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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· In Flames
· Steel Prophet· Grave
· Vicious Mary· Exmortem
· Regurgitate· Impellitteri
· Twelfth Gate· Godsmack
· Circle II Circle· Mark Boals
· Iron Maiden· Lamb of God
· Legend· Crematorium
· Valley's Eve· Carnal Forge
· October 31· Tungsten
· Agony Divine· Saint
· Paragon· Chainsnap
· Kilfast· King Diamond
· Lanfear· Crystal Eyes
· Rob Rock· Stryper
· Savatage· Pink Cream 69
· Out of the Lair· Royal Anguish
· Node· Scala Mercalli
· Bleeding Inc· David Shankle Group
· Metalium· Low Earth Orbit
· Fabrizio Bonanno· Krokus
· Joe Lynn Turner· Mob Rules
· Chapter VIII· Ungodly
· Saxon· Psychotron
· Shadows Fall· Beaten Back To Pure
· Necrodemon· Jungle Rot
· GWAR· Dark Ruin
· The Last Act· Negative Creeps
· Trans-Siberian Orchestra· Rush
· Sonata Arctica· Code Black
· Crowbar· Helgrind
· Image· Ligeia
· The New Breed· Entombed
· Astral Doors· Yyrkoon
· Desire Black· Icarus Witch
· Angtoria· Apocalyptica
· Stormwarrior· Oathean
· Freedom Call· Pure Inc
· Drunkard· Magica
· Lord Gore· Raintime
· Impiety· Throes of Dawn
· Shade Empire· Green Carnation
· Mirador· Vicious Art
· Slough Feg· Evemaster
· Slik Helvetika· Supagroup
· Sebastian Bach· The Father Panic Riot Orchestra
· Blitzkrieg· The Scourger
· Octavia Sperati· Illuminatus
· Before The Dawn· Russell Allen
· Barcode· Running Wild
· Avenged Sevenfold· Ewigkeit
· Balatonizer· Crystal Ball
· Dreamland· Wolfmother
· Define Divine· Mastermind
· Decapitated· Machina
· End of Level Boss· End My Sorrow
· Fallen Wisdom· Pile of Heads
· Totalisti· Powerglove
· Naked Beggars· Tandjent
· Thyrane· Firehouse
· Tris Katone· Valhalla
· Manngard· Nicodemus
· The Furor· Upon Infliction
· Cult of Luna· She Said Destroy
· Hydrogyn· Nachtmystium
· Psycroptic· Burialmound
· Semargl· Starkweather
· Gaza· In This Moment
· Madking Ludwig· Textures
· Katrina Johansson· Denial Fiend
· Retrospective· Trenchfoot
· Throneum· JR Ewing
· The Wonderfools· Sworn Enemy
· Temple Of Blood· Echoes of Eternity
· Spheric Universe Experience· Dantesco
· Ost Est Ima· Father Befouled
· Vulture Industries· Embalming Theatre
· Bullet For My Valentine· Uriah Heep
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