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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· LA Guns
· Scanner· Opeth
· The Haunted· Children Of Bodom
· Chaingunn· Tiamat
· Deceased· Twelfth Gate
· Stratovarius· Twisted Tower Dire
· Skullview· Seven Witches
· Seether· Firewind
· Metallica· Angel Dust
· Late Nite Romeo· Alchemy X
· Brainstorm· Agony Divine
· Black Sabbath· Catch 22
· Iced Earth· Bloodbath
· Rage· Malstrom
· Guardians Of Time· Axenstar
· Eidolon· Vhaldemar
· Thunderstone· Murdercycle
· Whitesnake· DevilDriver
· Fraise· Brides of Destruction
· Soul Reaper· Doro
· Royal Anguish· Volbeat
· TNA· Shiva
· I Hate Sally· Drowning Pool
· Babylon Mystery Orchestra· Evanescence
· Leash Law· Messiah's Kiss
· Outworld· U.D.O.
· Iron Angel· Hatework
· Therion· Insomnium
· Bonfire· Lilitu
· Saxon· Dio
· Occult· Theocracy
· Polterchrist· Conquestador
· Witchburner· Ironhorse
· Negative Creeps· Overlorde
· Agnostic Front· Jackyl
· Cryme· Azrael's Bane
· Legion· Paradise Lost
· Audiovision· The Mighty Nimbus
· Hibria· Yyrkoon
· Tarot· Heartcry
· Ravensthorn· Severe Torture
· Frantic Bleep· Holy Moses
· Strapping Young Lad· Fastkill
· Pro-Pain· Green Carnation
· Defleshed· Rudra
· Agents Of Man· Naglfar
· Darkane· Slough Feg
· Goddess Of Desire· Unchained
· Voyager· Ritual Killer
· Alice Cooper· Sheavy
· Holy Blood· Scar Symmetry
· Painmuseum· Octavia Sperati
· To The Bone· Black Majesty
· Dragonia· Before The Dawn
· Monster Magnet· Evergrey
· Crystal Fate· ASG
· Ewigkeit· The Absence
· Akercocke· Overmars
· Chain Collector· Skullshifter
· Khold· Hate
· Enforsaken· Across Tundras
· Steep· Event Horizon
· The Smashup· Vreid
· Cavalar· Candlemass
· Hirax· The Strongest Proof
· TK-421· Dawn of Azazel
· Royal Hunt· Spawn of Possession
· Theater of Tragedy· Woodtemple
· I· Enochian Crescent
· Lesbian Bed Death· Audrey Horne
· Darkness Eternal· Phazm
· In This Moment· Necrophobic
· The Chronicles of Israfel· Grenouer
· Marc Sasso· Almah
· Pantera· Textures
· Gotthard· Nominon
· Warner Drive· Hell N' Diesel
· Destynation· Heresi
· Dantesco· 40 Below Summer
· Gutted With Broken Glass· Rosetta
· Demonic Symphony· Jesus Martyr
· Intolerant· Papa Roach
· Ihsahn· Sister Sin