Avenged Sevenfold

[SimonCore]

This is ****ing disgracefull them cancelling there tour again!! They did this exactly the same time last year aswell! And they think by doing a one off London date it'll be alright!! :angry:

[AA-12]

Good news!

Huntington Beach, CA quintet Avenged Sevenfold M. Shadows, Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance, Johnny Christ, and The Reverend have announced cancellation of tour dates. The band will not be playing scheduled UK fall datesor their winter U.S. tour in favor of entering the recording studio.

Avenged Sevenfold hopes fans will not be let down, but rather will look forward to seeing them back on the road with new songs to share. The band have been writing songs for their forthcoming album, and are eager to work on a forthcoming album.

Singer M. Shadows explains the bands decision, We love our loyal fans and want to continue giving them the freshest, most awesome show and material possible. Weve been playing songs from City of Evil around the world for 15 months and now feel its time to bring them something new. Were honored by the growing audiences wanting to see our show, but feel an obligation to our fans to always give them the best we have to offer. Weve started writing and cant wait for our fans to hear what were working on

Avenged Sevenfold has been named by Alternative Press the new face of metal, and Kerrang! calls the gold-certified City of Evil, an unequivocal triumph.technically dazzling, fiendishly inventive, and wholly distinct from everything else youll hear this year.

Avenged Sevenfold have spent the last year touring non-stop behind City of Evil, which also spawned the adrenalized hits Bat Country and Beast and the Harlot. They completed a spring U.S. arena tour and several European dates with personal heroes Guns N' Roses and Metallica. M. Shadows currently graces the cover of Revolver Magazine alongside James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich of Metallica. The band most recently finished up a run as a mainstage headliner on Ozzfest.

Cancelled A7X tour dates:

10/21 Manchester - Apollo
10/22 Newcastle - Carling Academy
10/23 Glasgow - Barrowland
10/25 Wolverhampton - The Civic Hall
10/26 Brixtom - Carling Academy
10/27 Cardiff - Cardiff University
10/29 Norwich - Norwich U.E.A.
10/30 Southampton - Southampton Guildhall
10/31 Nottingham - Rock City
11/2 Leeds - Leeds University Union
11/3 Dublin - Ambassador Theatre
ALL FALL/WINTER US DATES

**REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN AT PLACE OF PURCHASE**

[Happy]

Avenged Sevenfold hopes fans will not be let down
No, I'm ****ing ecstatic.

[DKMode]

i cant wait for the new CD. i read an interview where syn and zacky said that they "dont want to give up too much information about the new record, but it will be something that the fans wont expect to hear". i dont know what the **** that means but im stoked as hell to find out.

i got another question too that hopefully someone can help clear up for me. for the past 2 years or so everyones been saying that there isnt screaming anymore because shadows popped a blood vessel in his throat. i personally am happy he doesnt scream anymore. however ive recently read 2 interviews with the rev where he says matt is just as capable of screaming as he used to be, he just doesnt want to. anyone know the truth?

[Drunken Viking]

Matt did burst a blood vessel because he used improper tecnique while screaming on Waking the Fallen and Sounding The Seventh Trumpet. He got surgery done on that, but with City Of Evil the band has decided they do not want screaming to be a part of their sound, at all.


C'mon, who didn't expect me to know/answer that immediately. :lol:

[Riziger]

I personally feel that A7X sounds slightly better when there's no excessive screaming. I like it when he's on the brink of screaming but dosnt. It takes them out of the generic metalcore genre. Some songs were good on the past two albums tho. lol but all the elitists will call them sell-outs and what-not. how do they perform songs from the past two albums live? without the screaming? that would be good interesting and probably pleasing..

anyway, looking forward to their next album. I think i might actually buy it. with CoE, got too many songs b4 getting the album and i'm still not sure whether i should get it...

thx for the vid btw, good watch.

[DKMode]

i only ended up buying CoE sometime last week. i thought i would be tired of it by now but its been in my cd player in my car ever since i bought it. i agree that his best voice is the in between scream/sing thing he does. it just seems so powerful. my favorite song vocally is his clean parts in chapter 4. in the second pre chorus i guess when he says unholy night i still get chills. same with the chorus in radiant eclipse.

[SimonCore]

Matt did burst a blood vessel because he used improper tecnique while screaming on Waking the Fallen and Sounding The Seventh Trumpet. He got surgery done on that, but with City Of Evil the band has decided they do not want screaming to be a part of their sound, at all.


C'mon, who didn't expect me to know/answer that immediately. :lol:

for christ sake it's not actaully that hard to learn how to scream, all you have to do is download the Mellissa cross Zen of screaming DvD:smoke:

Seriously though didn't he ever notice his voice was hoarse at the end of a show?? And he was doing it for about 3-4 years!

[Drunken Viking]

Yeah, but most people don't know that much about "The art of screaming", or at least not enough to know when you're doing it right or wrong. Also, i know people who scream incorrectly and they don't feel a thing, Shadows had SOME technique so it didn't sound completely horrible and didn't hurt as much.

[SimonCore]

I'm still mega pissed off about them Cancelling their tour, I've already seen them but it was one of the first COE tours (before it was released in UK even) and let's face it, it was rubbish.

[AA-12]

Who cares, we get a CD :D

[xFEAR-AND-LOATHINGx]

I'm still mega pissed off about them Cancelling their tour, I've already seen them but it was one of the first COE tours (before it was released in UK even) and let's face it, it was rubbish.

I think I saw the last show on this tour before it was cancelled....it was the third time i've seen them in eight months...a7x shows are always awesome...

[randomthought9]

I've been digging A7X lately, I thought City of Evil was ok, but then I got Waking the Fallen, and I really like it.

[SimonCore]

So when is the new CD due?

[Happy]

Early next year I think.

[UpperDecker]

I hope its heavier but i predict it'll be more poppier.

[Happy]

Yeah, It'll probably be more radio friendly.

[DKMode]

i doubt it. i was actually having feelings that it will be heavier than CoE, more similar to WTF but without screaming. i also have a feeling it will be more progressive and they will all show off their incredible chops more

[Insipid2000]

I hope their next album is heavier but not I hope they dont make any Metalcore ****.

[SimonCore]

I'd be very happy if we got another Waking the fallen.

[Happy]

I dunno, do you really think Warner would let them?

[DKMode]

well its not gonna be exactly like waking the fallen considering they have no interest in making metalcore anymore. and from what theyve said in interviews Warner gives them complete control so i think if they really wanted to they could.

[Irons_rock]

I'm hoping that there new album will be more like waking the fallen than city of evil, evwn though I know it probably won't.

[guitarizzle]

Here's an MTV article where Shadows discusses their next album. It's pretty interesting.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542300/20061003/avenged_sevenfold.jhtml?headlines=true

[AA-12]

That sounds amazing.

[Cocaine]

well its not gonna be exactly like waking the fallen considering they have no interest in making metalcore anymore. and from what theyve said in interviews Warner gives them complete control so i think if they really wanted to they could.

WTF was hardly metalcore. STST was.

[DKMode]

WTF was hardly metalcore. STST was.

that is a very valid point. i didnt really mean that WTF was metalcore, i just meant that theyve distanced themselves quite a ways from their first 2 albums, so they defintely wont be going back in that direction. i guess i worded it wrong and you caught me.

[Drunken Viking]

They've said they are gonna do something completely different than anything they've done before.

[DKMode]

i know they arent gonna disappoint me, but i really have absolutely no clue on what to expect out of it. that will be amazing though if they do a record that leads to a new genre of music (that is until its played to death by copycat bands). for some reason i still get upset hearing them talk about good charlotte. to me the 2 bands should not be mentioned in the same sentence. good charlotte are just a bunch of no talent whiny emo bitches, A7X seem too cool for them.

also, i was reading the trivium article today in the new revolver, and i cant help but notice that trivium seem to be following in avenged sevenfolds footsteps very closely. now they have abandoned screaming and matt heafy is working with the same vocal coach shadows had. i was wondering if the 2 bands were friends a7x convinced them to do this, or if you think trivium is just sensing that a7x is on to something and they want to jump on the bandwagon while its still early?

[Drunken Viking]

Please, for the love of god don't call GC emo. Pop Punk =/= Emo. And Trivium aren't copying A7X, they're copying Metallica. Just listen to The Crusade, it sounds exacty like Metallica.

[DKMode]

i know theyre trying to emulate metallica, i was just saying its a pretty big coincidence that a year after a7x stop screaming, they do, and in order to learn how to sing properly, heafy went to the same guy as shadows did. i just thought it was a little too much to not inquire about. and i dont really care what good charlotte actually are, emo, pop punk.........regardless they still suck major pipe.

[Happy]

I'd say A7X try and emulate G n R more.

They don't sound anything like 'Tallica to me.

[pbarb]

**** this band. They are pure garbage. And this is coming from someone who actually liked STST. I bought WTF, and almost **** my pants it was so bad. How can anyone take these guys seriously. :confused: They are just so whack...

[AA-12]

^Haha, idiot.

Anyway, i'm really wondering what they're doing with the new album, as Shadow's said it's completely new and something that no band has ever done before.

[UpperDecker]

^Haha, idiot.

Anyway, i'm really wondering what they're doing with the new album, as Shadow's said it's completely new and something that no band has ever done before.

Last time i heard someone say that was right before SOAD released hypno/mezmo and look how crap those turned out.

[AA-12]

Yeah, but this is A7X, not shitty SOAD, haha.

[DKMode]

I'd say A7X try and emulate G n R more.

They don't sound anything like 'Tallica to me.

i said that trivium are emulating metallica, not a7x. as far as a7x goes though, i get a mixture of GnR and maiden, but this has been talked about to death so hopefully this is the end of it.

also i have a little more faith in a7x than SoaD to make a record that is actually listenable. i think what shadows means by it will be something noone has ever heard before is that it will be just a more evolved sound. on CoE they really found their sound i think, and now theyre just gonna tweak it here and there until it is 100% original. just my thoughts.

[DKMode]

I was reading the article on zacky and syn in the british guitar mag Total Guitar today, and when the topic of the new CD was brought up, they said that it is most likely going to be heavier than CoE. they said they were really into classic stuff when they recorded Coe, but at this time theyre all into heavy **** like Pantera, so it will probably turn out like a mixture of CoE and WtF. just thought everyone would like to know.

[Drunken Viking]

Hmm, they were really big on Pantera pre-CoE, so that's weird, and they also said that they were gonna make something totally new so I'm kinda confused.

[VomitStainedCretin]

^Haha, idiot.

Anyway, i'm really wondering what they're doing with the new album, as Shadow's said it's completely new and something that no band has ever done before.

It wont be someone no-one has done before, but I can see them doing something pretty different to their older stuff, particularly considering how theyve evolved from STST to COE. Hopefully Synester and Zacky continue playing crazy guitar lines.

[i am the robots]

I'd prefer if they started playing interesting guitar parts, personally.

[Happy]

I think their guitar lines are interesting :o

[EinzingerIsGod]

I've been to two shows they were playing at. Left before they came on the first time because I was there to see Death By Stereo and they came on first so I couldn't be bothered to hang around. I saw them a few months later at it was awful. Granted I don't like them, but I gave them the benefit of the doubt and a chance, but they sucked. AX7 fans are also the biggest assholes I've dealt with at shows, or at least the two I was at.

[Happy]

hey we're not all assholes :(

[Drunken Viking]

What'd they do? And what was so bad about the show?

[Tillius]

AX7 fans are also the biggest assholes I've dealt with at shows, or at least the two I was at.

Good thing I'm an A7X fan, then.

[EinzingerIsGod]

What'd they do? And what was so bad about the show?

Trying to pick fights with random people. Just being rude and such. That's typical of people fond of A7X-esque music around here though.

better?

[DKMode]

another thing i forgot to mention that i read in the article was zacky said that he had really been working on his lead playing so that he and syn can trade off on more solos, and he can maybe even take a couple leads on the new disc. i also should have mentioned that when they were talking about what the new stuff would be like, they actually said it would lean more towards what waking the fallen was like.

[Drunken Viking]

Trying to pick fights with random people. Just being rude and such. That's typical of people fond of A7X-esque music around here though.

better?
Except not really. It really just depends on who you talk to, every band has asshole fans, but they also have intelligent and level headed fans.

What about the actual show?

[Happy]

another thing i forgot to mention that i read in the article was zacky said that he had really been working on his lead playing so that he and syn can trade off on more solos, and he can maybe even take a couple leads on the new disc. i also should have mentioned that when they were talking about what the new stuff would be like, they actually said it would lean more towards what waking the fallen was like.

Yeah I read about that too.
It'd be sweet to just have one song on the new cd full of them trading solos with each other.

[Drunken Viking]

That'd be awesome, I'd love to see that live.

I wonder what the new album will be like I'm hearing mixed thoughts between the bandmates so it should be interesting.

[Tillius]

Trying to pick fights with random people. Just being rude and such. That's typical of people fond of A7X-esque music around here though.

better?

Eh, admittedly the A7X fanboys are so biased when it comes to the band that they start to get annoying.
Lucky for me I'm just a big fan. I hate when peope can't just listen to someone's opinion of their favorite band without bitching at them.

But you also can't judge all fans by the personalities of a few idiots, either.

[Drunken Viking]

But, I'm a fanboy and I'm not an asshole. I think... :(

[Tillius]

Okay then...some fanboys.

You can handle hearing them criticized, can you not?

[Drunken Viking]

Oh course I can, I'm not an idiot I can comprehend, differing opinions. :p

[Tillius]

Then you're not an asshole.

But even if you were, I guess we can't help it if other people's opinions are wrong, right?:p

[EinzingerIsGod]

Except not really. It really just depends on who you talk to, every band has asshole fans, but they also have intelligent and level headed fans.

What about the actual show?

I wasn't impressed to be honest. I'll give it to them that they are talented at what they do, but they are a bit gimmicky on stage which I don't tend to enjoy.

Nice avatar btw.

[Drunken Viking]

But even if you were, I guess we can't help it if other people's opinions are wrong, right?
:lol: Exactly!

[DKMode]

so did they win an award at the show last night or what?

[loathed]

does anyone have the WTF album? i bought mine like 2 years ago, and it seems like ive misplaced it and i really want to listen to it badly again.

can someone who has it do me a favour and send it to me?

[Drunken Viking]

does anyone have the WTF album? i bought mine like 2 years ago, and it seems like ive misplaced it and i really want to listen to it badly again.

can someone who has it do me a favour and send it to me?
AIM or Email?

[loathed]

AIM or Email?

loathed-@hotmail.com...


thanks alot dude, appreciate it.

[Drunken Viking]

I'm ripping it from my Ipod as we speak, so I'll repost when it's done uploading on Rapidshare.

[loathed]

Thanks man, hit me back soon...

[Drunken Viking]

The uploads done :). If anyone else would like the link just post your email and ask.

[SugarCoatedSour]

ASF....I don't know where do I start. Cool triumphant bat tinged ad-metal. I like the weeeoooh wowow to their songs

[Drunken Viking]

Are you hi as a kite right now?

[loathed]

Thanks again dude...:)

[Drunken Viking]

Anytime.

[faithinfire]

A7X are my favorite band that arent old men. they are bringing back **** rock, and i cant wait till rock music is cool again in the mainstream. we can stop listening to all that other ****.

btw, anyone catch "my chains hang low" by jibb on youtube. i cant tell if thats a real rap song or not. pretty pathetic yeah.

on another note, id def buy syn's guitar if they made a model without the inlays. i like the body, but i dont want my guitar saying syn.

[Happy]

**** rock meaning **** rock?

I wouldn't really call them that :-/

I'd get his guitar if it had a different body, I love the inlays but the shape and colour is horrible.

[deathscreamingsheep]

rock music is cool again in the mainstream.

eh...:confused:

rock music is still pretty "cool"

[Drunken Viking]

**** rock meaning **** rock?

I wouldn't really call them that :-/

I'd get his guitar if it had a different body, I love the inlays but the shape and colour is horrible.

It's seriously like one of the ugliest looking guitars ever.

[Happy]

Well, it's an improvement on the mirror one he had anyway.

[randomthought9]

What other metalcore stuff do you guys like? I'm just wondering, because I can't stop listening to WTF and I'm looking for something kinda like that.

[Drunken Viking]

WTF isn't Metalcore... But for some good Metalcore then check out A7X's first album Sounding The Seventh Trumpet, as well as All That Remains, As I Lay Dying, Bleeding Through, Hopesfall, Killswitch Engage, and Unearth are good places to start.

[Tillius]

Ah, Killswitch Engage and Bleeding Through. The only two bands I like nearly as much as A7X.

/grins like an idiot

[faithinfire]

the Bled, underOATH, Atreyu, and Darkest Hour are a few other bands u might like if u like WTF. prob 18 visions too but i dont like them.

[DKMode]

the Bled, underOATH, Atreyu, and Darkest Hour are a few other bands u might like if u like WTF. prob 18 visions too but i dont like them.

theres a band called unearth too

[faithinfire]

theres a band called unearth too

i know. they played with KSE, and the pits were sick.

but unearth was mentioned, and i was talking about underoath. but they sorta spell there name underOATH, like, under is little letters, bc its unde roath, the big letters.....whatever.

anyway i wasnt being a dick on purpose. i like unearth, i like underoath too.

[Drunken Viking]

Underoath isn't metalcore... And they aren't really like A7X.

[AA-12]

How isn't UO metalcore?

[DKMode]

i know. they played with KSE, and the pits were sick.

but unearth was mentioned, and i was talking about underoath. but they sorta spell there name underOATH, like, under is little letters, bc its unde roath, the big letters.....whatever.

anyway i wasnt being a dick on purpose. i like unearth, i like underoath too.

gotcha. i thought you meant that there was no band named unearth and he was actually thinking of underoath. my apologies.

[Drunken Viking]

How isn't UO metalcore?
From what I've heard (They're Only Chasing Safety) and a bit of Define The Great Line they sounded Post-Hardcore to me.

[randomthought9]

Thanks for the recommendations. :)

[faithinfire]

what is post-hardcore, bc someone said to me post-hardcore was like Fugazi, and then someone said post-hardcore was like My Chem and Thrice, and someone defined my band as Post-Hardcore, and then you said underoath are post-hardcore

****in ay, those bands are all different. and i wouldnt call underoath metalcore, but i wouldnt call WTF metalcore either.

[raab]

I woulnd't call underoath metal core lol.

Best posthardcore description I have would be alexisonfire.

Agree? Anyone?

[Meatplow]

I don't like this band much though in all fairness i have only heard one song, which is Burn It Down.

It was transcribed in a guitar mag and i learnt a fair bit of it, never really appealed to me though.

[Happy]

TotalGuitar?
I got that one :p

Burn it Down is quite a good song, you should check out some of their old stuff like Unholy Confessions, Second Heartbeat, Remissions etc. and see if you like it.

[loathed]

Second Heartbeat, Radiant Eclipse is pretty good. actually the whole WTF album is pretty good.

[AA-12]

Post-Hardcore/Post-Rock/Post-etc is much larger than an average genre. For example, Post-Rock is using rock instruments and ideas to make non rock music.

[faithinfire]

Post-Hardcore/Post-Rock/Post-etc is much larger than an average genre. For example, Post-Rock is using rock instruments and ideas to make non rock music.

wtf (as in what the ****) is non-rock music

does non-rock music exist?

[AA-12]

Uh, what? Non-rock music is everything that isn't rock music. Is it that hard to understand?

[randomthought9]

Post hardcore is a genre that is used too much, sort of like emo, like how a lot of bands that call themselves post hardcore aren't really.

[foreskins]

ahaha. kill it.

[loathed]

wtf (as in what the ****) is non-rock music

does non-rock music exist?

:lol::lol::lol:

sorry, no offence!

[randomthought9]

I hear you though, like I always got confused with what post rock is too until not too long ago.

So anyways, any news on the new album they're working on?

[VomitStainedCretin]

what is post-hardcore, bc someone said to me post-hardcore was like Fugazi, and then someone said post-hardcore was like My Chem and Thrice, and someone defined my band as Post-Hardcore, and then you said underoath are post-hardcore

****in ay, those bands are all different. and i wouldnt call underoath metalcore, but i wouldnt call WTF metalcore either.

Could this help anyone out?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Hardcore

[Insipid2000]

**** avenged sevenfold are what they are who cares.

[faithinfire]

Uh, what? Non-rock music is everything that isn't rock music. Is it that hard to understand?


anything that isnt rock doesnt count. if it doesnt have balls, then i dont acknowledge it it as music.

so like i said, whats non-rock music

[Shadius]

anything that isnt rock doesnt count. if it doesnt have balls, then i dont acknowledge it it as music.

so like i said, whats non-rock music

That sounded so retarded.

[Txus]

anything that isnt rock doesnt count. if it doesnt have balls, then i dont acknowledge it it as music.

so like i said, whats non-rock music

:lol: :lol: Dude, gtfo.

[Happy]

anything that isnt rock doesnt count. if it doesnt have balls, then i dont acknowledge it it as music.

so like i said, whats non-rock music

Shame.
You're being ignorant to so much good music.

[Txus]

God, Bat Country is soooo fun to play :)

[AA-12]

anything that isnt rock doesnt count. if it doesnt have balls, then i dont acknowledge it it as music.

so like i said, whats non-rock music

Ahahaha. It's really funny, as most rock is gay as hell.

[Insipid2000]

God, Bat Country is soooo fun to play :)

Damn right and Beast and the Harlot :thumb:

[Txus]

I need to learn some more A7X :(

[Insipid2000]

They are pretty good guitar players both of them.

[Txus]

I play bass in my band though. I know Bat Country in bass and drums, I want to learn it in guitar sometime.

[faithinfire]

beast and the harlot is my fav song of the past like, 6 years.

whats been better? its got a sick solo, heavy riff, and its still catchy enough to be almsot mainstream....

plus the video has hot girls. i love avenged

[loathed]

beast and the harlot is my fav song of the past like, 6 years.

Hope youre kidding, but youre right to say it has a catchy vibe to it...

[Drunken Viking]

I need to learn some more A7X :(

I know City of Evil in it's entirety ('cept Seize the Day, I mean c'mon, it's Seize the Day). :)

[faithinfire]

Hope youre kidding, but youre right to say it has a catchy vibe to it...

name something with both the edge of metal and the airplay of pop, and ill give it credit.

i mean, im sure im forgetting a few songs that may or may not be better, but the beat and the harlot really is the one of the best songs written in a long long time.

[AA-12]

Meh, it's probably the second weakest song on the album.

[Hate Crew Deathroll]

I like it.

[VomitStainedCretin]

Solos=Only good bits of Seize the Day. Period.

[randomthought9]

It's ok, but there's a lot better songs on the album.

[DKMode]

Meh, it's probably the second weakest song on the album.

id say its probably my second favorite song on the album behind MIA. but i look at the majority of songs from a drummers perspective and theres some cool drumming in it, so that might have contributed to it. ya a7x songs are ridiculously fun to play. im in the process of learning WTF in its entirety on the drums. im basically there except for a few parts of some songs. after that im gonna work on CoE which is a little more complex in stickings but ive listened to it so much i can basically air drum it in my sleep. god i love the revs style.

[Txus]

Drumming along Bat Country is sooo damn cool :)

[Insipid2000]

I love Strength of the World at the moment, escpecially the start.

[Daven]

Can someone send me Bat Country please. :)

daven.mx @ gmail.com

[Orely]

I play bass in my band though. I know Bat Country in bass and drums, I want to learn it in guitar sometime.

hey man you must be a pretty good drummer. could you post a video of yourselfp laying it please, since im learning it.

:thumb:

[DKMode]

i know thats not directed at me but i got a video of me playing unholy confessions but i dont know how to put it on here. could anyone help me and explain what to do?

[Txus]

Upload it in Youtube and then just post the link in here ;)

hey man you must be a pretty good drummer. could you post a video of yourselfp laying it please, since im learning it.
Sure, let me see what I can do.

[AA-12]

I feel like making a vid of me playing an A7X riff/section now. Any requests?

[Happy]

Second heartbeat :)

[DKMode]

i filmed myself playing burn it down yesterday and im gonna film remenissions tomorrow and then ill post them on here. i think theyre both pretty decent but tell me what you guys think.

[randomthought9]

Second heartbeat :)

Good call, my favorite A7X song. :thumb:

I wish I could play their songs on guitar though.

[DKMode]

Second heartbeat :)

my fav too

[DKMode]

so any news on the new album?

[randomthought9]

not that i know of. what kinda sound do you think they're going for?

[AA-12]

Shadows said something genre-defining and unlike what anyone could predict, so whatever that means, haha.

[AA-12]

Well he did compare it to Korn afterall, lol

He also said it's not made to appeal to everyone and further be radio music, so that's awesome.

[randomthought9]

it means records will be sold in vast amounts

yeah, i'm a little worried. i hate to be like one of those people that are like "omgz!!1 they liek totly sold oout! they arent hxc no more!!1", but come on. seeing bat country all over trl is bad. i hope they don't become too radio friendly.

[AA-12]

Read what I just posted. He said it wasn't their goal on CoE and they are further going away from that sound.

[DKMode]

i dont think he meant its gonna sound like korn - honestly i cant see them sounding even remotely like korn - but i think he meant the way the songs will be written, arranged and recorded will be similar.

[randomthought9]

i hear you. i actually like coe, at first i didn't, but it grew on me a lot.

[AA-12]

He didn't mean sound like Korn, but completely make a new sound and genre like Korn did.

[Druumer89]

Yeah exactly, there is no way in hell i could see them sounding remotly like korn, and if so, it would probably be horrible

[Otisbum]

As long as their new album sounds similar to WtF and CoE, I'll be satisfied.
I'd love for it to have the clean vocals from WtF and the instrumentation of both CoE and WtF.
(The only reason I haven't mentioned StST is because I don't own it.)

Aside from all the 'new album' stuff, Bat Country is what got me to notice them (like most), but Chapter Four is what got me hooked.

[i am the robots]

CoE sucks.

[i am the robots]

yeah, i'm a little worried. i hate to be like one of those people that are like "omgz!!1 they liek totly sold oout! they arent hxc no more!!1", but come on. seeing bat country all over trl is bad. i hope they don't become too radio friendly.

too late, they were radio friendly metal from the start

[AA-12]

CoE is their best by far.

[TurnTheOtherWay]

I'm very curious as to what the new album will sound like.

I get what Shadows was saying, but I don't think using Korn as a basis of comparison was really the best choice.

[synyster1]

They said Zacky v will be singing more

[DKMode]

shadows is actually one of the main reasons i lke the band so much. i think he has an extremely powerful voice and it really stands out in a song. some of it was a little strange on CoE i think just because they had never done a full record with no screaming and they didnt know the best melodies, but i have a feeling it will be amazing this time around.

[Happy]

I like all the vocal melodies on CoE although some of them are similar to each other.

[DKMode]

i liked it to, i just think what some people didnt like was how some of them seemed awkward at times because they arent useed to not screaming. i think it will be way better this time as they have some experience now.

[Druumer89]

it means records will be sold in vast amounts

i am also predicting this

[DKMode]

first platinum record maybe? im always shocked to hear people talk about how "big" they are because im from vancouver, and i maybe hear bat country once a week on the radio, Ive never even heard one of their other songs on the radio, and ive never seen any of their videos on TV. i guess this is the only place though.

[Hate Crew Deathroll]

Has anyone got the video of A7X live at Rock AM Ring?

I'm going to try and download it when I'm on my other computer, I really want that show even though it's kinda bad.

[Happy]

first platinum record maybe? im always shocked to hear people talk about how "big" they are because im from vancouver, and i maybe hear bat country once a week on the radio, Ive never even heard one of their other songs on the radio, and ive never seen any of their videos on TV. i guess this is the only place though.

Well they're not exactly big here, more people know of them but they're not on the radio or TV all the time.

[TheOpethAffinity]

A7X is very good. Good musicians. They're more plain metal than metalcore in their new CD. Dont really care for their past stuff though. I hate kunts that say crap about them just b/c theyve gained some popularity.

[randomthought9]

Yeah, I kinda like COE more than STST. WTF is by far their best CD though.

[AA-12]

shadows is actually one of the main reasons i lke the band so much. i think he has an extremely powerful voice and it really stands out in a song. some of it was a little strange on CoE i think just because they had never done a full record with no screaming and they didnt know the best melodies, but i have a feeling it will be amazing this time around.

Agree'd 100%

With a new singer, I probably would never listen to them at all.

[Druumer89]

The vocals are part of the reason i like them so much, besides from the drums of course..

[Happy]

I think everything about them is awesome.
Apart from the bass. It's just meh.
I hope the rev drums more like he did on WTF on the new cd

[randomthought9]

You didn't like the new CD's drumming? Haha, I was just thinking how good it was lol.

NP: Beast and the Harlot

[Happy]

I love the new drumming, just it seems to have tamed down.

[Tillius]

I hate kunts that say crap about them just b/c theyve gained some popularity.

^^^
This

I mean, wtf? People start bands for a reason...to get successful. So once they get successful they've sold out?
It's stupid.

[Otisbum]

I love Avenged, and I'd really like to hear Matt doing his WtF clean vocals on the new CD. Does anyone know anything about the new CD?

It's stupid.
They're just jealous. :rolleyes:

[Tillius]

That must be it.
I hope their new CD isn't all sounding the same as their cover of walk, because tbqh, it isn't that great.
I mean, yeah, it's okay and everything, but they could've done much better.

[AA-12]

People start bands for a reason...to get successful.

You clearly have no grasp of music. Anyone who starts a band for that reason is a total idiot.

[Tillius]

Okay.
Let me rephrase.
You start a band for love of the music.
However, you're gonna be hoping to get successful. If anybody in a band says they're not then they're lying.
That's why you play shows when you're in a band. You're wanting to have your music heard and have your band become a success.

[AA-12]

I don't agree really, but I know what you're saying.

[Tillius]

Good to know, but, for enlightenment so I can understand you, why do you think people start a band?

[AA-12]

People start bands for so many reasons you couldn't even write a novel on them.

[Tillius]

haha
That is true.

[DKMode]

That must be it.
I hope their new CD isn't all sounding the same as their cover of walk, because tbqh, it isn't that great.
I mean, yeah, it's okay and everything, but they could've done much better.

considering they recorded that for a magazine's CD only, i highly doubt they put much effort into it. it kinda sounds like they each did 1 take and thats it, which they probably did. not bad considering that though.

[Hate Crew Deathroll]

I didn't know they recorded Walk, I thought it was only a live cover thing.

[AA-12]

It sounds pretty studioish

[Hate Crew Deathroll]

I'll listen to it now since I just downloaded it. :D

[i am the robots]

Okay.
Let me rephrase.
You start a band for love of the music.
However, you're gonna be hoping to get successful. If anybody in a band says they're not then they're lying.
That's why you play shows when you're in a band. You're wanting to have your music heard and have your band become a success.

Ever heard Haradwaith?

There's a reason, some stuff is called "personal,"

About me, Ross' girlfriend, and 4 other people have heard it.

THAT'S SO [melodic] BLACK METAL OF HIM!

[randomthought9]

I didn't even know they made a cover of walk, I'll have to check it out.

[Happy]

i thought it was a pretty average cover

[MrSigma]

is avenged sevenfold the band that was all danceing around to that ****

[AA-12]

What?

[DKMode]

what the **** is that guy talking about?

[MrSigma]

well i liked it

would u guys die for avenged sevenfold?

a true fan would

[Hate Crew Deathroll]

I would die so I didn't have to be around Mr. Sigma, that's for sure.

[AA-12]

Same here.

neg rep assault

[lilchris2come]

Avenged Sevenfold have basically been going downhill. Sounding The Seventh Trumpet was a hardhitting metalcore album that while it had it's cheese, was really a great, solid album. Waking The Fallen took a drastic step away from metal and is obviously a weaker album in my eyes. It's still repsectable but it didn't touch STST. The new stuff is really lame in my opinion, I see no progression from WTF. I'm not even going to look for elements of STST anymore cause I realize that they are not going to go back to being a metalcore band. But even with that said, the tracks from City Of Evil are lame and definitely weaker than WTF. I'll still buy the album but at this pace, A7X will never top STST or even at this point, WTF.

What are you talking about? everyone knows metal isnt THAT popular.. I mean its awesome I love it, but they are more famous now then before.. by a long shot

[Neoteric]

What are you talking about? everyone knows metal isnt THAT popular.. I mean its awesome I love it, but they are more famous now then before.. by a long shotIf your username is a reference to Lil Chris then I hate you.

[MrSigma]

I would die so I didn't have to be around Mr. Sigma, that's for sure.

whats up bitch, ill out shred you anyday


4 dime

rip

[Tillius]

You may have heard about it, but Good Charlotte and members of Avenged Sevenfold have collaborated on an upcoming single.

The fluff-punk outfit teamed with Avenged Sevenfold's M. Shadows and Synyster Gates for "The River," which is set to be the lead single from Good Charlotte's fourth effort, Good Morning Revival. The collaboration marks the first time the punk-pop outfit's gone tag-team with other rockers for a track.

"We've been friends with Avenged for a longtime. This wasn't planned, but it ended up working out", singer Joel Madden said in a statement. "We were sitting around listening to some new music and they liked that song so we asked them to jump on. It felt right and sounded really cool. Aside from being friends of ours, we're also fans of their music and since this is our first collaboration, we couldn't be happier that they're a part of our record."
Oh...my...God.....

[i am the robots]

You kids are still listening to Avenged Sevenfold.

You need to move on to harder ****, like the Wu-Tang Clan.

NP: Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber

[Neoteric]

Yeah Wu-Tang Clan are some heavy ****.

[i am the robots]

YEAH SON!

Cash rules everything around me, CREAM! Get tha moneys, dolla dolla bill y'all.

[AA-12]

Oh...my...God.....

Nothing wrong with that tbh. GC should be obliterated though.

[Happy]

A7X are saving GC's career... Why?

[i am the robots]

Envy > New A7X

[AA-12]

wtf no way.

[i am the robots]

Wtf yes way.

http://www.myspace.com/envycore

THEY DIDN'T SELL OUT LIKE A7X!

[AA-12]

Envy is extremely awesome, yes, but not close to new A7X.

CoE > Envy > WTF > STST > stuff

[i am the robots]

:upset:

I absolutely hate CoE, maybe if Shadows would sing rather than force his voice to break....

[AA-12]

His vocals are perfect on it.

[i am the robots]

You can hear his voice slip at parts...

[AA-12]

I haven't noticed really, except for a few times live.

[randomthought9]

You gotta give it a chance. When I first heard COE, I was like "OmgZ seLlout!!1", but it grew on me, I still don't like it as much as WTF, but it's a pretty good cd, I think.

[DKMode]

ya it definitely grew on me too. i cant wait to see what they come out with next

[randomthought9]

yeah, i can't wait.

[Hate Crew Deathroll]

City of Evil is awesome, I love the vocals on it. Shadows is my fav member of the band and I'm a guitarist.

[CityOfEvil]

Yeah City Of Evil is so good. Its the best album that they made.

[Happy]

i bet you really like a7x

[AA-12]

I definitely agree with him.

[CityOfEvil]

mmm.. yes I do. I started play guitar listening to them.

[AA-12]

how long have you been playing?

[CityOfEvil]

Not a year. I think im not so bad for a beginner.

[Thasis]

A7X are alright, but when it comes to Metalcore there are WAYYYY better bands. Check out Caliban biatches!

[i am the robots]

Its the best album that they made.

Waking The Fallen? Yeah, Reminissions is a freaking amazing song.

How about the ridiculously high screams Shadows does in Radiant Eclipse?

A7X are alright, but when it comes to Metalcore there are WAYYYY better bands. Check out Caliban biatches!

Caliban is neither metalcore or good.

[AA-12]

A7X >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Caliban

CoE > any other a7x album

[Thasis]

Caliban are actualy closer to melo-death I guess... but I dunno, they still sound like metalcore to me *shakes fist*. And yes they are good, at least better in comparison to A7X. This is comming from an ex-fan of COE to.

[i am the robots]

Nope on all accounts.

Caliban blows.

A7X used to be awesome.

[CityOfEvil]

Waking The Fallen? Yeah, Reminissions is a freaking amazing song.

How about the ridiculously high screams Shadows does in Radiant Eclipse?

Waking to fallen is good but Cit of Evil is more melodious and I like that.

[i am the robots]

Here's some more sweet metalcore:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9RQFaNPeGg

[AA-12]

25TL is excellence

[Britton]

Here's some more sweet metalcore:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9RQFaNPeGg



What the hell is that?

[Luc214]

A7X >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Caliban

CoE > any other a7x album

:thumb:

[AA-12]

Some awesome stuff :cool:

[Crickets Hail The Goat]

What the hell is that?

That was my thought.

[Shattered_Future]

I nearly fell out of my chair laughing when their vocalist did that high pitched shrieky thing.

[Luc214]

I nearly fell out of my chair laughing when their vocalist did that high pitched shrieky thing.

So did I. I'm cracking up so much right now, also he's got one of the worst harsh voices I've ever heard.

[AA-12]

You guys fail at getting music.

EDIT: I was just listening to them and Last.fm tagged one song as "Ludwig van Beethoven – #4 - III Rondo. Vivace" :lol: :lol: :lol:

[CityOfEvil]

Anyone has the list of the tour of A7X ?

I searched but didnt found it.

[loathed]

I nearly fell out of my chair laughing when their vocalist did that high pitched shrieky thing.

geebus, is that real? if so, thats pretty dumb...no need for that.

[i am the robots]

You guys fail at getting music.

EDIT: I was just listening to them and Last.fm tagged one song as "Ludwig van Beethoven – #4 - III Rondo. Vivace" :lol: :lol: :lol:

:lol:

Rick Ta Life sounds like John Travolta on South Park.

[randomthought9]

Haha, that episode was great, the one with him and Tom Cruise and Scientology.

[i am the robots]

Yeah, very good episode.

[safetysynyster]

HE CANNOT SCREAM ANYMORE YOU IDIOTS! SO DONT SAY 'OmgZ! WhyS CaNT HE ScEAm AnyMOre TheRE NoT HxCX No MOre!1!!'

He can now.

[CityOfEvil]

We're a lil bit of of the subject. What is your favortie song of A7X guys?

Maybe it has been said but I wont read the last 224 pages.

[Hate Crew Deathroll]

I really like Chapter Four, I Won't See You Tonight pt. 2, Beast and the Harlot, Burn It Down, Unholy Confessions, Second Heartbeat.

[CityOfEvil]

I like all this song too. My favorite at the moment is Wont see you tonight part 1. I like to play it, the guitar is so good.

[Hate Crew Deathroll]

I've never actually payed attention to no. 1. I only know no. 2 because my friend had it on his mp3 player and I was listening to it to see how much A7X sucked but I ended up loving it, along with Chapter Four.

[CityOfEvil]

lol Almost happen the samething to me. First song I listen of them is Seize the day and I was hating it. Now its like my favorite band.

I recommend you to listen to #1. Its very a good song.

[randomthought9]

He can now.

Really, I thought that too, that he couldn't scream anymore. That would be awesome if there was screaming on the next CD, but I doubt that would happen.

[loathed]

I'd love it if he could go back to some screaming in their next album...hopefully.

[Hate Crew Deathroll]

I like that distorted shout he does, that's ****ing awesome. That nearly sounds like a scream.

[Luc214]

I don't know loathed, City Of Evil > their other albums.

Their earlier work feels pretty generic to me.

[CityOfEvil]

Im a lil nit lost. Youre talking about HE cant or can scream. Talking about Shadow or the guy in the video of Eleventeen on the page 224.

I think I miss something :confused:

[Thasis]

It's generic yes, but bad no. City of Evil wasn't bad, it was just to far of an adjustment so quickly. I personally am no longer a fan, but I will admit it's a decent album musically. Just nothing to get all hyped over, and realy it's kinnda boring. Their older stuff was to, I just was able to tolerate it more.

[AA-12]

I don't know loathed, City Of Evil > their other albums.

Their earlier work feels pretty generic to me.

Honestly, Avenged Sevenfold is one of the most original bands i've ever heard, and I've heard a ton of strange music. No one even comes close to their sound.

[CityOfEvil]

Ok I think I have my answer even if no one answer to it :lol:

[Luc214]

Honestly, Avenged Sevenfold is one of the most original bands i've ever heard, and I've heard a ton of strange music. No one even comes close to their sound.

I agree somewhat. I would say that COE was pretty original, but as I said, I don't think their earlier work is. But that's just my opinion. :\

[loathed]

yea, i like CoE alot as well, but it was more of a grower. Hopefully their new album has the musicianship of CoE, and abit of the raw and powerful screaming from WTF era.

[AA-12]

I agree somewhat. I would say that COE was pretty original, but as I said, I don't think their earlier work is. But that's just my opinion. :\

WTF definitely is.

[DKMode]

Honestly, Avenged Sevenfold is one of the most original bands i've ever heard, and I've heard a ton of strange music. No one even comes close to their sound.

they are very original as far as what is coming out today, but definitely not of all time. as far as that goes i would have to direct you to basically anything Mike Patton has ever been a part of (maybe excluding faith no more). mr bungle, fantomas, and tomahawk are all one of a kind, and while i dont like it as much as a7x, it is extremely original. i would also put tool at the top too cuz noone has been able to even come close to matching their sound in 15 years, but thats for another thread. anyways, super stoked for the new album, and i have a feeling there will be some screaming if the song calls for it. i hope its heavier than CoE too.

[Tillius]

yea, i like CoE alot as well, but it was more of a grower. Hopefully their new album has the musicianship of CoE, and abit of the raw and powerful screaming from WTF era.

This.

I mean, I listened to CoE for the first time in a very long time yesterday, and the music is awesome. Sidewinder, The Beast and the Harlot, etc. etc. All great. And while I don't complain as much about the vocals as some, they still just don't compare to WtF.
Old vocals, current music, and the next album should be solid.

[i am the robots]

Honestly, Avenged Sevenfold is one of the most original bands i've ever heard, and I've heard a ton of strange music. No one even comes close to their sound.

Uhmm... they're definately not original, but they're quite unique... they do something similar to what other bands have done, but they keep their own sound often enough.... though at certain points I've nearly blatant ripping off of Metallica, Norma Jean, and Guns N Roses.

I'd say my favorite A7X song would be We Come Out At Night.

City of Evil is Velveeta metal, it's so ****ing cheesey, and it's so over produced.

[Pebster49]

What, I hear none of those bands in their music...They dress like GnR but don't at any point sound like them

[DKMode]

ya i really dont hear very much metallica or norma jean in their music. if anyone i would say iron maiden, but even then its a stretch. i can see where some people are coming from with the GnR comparisons but i think thats mostly just because syns style is kinda similar to slashs.