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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
· Sinner· Children Of Bodom
· Vicious Mary· Immolation
· Deceased· Narziß
· Kataklysm· Norma Jean
· Ring of Fire· Iron Maiden
· Crematorium· Late Nite Romeo
· Vyndykator· Pyn Siren
· SelfInflicted· Fireball Ministry
· Curriculum Mortis· Steel Preacher
· King Diamond· Sludge!
· Thunderstone· Attacker
· Krisiun· DevilDriver
· Slayer· Fraise
· Project: Failing Flesh· Brides of Destruction
· Asperity· Fairyland
· Three Inches of Blood· Node
· Scala Mercalli· Babylon Mystery Orchestra
· Bang The Union· W.A.S.P.
· Skyfire· Nova Lex
· Lonewolf· Insomnium
· Scorpions· Joey Belladonna
· Unleashed· Psychotron
· Final Dawn· Katagory V
· Division· Valume Nob
· Neurosis· GWAR
· Dark Ruin· The Project Hate
· Incantation· Anger
· Avenue F· Rush
· Fifth Cross· Audiovision
· The Apocalyptic Riders· The Mighty Nimbus
· Crionics· Kamelot
· Loudblast· Maze Of Torment
· Quiet Riot· Sabaton
· Backyard Babies· the missing:
· Frantic Bleep· Lord Gore
· Kryoburn· Kinrick
· Impiety· Def Leppard
· Embraze· Blind Stare
· Naglfar· God Among Insects
· Maximum Overdrive· Subterranean Masquerade
· Goddess Of Desire· Circus Maximus
· Secrets She Kept· Monolithe
· Dam· The Father Panic Riot Orchestra
· Alice Cooper· Widow
· Holy Blood· Clutch
· A Lower Deep· The Scourger
· Russell Allen· 1349
· Mabon· Arthemis
· Ghost Machinery· Dechrist
· Spellbound· Doomfoxx
· Urizen· Define Divine
· Skullshifter· Decapitated
· End of Level Boss· From This Day
· Brother Hawk· Craft
· Fallen Wisdom· Tandjent
· Cardinale· 286
· Upwards of Endtime· Manngard
· Pyramaze· Vreid
· 8th Sin· Spawn of Possession
· Paul Bonrud· Wednesday 13
· Zero Hour· Pump
· Myon· Biolich
· Sathanas· Lordi
· Starkweather· Blood Tsunami
· The Gathering· Southern Gentleman
· Dream Theater· Lord Belial
· Necrophobic· Old Man's Child
· Grenouer· Incrave
· Satariel· Chrome Division
· Nominon· Retrospective
· Blut Aus Nord· Hearse
· Faith And Fire· Hell N' Diesel
· Distorted· Alkemyst
· Orthodox· I Shalt Become
· Cockpit· 40 Below Summer
· Manilla Road· Puscifer
· Souls Of We· Virgin Black
· Bullet For My Valentine· The More I See
· Deadsea· Luna Mortis
· Coffins· Winterfylleth
· Ihsahn· Nasty Idols
· My Dying Bride· Dark Castle