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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
· HammerFall· LA Guns
· Scanner· Deceased
· Circle II Circle· Liege Lord
· Ravage· Dark Moor
· Vyndykator· Hammerwhore
· Catch 22· Fireball Ministry
· Bloodbath· Sevendust
· Artension· Wycked Synn
· Runemagick· Mourning Beloveth
· King Diamond· Windseeker
· Thunderstone· Pharaoh
· Krisiun· Project: Failing Flesh
· Body Count· Out of the Lair
· Soul Reaper· Neverland
· Fear Factory· Soil
· Yngwie Malmsteen· Superchrist
· Devil To Pay· Funerus
· Riot· Jaw
· Ebony Ark· Bang The Union
· Messiah's Kiss· Madison Paige
· W.A.S.P.· David Shankle Group
· Jorn· Lonewolf
· Judas Priest· Dimmu Borgir
· House of Lords· Chapter VIII
· Bonfire· Skeletonwitch
· Killswitch Engage· Psychotron
· Dio· Medusa
· Nashville Pussy· Megadeth
· Scavenger· Jungle Rot
· Slowlife· Arch Enemy
· Silent Force· Blind Guardian
· Anger· Karmakanic
· Betrayer· Dark Tranquillity
· Legion· Milkweed
· Crowbar· Image
· Blood Red Throne· Hellfueled
· Soulscar· Desire Black
· Icarus Witch· Chuck Schuldiner
· Wolverine· Stormwarrior
· Freedom Call· Soul SirkUS
· Holy Moses· Operatika
· Thunderblast· System Of A Down
· Impiety· Throes of Dawn
· Green Carnation· Groundcrew
· Rudra· Dark Funeral
· Unshine· Voyager
· Monolithe· Prowler Inc.
· Gemini 5· Fates Warning
· Iron Maidens· Blitzkrieg
· Painmuseum· Monster Magnet
· Evergrey· Sun O)))
· Ignarus· Running Wild
· Dechrist· Crystal Ball
· Cryogen· Dreamland
· Infliction· Avulsed
· Urizen· Khold
· Hate· Absu
· Fallen Wisdom· Cardinale
· Scum· Degree Absolute
· Viron· Vore
· Vreid· Speed/Kill/Hate
· The Strongest Proof· Non-Human Level
· Before Silence· Nachtmystium
· The Ruins of Beverast· Zero Hour
· Satyricon· Eighteen Visions
· Twinball· Obtest
· Middian· Deicide
· Better Left Unsaid· Steve Cone
· Gaza· Mindgrinder
· The Chronicles of Israfel· Crescent Shield
· Old Man's Child· Nagelfar
· White Willow· Chrome Division
· Katrina Johansson· Nominon
· Rob Zombie· Antigama
· Wuthering Heights· Kruger
· JR Ewing· Faith And Fire
· Depressed Mode· Keep of Kalessin
· Echoes of Eternity· Pathology
· Glenn Hughes· Ride The Sky
· Rosetta· Pop Evil
· Puscifer· The Lamp of Thoth
· Bullet For My Valentine· Iron Fire
· Sin· My Dying Bride
· Crown The Lost· Raven