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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
· Demons and Wizards· HammerFall
· Loudness· Big Dumb Face
· Immolation· Narziß
· Dirty Power· Gun Barrel
· Seether· Ring of Fire
· Godflesh· Rawhead Rexx
· Widowmaker· Metallica
· Cage· H.I.M.
· Circle of Nero· Goat Horn
· Exawatt· Godiva
· Chainsnap· Rage
· Steel Preacher· Sinergy
· Guardians Of Time· Wicked Sensation
· Probot· Soul Reaper
· Fairyland· Black Stone Cherry
· Drowning Pool· Celesty
· Construcdead· Evanescence
· Freakhouse· Kingcrow
· Metalium· Spiral Madness
· Joe Stump· Estuary
· De Lirium's Order· Devil In The Kitchen
· Fireaxe· Scorpions
· Final Dawn· Division
· Eternal Flight· Valume Nob
· Marshall Law· Jungle Rot
· House of Shakira· Tartharia
· Mine· Within Temptation
· Ironhorse· Jackyl
· Twisted Sister· Napalm Death
· Fifth Cross· Feared Creation
· Legion· Of Infinity
· Cradle To Grave· Helgrind
· Ligeia· Kings X
· Impaled· Loudblast
· Dirt· Necrophagia
· Shatterpoint· Heartcry
· Apocalyptica· Freedom Call
· Derek Sherinian· Bruce Dickinson
· Thunderblast· Grand Magus
· Impiety· Mirador
· Sothis· Brand New Sin
· Voyager· Monolithe
· Ritual Killer· Killing Spree
· Alice Cooper· Thor
· Love Forsaken· Agents Of The Sun
· Scar Symmetry· Painmuseum
· Peccatum· Illuminatus
· Evergrey· Bolt Thrower
· Barcode· Phantom X
· Thrones· Spellbound
· Ram-Zet· Define Divine
· Mastermind· Nocturnal Rites
· End My Sorrow· Sepultura
· Lair Of The Minotaur· Wolves in the Throne Room
· Fields Of The Nephilim· Scum
· Steep· Moonspell
· Valhalla· Manngard
· 8th Sin· Hate Profile
· Theater of Tragedy· Jotunspor
· Swashbuckle· Amon Amarth
· Psycroptic· Agalloch
· Pump· Setherial
· Enochian Crescent· Teeth of the Hydra
· Twinball· Panzerchrist
· Starkweather· Lecherous Nocturne
· Centinex· Gaza
· Lost Eden· With Passion
· Cruachan· Satariel
· Textures· Nominon
· Malevolent Creation· Himsa
· Depressed Mode· Hell N' Diesel
· Pathosray· Distorted
· Alkemyst· Glenn Hughes
· 40 Below Summer· Rosetta
· Father Befouled· The Obsessed
· Jesus Martyr· Straight Line Stitch
· Vulture Industries· Godhead
· The Lamp of Thoth· Intolerant
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· Mustasch· Caliban
· Raven