Coming off a Best New Artist Award at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, the members of Avenged Sevenfold returned to the studio, ambitious to create an exciting follow-up to City of Evil, and their self-titled release often focuses hard on pushing the songs into non-metal territory. Their signature blistering Yngwie Malmsteen guitar arpeggios and lightning fast double-kick drums are still evident, while AS show their unbridled enthusiasm to be as inventive as possible as they run through a staggering amount of production enhancements: four songs have string arrangements; violinists, pianists, and vocalists make guest appearances here and there; "A Little Piece of Heaven" is a strange Mr. Bungle-type number with sax, clarinet, trombone, and trumpet; and "Unbound (The Wild Ride)" throws in the most un-metal addition of all -- a children's choir. Some of these enhancements help take the songs to the next level, while others give the sensation of inappropriately mashed-up styles. Vocalist M. Shadows, who required surgery on his vocal cords after Waking the Fallen, shows that his training with Ron Anderson (vocal coach for Layne Staley, Axl Rose, and Chris Cornell) has been for the greater good. Rather than screaming or doing the metal growl, he sings in a few gritty voices, showing an obvious Mike Patton influence, and actually sounds pitch-perfect. His skills and the entire band's technical ferocity are flawless as ever, and although they get lost in a cluttered vision, their willingness to experiment is admirable.
They are good at what they do, but I think it's terribly cheesy and just can't get my head around why they are so popular. I hyped Avenged Sevenfold on Everhype.com and gave them 53% which I think is fairly accurate.http://www.everhype.com/hyper/mikeborgia?X=S2261 If you get on there rate me a 5 and request friendship.
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guitar work in here is fantastical, my neck hurts..."I see a distant light, my God this can't be right"in no way does this post include Jack's sexual desire for M. Shadows.
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Please forgive me, but I feel the need to share all the songs off the new CD...enjoyM. Shadows and Synyster Gates
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great heavy guitar work here, a must listen...The Rev's drums sound wicked cool in this song tooI had a chance to get a replica set of The Rev's drums for $699, but I didn't have it, I wish I would have borrowed it, I would tear those drums up!!!!
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lovely scream in the beginning, crazy guitars....love it mucho
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very heart-felt song, a little country western thrown in for a very interesting sound
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the creepy coice in the middle is Annmarie Rizzo....terrorificto the ladies again....Zacky Vengeance
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numero two-o ...added to their great rolling 5ths leads...one of these new songs has a high rolling piano solo
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sweet soothing beginning that leads into the ever famous heavy slam....Synyster Gates....great guitarist of our generation.
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my wife went out and bought me a Marshall amp for Christmas...and like Lizziegreeneyes said, the best gifts come the day after, well my wife went and got me the replica of my big Marshall...a mini pocket amp, that little thing is wicked awesome, I walked through the trail in my woods playing some Dimebag Darrell with the amp clipped to my pocket, it was very cool!!!!Zacky Vengeance and Johnny C...
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song 1 off the new release from holioween 2007!!!!!
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They are good at what they do, but I think it's terribly cheesy and just can't get my head around why they are so popular. I hyped Avenged Sevenfold on Everhype.com and gave them 53% which I think is fairly accurate.http://www.everhype.com/hyper/mikeborgia?X=S2261 If you get on there rate me a 5 and request friendship.
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Did Johnny Christ, bass player with much-maligned metallers, Avenged Sevenfold, really say that during my interview with him for ThrashHits.com? I guess you'll just have to click to find out...
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| 1 Critical Acclaim |
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| 2 Almost Easy |
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| 3 Scream |
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| 4 Afterlife |
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| 5 Gunslinger |
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| 6 Unbound (The Wild Ride) |
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| 7 Brompton Cocktail |
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| 8 Lost |
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| 9 A Little Piece of Heaven |
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| 10 Dear God |
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