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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· Big Dumb Face
· Karaboudjan· Exmortem
· Rebellion· Deceased
· Cradle of Filth· December
· Symphorce· Norma Jean
· Kalibas· Godsmack
· Queensryche· Mark Boals
· Usurper· Liege Lord
· Wizard· Hammerwhore
· Circle of Nero· Nicta
· Black Sabbath· Fireball Ministry
· Morbid Angel· Kilfast
· Mourning Beloveth· Victory
· King Diamond· Rob Rock
· Duke· Vhaldemar
· Stalker· Fairyland
· Mother Misery· Three Inches of Blood
· Celesty· Madison Paige
· Icon And The Black Roses· Donnerkopf
· Metalium· Low Earth Orbit
· Jorn· Juggernott
· Krokus· Mob Rules
· Images of Eden· Beaten Back To Pure
· Potential Threat SF· Occult
· Theocracy· Katagory V
· Scavenger· Internal Bleeding
· Jamie. St. James· Dark Ruin
· Witchburner· Incantation
· Agnostic Front· Anger
· Behemoth· Karmakanic
· Cryme· Sonata Arctica
· Bloody Sign· Helgrind
· Ligeia· Audiovision
· Divine Fire· Entombed
· Kamelot· Maze Of Torment
· Seige of Hate· Labyrinth
· Heartcry· Car Bomb
· Icarus Witch· Carina Alfie
· Cemetary· God Fear None
· Derek Sherinian· Magica
· Fire Alley· Kinrick
· Ramesses· Def Leppard
· Disbelief· Brand New Sin
· Slough Feg· Subterranean Masquerade
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· Voyager· Horna
· Sebastian Bach· Dam
· Killing Spree· Sheavy
· Warchild· Nuclear Assault
· Peccatum· Redemption
· Before The Dawn· Monster Magnet
· Evergrey· Winterfell
· Algol3· Damnation
· Balatonizer· Skullshifter
· Dragonlord· Bronx Casket Company
· Torture Killer· Detonation
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· Early Man· Brother Hawk
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· Thyrane· Daylight Dies
· The Berzerker· Tris Katone
· Imagika· Nicodemus
· Non-Human Level· Azure
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· Rotting Christ· Sathanas
· Cheva· Darkness Eternal
· Starkweather· Deicide
· Steve Cone· Phazm
· Twisted Into Form· Blood Tsunami
· The Gathering· Fu Manchu
· Terry Sullivan· Crescent Shield
· White Willow· Satariel
· Passion· Divine Empire
· Gotthard· Katrina Johansson
· Nominon· David Galas
· Fight· Randy Ellefson
· Himsa· Hell N' Diesel
· Destynation· Frosthardr
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