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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
· The Kovenant· LA Guns
· The Haunted· Perzonal War
· Solemnity· Regurgitate
· Symphorce· Machine Head
· Commit Suicide· Kalibas
· Circle II Circle· Vaginal Carnage
· Agoraphobic Nosebleed· Sickspeed
· Power of Omens· Valley's Eve
· Carnal Forge· Nicta
· Black Sabbath· Fireball Ministry
· Sevendust· Artension
· Steel Preacher· Victory
· Nordheim· Beautiful Creatures
· Slayer· Wicked Sensation
· Body Count· Out of the Lair
· Secret Sphere· Dew Scented
· Royal Anguish· Tesla
· Volbeat· Black Stone Cherry
· Drowning Pool· Gothic Knights
· Funerus· Construcdead
· Evanescence· Leash Law
· Icon And The Black Roses· Gamma Ray
· Jorn· Acrid
· Krokus· Therion
· Goatsnake· Vox Tempus
· After Forever· Psychotron
· Images of Eden· Occult
· Division· Marshall Law
· Internal Bleeding· House of Shakira
· Dark Ruin· Arch Enemy
· Made of Iron· Angra
· Avenue F· Triumph
· Image· The Mighty Nimbus
· Divine Fire· Kings X
· Lost Soul· Kamelot
· Veni Domine· Korpiklaani
· Hibria· Tarot
· Heartcry· Hellfire
· the missing:· Samael
· Crimson Moonlight· Alex Skolnick Trio
· Debris Inc.· Kryoburn
· Green Carnation· Ivory Knight
· Groundcrew· Embraze
· Rudra· Graveworm
· Testament· Secrets She Kept
· Evemaster· Supagroup
· Dam· Alice Cooper
· Nightvision· Havochate
· Clutch· Scar Symmetry
· Peccatum· V:28
· Illuminatus· Black Majesty
· Eternal Reign· Dragonia
· Violent Storm· Blood Thirsty Demons
· ASG· Forever Slave
· The Firstborn· Paths Of Possession
· Crystal Ball· Ram-Zet
· Avulsed· Skullshifter
· Zero Down· Dogs Of Winter
· Detonation· Dismember
· Machina· Vader
· Enforsaken· Thryfing
· Blackmore's Night· Cannibal Corpse
· Vore· Cataract
· Down Factor· Apiary
· Black Crucifixion· Before Silence
· Cult of Luna· Psycroptic
· Ynis Vitrin· Woodtemple
· Jeff Walker und Die Fluffers· Semargl
· Mastodon· Satyricon
· Lupara· Sathanas
· Middian· Celtic Frost
· Urkraft· Handful of Hate
· Fu Manchu· Manticore
· Necrophobic· The Chronicles of Israfel
· Old Man's Child· Zyklon
· Dezperadoz· Grenouer
· Incrave· Satariel
· Divine Empire· Rob Zombie
· Tears· Warner Drive
· Trenchfoot· Lipstick Magazine
· Kruger· JR Ewing
· Depressed Mode· Keldian
· Ride The Sky· Blood Haven
· Hacksaw Surgery· Trinacria
· Mar De Grises· Son of Eric
· Uli Jon Roth· Sister Sin