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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
· Scanner· Rebellion
· Grave Digger· Twisted Tower Dire
· Commit Suicide· Circle II Circle
· Rawhead Rexx· Ravage
· Johnny Lokke· The Chainsaw
· Ion Vein· Byfist
· Agony Divine· Black Sabbath
· Shakra· Biomechanical
· Windseeker· Edguy
· Defiled· Brides of Destruction
· Deivos· Doro
· Hard Echo· F5
· Superchrist· Construcdead
· Messiah's Kiss· Outworld
· Icon And The Black Roses· Velvet Revolver
· Fabrizio Bonanno· Krokus
· Insomnium· Goatsnake
· Dream Evil· Metal Church
· Rhapsody of Fire· Final Dawn
· Tearabyte· Lullacry
· Katagory V· Polterchrist
· Tartharia· Conquestador
· Ironhorse· Anger
· Tsjuder· Milkweed
· Scenteria· Gods Of Fire
· Miles Beyond· Crionics
· Requiem Aeternam· Impaled
· Veni Domine· Soilwork
· Labyrinth· Shatterpoint
· Heartcry· Suidakra
· Angtoria· Nevermore
· the missing:· Darkthrone
· Severe Torture· Oathean
· Freedom Call· Pure Inc
· Omegalord· Magica
· Fastkill· Impiety
· Burden Of Grief· Embraze
· Darkane· Unchained
· Taake· Monolithe
· Sebastian Bach· Killing Spree
· Frameless Scar· Morgana Lefay
· Mercyful Fate· Lake Of Tears
· Pagan's Mind· Dragonia
· Third Degree· Shattersphere
· Savage Circus· Ewigkeit
· Even X· Dreamland
· Midnight Idols· Skullshifter
· Zero Down· Decapitated
· End of Level Boss· Insense
· Pile of Heads· Southern Black Sand
· Tandjent· Cannibal Corpse
· Nikki Puppet· Nightmare
· Hell-Born· The Berzerker
· The Smashup· Ampast
· Candlemass· The Sword
· 8th Sin· Dreams of Damnation
· Hate Profile· Upon Infliction
· Before Silence· Fragments of Unbecoming
· Suzukiton· Unsilent Phenomenon
· Bloodbound· Destruction
· Amon Amarth· Skid Row
· Mouth of the Architect· Amputated
· Zoroaster· Semargl
· Satyricon· Demise
· Starkweather· With Passion
· Warbringer· Static-X
· Old Man's Child· Grenouer
· White Willow· Almah
· Pantera· The Prophecy
· Blut Aus Nord· Kruger
· JR Ewing· Hell N' Diesel
· Keldian· Mongrel
· Night Ranger· 40 Below Summer
· Gutted With Broken Glass· Ost Est Ima
· Straight Line Stitch· The Lamp of Thoth
· Uriah Heep· Bible Of The Devil
· End of Man· Cursed
· UFOmammut· Papa Roach
· Coffins· DC4
· Earthen Grave