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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· Nightwish
· Opeth· The Haunted
· Vehemence· Poisonblack
· Dokken· Perzonal War
· Deceased· Twelfth Gate
· Kalibas· Circle II Circle
· Legend· Wizard
· Powergod· Power of Omens
· H.I.M.· Goat Horn
· Tungsten· Evolution
· Exawatt· Endless Time
· Fireball Ministry· King Diamond
· Lanfear· Malstrom
· Sludge!· Sinergy
· Duke· Mnemic
· Thunderstone· Primal Fear
· DevilDriver· Probot
· Tesla· Drowning Pool
· Ebony Ark· Freakhouse
· Leash Law· Deep Purple
· W.A.S.P.· Outworld
· Epica· David Shankle Group
· Highlord· Dragonspoon
· Scorpions· Psychotron
· Potential Threat SF· Dark Age
· Theocracy· Eternal Flight
· Annihilator· Z02
· I.C.E.· Conquestador
· Seventh One· Jackyl
· Hanzel Und Gretyl· Rush
· Feared Creation· Of Infinity
· Paradise Lost· Gods Of Fire
· The New Breed· The Apocalyptic Riders
· Veni Domine· Seige of Hate
· Vicious Circle· Carina Alfie
· Apocalyptica· the missing:
· Diecast· Argument Soul
· Stormwarrior· Chaoswave
· Novembers Doom· God Fear None
· Bleed The Sky· Bruce Dickinson
· Meshuggah· Neil Turbin
· Ramesses· Burden Of Grief
· Groundcrew· Rudra
· Unchained· Evemaster
· Slik Helvetika· Sebastian Bach
· Killing Spree· Frameless Scar
· Fates Warning· Wetwork
· Blitzkrieg· A Lower Deep
· Future is Tomorrow· The Atomic Bitchwax
· Black Majesty· Violent Storm
· Blood Thirsty Demons· Sun O)))
· 1349· Forever Slave
· Casus Belli· Running Wild
· Ewigkeit· Vinterriket
· Paths Of Possession· Ram-Zet
· Avulsed· Define Divine
· Virgin Steele· Absu
· Machina· Brother Hawk
· Second Shadow· Across Tundras
· Lair Of The Minotaur· The Ocean
· Manngard· Warrant (Amer)
· Pyramaze· Imagika
· Theater of Tragedy· Michael Orlando
· Suzukiton· Bloodbound
· Swashbuckle· Hydrogyn
· Nachtmystium· Agalloch
· Fleshgore· Skyforger
· Wastefall· Escape The Fate
· Darkness Eternal· Extium
· Quest of Aidance· Steve Cone
· The Gathering· Diagnose: Lebensgefahr
· Manticore· Crescent Shield
· Cruachan· Grenouer
· Five Finger Death Punch· Mithras
· Divine Empire· Spit Like This
· Since the Day· Warner Drive
· Malevolent Creation· Nation Beyond
· Hell N' Diesel· Mongrel
· Night Ranger· Dantesco
· Alkemyst· Averse Sefira
· Aetherius Obscuritas· Manilla Road
· Vulture Industries· Armory
· End of Man· Luna Mortis
· Faded Hope· Battleroar
· Crown The Lost· DC4
· Suffocation