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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
· Big Dumb Face· BloodDuster
· Carpathian Forest· Poisonblack
· Disturbed· Rebellion
· Regurgitate· Cradle of Filth
· Seven Witches· Usurper
· Ring of Fire· Vaginal Carnage
· Rawhead Rexx· Mortician
· Brainstorm· Goat Horn
· Endless Time· Catch 22
· Malstrom· Beautiful Creatures
· Axenstar· Silent Scythe
· Asperity· Neverland
· Fear Factory· Three Inches of Blood
· Soil· Death Angel
· Yngwie Malmsteen· Exodus
· Ebony Ark· Freakhouse
· Cans· Deep Purple
· David Shankle Group· Lonewolf
· De Lirium's Order· Juggernott
· Devil In The Kitchen· Lilitu
· Dream Evil· Black Destiny
· Wintersun· Occult
· Lullacry· Megadeth
· I.C.E.· Necrodemon
· Mine· Haunted By Angels
· Blind Guardian· Karmakanic
· Angra· Avenue F
· Cryme· Napalm Death
· Mercenary· Feared Creation
· Soilwork· Sabaton
· Vicious Circle· Tarot
· Freedom Call· Soul SirkUS
· Chastain· Kinrick
· Thunderblast· Sinisthra
· Defleshed· Astarte
· Agents Of Man· Sothis
· Communic· Slough Feg
· Testament· Dark Funeral
· Monolithe· Prowler Inc.
· Horna· Frameless Scar
· Impaled Nazarene· Havochate
· Holy Blood· Warchild
· The Atomic Bitchwax· Black Majesty
· Pagan's Mind· Eternal Reign
· Before The Dawn· Armored Saint
· Blood Thirsty Demons· Winterfell
· The Firstborn· Savage Circus
· Paths Of Possession· Even X
· Crystal Ball· Dragonlord
· God Forbid· End of Level Boss
· Nobody's Fool· Brother Hawk
· Powerglove· Katatonia
· Blackmore's Night· Wolves in the Throne Room
· Thyrane· Nightmare
· Steep· Cryptopsy
· Leviathan/Sapthuran· The Smackdown
· Pyramaze· Nicodemus
· Bludgeon· Cult of Luna
· Suzukiton· Smohalla
· Scary Manilow· From the Grave
· Pump· Setherial
· Enochian Crescent· Thy Majestie
· Mastodon· Lesbian Bed Death
· Kotipelto· Lecherous Nocturne
· Urkraft· Centinex
· Warmachine· The Gathering
· Stonegard· Static-X
· Crescent Shield· Old Man's Child
· Zyklon· Grenouer
· Blood of the Black Owl· White Willow
· Satariel· Pentacle
· Rob Zombie· Manes
· Retrospective· Kruger
· Hearse· Fight
· Temple Of Blood· Ensiferum
· Distorted· Dantesco
· Shining Star· Father Befouled
· The Obsessed· Blood Haven
· Straight Line Stitch· Burzum
· Manilla Road· Equilibrium
· The Lamp of Thoth· Celestia
· The More I See· Son of Eric
· Luna Mortis· Wolfgate
· Uli Jon Roth