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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
· Cathedral· Hate Eternal
· Lost Horizon· Scanner
· Opeth· Children Of Bodom
· Immolation· Karaboudjan
· Neck· Anthrax
· Twelfth Gate· Seven Witches
· Helloween· Vaginal Carnage
· Agoraphobic Nosebleed· Liege Lord
· Johnny Lokke· Pyn Siren
· Pelican· Brainstorm
· Wycked Synn· Evanesce
· Malstrom· Axenstar
· Attacker· Hypocrisy
· Wicked Sensation· Doro
· F5· Funerus
· Exodus· Evanescence
· Freakhouse· Messiah's Kiss
· Kingcrow· Highlord
· Zaius· Judas Priest
· Fabrizio Bonanno· Joe Lynn Turner
· Unleashed· Meliah Rage
· Rhapsody of Fire· Lullacry
· Unearth· Valume Nob
· Witchburner· Six Feet Under
· The Project Hate· Cryme
· Milkweed· The Mighty Nimbus
· Crionics· Loudblast
· Dirt· Suidakra
· Wolverine· Darkthrone
· Cemetary· Antares
· Severe Torture· God Fear None
· Derek Sherinian· Fire Alley
· Ignitor· Gizmachi
· Babylon· Def Leppard
· Nightrage· Ivory Knight
· Biss· Disbelief
· Rudra· Naglfar
· Brand New Sin· Sentenced
· Goddess Of Desire· Horna
· Dam· Alice Cooper
· Cannon· Resurrecturis
· Morgana Lefay· A Lower Deep
· The Scourger· Mercyful Fate
· Peccatum· Orphaned Land
· Akercocke· Gojira
· Avulsed· Mastermind
· Celebratum· Torture Killer
· Nocturnal Rites· Vader
· Nobody's Fool· Second Shadow
· Intronaut· Lair Of The Minotaur
· Hell-Born· Cryptopsy
· Valhalla· The Smashup
· Athanator· Dream Or Nightmare
· Nicodemus· Speed/Kill/Hate
· 8th Sin· The Furor
· Dawn of Azazel· Spawn of Possession
· Suzukiton· Vengeance
· Smohalla· Azure
· Destruction· From the Grave
· Myon· Amputated
· Lupara· Sathanas
· Lordi· Audrey Horne
· Escape The Fate· Deicide
· Better Left Unsaid· Melechesh
· Threat Signal· Battered
· Madking Ludwig· Crescent Shield
· Blood of the Black Owl· Almah
· White Wizzard· Trouble
· Chrome Division· Textures
· Mithras· The Prophecy
· Pentacle· Nominon
· Glorior Belli· Randy Ellefson
· Himsa· Mongrel
· Ride The Sky· Deceiver
· Trivium· Pop Evil
· The Lamp of Thoth· Intolerant
· Mar De Grises· The More I See
· Deadsea· Son of Eric
· Place Of Skulls· Coffins
· Wolfgate· DC4
· Uli Jon Roth