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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· Cave In
· Into Eternity· LA Guns
· Sinner· Anthrax
· December· Commit Suicide
· Seven Witches· Celestial Ode
· Circle II Circle· Seether
· Advent· Mortician
· Liege Lord· Dark Moor
· Powergod· Valley's Eve
· Black Label Society· Johnny Lokke
· Ion Vein· Exawatt
· Byfist· Godiva
· Fireball Ministry· Bloodbath
· Rage· Guardians Of Time
· Mnemic· Windseeker
· Thunderstone· Attacker
· Pharaoh· Primal Fear
· DevilDriver· Probot
· Soul Reaper· Royal Anguish
· Neverland· F5
· Fear Factory· Shiva
· Drowning Pool· Gothic Knights
· Freakhouse· Madison Paige
· Deep Purple· David Shankle Group
· Iron Angel· Cyst
· Joe Stump· Schenker/ Pattison Summit
· Therion· Fireaxe
· Joey Belladonna· Rhapsody of Fire
· Otep· Scavenger
· Internal Bleeding· GWAR
· Conquestador· Witchburner
· Mirror of Deception· Seventh One
· Rush· Dark Tranquillity
· John Oliva's Pain· Code Black
· Crowbar· Helgrind
· Requiem Aeternam· Soilwork
· Soulscar· Car Bomb
· Nevermore· Apocalyptica
· Mystic Prophecy· Argument Soul
· Stormwarrior· Derek Sherinian
· Meshuggah· Gizmachi
· Fastkill· Impiety
· Throes of Dawn· Hatesphere
· Ivory Knight· Disbelief
· Defleshed· Mirador
· God Among Insects· Brand New Sin
· Subterranean Masquerade· Unshine
· Leaves Eyes· Morgana Lefay
· Painmuseum· Peccatum
· Eternal Reign· Dragonia
· Violent Storm· Sun O)))
· Forever Slave· Ewigkeit
· Paths Of Possession· Infliction
· Mastermind· Vanquished
· Taunusheim· Thryfing
· Lair Of The Minotaur· Fields Of The Nephilim
· Hell-Born· Scum
· Moonspell· Cavalar
· 8th Sin· Bludgeon
· Stormcrow· The Furor
· TK-421· Ensoph
· Upon Infliction· Dawn of Azazel
· Royal Hunt· Spawn of Possession
· She Said Destroy· Dendura
· Ynis Vitrin· Agalloch
· Fleshgore· From the Grave
· Zero Hour· Abominant
· Enochian Crescent· Thy Majestie
· Eyes of Ligeia· Lupara
· Venom· Better Left Unsaid
· Celtic Frost· Phazm
· Threat Signal· Terry Sullivan
· In This Moment· Madking Ludwig
· Dezperadoz· The Prophecy
· Divine Empire· Pentacle
· Rob Zombie· Antigama
· Warner Drive· Glorior Belli
· Kruger· JR Ewing
· Randy Ellefson· Ensiferum
· Echoes of Eternity· Hell N' Diesel
· Mongrel· Distorted
· Ride The Sky· Rosetta
· Last Stone Cast· The Lamp of Thoth
· Uriah Heep· Sin
· Eighteen Wheels Burning· DC4
· Suspyre· Earthen Grave