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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
· Anvil· In Flames
· Sinner· Slipknot
· The Haunted· Children Of Bodom
· White Skull· Big Dumb Face
· Carpathian Forest· Goatwhore
· Seether· Ring of Fire
· Iron Maiden· Metallica
· Dr. Butcher· Valley's Eve
· Conquest· Ion Vein
· Byfist· Nicta
· Supervillain· SelfInflicted
· Paragon· Biomechanical
· Evanesce· Stryper
· Silent Scythe· Slayer
· Probot· Iron Savior
· Soul Reaper· Dreamaker
· Tesla· Soil
· Death Angel· Silver Mountain
· Killik· Jaw
· Babylon Mystery Orchestra· Ebony Ark
· Cans· Madison Paige
· Deep Purple· W.A.S.P.
· Edge Of Forever· Marillion
· Zaius· Devil In The Kitchen
· Insomnium· Vox Tempus
· Skeletonwitch· Metal Church
· Shadows Fall· Tearabyte
· Nashville Pussy· Theocracy
· Katagory V· Marshall Law
· Mine· The Project Hate
· The Last Act· Agnostic Front
· Made of Iron· Hanzel Und Gretyl
· Rush· Creed
· Scenteria· Bloody Sign
· Ligeia· Requiem Aeternam
· Maze Of Torment· Seige of Hate
· Shatterpoint· Icarus Witch
· Carina Alfie· Apocalyptica
· Marduk· Boomerang
· Pure Inc· Bruce Dickinson
· Magica· Fire Alley
· Fastkill· Disbelief
· Blind Stare· Manntis
· Slough Feg· Testament
· Goddess Of Desire· Kult ov Azazel
· Prowler Inc.· Supagroup
· Gemini 5· Frameless Scar
· Devil Lee Rot· Love Forsaken
· Impaled Nazarene· The Scourger
· Nuclear Assault· Painmuseum
· To The Bone· The Atomic Bitchwax
· ASG· The Firstborn
· Thrones· Spellbound
· Ram-Zet· Avulsed
· The Tenth Circle· God Forbid
· Detonation· Beecher
· Fallen Wisdom· Across Tundras
· Tandjent· Nightmare
· Degree Absolute· Leviathan/Sapthuran
· Ampast· Dream Or Nightmare
· Dreams of Damnation· TK-421
· Black Crucifixion· Before Silence
· Cult of Luna· Smohalla
· Sahg· From the Grave
· Anata· Semargl
· Cult of Daath· Lordi
· E-lane· The Showdown
· Demise· Extium
· Manticore· The Chronicles of Israfel
· White Wizzard· Trouble
· Gotthard· Antigama
· Aborted· Glorior Belli
· Blut Aus Nord· Malevolent Creation
· Kruger· Sworn Enemy
· Architect· Himsa
· Blood Haven· Burzum
· Armory· Trinacria
· Bullet For My Valentine· Alestorm
· The More I See· Kiuas
· UFOmammut· Something Beautiful
· Mustasch· Raven