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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.

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RANDOM ACTS OF METAL
· Grave· Children Of Bodom
· Rebellion· Deceased
· Commit Suicide· Seven Witches
· Helloween· Rawhead Rexx
· Fozzy· Dark Moor
· Manowar· Power of Omens
· Vyndykator· Johnny Lokke
· Evolution· Exawatt
· Agony Divine· Biomechanical
· Godiva· Sevendust
· The Graveyard Boulevard· Sinergy
· Axenstar· Eidolon
· Savatage· Vhaldemar
· Attacker· Pink Cream 69
· Murdercycle· Pharaoh
· Edguy· Wicked Sensation
· Doro· Dew Scented
· Fairyland· Fear Factory
· TNA· Yngwie Malmsteen
· Funerus· Riot
· Jaw· Nova Lex
· Marillion· Iron Angel
· Spiral Madness· Joe Lynn Turner
· Unleashed· Meliah Rage
· Metal Church· Psychotron
· Images of Eden· Shadows Fall
· Unearth· Polterchrist
· Slowlife· Witchburner
· The Project Hate· Haunted By Angels
· The Last Act· Made of Iron
· Hanzel Und Gretyl· Dark Tranquillity
· John Oliva's Pain· Kinetic
· Motley Crue· The New Breed
· Dirt· Korpiklaani
· Necrophagia· Hibria
· Shatterpoint· Vicious Circle
· Suidakra· Wolverine
· the missing:· Darkthrone
· Chaoswave· Boomerang
· Lord Gore· Swallow The Sun
· Thunderblast· System Of A Down
· Fastkill· Slumber
· Blind Stare· Sothis
· Ektomorf· Unchained
· Kult ov Azazel· Taake
· Prowler Inc.· The Father Panic Riot Orchestra
· Fates Warning· Love Forsaken
· Impaled Nazarene· Sheavy
· Morgana Lefay· Edenbridge
· Iron Maidens· Scar Symmetry
· Octavia Sperati· Redemption
· Dirty Americans· Savage Circus
· Ghost Machinery· Even X
· Mistress· Akercocke
· Chain Collector· God Forbid
· Torture Killer· Taunusheim
· Craft· Mental Care Foundation
· Southern Black Sand· Naked Beggars
· Hell-Born· Tris Katone
· Cryptopsy· Candlemass
· Hirax· Upon Infliction
· Spawn of Possession· Theater of Tragedy
· Cult of Luna· Bloodbound
· Hydrogyn· Burialmound
· Skyforger· Hurt
· The Ruins of Beverast· Enochian Crescent
· Oblomov· Twinball
· Panzerchrist· Starkweather
· Better Left Unsaid· Melechesh
· Omnium Gatherum· Terry Sullivan
· Crescent Shield· Nagelfar
· Cattle Decapitation· Almah
· Mendeed· Satariel
· Mithras· Nominon
· Denial Fiend· Warner Drive
· Lipstick Magazine· Kruger
· Hearse· Nation Beyond
· Destynation· Distorted
· Rosetta· Mortiis
· Aetherius Obscuritas· Witchfinder General
· Straight Line Stitch· Burzum
· SOS· Moonshine
· Souls Of We· The More I See
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