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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
· Into Eternity· Racer X
· Opeth· White Skull
· Goatwhore· Commit Suicide
· Dirty Power· Overkill
· Godflesh· Advent
· Dark Moor· Hammerwhore
· Circle of Nero· Goat Horn
· Supervillain· Paragon
· Inner Rage of Emotion· Fireball Ministry
· Rage· Slayer
· Probot· Project: Failing Flesh
· Deivos· Secret Sphere
· Iron Savior· Doro
· Tesla· Three Inches of Blood
· Black Stone Cherry· Drowning Pool
· Exodus· Riot
· Babylon Mystery Orchestra· Van Helsing’s Curse
· Gamma Ray· Low Earth Orbit
· Zaius· Cyst
· Hatework· Estuary
· Dimmu Borgir· Feinstein
· Destructor· Therion
· Bonfire· Vox Tempus
· Final Dawn· Scavenger
· I.C.E.· Polterchrist
· Tartharia· Mine
· Six Feet Under· Overlorde
· Anger· Angra
· Dark Tranquillity· Feared Creation
· Milkweed· Cradle To Grave
· Soilwork· Korpiklaani
· Astral Doors· Chuck Schuldiner
· John Sykes· Kaamos
· God Fear None· Drunkard
· Swallow The Sun· Pro-Pain
· Nightrage· Ivory Knight
· Rudra· Astarte
· Agents Of Man· Naglfar
· Goddess Of Desire· Supagroup
· Sebastian Bach· Ritual Killer
· Widow· Impaled Nazarene
· Sheavy· Flotsam & Jetsam
· Blood Thirsty Demons· Penetrator
· Algol3· Avenged Sevenfold
· Even X· Doomfoxx
· Infliction· Asrai
· Define Divine· Mastermind
· Celebratum· Bronx Casket Company
· Gorefest· Motorhead
· Virgin Steele· Vanquished
· Beecher· End of Level Boss
· Grimfist· Nobody's Fool
· Brother Hawk· Witchery
· Southern Black Sand· Tandjent
· Hell-Born· Steep
· Event Horizon· Cavalar
· Athanator· Bludgeon
· Hate Profile· Stormcrow
· Apiary· Jotunspor
· Vengeance· Space Odyssey
· Hydrogyn· Amon Amarth
· Psycroptic· Scary Manilow
· Shadows Within· Burialmound
· Skyforger· Thy Majestie
· Cult of Daath· Lesbian Bed Death
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· Better Left Unsaid· In This Moment
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· Marc Sasso· White Wizzard
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· Pentacle· Since the Day
· Manes· Trenchfoot
· Kruger· Throneum
· Hearse· Frosthardr
· Rosetta· Father Befouled
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