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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
· Into Eternity· Scanner
· Opeth· The Great Deceiver
· Grave· Karaboudjan
· Poisonblack· Twelfth Gate
· Stratovarius· Warhorse
· Circle II Circle· Mark Boals
· Rawhead Rexx· Lamb of God
· Supervillain· Shakra
· Beautiful Creatures· Guardians Of Time
· Stalker· DevilDriver
· Project: Failing Flesh· Brides of Destruction
· Drowning Pool· Jag Panzer
· Jaw· Outworld
· Highlord· Velvet Revolver
· Ministry· Brutal Mastication
· Joe Stump· Dimmu Borgir
· De Lirium's Order· Fabrizio Bonanno
· Therion· Insomnium
· Unleashed· After Forever
· Imp· Shadows Fall
· Beaten Back To Pure· Tearabyte
· Lullacry· Medusa
· Theocracy· Annihilator
· I.C.E.· Necrodemon
· Jamie. St. James· Arch Enemy
· Blind Guardian· The 7 Method
· Creed· Fifth Cross
· Scenteria· Bloody Sign
· Helgrind· Ligeia
· The New Breed· Rottweiller
· Crionics· Hellfueled
· Impaled· Soilwork
· Astral Doors· Shatterpoint
· Icarus Witch· Backyard Babies
· Kaamos· Marduk
· Derek Sherinian· Meshuggah
· Fire Alley· Raintime
· Impiety· Pro-Pain
· Def Leppard· Ivory Knight
· Biss· Amorphis
· Darkane· Unchained
· Nuse· Horna
· The Father Panic Riot Orchestra· Nightvision
· Holy Blood· A Lower Deep
· Warchild· Octavia Sperati
· To The Bone· Lake Of Tears
· Black Majesty· Orphaned Land
· Russell Allen· Violent Storm
· Penetrator· Winterfell
· Overloaded· 1349
· Casus Belli· Twilight
· Third Degree· Avenged Sevenfold
· Cryogen· Ram-Zet
· Mastermind· Midnight Idols
· Celebratum· Detonation
· Nocturnal Rites· Absolution
· End of Level Boss· Insense
· From This Day· Grimfist
· Fallen Wisdom· Powerglove
· Katatonia· Tandjent
· Blackmore's Night· Intronaut
· Codeon· 286
· Thyrane· The Berzerker
· Valhalla· The Smashup
· Athanator· Cataract
· Down Factor· The Furor
· TK-421· Non-Human Level
· Vengeance· Bloodbound
· Scary Manilow· Time Requiem
· Warface· Vicious Rumors
· Anata· Enochian Crescent
· Oblomov· Amputated
· Eighteen Visions· Extium
· Lecherous Nocturne· The Chronicles of Israfel
· Satariel· Mithras
· Manes· Glorior Belli
· Blut Aus Nord· Funeral
· Randy Ellefson· Ensiferum
· Echoes of Eternity· Pathosray
· Mongrel· Dantesco
· Last Stone Cast· To-Mera
· Intolerant· Celestia
· Bible Of The Devil· Son of Eric
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