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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
· Hate Eternal· LA Guns
· Racer X· Children Of Bodom
· Poisonblack· Disturbed
· Rebellion· Grave Digger
· Twelfth Gate· Cradle of Filth
· Solace· Circle II Circle
· Rawhead Rexx· Lamb of God
· Liege Lord· Power of Omens
· Supervillain· SelfInflicted
· Mourning Beloveth· Victory
· King Diamond· Assrockers
· Beautiful Creatures· Axenstar
· Halloween· DevilDriver
· Soul Reaper· Hard Echo
· Tesla· Three Inches of Blood
· Shiva· Devil To Pay
· Exodus· Jag Panzer
· Leash Law· Messiah's Kiss
· Kingcrow· Graveland
· Amityville Whore· Black Zodiac
· Therion· Insomnium
· Scorpions· Unleashed
· Skeletonwitch· Chris Caffery
· Internal Bleeding· Dark Ruin
· Arch Enemy· Incantation
· The Lizards· Ironhorse
· Cryme· Rush
· Tristania· Dark Tranquillity
· Feared Creation· Scenteria
· Miles Beyond· Korpiklaani
· Labyrinth· Shatterpoint
· Heartcry· Car Bomb
· Ravensthorn· Apocalyptica
· Cemetary· Kaamos
· Chaoswave· Bleed The Sky
· Thunderblast· Fastkill
· Burden Of Grief· Throes of Dawn
· Blind Stare· Agents Of Man
· Sothis· Brand New Sin
· Darkane· Taake
· Secrets She Kept· Evemaster
· Supagroup· Sebastian Bach
· Gaia· Alice Cooper
· Devil Lee Rot· Sheavy
· Blitzkrieg· Flotsam & Jetsam
· The Scourger· The Atomic Bitchwax
· Pagan's Mind· Penetrator
· Shattersphere· Damnation
· Even X· Spellbound
· Cryogen· Gojira
· Avulsed· Midnight Idols
· Torture Killer· Khold
· Hate· Sodom
· Nobody's Fool· Brother Hawk
· Powerglove· Lair Of The Minotaur
· Daylight Dies· Hell-Born
· Leviathan/Sapthuran· The Ocean
· Elvenking· Vreid
· Cavalar· The Furor
· Apiary· Sun Descends
· Smohalla· She Said Destroy
· Scary Manilow· Mouth of the Architect
· I· The Ruins of Beverast
· Pretty Maids· Setherial
· Belphegor· Teeth of the Hydra
· Obtest· The Showdown
· Starkweather· Better Left Unsaid
· Phazm· Warmachine
· Blood Tsunami· Diagnose: Lebensgefahr
· Battered· Dream Theater
· Nagelfar· Mendeed
· Mithras· Divine Empire
· Spit Like This· Manes
· Aborted· Trenchfoot
· Lipstick Magazine· Ulcerate
· David Galas· Throneum
· Hearse· Himsa
· Ride The Sky· Cockpit
· Rosetta· Deceiver
· Father Befouled· Aetherius Obscuritas
· Trivium· Moonshine
· Hacksaw Surgery· The Lamp of Thoth
· Medieval Steel· Deadsea
· Cursed· Coffins
· Eighteen Wheels Burning· Mustasch