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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
· Cathedral· Leng Tch'e
· Mudvayne· Grave
· Misery Index· Solemnity
· Rebellion· Neck
· Impellitteri· Cradle of Filth
· Deranged· Twisted Tower Dire
· Kalibas· Majesty
· God Dethroned· Late Nite Romeo
· Power of Omens· Led Zeppelin
· October 31· Pelican
· Circle of Nero· Goat Horn
· Tungsten· Evolution
· Catch 22· Paragon
· Inner Rage of Emotion· Bloodbath
· Crystal Eyes· Axenstar
· Duke· Silent Scythe
· Pink Cream 69· Krisiun
· Slayer· Wicked Sensation
· Project: Failing Flesh· Fear Factory
· Funerus· Babylon Mystery Orchestra
· Kingcrow· Outworld
· Edge Of Forever· Van Helsing’s Curse
· Marillion· Brutal Mastication
· De Lirium's Order· Therion
· Fireaxe· Goatsnake
· Skeletonwitch· Metal Church
· Images of Eden· Otep
· Theocracy· Division
· Eternal Flight· I.C.E.
· Polterchrist· Mine
· Six Feet Under· Rush
· Tristania· John Oliva's Pain
· Azrael's Bane· Feared Creation
· Kinetic· Code Black
· Scenteria· Cradle To Grave
· The New Breed· Maze Of Torment
· Labyrinth· Nevermore
· Apocalyptica· Diecast
· Marduk· Pure Inc
· Bruce Dickinson· Axis Of Perdition
· Babylon· Shade Empire
· Defleshed· Python
· Subterranean Masquerade· Supagroup
· Frameless Scar· Nightvision
· Sheavy· Edenbridge
· Clutch· Agents Of The Sun
· A Lower Deep· Octavia Sperati
· To The Bone· Future is Tomorrow
· Dragonia· Ignarus
· The Firstborn· Third Degree
· Mabon· Even X
· Midnight Idols· Gorefest
· Motorhead· Dismember
· Decapitated· Vader
· Nobody's Fool· Craft
· Fallen Wisdom· Thryfing
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· The Berzerker· Moonspell
· The Ocean· Vore
· Pyramaze· Cavalar
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· Suzukiton· Unsilent Phenomenon
· Azure· Swashbuckle
· Dendura· War Within
· Scary Manilow· From the Grave
· Vicious Rumors· Abominant
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· Darkness Eternal· Extium
· Deicide· Centinex
· Blood Tsunami· The Gathering
· Lost Eden· Dream Theater
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· Divine Empire· Trenchfoot
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