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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
· Cave In· Demons and Wizards
· HammerFall· Steel Prophet
· Vehemence· Big Dumb Face
· BloodDuster· Karaboudjan
· Symphorce· Machine Head
· Helloween· Queensryche
· Mark Boals· Advent
· Lamb of God· Mortician
· Masterplan· Metallica
· Valley's Eve· Evolution
· Exawatt· Nicta
· Supervillain· Inner Rage of Emotion
· Curriculum Mortis· Kilfast
· Crystal Eyes· Mnemic
· Krisiun· Fraise
· Doro· Royal Anguish
· Fear Factory· Three Inches of Blood
· Soil· Node
· Shiva· I Hate Sally
· Silver Mountain· Riot
· Jag Panzer· Evanescence
· Bang The Union· UFO
· Van Helsing’s Curse· Highlord
· U.D.O.· Gary Moore
· Zaius· Dimmu Borgir
· Juggernott· Scorpions
· Saxon· Imp
· Shadows Fall· Internal Bleeding
· Witchburner· Arch Enemy
· Anger· Karmakanic
· Triumph· Dark Tranquillity
· John Oliva's Pain· Milkweed
· Audiovision· Corrosion Of Conformity
· Belef· Hellfueled
· Kamelot· Soilwork
· Necrophagia· Vicious Circle
· Strikelight· Heartcry
· Angtoria· Ravensthorn
· Severe Torture· Chaoswave
· Pure Inc· Omegalord
· Operatika· Callenish Circle
· Hatesphere· Raging Speedhorn
· Python· Maximum Overdrive
· Unchained· Alice Cooper
· Cannon· Fates Warning
· Sheavy· Holy Blood
· Clutch· Nuclear Assault
· Dirty Americans· Penetrator
· Sun O)))· Casus Belli
· The Firstborn· Algol3
· Avenged Sevenfold· Thrones
· Overmars· The Classic Struggle
· Gorefest· Vanquished
· Decapitated· Early Man
· Fallen Wisdom· Pile of Heads
· Second Shadow· Beyond Fear
· Fields Of The Nephilim· Firehouse
· Tris Katone· Moonspell
· Warrant (Amer)· Bal-Sagoth
· The Sword· Bludgeon
· Upon Infliction· Jotunspor
· Suzukiton· Ynis Vitrin
· Skyforger· Oblomov
· Isis· Mastodon
· Eyes of Ligeia· Audrey Horne
· Escape The Fate· The Showdown
· Steve Cone· The Gathering
· Lost Eden· Threat Signal
· Omnium Gatherum· In This Moment
· Warbringer· Lord Belial
· Madking Ludwig· Crescent Shield
· Zyklon· Grenouer
· Hacride· Fight
· Depressed Mode· Keep of Kalessin
· Temple Of Blood· Heresi
· Alkemyst· Mortiis
· Demonic Symphony· Trivium
· To-Mera· Kreator
· Celestia· Mar De Grises
· Alestorm· Papa Roach
· Coffins· Wolfgate
· Mustasch· Crown The Lost
· Raven