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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· LA Guns
· Lost Horizon· Nightwish
· Opeth· Vicious Mary
· Misery Index· Dokken
· Exmortem· Regurgitate
· Anthrax· Impellitteri
· Goatwhore· Norma Jean
· Gun Barrel· Celestial Ode
· Helloween· Overkill
· Warhorse· Mark Boals
· Rawhead Rexx· Lamb of God
· Agoraphobic Nosebleed· Ravage
· Firewind· Wizard
· Late Nite Romeo· Power of Omens
· Carnal Forge· Black Sabbath
· Saint· Catch 22
· Victory· Evanesce
· Rob Rock· Eidolon
· Silent Scythe· Whitesnake
· Krisiun· Fraise
· Probot· Volbeat
· Black Stone Cherry· Celesty
· Construcdead· Exodus
· Riot· Jag Panzer
· Ebony Ark· Evanescence
· Messiah's Kiss· Outworld
· David Shankle Group· Ministry
· Zaius· Black Zodiac
· Estuary· Feinstein
· Joe Lynn Turner· Unleashed
· Skeletonwitch· Saxon
· Rhapsody of Fire· Beaten Back To Pure
· Annihilator· Scavenger
· GWAR· Agnostic Front
· Blind Guardian· Jackyl
· Angra· John Oliva's Pain
· Feared Creation· Motley Crue
· Cradle To Grave· Image
· Entombed· Dirt
· Hibria· Icarus Witch
· Angtoria· Ravensthorn
· Stormwarrior· Axis Of Perdition
· Thunderblast· Slumber
· Raging Speedhorn· Python
· Taake· Voyager
· Nuse· Evemaster
· Dam· The Father Panic Riot Orchestra
· A Lower Deep· Black Majesty
· Eternal Reign· Blood Thirsty Demons
· Bolt Thrower· Ignarus
· The Firstborn· Barcode
· The Absence· Balatonizer
· Akercocke· Dreamland
· Gojira· Ram-Zet
· The Tenth Circle· Motorhead
· Vanquished· Taunusheim
· Early Man· Insense
· From This Day· Sepultura
· Powerglove· Fields Of The Nephilim
· Scum· The Berzerker
· Silver Dirt· Bal-Sagoth
· The Strongest Proof· Abysmal Dawn
· Bloodbound· Space Odyssey
· She Said Destroy· Dendura
· Nachtmystium· Warface
· Ynis Vitrin· The Abominable Iron Sloth
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· Mastodon· Twinball
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· Kotipelto· Skullflower
· Diagnose: Lebensgefahr· Lost Eden
· Mindgrinder· Madking Ludwig
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· Hacride· Denial Fiend
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· Spheric Universe Experience· Mongrel
· Distorted· Glenn Hughes
· Bilocate· Embalming Theatre
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