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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
· Hate Eternal· Into Eternity
· Opeth· Steel Prophet
· Grave· White Skull
· Vicious Mary· Twilight Odyssey
· Tiamat· Perzonal War
· Norma Jean· Commit Suicide
· Gun Barrel· Overkill
· Majesty· Advent
· Iron Maiden· Masterplan
· Carnal Forge· Alchemy X
· Led Zeppelin· Hammerwhore
· Pelican· Supervillain
· Bloodbath· Chainsnap
· Victory· King Diamond
· Lanfear· Crystal Eyes
· Sinergy· Hypocrisy
· Edguy· Lacuna Coil
· Defiled· Project: Failing Flesh
· Soil· Yngwie Malmsteen
· Scala Mercalli· Bang The Union
· downBleed· Deep Purple
· Van Helsing’s Curse· U.D.O.
· Dimmu Borgir· House of Lords
· Schenker/ Pattison Summit· Devil In The Kitchen
· Bonfire· Lilitu
· Occult· Aina
· Jungle Rot· GWAR
· Within Temptation· The Lizards
· Karmakanic· Twisted Sister
· Napalm Death· John Oliva's Pain
· Azrael's Bane· Cradle To Grave
· Blood Red Throne· Lost Soul
· Crionics· Kamelot
· Necrophagia· Astral Doors
· Vicious Circle· Angtoria
· Chuck Schuldiner· John Sykes
· Samael· Argument Soul
· Stormwarrior· Alex Skolnick Trio
· Swallow The Sun· Gizmachi
· Shade Empire· Green Carnation
· Manntis· Sothis
· Sentenced· Circus Maximus
· Leaves Eyes· Gaia
· The Father Panic Riot Orchestra· Power Quest
· Love Forsaken· Edenbridge
· Agents Of The Sun· Blitzkrieg
· Flotsam & Jetsam· The Scourger
· Black Majesty· Dragonia
· Monster Magnet· Casus Belli
· Overmars· Gorefest
· Dismember· Absolution
· Vader· Insense
· Thryfing· Sepultura
· Naked Beggars· Katatonia
· Blackmore's Night· 286
· Upwards of Endtime· Dissection
· Tris Katone· Athanator
· TK-421· Sun Descends
· Spawn of Possession· Unsilent Phenomenon
· Destruction· Swashbuckle
· Hydrogyn· Nachtmystium
· Agalloch· I
· Skyforger· Abominant
· Setherial· Enochian Crescent
· Myon· Oblomov
· Amputated· Zoroaster
· Eyes of Ligeia· Lupara
· Darkness Eternal· Lecherous Nocturne
· Skullflower· Throne of Katarsis
· Static-X· Dezperadoz
· Cruachan· Marc Sasso
· Pantera· The Prophecy
· Aborted· Funeral
· Hellveto· Depressed Mode
· Night Ranger· Glenn Hughes
· Orthodox· Bilocate
· Ride The Sky· Mortiis
· Demonic Symphony· Jesus Martyr
· Puscifer· Moonshine
· Trinacria· Medieval Steel
· Wolfgate· Winterfylleth
· Mustasch· Sotajumala
· Suffocation