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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
· HammerFall· Loudness
· Scanner· Sinner
· Big Dumb Face· Carpathian Forest
· Immolation· Dokken
· Circle II Circle· Nazareth
· Lamb of God· Masterplan
· Metallica· Power of Omens
· Black Label Society· Hammerwhore
· Tungsten· Supervillain
· Iced Earth· Dragonforce
· Sevendust· The Graveyard Boulevard
· Morbid Angel· Rage
· Eidolon· Windseeker
· Attacker· Pink Cream 69
· Primal Fear· Fraise
· Probot· Soul Reaper
· Fear Factory· Force Of Evil
· Shiva· Yngwie Malmsteen
· Superchrist· Riot
· Madison Paige· Deep Purple
· David Shankle Group· Donnerkopf
· Metalium· U.D.O.
· Black Zodiac· Dragonspoon
· Dimmu Borgir· Devil In The Kitchen
· Skeletonwitch· Lilitu
· Killswitch Engage· Imp
· Psychotron· Dark Age
· Nashville Pussy· Katagory V
· Annihilator· Neurosis
· Tartharia· Haunted By Angels
· Avenue F· Mercenary
· Fifth Cross· Milkweed
· Bloody Sign· Helgrind
· Kings X· Lost Soul
· Belef· Kamelot
· Heartcry· Hellfire
· Icarus Witch· the missing:
· Cemetary· Severe Torture
· Chaoswave· Pure Inc
· Frantic Bleep· Drunkard
· System Of A Down· Raintime
· Green Carnation· Raging Speedhorn
· Astarte· Python
· Slough Feg· Dark Funeral
· Voyager· Frameless Scar
· Impaled Nazarene· Morgana Lefay
· Edenbridge· Flotsam & Jetsam
· The Scourger· Warchild
· Future is Tomorrow· Loits
· Peccatum· Orphaned Land
· Dragonia· Russell Allen
· Dirty Americans· Third Degree
· Algol3· Savage Circus
· Ewigkeit· Balatonizer
· Dechrist· Mistress
· Infliction· Define Divine
· Midnight Idols· God Forbid
· Absolution· Early Man
· End My Sorrow· Witchery
· Across Tundras· Tandjent
· Cardinale· Ephel Duath
· Leviathan/Sapthuran· The Ocean
· Manngard· Pyramaze
· Cavalar· Down Factor
· The Strongest Proof· Sun Descends
· Theater of Tragedy· Fragments of Unbecoming
· Azure· Nachtmystium
· From the Grave· Woodtemple
· Death Breath· Jeff Walker und Die Fluffers
· Enochian Crescent· Battle Bratt
· Semargl· Mastodon
· Lordi· Demise
· Starkweather· Urkraft
· Fu Manchu· Lost Eden
· Battered· Dream Theater
· Mindgrinder· Merciless Death
· Blood of the Black Owl· Incrave
· Mendeed· Mithras
· Glorior Belli· Malevolent Creation
· JR Ewing· Sworn Enemy
· Keldian· Gutted With Broken Glass
· Rosetta· Last Stone Cast
· Hacksaw Surgery· Godhead
· Kiuas· Papa Roach
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