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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· LA Guns
· Children Of Bodom· Carpathian Forest
· Poisonblack· Exmortem
· Narziß· Twelfth Gate
· Stratovarius· December
· Solace· Helloween
· Queensryche· Usurper
· Dark Moor· Legend
· Firewind· Wizard
· Black Label Society· October 31
· The Chainsaw· Iced Earth
· Paragon· Bloodbath
· Rage· Crystal Eyes
· Sinergy· Murdercycle
· Whitesnake· Edguy
· Iron Savior· Doro
· Dew Scented· Royal Anguish
· Dreamaker· Shiva
· Funerus· Exodus
· Riot· Babylon Mystery Orchestra
· Freakhouse· Bleeding Inc
· Wolf· Disarmonia Mundi
· Marillion· Joe Stump
· Estuary· Joe Lynn Turner
· Chapter VIII· Ungodly
· Bonfire· Skeletonwitch
· Dream Evil· Dio
· Beaten Back To Pure· Occult
· Lullacry· Eternal Flight
· Valume Nob· Necrodemon
· Silent Force· Agnostic Front
· Cryme· Creed
· Dark Tranquillity· Sonata Arctica
· John Oliva's Pain· Fifth Cross
· Legion· Ligeia
· Entombed· Kings X
· Hellfueled· Yyrkoon
· Hellfire· Mechanical Poet
· Soulscar· Nevermore
· Darkthrone· Cemetary
· Kaamos· Severe Torture
· Pure Inc· Axel Rudi Pell
· Chastain· Fire Alley
· System Of A Down· Gizmachi
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· Manntis· Python
· Amorphis· God Among Insects
· Subterranean Masquerade· Unshine
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· Blood Thirsty Demons· Twilight
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· Codeon· Event Horizon
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· 8th Sin· Hate Profile
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· Azure· Agalloch
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· Antigama· Warner Drive
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