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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· Into Eternity
· Leng Tch'e· White Skull
· Deceased· Regurgitate
· Twelfth Gate· Cradle of Filth
· Kalibas· Gun Barrel
· Seven Witches· Solace
· Mark Boals· Dark Moor
· Masterplan· Valley's Eve
· Hammerwhore· Brainstorm
· Goat Horn· Exawatt
· Shakra· Catch 22
· Inner Rage of Emotion· Godiva
· Fireball Ministry· Thunderbolt
· Mourning Beloveth· King Diamond
· Sludge!· Mnemic
· Vhaldemar· Wicked Sensation
· Asperity· Volbeat
· Node· I Hate Sally
· Celesty· Jaw
· Babylon Mystery Orchestra· Messiah's Kiss
· Outworld· Skyfire
· Donnerkopf· Marillion
· Ministry· Cyst
· Estuary· Dimmu Borgir
· De Lirium's Order· Fabrizio Bonanno
· Mob Rules· Fireaxe
· Saxon· Rhapsody of Fire
· Aina· Otep
· Age Of Silence· Valume Nob
· Jamie. St. James· Tartharia
· Witchburner· Haunted By Angels
· Silent Force· The Lizards
· Behemoth· Napalm Death
· Of Infinity· Bloody Sign
· Cradle To Grave· Emerald Sun
· Corrosion Of Conformity· Soilwork
· Labyrinth· Heartcry
· Mechanical Poet· Car Bomb
· Desire Black· Wolverine
· Stormwarrior· Severe Torture
· Kinrick· Strapping Young Lad
· Groundcrew· Rudra
· Raging Speedhorn· Agents Of Man
· Darkane· Voyager
· Evemaster· The Father Panic Riot Orchestra
· Painmuseum· Redemption
· V:28· The Atomic Bitchwax
· Overloaded· Sun O)))
· Running Wild· Even X
· Mistress· Vile
· The Classic Struggle· Taunusheim
· Enforsaken· Second Shadow
· Thryfing· Southern Black Sand
· Valhalla· The Smashup
· Warrant (Amer)· Vreid
· Cataract· Hirax
· Speed/Kill/Hate· Dreams of Damnation
· Hate Profile· Dawn of Azazel
· Royal Hunt· Fragments of Unbecoming
· Jotunspor· Bloodbound
· Agalloch· Burialmound
· Wednesday 13· The Ruins of Beverast
· Jeff Walker und Die Fluffers· The Abominable Iron Sloth
· Myon· Oblomov
· Semargl· Teeth of the Hydra
· Lesbian Bed Death· Escape The Fate
· Deicide· Urkraft
· Blood Tsunami· Threat Signal
· Dezperadoz· White Wizzard
· Spit Like This· Since the Day
· Manes· Aborted
· Denial Fiend· Blut Aus Nord
· Lipstick Magazine· Cauldron
· Heresi· Night Ranger
· Distorted· Pathology
· Dantesco· Glenn Hughes
· Cockpit· Blood Haven
· Puscifer· Equilibrium
· Medieval Steel· Mar De Grises
· Bible Of The Devil· End of Man
· Papa Roach· Battleroar
· Mustasch· Suffocation