Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold Review
Friday November 2, 2007
Avenged Sevenfold has evolved from a metalcore band into the mainstream. Their last album, City Of Evil opened the band up to a whole new group of fans and they even had a video on MTV's TRL. That sort of mainstream commercial success will immediately draw accusations of selling out, and Avenged Sevenfold is an extremely polarizing band.
Their latest album is Avenged Sevenfold, and it sees them moving even further away from metal and more into the hard rock genre. There are still metal moments, and the guitar work of Synyster Gates is excellent, but Avenged Sevenfold delves into several other genres as well. The album ends with a couple of unique tracks. "A Little Piece Of Heaven" is an 8 minute opus with everything from brass to gothic choruses to female vocals to pop hooks. The closer is "Dear God," a twangy country flavored song.
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Comments
A7X Sold out plain and simple, it has nothing to do with the style but the way he BLATANTLY lies to his fans about keeping it heavy and true to the fans and makes this radio rock bs.
synyster gates is the best
How could you say a7x sold-out even before waking the fallen was released they made the decission to persue a more unique style of music. If you are a real fan then it shouldn’t matter if their songs sound “mainstream” they are still a7x and are the greatest band ever!
Your right. If you’re really for A7X, then it shouldn’t matter what their music sounds like. It doesn’t matter that they don’t scream anymore, they still have kick ass music, and I would never say they sold-out. Just cause they decided that they didn’t want to scream anymore, doesn’t mean anything. They’re still the same band, even if they are a different style. They’ll always be the best band to me, and I love them. I’m a true supporting fan, and I say, that they’ve just gotten better, and more successful over the years.