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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
· In Flames· Racer X
· Loudness· White Skull
· Twilight Odyssey· Big Dumb Face
· Rebellion· Anthrax
· Impellitteri· Twelfth Gate
· Stratovarius· Machine Head
· Skullview· Gun Barrel
· Seven Witches· Overkill
· Seether· Dark Moor
· Legend· Crematorium
· Led Zeppelin· Johnny Lokke
· H.I.M.· Exawatt
· Chainsnap· Steel Preacher
· Assrockers· Rob Rock
· Axenstar· Secret Sphere
· Doro· Three Inches of Blood
· Soil· Black Stone Cherry
· Yngwie Malmsteen· Devil To Pay
· Funerus· Scala Mercalli
· Evanescence· Freakhouse
· Cans· Highlord
· Iron Angel· Ministry
· Hatework· Fabrizio Bonanno
· Destructor· Mob Rules
· Vox Tempus· Meliah Rage
· Beaten Back To Pure· Dark Age
· Lullacry· I.C.E.
· Tartharia· Dark Ruin
· The Project Hate· Arch Enemy
· Agnostic Front· Seventh One
· Sonata Arctica· Code Black
· Emerald Sun· Miles Beyond
· Corrosion Of Conformity· Maze Of Torment
· Seige of Hate· Quiet Riot
· Astral Doors· Shatterpoint
· Strikelight· Soulscar
· Suidakra· Darkthrone
· Samael· Diecast
· Oathean· God Fear None
· Fire Alley· Operatika
· Neil Turbin· Ramesses
· Manntis· Vicious Art
· Maximum Overdrive· Circus Maximus
· Voyager· Dam
· Frameless Scar· Thor
· Morgana Lefay· Illuminatus
· ASG· Casus Belli
· Third Degree· Akercocke
· Dreamland· Overmars
· Infliction· Avulsed
· Celebratum· Dragonlord
· The Tenth Circle· Absolution
· Early Man· Pile of Heads
· Katatonia· Tandjent
· Poison· Beyond Fear
· The Berzerker· Firehouse
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· Ampast· Speed/Kill/Hate
· The Furor· Sun Descends
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· Pretty Maids· The Finals
· Mastodon· Venom
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· Darkness Eternal· Lecherous Nocturne
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· The Chronicles of Israfel· White Willow
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