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@BradleyHallGuitar5 ай бұрын
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@Vijukor-so7kw5 ай бұрын
should i?
@soldier19135 ай бұрын
YES
@igorpodemski95965 ай бұрын
Bradley pretending that he isn't a A7x nerd for the entirety of the stream was hilarious. "When was LIBAD released? It's not even a year, is it?" Like dude, we know that you know. Stop pretending.
@BradleyHallGuitar5 ай бұрын
Hahaha
@FPSJesus5 ай бұрын
I distinctly recall an entire video devoted to the album so I started to wonder if Bradley was part goldfish
@snitchex50875 ай бұрын
hey man where can i find full stream where he reacted to a7x's whole discography?
@Bleepbloopblappp5 ай бұрын
Yeah and poo poo-ing only to rate everything super high. It’s all good. Avenged is amazing and that doesn’t say shit about you as a person lol. Guilty pleasure are allowed to be incredibly talented bands too ya kno
@Misfits8225 ай бұрын
@@Bleepbloopblappp nah, just because of their image, shitty names and like uber masculine military bro stuff doesn't change the fact that every person in that band is insanely talented. They're a great band, and have produced some of the best metal albums of the 21st century in several different genres and styles. I wouldn't say we can class them as a guilty pleasure. They don't take their image and stuff seriously so neither should the fans.
@robinmaner34555 ай бұрын
I always found it hilarious that brooks WACKERMAN has the fakest sounding name but it’s his ACTUAL name and he comes from a really well known family of drummers
@Figuinot5 ай бұрын
Chad Wackerman's brother, amazing Zappa's drummer.
@FWDSUXARSE5 ай бұрын
Only band member without a stage name and his dad was a drum teacher. Talk about keeping talent in the family along with his brother that played with a little known guy called Frank Zappa. 😂
@mrbungle33102 ай бұрын
killer drummers...their surname has to do something with it
@Medelmessaoudi5 ай бұрын
The self titled album(2007) is literally the best introduction to this band, it has everything TBH
@chrismeadows42165 ай бұрын
Except for a crushing metalcore song. Nightmare has God Hates Us. It covers everything else which Avenged Sevenfold does, as well. Bluesy and country numbers? So Far Away, Danger Line, and Tonight the World Dies. A sprawling multimovement epic with quirky transitions? Save Me. A dark gothic piece with heavy emphasis of a keyboard instrument? Fiction. Brilliant singles? Nightmare, Welcome to the Family, and Buried Alive. The overproduced song which most people don't want to admit that they love? Natural Born Killer. It also has Victim. Nightmare's also a way more emotional album with more engaging artwork, a more interesting story than "They'd went into a studio and hadn't understood how to produce their own album.", and the Nightmare tour had been much better than the Avenged Sevenfold tour. Matt hadn't growled in 2007, only in 2008. His growls in 2010 and 2011 are Phil Anselmo-level. I understand popular sentiments, but Nightmare should really be THE icebreaking A7X album for people who are interested in A7X from hearing singles before, if someone isn't a City of Evil-type progressive metal-inclined person.
@tegyrbrayton50945 ай бұрын
@@chrismeadows4216 A little piece of heaven nuff sayd
@Bleepbloopblappp5 ай бұрын
Really no wrong answers here lol
@chrismeadows42165 ай бұрын
@@tegyrbrayton5094, also Lost and Critical Acclaim, Crossroads cut.
@Bladez075 ай бұрын
@@chrismeadows4216I like the nightmare album. It has a lot of cool songs and the guitars make funny noises.
@TrippVomit6665 ай бұрын
Sinister Gates is a pretty cool name. Sounds like he writes spooky books.
@cdfox855 ай бұрын
It's even worse than that because he spells it "synyster" 🤮 so fucking cringe
@Marta1Buck5 ай бұрын
@@cdfox85that's the worst part 😂
@justinbowen11835 ай бұрын
@@cdfox85he came up with the name when he was 17 dude like common. I'm sure you did shit when you were a teenager you would cringe at I sure as hell did we all did.
@wolfkingAD5 ай бұрын
@@cdfox85no its not the least bit cringe at all it’s cool, you need to lighten up
@wolfkingAD5 ай бұрын
@@Marta1Buck*best part
@brandonjackson58655 ай бұрын
Love the Flamenco part at the end of Sidewinder.
@merkthedon47415 ай бұрын
B.H. Senior did that part that's why it's so crisp. Junior (Syn) wasn't that good with the theory and Flamenco until after WTF if I remember correctly.
@merkthedon47415 ай бұрын
I meant self titled not Waking the Fallen. WTF was there second album.
@brandonjackson58655 ай бұрын
@@merkthedon4741 yeah his dad recorded the flamenco part I believe and it’s really cool
@unclejudymusic5 ай бұрын
I feel like The Stage was really overlooked when it dropped. At the time the band seemed super old and washed out, but they pulled off such a banger at the age that most bands would be entirely out of ideas. Will always be one of my top metal albums I don't care fight me.
@garretchaffins33025 ай бұрын
I don't get why people complain about the stage so much, the songwriting is great and they use a bunch of different styles
@Goose215 ай бұрын
The Fermi paradox solo is all time
@chrismeadows42165 ай бұрын
The Stage hadn't been overlooked. It'd been undermarketed, which is on A7X. Meanwhile, many fans who'd heard it had the newness bias of "OMG this album is their mature flawless masterpiece, their best album!", and it's really only a major creative needle-mover compared to Hail to the King, not to what they'd done before Hail to the King or since they'd released The Stage's cover songs. Life Is but a Dream... is what The Stage had been described as, yet, sadly, not a Grammy-nominated album with lofty praise which it deserves. Hail to the King and The Stage aren't aging well.
@chrismeadows42165 ай бұрын
@@Goose21, Fermi Paradox is all-time. I love it, Angels, and Sunny Disposition.
@kylebatteson95725 ай бұрын
The only good track on The Stage was the title song.
@textoffender34105 ай бұрын
On trax, it was explianed by one of them (I can't rememebr which) that Zacky Vengeance got that name because he wanted to include the band's name in his own name in someway (like axl rose) and that was the best way he could think of. Also, Gates was going to be Gaytes until he saw it written down.
@akkajr5 ай бұрын
Also said the best revenge for all the people who crapped on him and made fun of him, so he said ima show Vengeance when im.. Omg he just said it as i was typing lmao. Anyways yeah, Its cool af esp the time period like myspace alot of ppl had fake names aliases.
@lynxlubbpeepsАй бұрын
Gates deciding not to go with "Gaytes" Is like if one of the peeps who decided to name their kid "rahleigh" Decided to just chilln go with 'Riley'
@unevenpizzz58345 ай бұрын
the timing cannot be better, I started listening to the avenged sevenfold albums for the first time last night
@justinbowen11835 ай бұрын
Dude you for sure should start on the white self titled album. It's white with a black death bat on it. That would be the easiest album to digest in my opinion and it's my favorite personally the whole album is awesome not a single filler song 🤘🤘😊
@dcmastermindfirst94185 ай бұрын
Lol get some taste
@stevefilley97655 ай бұрын
They take many listens but once you get it. Changes your life.
@veenoir19915 ай бұрын
@justinbowen1183 why start at an odd point in the discography and not just from the beginning
@unevenpizzz58345 ай бұрын
Quick little update, The self titled is probably the best metal album i've heard only after rust in peace obviously. A little piece of heaven is such a genius song. Bumping this album 24/7.@@justinbowen1183
@AllThingsEntertaining5 ай бұрын
I think each album has their own vibe to them. Like, when you're in the mood for something you put that record on and there's something for everyone. It you're looking for an album with classic hard rock, thrash metal staples, you pick Hail to the King. If you're looking for a more atmospheric experience, you might want The Stage or Life is But a Dream. If you want a raw, unfiltered record with chunky riffs and palm muting, you pick Sounding of the Seventh Trumpet. You want a classic Metalcore banger, you go with Waking the Fallen.
@veenoir19915 ай бұрын
Good take, friend. Hard agree. St7T is a great look through the window of the past of where metal was back then
@toomanyblocks84485 ай бұрын
i didn't hear any traces of thrash in httk, meanwhile nightmare has natural born killer and god hates us
@nabirelizza75 ай бұрын
well said, their discography is so good
@mrbobjrsrvАй бұрын
Didn't include City of Evil, Nightmare, or the white album?
@AllThingsEntertainingАй бұрын
@@mrbobjrsrv I didn't want to be more long-winded than I already was.
@JackDiamond_FBOW5 ай бұрын
“This is probably his best solo!” Cosmic and Roman Sky: “Am I a joke to you?”.
@chrismeadows42165 ай бұрын
M.I.A. is the one, three times. Not Ready to Die is up there, twice. Clairvoyant Disease, The Wicked End, Strength of the World, Buried Alive, Fermi Paradox, and Mattel are worth mentioning. We could draw straws of Syn's best solo, and many of them would be right.
@JackDiamond_FBOW5 ай бұрын
@@chrismeadows4216 those are good as well.
@Chadillac-xq7xk5 ай бұрын
@@chrismeadows4216 everyone knows unholy confessions had the best solo. Lol
@SIRebrum4 ай бұрын
You're probably the only Person who I saw mentioning *Roman Sky* That Solo is 1 of my Favorites of all freaking Time, it just has that much of Soul in it ❤
@chupitolepame53574 ай бұрын
@@chrismeadows4216my personal favorite is the Coming Home solo
@DavidNwokoye5 ай бұрын
I don't think there's any other metal band with such a diverse discography like A7x. These guys are simply built different 🦇💀🦇
@BradleyHallGuitar5 ай бұрын
Well said squire
@cdfox855 ай бұрын
Opeth.
@JDP21045 ай бұрын
I don't know what genre to even label these guys because every album is different
@T533-V25 ай бұрын
does linkin park count as metal still
@guiaugusto91625 ай бұрын
Mr Bungle, Dir En Grey, Opeth
@caio_fabeni5 ай бұрын
come on man, Warmness on The Soul is a fucking beautiful song
@zayfrady91975 ай бұрын
Yes it is
@thestikbotwarrior6705 ай бұрын
It’s a mid ballad compared to their others. It’s still aight tho
@Mercman10105 ай бұрын
Was the song my wife and I picked for our first dance
@shiznitts5 ай бұрын
And then Shadows starts singing
@mohitrahaman5 ай бұрын
@@shiznitts true man, It has a good solo, actually song starts after Matt stops singing lol
@randonladner23244 ай бұрын
I guarantee you no one in that band regrets the stage names... they're fucking great & add to the charm and depth of the band's story/world-building
@ripleyxo6315 ай бұрын
IMHO, "Nightmare" is their best work. So much variety, sick rifs, melodies, lyrics and solos. You have heavy Headbanging moshing songs, but you also have stuff to make a grown a man cry. And we can easily thank The Rev for this. Truly an work of art.
@T533-V25 ай бұрын
and songs like danger line are kind of a mix of both
@ripleyxo6315 ай бұрын
@@T533-V2 Absolutly!
@mobafan37135 ай бұрын
It's my stepping stone to A7X and my favourite album of all time
@brandonjackson58655 ай бұрын
Buried Alive is maybe the best song to introduce someone to them it’s got a little bit of everything they do well in it.
@ripleyxo6315 ай бұрын
@@brandonjackson5865 Exactly! My favorite aswell. I've seem it as A7X's "One"
@fuzzydunlop19885 ай бұрын
Brooks Wackerman is Chad Wackerman who used to play with Zappa's younger brother. His father Chuck and brother John are also drummers. Wackerman by name and wackerman by nature.
@chrismeadows42165 ай бұрын
I never get tired of the Kids React to Avenged Sevenfold video which a little girl laughs at Brooks' name before she knows that it's real in.
@benleonard2305 ай бұрын
Truly good wacker men
@ptr_does_music70425 ай бұрын
There's this actual theory in sociology, that name influences and reinforces behavior related to norms associated with the name. Something along the lines of "a Dan is more likely to behave like a Dan". And it's really interesting to see this in action, lol
@MikeyJBlakeJR5 ай бұрын
_City of Evil_ was so good. I had that album on repeat during my high school years. Great vid, btw!
@thedude85265 ай бұрын
Ya me to. It still holds up pretty well. I never much liked anything else by them though.
@chrismeadows42165 ай бұрын
*is so good, and you should listen to it again, every now and then. If anyone ever tells you that you have to grow out of things to be mature, they very likely don't grow much.
@MikeyJBlakeJR5 ай бұрын
@@chrismeadows4216 haha yes, is* so good. I haven't listened to them in a while, but sometimes I'll get the itch that only _City of Evil_ can scratch.
@MikeyJBlakeJR5 ай бұрын
@@thedude8526 They have some other good picks, but sometimes it takes a little in-between chaff to get to the real goods of the album.
@chrismeadows42165 ай бұрын
@@MikeyJBlakeJR, the best A7X songs really are the deep cuts. Not everyone hears how much goes into the songs which couldn't be singles, but City of Evil in particular is nonstop creativity outside of formats.
@pranavnnair55 ай бұрын
Do a Trivium ranking video. They are one of the few bands where each of their albums are so distinct in their style and production.
@KIKROX865 ай бұрын
Yes my favorite metal band by far!
@dcmastermindfirst94185 ай бұрын
Trivium are emo garbage
@henrywalton59675 ай бұрын
Vengeance Falls is the best Trivium album, there I said it...
@spfadden0827115 ай бұрын
Yeah definitely! The crusade would be near the bottom with ascendancy at the top. Everything A & B
@amb1u55 ай бұрын
Ascendency number 1, and shogan coming second I think
@BradleyHallGuitar5 ай бұрын
Are YOU a fan of A7X? What's your favorite album of theirs??
@danlucas2135 ай бұрын
Self Titled. Every song on that album is great.
@EvilSewnit5 ай бұрын
City of evil or the stage, waking is also goated
@theaustinmackenzie5 ай бұрын
hail to the king 🥹
@MegaMicah125 ай бұрын
...Life is but a dream 😐
@dat88355 ай бұрын
City of Evil is my favorite album from any band
@ghostchants5 ай бұрын
Amazingly you ended up with a ranking that I feel like I can agree with. There's always a "noo noo noo you're missing the point" reaction to these, but for this one... nope, that's accurate. Great band.
@mrcookie92595 ай бұрын
Sounding the seventh trumpet is a great album
@BradleyHallGuitar5 ай бұрын
It's fine I guess but it's so awful compared to every other album lol
@mrcookie92595 ай бұрын
@BradleyHallGuitar Yeah I get that, I quite enjoy the rawness of it. It's like Avenged Sevenfolds St. Anger if St. Anger was good
@1893unknownuser5 ай бұрын
Not the kind of Metal that I use to listen... but they have two interesting albums : 'City of Evil' and 'Nightmare'... but I don't feel the same about the other ones...
@textoffender34105 ай бұрын
Highlight of the album is art of subconscious illusion imo
@dark_disciple5 ай бұрын
yea prob my second or third favorite
@hitoka31805 ай бұрын
Save Me is one of my favorite songs of all time ! A Little Piece Of Heave is outstanding too
@dnmoscato924 ай бұрын
They played save me live in Lincoln last weekend. It was awesome!
@hitoka31804 ай бұрын
@@dnmoscato92 yeah bro I was I was there... Lucky you ! I hope one day I could see it live, but they don't do that much Europe tours and I'm broke :(
@ST0NE_2065 ай бұрын
based A7X 🤝🏻
@BradleyHallGuitar5 ай бұрын
🦇🦇🦇
@mambatoddy5 ай бұрын
avenged sevenfold was my childhood haha the rev is still a hero of mine, rest in peace
@veenoir19915 ай бұрын
Waking the Fallen has a special place in my heart and nostalgia. Of course the good old days of middle school and blah blah but the person who showed me A7X and took me to my first warped tour where we saw them was a dear and close friend who self checked out. Life is but a bean...i dont know what to say about that album but i fkng love it lol.
@chrismeadows42165 ай бұрын
Just don't forget them, or cry while they're away.
@JakeRoss8275 ай бұрын
Your editing is absolutely top notch 👌🏻
@boxxedsoulsby4 ай бұрын
Hey Bradley! I don’t know if you’ll see this, but I actually wrote the Wikipedia page for Fiction. I think it’s pretty cool that something I made ended up in one of your videos.
@poketmaa145 ай бұрын
i’ve been waiting for this video for so long! Great choices
@adlk81545 ай бұрын
thats a pretty good ranking, only thing i would change is probably libad at s tier
@chrismeadows42165 ай бұрын
Nightmare, LIbaD... , City of Evil, and Waking the Fallen are certified S+ brilliance!!! 🙌🏼💀🦇💙
@Naitik_Behera5 ай бұрын
the stage (the album) is highly underrated. it has some of syn's best guitar work
@tbow13gbr225 ай бұрын
Also some of Shadows’ best vocal work
@Hauntercry5 ай бұрын
That is my favourite album no joke
@seancorcoran63945 ай бұрын
This is the only album that didn't have a guitar riff that I wanted to learn 😒
@medzwelshy135 ай бұрын
Loved it and the full live stream too!
@zayfrady91975 ай бұрын
I don’t listen to them much anymore, but I can’t deny that they were a huge reason I started playing guitar.
@aesynthgrey77895 ай бұрын
Nightmare is honestly my favorite album just for songs like Fiction. However I feel like there was not enough attention given to Save Me or Natural Born Killers IMO
@rpmartin86505 ай бұрын
Blegh, Fiction is like the only song I can't listen to on that album. Skip.
@aesynthgrey77895 ай бұрын
@@rpmartin8650 I can understand why you wouldn't want to listen to it every time you put on the album. Not everyone wants to go from sad to sadder lol
@hellboundTX3335 ай бұрын
City of Evil was their "Appetite for destruction". Never gonna top it, ever..
@chrismeadows42165 ай бұрын
If you ask many people, Guns N' Roses had topped Appetite for Destruction with both Use Your Illusion albums. Creatively, there are grounds of it. Avenged Sevenfold, Nightmare, and Life Is but a Dream... are top contenders.
@hellboundTX3335 ай бұрын
@@chrismeadows4216 Nope, not even close.
@chrismeadows42165 ай бұрын
@@hellboundTX333, yes, very close, very practically. There are more classic songs between Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II than on Appetite for Destruction, several of which are far more played. Most GN'R fans don't care about Anything Goes, the original version of You're Crazy, and Think About You. A quarter of Appetite is filler.
@hankmoody32852 ай бұрын
@@chrismeadows4216If UYI was a single album it could've top Appetite but i dont think it does as it is
@chrismeadows42162 ай бұрын
@@hankmoody3285, Geffen had released a single album version, nearly all the hits, and Coma, Double Talkin' Jive, Perfect Crime, Bad Obsession, You Could Be Mine, Breakdown, and Locomotive are too unique and interesting of songs to be left out of it. In this case, more is more, even skipping a few, and most of the songs are still mostly exceptional songs, just in niche tastes.
@ABG7035 ай бұрын
Helloo, is there any way I can watch the blocked live of the ranking of guitar players? I was really enjoying that video and it was getting me to new styles and ways of playing the guitar, but I couldn't watch most of the live. Maybe I could get it via discord? I appreciate any help.
@MrSir25525 ай бұрын
The Stage and LIBAD are S tier for me personally, I absolutely adore those albums. The Stage was probably my most played Avenged album to date. But I also love prog and weird shit, so that probably has something to do with it lol
@chrismeadows42165 ай бұрын
The Stage really isn't that weird, listening to many arrangements of City of Evil. It's just dry and more progressive rock-oriented than progressive metal-oriented, Fermi Paradox's black metal instrumentation and ballad vocals, Sunny Disposition, and Brooks' drumming on a few other songs, aside. It sounds much less inspired than Life Is but a Dream... .
@m.taylor70255 ай бұрын
When you read the literature behind exist, it may be the greatest song ever created... It's meant to be a telling of the story of the universe from the big bang until the end of time... There's no lyrics for the first 8 or so minutes of the song because there are no people alive to speak... I remember reading about it before the album came out, hearing the song, and actually being able to see fiery meteors crashing into each other...their ability to conjure up chaotic and sinister imagery is unmatched.
@Chadillac-xq7xk5 ай бұрын
@@m.taylor7025 Look up Gorgio Bruno and then listen to Roman sky. I think you'll enjoy it. :)
@OatmealRoblox5 ай бұрын
@@m.taylor7025in my opinion, I don't think LIBAD is a good album, the stage tops LIBAD. Like Mattel because the solo is made out of synthesizer which isn't enjoyable ( for me )
@m.taylor70255 ай бұрын
@@OatmealRoblox I think it's pretty incredible that Brian plays so many instruments so fuckin well... it's definitely more diverse... I feel like they're evolving from metalcore into something entirely new. But all of the best musicians surpass genres.
@polar61425 ай бұрын
hey genuine question, on videos were you play guitar do you use an amp sim or do you mic up a real amp? this might be a stupid question i really cant tell/dont know anything about recording yet :P
@PILULE-ow9sk5 ай бұрын
Sounding the seventh trumph is one of my favorite album ever. The mix of Punk, metalcore and melodeath, all is so perfectly mixed for me it's like gluing all I love togheter.
@VileVerses5 ай бұрын
Thank you for your service.
@GooseGumlizzard5 ай бұрын
they are a legendary metal band whether people want to admit it or not
@chrismeadows42165 ай бұрын
Soon, most will. It's only a matter of time.
@eduardorobles72615 ай бұрын
A7X was the first ever metal band that got me into metal in general. It was KZbin recommending Hail To The King. I had never heard anything like it , it felt so surreal. 6 years later I don’t listen to the band often but I still love their songs
@chrismeadows42165 ай бұрын
Ironically, to the rest of us, Hail to the King sounds very much like specific other things as the rest of their albums don't. It speaks volumes of how unique they generally are.
@eduardorobles72615 ай бұрын
@@chrismeadows4216 Absolutely! I had started to listen to the rest of their albums, I believe the order when I listened to the rest was-Nightmare, Self titled, COE, WTF, The Stage. Throughout the entire way I was baffled how incredibly talented this band was, doing so many different things but with their signature styles. In that merit I think it’d be a great gateway band for open minded people
@chrismeadows42165 ай бұрын
@@eduardorobles7261, a pitfall for new listeners is often that they expect "a sound" of the band. There are vibes of every song which are identifiable of A7X, though not twin axe attacks, blast beats, or nasal vocals. They're really limited to four albums and a few other songs. It's specific creativity, passion, and ambition, really. Those are what make A7X A7X. They're the only band with their exact decisions.
@alialiev60985 ай бұрын
First time heard them when I was 11. Dad brought me my first PC (exactly this day 20 years ago, on his birthday!), a few days later bought first games and NHL -2004 was among them. It's soundtrack had "Chapter Four". I really liked that guitar harmony, it reminded me of knights, battles and all that stuff)) Dad is not here anymore, but memories are still with me)
@gilhuberman2615 ай бұрын
I actually never heard none of their albums, maybe because i'm a DT fanatic for ~20 years. i made a playlist with the albums you put in A+S tiers, in ascending order, and now i'm in the midpoint of The Stage and I like what i hear
@thedisaster87204 ай бұрын
DT? Dream Theater? Dark Tranquility? Something else???
@FantasySportsZen5 ай бұрын
Just found this band last year, some crazy awesome stuff.
@Bleepbloopblappp5 ай бұрын
Nightmare is really fun. Fuckin Save Me is such a great closer
@Kardinals85 ай бұрын
Great list! I’m glad Waking The Fallen got the respect it deserves, it’s gotta be my favorite album of all time!
@teofilciordas75945 ай бұрын
i was wondering what modern platform might be able to allow me to observe this beautiful (he's just gorgeous) rascal during his live endeavors. i'd be delighted
@Rekon-se6wv5 ай бұрын
Nightmare is my favorite album. All, if not all, of the songs are always there for me whenever I need them the most. Not to mention I love Portnoy's drum work in this album.
@654jimbob6545 ай бұрын
The self-titled is probably my favourite but there's something about the most recent record that I really vibe with too.
@Shreder1085 ай бұрын
I’ll be awaiting the day you make a full video as Beansly Balls
@ShounenN5 ай бұрын
My favourite band! Their last 5-6 albums are one of the best, most interesting, fun metal albums ever imo..
@MalMotorDedo5 ай бұрын
Life is but a Dream is dark and hilarious at the same time
@j0hny00s5 ай бұрын
My introduction to A7X was the Bat Country music video on Comcast On Demand in 2005 and I’ve been a fan ever since. Love these guys.
@mixinmasta4 ай бұрын
Dude imma go see em tomorrow in Buffalo! First stop on Leg 3 of the Libad tour and i cant waaaiiiittt
@jclevey38065 ай бұрын
They explained why they chose to use stage names in one of the Trax podcast episodes. They knew stage names would piss everyone off. Syn was originally going to spell Gates as Gaytes but then changed his mind cause he didn't find it nearly as funny when he saw it written out on paper. Ngl Synyster Gates is the coolest stage name of all time.
@1mawil15 ай бұрын
This was really entertaining to watch! Can you make a similar video for Trivium or Parkwaydrive? 😬😬
@aidanschreck53905 ай бұрын
Trivium^!!!
@AlexKr.5 ай бұрын
parkway drive^!!!
@michaeltriola39786 күн бұрын
The Afterlife solo is the thing that made me pick up a guitar. I was blown away that a human can do that. Hail to the King holds a special place in my heart, it released when I was in the hospital for 29 days, helped me get through it
@textoffender34105 ай бұрын
LIBAD is more of an "avant garde" album than a prog album, but yeah thats basically just a word for extra prog in when it comes to metal
@hardnewstakenharderАй бұрын
In 2001 I told myself that if A7X made five straight classic albums, I would get a deathbat tattoo. In 2006, I almost started early, but then 2007 happened...
@Jagarm875 ай бұрын
Weird. Within the last week I've been thinking how cool it would be if you made a video like this like... and here it is. 😮
@FrenchgineerGaming5 ай бұрын
I am so happy for listening to these guys for 9 years
@yansan69195 ай бұрын
Love this concept man! Please do an Iron Maiden dive and tier list 🤘🏻
@pedream15155 ай бұрын
"so you don't have to" bro I already did
@Mercman10105 ай бұрын
Diamonds in the rough has "Tension" on it and its always a flip between that song and ALPOH as my favorite a7x song
@RoseRamblesYT5 ай бұрын
When I was a teenager Avenged Sevenfold was my favorite band, hands down. I took a long break from metal, only recently getting back into it, but before that I had only listened to the first four albums (the only ones out at the time anyway). My favorite albums were definitely Waking the Fallen (2003) and Avenged Sevenfold (2007). I haven't listened to anything past their 2007 album yet.
@nippe9235 ай бұрын
Can you watch this whole stream somewhere??
@wallofdeath195 ай бұрын
I would want to see Bradley in a7x clothing, would make my day.
@BradleyHallGuitar5 ай бұрын
Sounds cursed as fuck
@wallywest23605 ай бұрын
I like your rankings, mostly agree. For me Nightmare is top. I just love everything about it. The Stage and Life is But a Dream took me a while to appreciate. I do think they're very good and I appreciate how the band has evolved. You missed their video game soundtrack album, Black Reign. Has a couple otherwise unreleased songs with a few songs made for Call of Duty. Was pretty good.
@theyeetmeister40195 ай бұрын
They get so much hate for their eyeliner days, they have some great stuff and the stage is a masterpiece imo
@chancewhitlock13275 ай бұрын
Going to see them next week. Very awesome band..love the new album
@FantasySportsZen5 ай бұрын
Critical Acclaim is my favorite.
@Rezzy345 ай бұрын
I like how he left Johnny out of the thumbnail lol
@user-tk9gb5zd9o5 ай бұрын
Poor Johnny everyone picking on him 😩 We all hail Johnny Christ 🦇💀🦇
@edwinmonge91555 ай бұрын
Probably their best album is the white one, but I just love how sincere nightmare as an album is, it feels like every member of the band put their hearts in every song to make a proper farewell to the rev. Is my favourite by far.
@spankywzl5 ай бұрын
I am familiar with some of A7's songs and wanted to explore their catalog further, so Bradley has provided what seems to be the best albums to visit. As a casual fan I was taken in with The Rev's insanely crispy drum fills in Bat Country, and now I may venture further than Welcome to The Family and Almost Easy. Honestly, A7 losing Jimmy Sullivan was a tragedy on par with The Who losing Keith Moon. I'm glad both bands soldiered on and gave us great music, even in the absence of their legendary drummers, but I digress... Anyway, thanks Brad!! Cheers! \m/ * * \m/
@LyendithАй бұрын
I expected you to shoot LIBAD straight to SS tier considering how much you praised it when it came out. X) I agree with you on CoE though, it’s a great album, but one I have a hard time listening to in one sitting. It’s like "dude, slow down, I need a break." A problem I don’t have with The Stage, even though it’s even longer, since they found a better balance of soft and hard. And yes, The Stage is my favorite one (though not necessarily the one I’d recommend to start).
@thejammydodger18395 ай бұрын
I love the new style dude, I think you're opinion is pretty solid
@hardnewstakenharderАй бұрын
Critical support for the Call of Duty songs (Not Ready to Die, Carry On, etc..)
@Halfelino5 ай бұрын
Great video mate How about "I Listened To Every DEATH Album And Everyone Should Too"?
@one_with_kevrything98255 ай бұрын
Thank you for your sacrifice, sir. 🫡
@thehunter74225 ай бұрын
Lol i saw a comment from someone under the Nightmare video i believe a couple months back where he says Matt always looks like he's holding a Watermelon while singing in the videos lol 😆 i died how many times you showed it 💀 glad you saw and took the meme to its full Melonlicious potential .
@jonahkohl67915 ай бұрын
This is definitely the best ranking of albums I’ve seen yet. Libad definitely needs more time to settle with fans but it’ll be S tier in the future.
@daoyang2235 ай бұрын
Can you do one for Trivium, Killswitch Engage, and other metalcore bands? Id love to hear you do this for other genres of metal too haha
@olivierpeartnoy5 ай бұрын
For me it's S: City of Evil A: Waking the Fallen, Self-titled B: Nightmare, The Stage, LIBAD C: Hail to the King, Diamonds in the Rough D: Sounding the Seventh Trumpet
@rpmartin86505 ай бұрын
Yes, as good as their other albums are. City of Evil is by far their masterpiece.
@FinnMckentyPRMBA5 ай бұрын
10/10 band, 10/10 video!
@raylinjimenez48965 ай бұрын
And what if I want to listen to every A7X album?
@bradleystroup14575 ай бұрын
I recently did the samething after seeing a reel of the Nobody solo. As much shit as they get, they really are a solid band with a great catalog. My prior experience with them was wanting to hate them in high school for Bat County so i never really gave them a shot until now (i have heard the handfull of singles vaguely, and Syn's gypsy jazz clips)
@kevinmiller89855 ай бұрын
It’s Bradley F***ing Hall 🤘🏽
@angelotrinidad68885 ай бұрын
The Stage years later is still underrated, I do actually think it’s their most consistent & mature album to date, maybe it isn’t something you’d listen to daily as much as their other albums, but every member is tight, there wasn’t a bad song, kind of like Nightmare, & I only got into the album last year & regret why it took that long lol
@Aspirador_de_Almeida5 ай бұрын
Where do he stream?
@yungvofficial5 ай бұрын
Brad is a chad for doing this. Self titled and City of Evil are masterpieces.
@textoffender34105 ай бұрын
Diamonds in the rough isn't really 2008, its live in the LBC and diamonds in the rough that came out in 2008. The actual album called diamonds in the rough came out later, after the rev died, and includes drumming from Arin Ilajay, the Rev, and Portnoy.
@illiazoАй бұрын
whats your twitch man?
@bradzillarocks5 ай бұрын
They're one of those bands I've never cared for at all, but every now and then will give them a listen to see if my opinion changes. So far it never has.
@qwertyforwen23422 ай бұрын
Sounding the 7th trumpet is a super underrated album
@yeahnahmate16115 ай бұрын
Brooks wackerman's brother Chad played in Frank Zappa's band in the late 70s and played on S tier albums IOU and Metal Fatigue by Allan Holdsworth
@the_best_lord5 ай бұрын
Bradley’s totally done his hair whilst looking at a picture of Marty Friedman out of the corner of his eye 🤣
@spooktoken4 ай бұрын
That intro was top tier
@uriahmiller25015 ай бұрын
Good call..Waking the fallen has always been my fave a7x album.
@calmdownbeavis70395 ай бұрын
Same, COE very VERY close second
@Upsetkiller4563 ай бұрын
The Stage will be looked back on as one of the best metal albums of the last 25 years. That album is genius.
@lucyfuir63865 ай бұрын
You didn't have to do that for me I wasn't even going to do it for myself.