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Hidden Treasures - March Metal Madness (The future of Metal?)

Black Sabbath recently announced their Final Tour - now before you say anything about Final Tour announcements, this one may be legit, but lets wait and see - for the purpose of this weeks playlist were tackling the future of Metal without some of its stalworths.


It seems like Classic Metal is gearing up for the end of an era, sure Priest revived it a bit, but whats left in their tanks?. Who else is impacting the future direction of Metal? Tremonti? Others? So as were closing our March Metal Madness posts this week, lets see if there is some hope for Heavy Metal's future...


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Electric Mary
Down To The Bone
2008
Why they're on this list: This band makes this list because they are terrific and you need to know about them. The issue with them is that we don't see domestic releases from them. It would be great if they could catch on bigger and make their way here. I think many would love them.

1 - One In A Million

In 2008 they were finalists in the MusicOz Awards, nominated for Best Rock Band. They were also selected to support Whitesnake and Judas Priest. 2009 saw them tour with Alice Cooper and Glenn Hughes as well as showcasing at Experience PRS for PRS Guitars in Stevensville, Maryland alongside the likes of Carlos Santana, Dweezil Zappa and Buddy Guy. In 2010 they supported Deep Purple. Whilst in the States, Electric Mary collaborated with Grammy Award-winning engineer/producer Jason Corsaro on a live recording which is yet to be released. Corsaro's credits include Soundgarden's Superunknown. The latter part of 2011 saw the band perform at the World Cup in South Africa and then embark on an extensive concert tour of mainland Europe including Hell Fest in France. In 2012 the band returned to Europe for an extensive tour taking in France, Spain & Belgium and then over to the UK and then went on to perform at The Hard Rock Hell Festival in Wales.

Alter Bridge
III
2010
Why they're on this list: Nobody thought the Creed rhythm section would rock this hard. These guys are just getting started and don't forget the Tremonti solo stuff with Wolfie. They just release a new streaming track that's pretty good.

2 - Show Me A Sign

Alter Bridge is an American rock band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Myles Kennedy, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall, and drummer Scott Phillips. Since the band's formation, there have been no line-up changes. Known for their acclaimed live shows, the band plays a melodic style of post-grunge influenced heavy metal music, which has grown more progressive and experimental over the years.

Riverside
Shrine Of New Generation Slaves
2013
Why they're on this list: Because I would like to think that the future direction of Metal would have some progressive influence.

3 - Celebrity Touch

Riverside is a rock band from Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in 2001 by friends Mariusz Duda, Piotr Grudziński, Piotr Kozieradzki and Jacek Melnicki, who shared a love for progressive rock and heavy metal. Riverside can be described as a blend of atmospheric rock and metal elements, resulting in a sound similar to that of Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, The Mars Volta, Opeth, Dream Theater, and Tool, while still maintaining an identity of their own

Accept
Stalingrad
2012
Why they're on this list: They have momentum. Three stellars albums since 2010 with a new singer. The band has renewed fierceness and credibility. Now if they take some of these other bands on the road with them, now we may have something to work from...

4 - Twist of Fate

Udo declined the reunion. Undeterred, Hoffman and Baltes decided to soldier on, re-enlisting former Accept guitarist Herman Frank (who left the group in 1984), drummer Stefan Schwarzmann, and former T.T. Quick singer Mark Tornillo. The "new look Accept" issued their first studio album in 14 years in 2010, Blood of the Nations, and musically, the group has created an album that certainly measures up well to their early- and mid-'80s glory days. Vocally, hearing anyone besides Udo in Accept will take some time to get used to -- especially for long-time fans -- but hang in there, and you'll discover that Tornillo is certainly a worthy replacement. "Tough and heavy" is a straight-to-the-point description of their out put so far...


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If this is the future of metal, we're half done.

The first two songs do nothing for me. The first song is repetitive and boring while the second is just bad.

Riverside is fine in my book, but think of them more prog than metal.

Accept is Accept doing what Accept have been doing for years, but they've changed without losing that Accept sound. If they did, that would be unacceptable. 

Thankfully, there's a ton of metal bands out there with more waiting in the wings. Metal will never die!

fine...  whatever...  you don't like aussies I guess...

I like Kylie Minogue so your guess is seriously flawed.

I mean... 

fine... whatever... you don't like aussie metal artists who almost won some MusicOz awards at one time.

"Almost won" means nothing. Never settle for second best.

I KNEW IT! haters gonna hate!

And they weren't even nominated in the Metal category......

Electric Mary - from what I have heard of this band, they sound more hard rock to me than metal. But this sounds great. I should pick up some of their stuff for sure. I like this.

Alter Bridge - pretty sure you know how much I dig them. Kennedy sounds so much better here than he does with Slash. Tremonti is awesome and his solo band is probably a bit more metal than this, but this is plenty heavy.

Riverside - my favorite prof band. Not sure if I would call this metal, but it's also heavy enough for my tastes. They have a new album coming out this year but the vocalist says it will not be heavy. I guess we will see. One thing I am not a fan of is the distortion they use in this song. I just don't understand why they do that.

Accept - definitely metal. I have this album but never listen to it. It's okay but not really melodic enough for me to spin on a regular basis.

Of the 3 new Accepts I like all 3!!  hahaha, they sound really great during a workout!

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