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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· Cave In
· LA Guns· Leng Tch'e
· Nightwish· White Skull
· Dirty Power· Seven Witches
· Queensryche· Vaginal Carnage
· Iron Maiden· Rawhead Rexx
· Fozzy· Dark Moor
· Sickspeed· Crematorium
· Powergod· Carnal Forge
· Vyndykator· H.I.M.
· Exawatt· Sevendust
· Victory· Lanfear
· Rob Rock· Beautiful Creatures
· Eidolon· Mnemic
· Hypocrisy· Pharaoh
· Fraise· Hard Echo
· F5· Force Of Evil
· Node· I Hate Sally
· Black Stone Cherry· Killik
· Celesty· UFO
· W.A.S.P.· Wolf
· Icon And The Black Roses· Gary Moore
· Dragonspoon· Hatework
· Estuary· Feinstein
· Schenker/ Pattison Summit· Krokus
· Ungodly· Vox Tempus
· Dream Evil· Final Dawn
· Potential Threat SF· Aina
· Lullacry· Otep
· Z02· Neurosis
· Throcult· Silent Force
· Blind Guardian· Mirror of Deception
· Angra· Twisted Sister
· Fifth Cross· Milkweed
· Kinetic· Ligeia
· Rottweiller· Blood Red Throne
· Corrosion Of Conformity· Requiem Aeternam
· Sabaton· Yyrkoon
· Argument Soul· Chaoswave
· Oathean· Bruce Dickinson
· Magica· Kinrick
· Neil Turbin· Ramesses
· Sinisthra· Babylon
· Grand Magus· Throes of Dawn
· Pro-Pain· Disbelief
· Sothis· Darkane
· Kult ov Azazel· Gemini 5
· Leaves Eyes· Ritual Killer
· Alice Cooper· Morgana Lefay
· Clutch· The Atomic Bitchwax
· Dragonia· Penetrator
· Casus Belli· Third Degree
· Dechrist· Infliction
· Dragonlord· Absu
· Beecher· End of Level Boss
· Nobody's Fool· Totalisti
· Tandjent· Nightmare
· Hell-Born· Cryptopsy
· The Ocean· The Sword
· Theater of Tragedy· Jotunspor
· Vengeance· Destruction
· Sahg· Ynis Vitrin
· Mouth of the Architect· The Ruins of Beverast
· Zoroaster· Rotting Christ
· Satyricon· Cult of Daath
· Venom· Audrey Horne
· Panzerchrist· Extium
· Middian· Kotipelto
· Centinex· With Passion
· Threat Signal· Throne of Katarsis
· Dezperadoz· Cruachan
· Nagelfar· Incrave
· White Willow· Mithras
· Divine Empire· Hacride
· Spit Like This· Pentacle
· Nominon· Aborted
· Denial Fiend· Lipstick Magazine
· David Galas· Hearse
· Faith And Fire· Averse Sefira
· Cockpit· Gutted With Broken Glass
· Deceiver· Burzum
· SOS· Armory
· Virgin Black· Bible Of The Devil
· Place Of Skulls· Papa Roach
· Coffins· Mustasch
· Crown The Lost· Giant Squid