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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
· Into Eternity· The Kovenant
· Lost Horizon· Mudvayne
· Vehemence· Chaingunn
· Carpathian Forest· Mondo Generator
· Exmortem· Symphorce
· Dirty Power· Warhorse
· Majesty· Ring of Fire
· Vaginal Carnage· Sickspeed
· Pelican· Evolution
· Bloodbath· The Graveyard Boulevard
· King Diamond· Evanesce
· Savatage· Vhaldemar
· Edguy· Slayer
· Fraise· Wicked Sensation
· Dreamaker· Death Angel
· I Hate Sally· Black Stone Cherry
· Drowning Pool· Gothic Knights
· Exodus· Jag Panzer
· Cans· Madison Paige
· W.A.S.P.· Outworld
· Wolf· Amityville Whore
· Skyfire· Metalium
· Low Earth Orbit· Iron Angel
· Judas Priest· Estuary
· Dimmu Borgir· Feinstein
· Fabrizio Bonanno· Mob Rules
· Potential Threat SF· Katagory V
· Megadeth· Z02
· Slowlife· Witchburner
· Silent Force· Anger
· Behemoth· Avenue F
· Cryme· Milkweed
· Crowbar· Crionics
· Maze Of Torment· Labyrinth
· Mechanical Poet· Suidakra
· Icarus Witch· Chuck Schuldiner
· Backyard Babies· Darkthrone
· Stormwarrior· God Fear None
· Frantic Bleep· Fire Alley
· Kryoburn· Neil Turbin
· Slumber· Embraze
· Manntis· Graveworm
· Maximum Overdrive· Brand New Sin
· Ektomorf· Sentenced
· Supagroup· Ritual Killer
· Dam· Nightvision
· Devil Lee Rot· Edenbridge
· Orphaned Land· Dragonia
· Armored Saint· ASG
· Overloaded· Algol3
· Avenged Sevenfold· Vinterriket
· Phantom X· Thrones
· Dechrist· Midnight Idols
· Sinocence· Dismember
· Enforsaken· Southern Black Sand
· Blackmore's Night· Intronaut
· Upwards of Endtime· Steep
· Clawfinger· The Smashup
· Abysmal Dawn· Michael Orlando
· Smohalla· Dendura
· Nachtmystium· Mouth of the Architect
· Woodtemple· I
· Hurt· Wednesday 13
· The Ruins of Beverast· The Finals
· Oblomov· Rotting Christ
· Satyricon· Audrey Horne
· Winger· Kotipelto
· Phazm· Skullflower
· The Gathering· Omnium Gatherum
· In This Moment· Manticore
· Crescent Shield· Zyklon
· Cruachan· Cattle Decapitation
· White Wizzard· Retrospective
· Blut Aus Nord· JR Ewing
· Echoes of Eternity· Cauldron
· Destynation· Spheric Universe Experience
· Pathology· Bilocate
· Ride The Sky· The Obsessed
· Last Stone Cast· Vulture Industries
· Trinacria· Celestia
· Son of Eric· UFOmammut
· Papa Roach· Coffins
· Ihsahn· Something Beautiful
· My Dying Bride· Raven
· Uli Jon Roth· Suspyre