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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
· Leng Tch'e· Slipknot
· Vehemence· Immolation
· Tiamat· Disturbed
· Perzonal War· Solemnity
· Grave Digger· Regurgitate
· Deranged· Dirty Power
· Seven Witches· Helloween
· Overkill· Steel Attack
· Advent· Power of Omens
· Black Label Society· Vyndykator
· Hammerwhore· Circle of Nero
· Endless Time· Byfist
· Sevendust· Artension
· The Graveyard Boulevard· King Diamond
· Beautiful Creatures· Duke
· Mnemic· Thunderstone
· Primal Fear· Wicked Sensation
· Probot· Project: Failing Flesh
· Secret Sphere· Hard Echo
· F5· TNA
· Cryonic Temple· Scala Mercalli
· UFO· Deep Purple
· Icon And The Black Roses· Disarmonia Mundi
· Fabrizio Bonanno· Devil In The Kitchen
· Chapter VIII· Scorpions
· Unleashed· Skeletonwitch
· Dio· Occult
· Nashville Pussy· Annihilator
· Polterchrist· House of Shakira
· Tartharia· The Project Hate
· The Last Act· Acheron
· Overlorde· Jackyl
· Cryme· Kinetic
· Gods Of Fire· The Apocalyptic Riders
· Divine Fire· Lost Soul
· Hellfueled· Seige of Hate
· Hibria· Mechanical Poet
· Desire Black· Backyard Babies
· Chaoswave· Derek Sherinian
· Omegalord· Magica
· Axel Rudi Pell· Manntis
· Graveworm· Vicious Art
· Slik Helvetika· Ritual Killer
· Dam· Gaia
· Resurrecturis· Wetwork
· Octavia Sperati· To The Bone
· Armored Saint· Winterfell
· Algol3· Damnation
· Mistress· Akercocke
· Cryogen· Doomfoxx
· Urizen· Mastermind
· Sinocence· Bronx Casket Company
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· Totalisti· Blackmore's Night
· Nightmare· Cryptopsy
· Warrant (Amer)· Bal-Sagoth
· Down Factor· The Sword
· Dreams of Damnation· The Furor
· The Strongest Proof· Nachtmystium
· Paul Bonrud· Scary Manilow
· Warface· Burialmound
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· Thy Majestie· Satyricon
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· Lupara· Lesbian Bed Death
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· Middian· Urkraft
· Gaza· Warmachine
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· Chrome Division· Mithras
· Nominon· Rob Zombie
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