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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
· HammerFall· Leng Tch'e
· The Great Deceiver· Carpathian Forest
· Exmortem· December
· Kalibas· Celestial Ode
· Warhorse· Usurper
· Widowmaker· Sickspeed
· Masterplan· Wizard
· Powergod· Saint
· Catch 22· Sevendust
· Chainsnap· Crystal Eyes
· Stryper· Eidolon
· Slayer· Brides of Destruction
· Body Count· Hard Echo
· Tesla· Fear Factory
· Soil· TNA
· Drowning Pool· Superchrist
· Cryonic Temple· Devil To Pay
· Celesty· Bleeding Inc
· W.A.S.P.· Kingcrow
· Black Zodiac· Dragonspoon
· Joe Stump· De Lirium's Order
· Schenker/ Pattison Summit· Insomnium
· Ungodly· Bonfire
· After Forever· Killswitch Engage
· Rhapsody of Fire· Final Dawn
· Necrodemon· The Project Hate
· Ironhorse· Made of Iron
· Twisted Sister· John Oliva's Pain
· Legion· Cradle To Grave
· Hellfueled· Seige of Hate
· Sabaton· Tarot
· Apocalyptica· the missing:
· Samael· Crimson Moonlight
· Magica· Debris Inc.
· Holy Moses· Operatika
· Sinisthra· Green Carnation
· Ivory Knight· Defleshed
· Blind Stare· Python
· Graveworm· Maximum Overdrive
· Brand New Sin· Sentenced
· Dynamic Lights· Voyager
· Killing Spree· Widow
· Havochate· Edenbridge
· Scar Symmetry· Mercyful Fate
· Redemption· Dragonia
· Overloaded· Ghost Machinery
· Phantom X· Doomfoxx
· Vile· Infliction
· Asrai· The Classic Struggle
· God Forbid· Torture Killer
· Khold· Detonation
· Nocturnal Rites· Mental Care Foundation
· Tandjent· Nikki Puppet
· The Berzerker· Leviathan/Sapthuran
· Bal-Sagoth· Dream Or Nightmare
· TK-421· Abysmal Dawn
· Upon Infliction· Azure
· Destruction· Nachtmystium
· Paul Bonrud· Fleshgore
· Abominant· The Abominable Iron Sloth
· Teeth of the Hydra· Twinball
· Biolich· Lesbian Bed Death
· Kotipelto· Steve Cone
· Battered· Terry Sullivan
· In This Moment· The Chronicles of Israfel
· Dezperadoz· Grenouer
· Nagelfar· White Wizzard
· Satariel· Five Finger Death Punch
· Pentacle· Since the Day
· Warner Drive· Trenchfoot
· Blut Aus Nord· JR Ewing
· Faith And Fire· Echoes of Eternity
· Hell N' Diesel· Keldian
· Pathosray· Diamond Dogs
· Pathology· Averse Sefira
· Bilocate· The Obsessed
· To-Mera· Moonshine
· Trinacria· The More I See
· Deadsea· Kiuas
· UFOmammut· DC4