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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
· Demons and Wizards· LA Guns
· Lost Horizon· Nightwish
· Twilight Odyssey· Poisonblack
· Disturbed· Twelfth Gate
· Seven Witches· Nazareth
· Godflesh· Fozzy
· Liege Lord· Widowmaker
· Legend· Crematorium
· Powergod· God Dethroned
· Dr. Butcher· Vyndykator
· Pelican· Brainstorm
· Catch 22· Inner Rage of Emotion
· Bloodbath· Rage
· Victory· Dream Weaver
· Crystal Eyes· Nordheim
· Mnemic· Murdercycle
· Pharaoh· Slayer
· Three Inches of Blood· Volbeat
· Killik· Exodus
· Jag Panzer· Bleeding Inc
· Skyfire· Low Earth Orbit
· Jorn· Gary Moore
· Lonewolf· Black Zodiac
· Juggernott· Goatsnake
· Otep· Z02
· I.C.E.· Neurosis
· Haunted By Angels· Within Temptation
· Mirror of Deception· Seventh One
· Hanzel Und Gretyl· Dark Tranquillity
· Napalm Death· Azrael's Bane
· Legion· Milkweed
· Miles Beyond· Kings X
· Impaled· Labyrinth
· Mechanical Poet· Suidakra
· Argument Soul· Severe Torture
· Alex Skolnick Trio· Novembers Doom
· Meshuggah· Holy Moses
· Sinisthra· Impiety
· Slumber· Pro-Pain
· Hatesphere· Disbelief
· Blind Stare· Graveworm
· Communic· Unchained
· Secrets She Kept· Gemini 5
· Leaves Eyes· Sebastian Bach
· Killing Spree· Frameless Scar
· Fates Warning· Blitzkrieg
· Octavia Sperati· Future is Tomorrow
· Barcode· Balatonizer
· Mistress· Crystal Ball
· Cryogen· Overmars
· Infliction· Chain Collector
· Mastermind· The Classic Struggle
· Enforsaken· Witchery
· Naked Beggars· Blackmore's Night
· Poison· Leviathan/Sapthuran
· Manngard· The Smashup
· Bal-Sagoth· Cavalar
· Bludgeon· Unsilent Phenomenon
· Smohalla· Dendura
· Paul Bonrud· Scary Manilow
· Warface· From the Grave
· Pretty Maids· Belphegor
· Wastefall· Zoroaster
· Cult of Daath· Lesbian Bed Death
· Lordi· Celtic Frost
· Urkraft· The Gathering
· Dream Theater· Necrophobic
· Madking Ludwig· Cruachan
· Blood of the Black Owl· Incrave
· Satariel· Trouble
· Passion· Pantera
· Manes· Denial Fiend
· Lipstick Magazine· Throneum
· Nation Beyond· Keep of Kalessin
· Echoes of Eternity· Gutted With Broken Glass
· Mortiis· The Obsessed
· Jesus Martyr· Burzum
· Embalming Theatre· Alestorm
· Winterfylleth· Eighteen Wheels Burning
· My Dying Bride· Caliban