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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
· Scanner· The Great Deceiver
· Grave· Twilight Odyssey
· Karaboudjan· Misery Index
· Tiamat· Dokken
· Exmortem· Grave Digger
· Anthrax· Twelfth Gate
· Twisted Tower Dire· Norma Jean
· Circle II Circle· Lamb of God
· Agoraphobic Nosebleed· Widowmaker
· Masterplan· Wizard
· God Dethroned· Johnny Lokke
· Hammerwhore· Brainstorm
· Shakra· SelfInflicted
· Bloodbath· Thunderbolt
· Victory· Assrockers
· Rob Rock· Stryper
· Savatage· Iron Savior
· Soil· TNA
· Black Stone Cherry· Silver Mountain
· Yngwie Malmsteen· Construcdead
· Ebony Ark· Messiah's Kiss
· Deep Purple· Epica
· Graveland· Nova Lex
· Goatsnake· Rhapsody of Fire
· Imp· Final Dawn
· Potential Threat SF· Occult
· Dark Age· Marshall Law
· Jamie. St. James· House of Shakira
· Throcult· Conquestador
· The Last Act· Agnostic Front
· Avenue F· Triumph
· Ligeia· Audiovision
· Belef· Hellfueled
· Requiem Aeternam· Seige of Hate
· Necrophagia· Strikelight
· Hellfire· Desire Black
· the missing:· Stormwarrior
· Severe Torture· Axis Of Perdition
· Magica· Soul SirkUS
· Embraze· Defleshed
· Blind Stare· Python
· Sothis· Testament
· Unshine· Kult ov Azazel
· Slik Helvetika· Monolithe
· The Father Panic Riot Orchestra· Nightvision
· Loits· Monster Magnet
· Sun O)))· 1349
· Dechrist· Dreamland
· Doomfoxx· Infliction
· Avulsed· Midnight Idols
· Skullshifter· Gorefest
· Detonation· Virgin Steele
· Insense· Sodom
· Grimfist· Nobody's Fool
· Craft· Witchery
· Sepultura· Cardinale
· Lair Of The Minotaur· Thyrane
· Daylight Dies· Firehouse
· Tris Katone· Pyramaze
· Vreid· Cavalar
· Athanator· Candlemass
· Down Factor· Dream Or Nightmare
· The Furor· Before Silence
· Swashbuckle· Ynis Vitrin
· From the Grave· Setherial
· The Abominable Iron Sloth· Satyricon
· Twinball· Sathanas
· Extium· Starkweather
· Celtic Frost· Terry Sullivan
· Dream Theater· Necrophobic
· Merciless Death· White Wizzard
· Mithras· Manes
· Retrospective· Kruger
· Ulcerate· Hearse
· Architect· Temple Of Blood
· Mongrel· Alkemyst
· Deceiver· Father Befouled
· Kreator· Moonshine
· Mar De Grises· UFOmammut
· My Dying Bride· Caliban
· Raven· Giant Squid
· Suffocation· Dark Castle