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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
· Cave In· HammerFall
· The Kovenant· Leng Tch'e
· Racer X· Slipknot
· Grave· Carpathian Forest
· Tiamat· Exmortem
· Norma Jean· Commit Suicide
· Seven Witches· Solace
· Usurper· Lamb of God
· Agoraphobic Nosebleed· Sickspeed
· Powergod· Dr. Butcher
· Pelican· SelfInflicted
· Chainsnap· Morbid Angel
· Kilfast· Mourning Beloveth
· Lanfear· Nordheim
· Sludge!· Beautiful Creatures
· Axenstar· Eidolon
· Thunderstone· Stalker
· Lacuna Coil· Project: Failing Flesh
· Body Count· Out of the Lair
· Iron Savior· Royal Anguish
· Mother Misery· Force Of Evil
· TNA· Node
· Silver Mountain· Yngwie Malmsteen
· Riot· Freakhouse
· Outworld· Graveland
· Disarmonia Mundi· Metalium
· Velvet Revolver· Iron Angel
· Feinstein· Insomnium
· Final Dawn· Potential Threat SF
· Division· Scavenger
· Slowlife· Tartharia
· Conquestador· Mirror of Deception
· Made of Iron· Code Black
· Image· Audiovision
· Hellfueled· Requiem Aeternam
· Labyrinth· Car Bomb
· Chuck Schuldiner· Argument Soul
· Severe Torture· Bruce Dickinson
· Drunkard· Soul SirkUS
· Debris Inc.· Swallow The Sun
· Sinisthra· Grand Magus
· Embraze· Testament
· Unshine· Secrets She Kept
· Ritual Killer· The Father Panic Riot Orchestra
· Alice Cooper· Warchild
· Future is Tomorrow· Monster Magnet
· Winterfell· Sun O)))
· Mabon· Running Wild
· Avenged Sevenfold· Ewigkeit
· Chain Collector· Mastermind
· Skullshifter· Dogs Of Winter
· Motorhead· Machina
· Sodom· Enforsaken
· Brother Hawk· Craft
· Powerglove· Naked Beggars
· Katatonia· Codeon
· Steep· Event Horizon
· Vore· Silver Dirt
· Vreid· Imagika
· Black Crucifixion· Cult of Luna
· Fragments of Unbecoming· Hydrogyn
· Scary Manilow· From the Grave
· Woodtemple· Anata
· The Abominable Iron Sloth· Myon
· Thy Majestie· Semargl
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· Deicide· Fu Manchu
· Dream Theater· Manticore
· Cruachan· White Wizzard
· Five Finger Death Punch· Antigama
· Tears· Warner Drive
· Blut Aus Nord· Funeral
· Fight· Hell N' Diesel
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· Mongrel· Alkemyst
· Cockpit· Pop Evil
· Vulture Industries· Godhead
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