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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
· Cave In· Demons and Wizards
· In Flames· Lost Horizon
· Loudness· Sinner
· Big Dumb Face· Grave Digger
· Narziß· Symphorce
· Gun Barrel· Godsmack
· Vaginal Carnage· Mortician
· Ravage· Crematorium
· God Dethroned· Power of Omens
· Cage· October 31
· Supervillain· Iced Earth
· Artension· The Graveyard Boulevard
· Nordheim· Vhaldemar
· Thunderstone· Pink Cream 69
· Doro· Fairyland
· Dreamaker· Mother Misery
· Volbeat· Soil
· Shiva· I Hate Sally
· Bang The Union· downBleed
· Freakhouse· Madison Paige
· Kingcrow· Gary Moore
· Spiral Madness· Krokus
· Fireaxe· Insomnium
· Joey Belladonna· Unleashed
· Meliah Rage· After Forever
· Annihilator· Marshall Law
· Necrodemon· GWAR
· Dark Ruin· Conquestador
· Six Feet Under· Arch Enemy
· Silent Force· Ironhorse
· Mirror of Deception· The 7 Method
· Avenue F· Tristania
· Fifth Cross· Kinetic
· Paradise Lost· Motley Crue
· Blood Red Throne· Requiem Aeternam
· Labyrinth· Sabaton
· Tarot· Suidakra
· Apocalyptica· Chuck Schuldiner
· Argument Soul· Novembers Doom
· Bleed The Sky· Frantic Bleep
· Drunkard· Axel Rudi Pell
· Fire Alley· Kinrick
· Strapping Young Lad· Callenish Circle
· Sinisthra· Impiety
· Pro-Pain· Green Carnation
· Hatesphere· Ivory Knight
· Disbelief· Naglfar
· Amorphis· Kult ov Azazel
· Sebastian Bach· Ritual Killer
· The Father Panic Riot Orchestra· Impaled Nazarene
· A Lower Deep· The Scourger
· Future is Tomorrow· Illuminatus
· Before The Dawn· Casus Belli
· The Absence· Paths Of Possession
· Thrones· Dechrist
· Even X· Akercocke
· Doomfoxx· Overmars
· Wolfmother· Urizen
· Mastermind· Skullshifter
· Bronx Casket Company· Absolution
· From This Day· Sodom
· 286· Thyrane
· The Berzerker· Phoenix Mourning
· Ampast· Elvenking
· Down Factor· Upon Infliction
· Theater of Tragedy· Fragments of Unbecoming
· Scary Manilow· Ynis Vitrin
· Jeff Walker und Die Fluffers· Pump
· Zoroaster· Cult of Daath
· The Showdown· Winger
· Middian· Quest of Aidance
· Steve Cone· Fu Manchu
· Threat Signal· Onslaught
· Terry Sullivan· The Chronicles of Israfel
· Dezperadoz· Pentacle
· Rob Zombie· Lipstick Magazine
· Malevolent Creation· David Galas
· Echoes of Eternity· Pathology
· Mortiis· Burzum
· Hacksaw Surgery· Trinacria
· Kiuas· Son of Eric
· Sin· Suffocation
· Earthen Grave