insects· Dynamic Lights
· Gaia· Frameless Scar
· Cannon· Havochate
· Morgana Lefay· A Lower Deep
· Redemption· Illuminatus
· Monster Magnet· Overloaded
· Casus Belli· Twilight
· Third Degree· The Absence
· Ghost Machinery· Balatonizer
· Thrones· Dechrist
· Mistress· Spellbound
· Avulsed· Sinocence
· Khold· Motorhead
· Hate· Beecher
· From This Day· Thryfing
· Totalisti· Witchery
· Tandjent· Wolves in the Throne Room
· Fields Of The Nephilim· Event Horizon
· Valhalla· Vore
· Manngard· Silver Dirt
· Vreid· Down Factor
· Dream Or Nightmare· TK-421
· Apiary· Sun Descends
· Vengeance· Destruction
· Amon Amarth· Scary Manilow
· Shadows Within· Vicious Rumors
· Abominant· Pump
· Wastefall· Obtest
· Escape The Fate· Darkness Eternal
· Fu Manchu· Lost Eden
· Dream Theater· Static-X
· Cruachan· Cattle Decapitation
· White Wizzard· Trouble
· Textures· Nominon
· Hearse· Fight
· Himsa· Keep of Kalessin
· Temple Of Blood· Ensiferum
· Pathosray· Ride The Sky
· Aetherius Obscuritas· To-Mera
· Hacksaw Surgery· Iron Fire
· Nasty Idols· Eighteen Wheels Burning
· Sister Sin