Every AVENGED SEVENFOLD Album Ranked Worst to Best

[@artvjon]

Whoa, hold the phone! Two things: 1. Dear God isn't a cover. Damn, I've been misled for a decade now. I was told it was a cover of the Sarah McLachlan song of the same name for years, and never double checked that. Sorry. 2. STOP SAYING I FORGOT DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH IT'S NOT AN ALBUM IT'S A FUCKING COMPILATION OF B-SIDES AND STUFF NOT A STUDIO ALBUM

[@iliketrains3495]

I laughed at the second bit

[@TheHeavyMetalGamer91]

I was gonna say I don't think Dear God was a cover...

[@Darkhalo314]

Diamonds In The Rough is a studio album though...

[@artvjon]

It’s not. It’s a compilation. Read it and weep en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_in_the_LBC_&_Diamonds_in_the_Rough?wprov=sfti1

[@zackwalker1789]

I was so confused. I thought I was the one who was duped for a min there. I thought I was about to find out that Dear God is a cover and was like ?? But it's not. Glad you corrected yourself

[@paradigmshiftz7]

My list (2021 edit, now that I've heard all the albums): 1: City Of Evil 2: Waking The Fallen 3: The Stage =4: Nightmare =4: Avenged Sevenfold =6: Hail To The King =6: Sounding The Seventh Trumpet

[@jrk10]

CR7TheGunner mine would be 1: The stage 2: Avenged sevenfold 3: Nightmare 4: City of evil 5: Hail to the King 6: waking the fallen 7: sound the 7th trumpet

[@therealsuomi1153]

@@jrk10 I love The Stage

[@fauxie3090]

Dude same!! Like exactly the same

[@jesusa.g.1987]

The Stage is the best.

[@willlasar9193]

My list is pretty much the same

[@xxsimsmovirgirlxxarchives]

I wasn't surprised that Sounding the Seventh Trumpet and Hail to the King were at the bottom spots and Nightmare and City of Evil were at the top spots, but I was a bit surprised to find the self-titled album pretty low on here, since I often considered it one of their best and I even put it as my favorite album of 2007 when I did lists of my favorite albums of each year since 1963 (Which is the oldest era of music that I'm into) Also, I don't find This Means War that bad, sure it's not really as good as I remember it but I still think it's a decent headbanger. And I do agree with you about M. Shadows' screaming on Waking the Fallen being a little too much at times.

[@godnotavailable2094]

I like This Means War, but they completely ripped off Metallica and fans always seem to deny it. It's good because it ripped off another good song.

[@xxsimsmovirgirlxxarchives]

@@godnotavailable2094 Yeah, I'm aware that it sounds a lot like Metallica's Sad But True.

[@SolidSnakeHz]

Shadows screams are never too much, haha

[@xxsimsmovirgirlxxarchives]

@@SolidSnakeHz But, I prefer his clearer and more polished singing voice.

[@jyggalag9838]

@@godnotavailable2094 But didn't they say it was a tribute album, like Metallica gave permission or something

[@artvjon]

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[@heatherbason4847]

I'm only a recent fan, I mean, I started listening to them about a week ago because of my dad and my sister. Avenged Sevenfold isn't really a band I thought I would get into but I did say that about Green Day and I'm a MASSIVE fan😂

[@jackpeterman2762]

Very respectable list! I think mine would be somewhere on the lines of: 1. City of Evil 2. Nightmare 3. Avenged Sevenfold 4. The Stage 5. Waking the Fallen 6. Hail to the King 7. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet I love them all, just some more than others.

[@BlackIce0240]

Jack Peterman Finally I’ve found someone with the same ranking as mine

[@muckymuck_plays2817]

Jack Peterman "Everyone is equal, but some are more equal than others" -Animal Farm

[@JackDiamond_FBOW]

Nailed it right on man! Exactly my ranking besides the swap of the stage and waking the fallen

[@michaelpurnell5203]

Nice list. Mine would be: 1. City of Evil 2. Waking the Fallen 3. Nightmare 4. The Stage 5. Self titled 6. Hail to the King 7. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet I feel like my top four is interchangeable, but that’s what I would say for now

[@thekillerclown8497]

I like this list more

[@zackmann6614]

This is how my list would go too 🤘

[@thekillerclown8497]

@@zackmann6614 actually one small change. I like stst so hail to the king at the bottom

[@rjbraatz9998]

This is exactly mine

[@Rudyfrompudy]

Dude, spot on !

[@Schock_TV]

5. They're 4. All 3. Equaly 2. Good 1. Nightmare

[@gmaccc2420]

Lol

[@jimpickens9681]

i prefer self titled

[@shrishikesh2292]

@@jimpickens9681 me too

[@qwertybymushroomhead2360]

It's a tossup between Nightmare City Of Evil and Avenged Sevenfold

[@tvnorminstudio3080]

CITY OF EVIL

[@chucknorris477]

Nightmare changed my life, that record is perfect

[@haydenhuffman7976]

I agree! It was the very first CD I ever bought for myself I think!

[@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14]

Not quite, the Rev is missing :(

[@therevx5225]

Fiction is such an emotional song. You can hear the pain in his voice and what he’s been through, and how dark his life has been.

[@chrislair6832]

@@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14 Truth

[@DuffyLONER64]

@@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14 Not to diss on The Rev, but I think Brooks Wackerman is a much better fit for A7X

[@enzovergnesousaaraujo7867]

I listen to City of Evil everyday going to college

[@shrimpe2876]

Coming home is my favorite avenged song, their free bird

[@nonemorenone2901]

1.) Nightmare 2.) Self Titled 3.) The Stage 4.) City of Evil (this and the stage are really tied) 5.) Waking the Fallen 6.) Diamonds in the Rough - I consider it an album! :) 7.) Hail to the King 8.) Sounding the Seventh Trumpet (Although, I do like it more now then I did at first)

[@Benjawin6671]

"This means war is one of the worst song of Avenged" Sad but True

[@Blight_6]

Ok that was awesome

[@adiv2181]

This comment is so perfect

[@lihzzahrdspeed6631]

I disagree heavily

[@0A7XfanfoREVer0]

@@lihzzahrdspeed6631 you know its sad but true

[@lihzzahrdspeed6631]

@@0A7XfanfoREVer0 I guess but damn is it still really good

[@jeffd7902]

personally, i think the stage is their best album musically, but i think overall that nightmare is their best

[@jarredcurry1466]

Nightmare is a stellar album, one of my all time favorites for sure

[@Trollgaming1987]

Save me is the best song by them 11 minutes of greatness

[@OrchardFox]

Was a huuuge fan a few years ago, and the stage album turned me on to them again. I love prog, and the stage is a great prog/heavy metal album!

[@Trollgaming1987]

@@OrchardFox whats your favorite song from the stage? I love simulation

[@OrchardFox]

@@Trollgaming1987 fermi paradox, the stage, creating god, exist, roman sky, paradigm, sunny disposition!! .... So many.. But maybe fermi paradox? :o i like the black metal influences mixed with classic melodic A7X

[@campbellbratton8183]

7. Sounding the 7th Place 6. Hail to the King 5. The Stage 4. Waking the Fallen 3. City of Evil 2. Nightmare 1. Avenged Sevenfold

[@viniciusferreira654]

Sounding tha 7th place LMAO HAHSUSHSUAHSSHUS

[@sagikurland1146]

What about diamond in the rough

[@imunderarrestfortaxinvasio35]

@@sagikurland1146 it's not a studio album it's just b sides from the white album

[@qwertybymushroomhead2360]

I so agree

[@JohnnyInJapan]

Ewww

[@ArtemyMusha]

Something else for prog folks - the special edition of The Stage has a cover of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here, and it's pretty solid!

[@benwasson7]

Here's my list 7. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet 6. The Stage 5. Hail to the King 4. Waking the Fallen 3. City of Evil 2. Self-titled 1. Nightmare

[@jamesthekid6609]

My list exactly!!!

[@stevegruver144]

No way the stage is worse than hail to the king

[@randommetalhead7]

@@stevegruver144 I like HTTK more than The Stage. But objectively, The Stage is a better album. It's all about people's taste, really.

[@johnsimmonds2540]

I am with you!

[@Coconuthut1]

The stage at 6 is criminal

[@DeathMachineJoe]

We all knew City of Evil would be number 1. Here's my list: 7. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet (While I do think it's okay, it definitely doesn't hold up well) 6. Hail to the King (While meant to be a tribute to the artists they were influenced by, I still wish it had more energy in the drum work. Acid Rain is such an underrated song from A7X) 5. Avenged Sevenfold (I used to like a lot more a few years ago, but some of the songs are kinda cheesy. It still annoys me that they didn't have A Little Piece of Heaven as the closing track. Brompton Cocktail is also a pretty underrated track as well. ) 4. The Stage (Brooks Wackerman was definitely the right choice for their next drummer. Love the progressive tendencies of the album and Exist is amazing. My only complaint is that M. Shadows vocals can sound a bit monotone at times. ) 3. Nightmare (Probably their most mature album after the death of The Rev. I love tracks like Welcome to the Family, Natural Born Killer, God Hates Us and of course Save Me which basically takes elements from all their previous albums at the time and puts them together to make an 11 min long masterpiece. I do think So Far Away is a tad bit overrated at times. Still a good track, but what makes me cry is Fiction which I'm surprised you didn't even mention that one at all. Hearing The Rev sing during the chorus gets me emotional every time.) 2. Waking the Fallen (Even if the production is a bit dated, I love the rawness of the album. Reminissions is one of my favorite A7X tracks ever and the solo in Eternal Rest is amazing.) 1. City of Evil (I could go on and on about this album all day, but I'll leave it at this. If you're looking to get into A7X, get this album right now!)

[@lagia4774]

Kinda late lol but HTTK didnt had more energy in the drum work because they wanted it to sound like how it is. But on Not Ready To Die and Carry On you can definetly hear that Arin was a good drummer, he also played the older songs solid. In the end it was just not a good time for Arin to join the band, i wish they kept him a bit longer and bring at least one more Album with him. But Brooks Wackermann is a great guy too and im hyped when they bring a new Album.

[@thedisaster8720]

it's just personal opinion,, but id put waking the fallen over city of evil and thatd be my list

[@joandrumz3176]

7. Hail to the king 6. Nightmare 5. Sounding the seventh trumpet 4. Avenged Sevenfold 3. The Stage 2. Waking the fallen 1. City of Evil But generally everyone of this could be no.1, besides Hail to the king

[@CTheRevillusionS]

Wow, this is the exact ranking I give them. Spot on

[@TheGanem10]

Great video!! 1 Waking the Fallen 2 City of Evil 3 The Stage 4 Avenged Sevenfold 5 Nightmare (If Diamonds in the Rough was a studio album it would go here) 6 Sounding the Seventh Trumpet 7 Hail to the King

[@Demyx4100]

My Ranking: 1. Waking The Fallen 2. City of Evil 3. Nightmare 4. The Stage 5. Diamonds In The Rough 6. Self Titled 7. Hail To The King 8. Sounding The Seventh Trumpet

[@patb8617]

Demyx4100 yess I was looking for this exact ranking I agree with this one 100%

[@AndrewSharp94]

Nice list. We got about the same list, except with some variations I have within the top 4. I do like all of the Avenged Sevenfold albums but here is my list: 7. Sounding The Seventh Trumpet 6. Hail To The King 5. Self titled 4. Nightmare 3. Waking The Fallen 2. City Of Evil 1. The Stage

[@rocksASMR]

My list: 7. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet (The album's name is pretty badass tho) 6. Hail to the King 5. Self-titled 4. Nightmare 3. Waking the Fallen 2. City of Evil 1. The Stage

[@kellang8676]

SPOT ON

[@rerenzfernandez]

Switch Nightmare and Self Titled and we have the same list

[@user-xu6wd5cl4s]

Switch the stage with self titled

[@juangarrido1631]

"1. The Stage" WTF BRO?!

[@TriadTR]

Hell yeah The Stage is a killer album.

[@gamingvampire1604]

My list: 1. City of Evil 2. Waking the Fallen 3. Nightmare 4. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet 5 The Stage 6. Self-Titled 7. Hail to the King Nightmare is a pretty hard album to listen because of how much it reflects on The Rev after he passed especially Fiction. I love that song but knowing it has The Rev’s final vocal performance, I feel like crying sometimes but it was awesome seeing the band perform the song live.

[@gamingvampire1604]

Avenged Eightfold I don’t hate any A7X album. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet is not that bad of an album. It has great tracks such as Lips of Deceit (my favorite off the album), The Art of Subconscious Illusion, An Epic Time Wasted, Streets, and many more.

[@gamingvampire1604]

@Gh0st Flow great song on that album! My favorite has to be Lips of Deceit.

[@leviathandiabolo6296]

I've only ever checked out Hail To The King and The Stage from these guys...judging from the comments, Nightmare and City of Evil sound like something I should check out

[@kurtispittman6869]

If you havent alreafy, ur missing out. Nightmare was my starting album, and my favs from that are... Well... all... except for Welcome to the Family and So Far Away. If you like brutal beats, listen to God Hates Us (Fucking kick ass, has a Critical Acclaim vibe to it). If you like slower songs with good vocals, check out Tonight the World Dies and Fiction. If you want a mix, find my fav, Buried Alive. And if you like overall badass, go to the title-track, Nightmare. City of Evil is good too, just takes some time to get used to.

[@IndiscretionConfession]

My A7X list 1. Avenged Sevenfold 2. Nightmare 3. The Stage 4. Waking the Fallen 5. City of Evil 6. Live in the LBC & Diamond in the Rough 7. Hail to the King 8. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet

[@endless_limes]

Great list! I love A7X, I'd list them like this: 7. Sounding the seventh trumpet 6. Hail to the King 5. City of Evil 4. The Stage 3. Nightmare 2. Self-Titled 1. Waking the Fallen

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

You know, Beast and the Harlot was a song that I heard in video car game once (probably Burnout Revenge) and I thought it sounded badass when ramming and racing other cars. Video car game soundtracks seemed to create my taste in music when I got older.

[@artvjon]

Yep, I love it. Burnout Revenge is one of my all time favorite games

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

@@artvjon Wow! I used to play the heck out of that game when I was younger. I would still be playing it now if my Playstation didn't break. Burnout's soundtracks always got you pumped for crashing and racing.

[@hoevid-1934]

Bat country was in Madden 06 I think

[@godnotavailable2094]

I used to play Need For Speed at my grandparents' house all the time. Funny how much I love Paradise City by GNR, Butterflies & Hurricanes by Muse and We'll Be Coming Back by Calvin Harris now.

[@ex_zack_attack4395]

I found A7x, my now favorite band, because of the credit scene in BO2. Carry On Was my favorite song for almost 3 years straight, until I started getting good enough to play A7x, and grew an even greater appreciation for their other music.

[@alexnowak4921]

I was pretty thrilled to see City of Evil/Nightmare take the top spots-I go back-and-forth frequently on which one I prefer.

[@xxsimsmovirgirlxxarchives]

After thinking about it for a couple of days, I think the way I rank my favorite A7X albums would probably be: #7 Sounding the Seventh Trumpet #6 Hail to the King #5 Waking the Fallen #4 The Stage #3 Nightmare #2 Avenged Sevenfold #1 City of Evil

[@aaronpeterson9631]

Good list! I have a hard time putting these in order because I'm a pretty new A7X fan but I love self-titled, Nightmare and City of Evil

[@yearnpill]

I know I'll get a lot of hate for this, but I think The Stage would be on the top of my list. Sure, self-titled or City of Evil are the best A7X albums by A7X, but The Stage is the best MUSIC album by A7X. The drums are well-rounded and overall godly, the almost progressive sound A7X flaunt on this album is amazing, the amazing guitar work on this album is incredible, I just can't praise it enough. It's a very physical album, it's a visceral experience. Whenever I listen to just one song from the start of the album, I find myself listening to the whole thing. One of my favourite albums I like to come back to to this day.

[@mfgoat4367]

I agree with you 100% The stage is probably my 2nd favorite album next to lateralus by tool

[@camturp2197]

Completely agreed

[@moko9hoko]

#7 - Hail to The King #6 - Waking The Fallen #5 - STST #4 - Self Titled #3 - The Stage #2 - Nightmare #1 - City of Evil

[@BarefootPythonMedia]

Thanks for dropping this... I’ve just recently been getting into these guys. So far I’m really loving their self-titled album, and I also enjoy Hail to the King. I don’t think it deserves the hate it gets.

[@corbinm5237]

The College Collector it gets hate mainly because it’s viewed as a rip off album. It’s not really because the songs themselves are horrible.

[@hellonurd8957]

Nice video as always Jon! 7.) Hail To The King 6.) Sounding The Seventh Trumpet 5.) The Stage 4.) Nightmare 3.) Waking The Fallen 2.) City Of Evil 1.) Avenged Sevenfold (2007)

[@spthedestroyer]

I was a bit shocked when they made a Progressive Metal album but I absolutely loved it! The stage blew me away. But Waking the Fallen through Nightmare will always be number one for me. RIP The REV

[@anenemystanduser3539]

Nice list! Here is mine: 7. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet 6. Hail to the King 5. Avenged Sevenfold 4. The Stage 2. City of Evil 2. Nightmare 1. Waking the Fallen

[@devinvenne]

My list is: 1. Nightmare 2. Waking The Fallen 3. Self Titled 4. The Stage 5. Hail to the King 6. City of Evil 7. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet

[@WinterReflections]

City of Evil in second to last place? Sorry man, but you are just wrong. Lol

[@JH-dp9zk]

Kid_Amnesiac agreed

[@randomhalf-mapplesiruphalf1666]

Blue Loneliness What the heck, Hail to the King better than City of Evil? WTF is that

[@johnwisnu6490]

The stage is 1th and city of evil 2th

[@tylerbailey9329]

Thanks John! I'm new to Avenged and this helps a lot!

[@CityxEscapistYT]

My A7X list: 8. Hail to the King 7. Diamonds in the Rough 6. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet 5. Black Reign - EP 4. Nightmare 3. The Stage 2. Avenged Sevenfold (Self-Titled) 1. Tied in between City of Evil and Waking the Fallen. This list was kinda hard to make since I love this band to death (no pun intended). I included the B-Side album Diamonds in the Rough, and the Black Reign EP, because they are all studio recordings too, and I feel that they deserve their spots. Thanks for both A7X videos by the way.

[@hoevid-1934]

My list: 9. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet 8. Hail to the King 7. Black Reign 6. The Stage 5. Nightmare 4. Waking the Fallen 3. Diamonds in the Rough 2. Avenged Sevenfold 1. City of Evil

[@hoevid-1934]

I didn't care for their albums without the Rev as much. They went too mainstream and lost what made me originally love them. I also put black reign so low because the songs were too spread in recording dates. Each one sounds so different. Love not ready to die tho

[@shyb7847]

Yes, Diamonds in the rough gets slept on. There are some 🔥🔥🔥songs on it

[@dannyliebs702]

My list: 7: Sounding The Seventh Trumpet 6: Hail To The King 5: The Stage 4: Waking The Fallen 3: Nightmare 2: City Of Evil 1: Self Titled (Mostly Thanks To Almost Easy, Critical Acclaim, Afterlife, And Gunslinger)

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

Saw on Twitter that you got hit with copyright claims following this upload. That sucks. Anyways, great video and analysis on the albums.

[@artvjon]

Yep, that's why you'll hear LIVE versions of songs instead of studio in the transitions. Total bummer. Thanks though!

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

@@artvjon You're welcome. Hope you get your fix.

[@iliketrains3495]

I heard about two or three live songs but can't they get copyrighted too?

[@delix787]

Omg. I was just rewatching your review last night and the comments wanted this video from 2 years ago. AND LOOK AT THIS!!!!

[@ketkruveixasofficial]

Been looking forward to this since your top ten earlier this month, a little surprised at how many of my choices match with you. 7 - Sounding The Seventh Trumpet 6 - Hail To The King Diamonds In The Rough would go here (only counting original material though, no covers or alternate versions of songs) 5 - City Of Evil 4 - Waking The Fallen 3 - The Stage 2 - Avenged Sevenfold 1 - Nightmare

[@NunoLuna]

My list as an A7X fan since 2002. 7. Sounding The Seven Trumpet 6. The Stage 5. Hail To The King 4. Nightmare 3. Self Titled 2. Waking The Fallen 1. City of Evil

[@ohinmusic]

I’ve been looking forward to this video since your top 10 a7x songs vid

[@ncrtrooper6619]

My personal favorite 7. Sounding Of The Seventh Trumpet 6. Waking The Fallen (Unholy Confessions is a top 5 song though) 5. The Stage 4. Hail To The King 3. City Of Evil 2. Avenged Sevenfold 1. Nightmare

[@WinterReflections]

Good list. I saw someone on here put City of Evil at number 6, BEHIND Hail to the King. Hahaha

[@Nemazasrac]

Mostly I agree with your list, but I surprisingly loved Hail to the king so much in spite of the hate it gets. It’s undenyable though that City of Evil is their best album to date.

[@jordynsorensen394]

Finally!! I love Hail To The King

[@alexmdrkblu]

Good to see my second favorite band getting some love. Thanks Jon. Sorry for this being so long, but As for my ranking, from worst to best, I would say the worst is Hail to the King, which is, in my opinion, unoriginal, bland and lifeless. I'll almost never listen to songs like Planets and Requiem. The only songs I really like here are Crimson Day, Acid Rain, and the incredible Coming Home. Then, Self-titled. It's not bad at all, some of the songs like Gunslinger and the awful Scream don't appeal to me at all. However, I absolutely love songs like Dear God and Afterlife. Next, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, which I really liked. My favorite track, and my 5th favorite song is Shattered by Broken Dreams, which is, in my opinion, towering and incredible. Next, The Stage. It was a great comeback from HTTK, giving us awesome songs like the title track, Paradigm, the epic Exist, and it gets downright scary with Simulation, (look up the song's meaning) and one that means a lot to me personally, Higher. Then, City of Evil, which nailed an epic sound, and gave us awesome moments, like the final chorus to Beast and the Harlot, and the entirety of MIA. In second, Waking the Fallen. I'm head over heels for I Won't see you tonight, which is a great homage to Pantera's legendary Suicide Note, Clairvoyant Disease, the chilling Chapter Four, and the awesome breakdown on And All Things Will End. On top, my second favorite album of all, Nightmare. I cannot put into words how much I love this album. It means so much to me, and Save Me almost brings me to tears sometimes.

[@michaelpurnell5203]

Fuck yeah I’ve been waiting for a QOTSA ranking

[@JonDials]

I actually really love the self titled, I love how they tried so many different styles and it’s a total fucking mess and I love it for that. And “Lost” is actually in my top ten favorite a7x songs ;)

[@johnwisnu6490]

My list : 1. The Stage 2. City of Evil 3. Nightmare 4. Waking the Fallen 5. Sounding the Seventh Troumpet 6. Hail to The King 7. Self Titled The Stage, City of Evil, and Nightmare are the best album for me, Love Progressive Metal/Rock music😎

[@vincentthiffault5979]

1. Avenged Sevenfold 2. Nightmare 3. Hail To The King 4. City Of Evil 5. Waking The Fallen 6. The Stage 7. Sounding The Seventh Trumpet

[@fluffycactus13]

Finally someone else likes Hail to the King

[@TourDriverSean]

I can respect your ranking. A few I would change up, but over all about right

[@SkywalkerDohmen]

1. Waking the Fallen 2. Avenged Sevenfold 3. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet 4. The Stage 5. City of Evil 6. Nightmare 7. Hail to the King

[@daniellugo6461]

Great list, great video. Man, it's hard, because I have songs I cannot stop listening to from almost each album. As I write I am listening to "Coming Home" on a loop. I put Waking the Fallen on top because it cuts me right to the core, even beyond my musical sensibilities. It is anger, and shredding, and screaming, And musicianship, and... Second Heartbeat. 7. Seventh Trumpet. 6. The Stage. 5. Avenged Sevenfold. 4. Hail to the King. 3. City of Evil. 2. Nightmare. 1. Waking the Fallen.

[@brendanpeahl7055]

1. City of Evil 2. Nightmare 3. Waking the Fallen 4. Avenged Sevenfold 5. The Stage 6. Hail to the King 7. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet And this is before I saw the video so that I made sure I won’t alter my opinion afterwards 😅 Edit: wow the only difference is that Jon put the stage above waking the fallen

[@shyb7847]

This is exactly what my list is

[@22mingus]

The album that got me into them, their self titled is #1 for me. Immediately followed by City of Evil. 3rd is Nightmare. 4th is The Stage. 5th is Waking the Fallen. 6th is Hail to the King. 7th is Sounding the Seventh Trumpet.

[@nathankaye9416]

7. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet 6. Hail to the King 5. Waking the Fallen 4. The Stage 3. Self Titled 2. Nightmare 1. City of Evil

[@MrMetalhead171]

Pretty dope man haha for me though it goes as follows 1:The Stage 2: Nightmare 3: City of Evil 4: self-titled 5:Waking The Fallen 6:Sounding The Seventh Trumpet 7: Hail to the King

[@ThatMusicKidFrench]

7. Sounding The 7th Trumpet (still love it) 6. The Stage (love the title track and Exist is pretty good) 5. Hail To The King 4. Nightmare 3. Waking The Fallen 2. Avenged Sevenfold 1. City Of Evil (Bat Country, Beast And The Harlot, and Trashed And Scattered, enough said)

[@crowsonroosa]

I’d say 7. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet 6. Hail to the King 5. The Stage 4. City of Evil 3. White Album 2. Nightmare 1. Waking the Fallen

[@teeple1877]

Way stoked you picked City of Evil as #1.. one of my favorite metal albums ever.. such amazing song writing. Very high energy.. and the Rev is allowed to go off the entire time

[@Jorge.Painkiller]

1. Waking The Fallen 2. The Stage 3. Nightmare 4. City Of Evil 5. Avenged Sevenfold 6. Sounding The Seventh Trumpet 7. Hail To The King

[@luisarenas1984]

Que buen Setlist Brother, Saludos hermano del metal ;)

[@Jorge.Painkiller]

@@luisarenas1984 Muchas gracias!

[@luisarenas1984]

@@Jorge.Painkiller De nada brother, que genial conocer a alguien que parecido a mi puede combinar a una banda clasica como Judas Priest con una mas actual como Avenged sin que haya problema combinando generaciones, que bien por ti ;) Saludos.

[@xxsimsmovirgirlxxarchives]

I also like to mention that my ex-girlfriend and I actually used So Far Away for a tribute video that we did for one of our favorite KZbinrs, Angry Grandpa after he passed away last year, cause he himself said A7X was one of his favorite bands and since the song itself was dedicated to The Rev, I thought it would be perfect.

[@Ukfairgrounds]

Where did angry grandpa say he likes a7x

[@S-co6uo]

1.The Stage 2.Nightmare 3.Self Titled 4.Hail To The King 5.City Of Evil 6.Waking The Fallen 7.Sounding The Seventh Trumpet

[@ninjax9675]

how in hell is httk over city of evil and waking the fallen

[@S-co6uo]

Ninjax Waking The Fallen,and Sounding The Seventh Trumpet Both Suck. City of Evil Only Has 3 Good Songs. Whats Your List?

[@austinsanniota]

Ok, excluding the stage since I still have yet to listen to the whole thing, I agree with your ranking exactly! I’m a little torn about putting nightmare before waking the fallen though.

[@austinsanniota]

Actually I think I like self-titled even more than nightmare. Maybe it’s time for a couple re-listens.

[@AvengedKyle]

Before I even watch the video, I think Nightmare should be number 1. The pain of A7X losing Jimmy is so prevalent. The writing is god tier. I have so much respect for this album. That said, they have been my favorite band for the past 12+ years. This is my personal list. 7.) Sounding the Seventh Trumpet 6.) Waking the Fallen 5.) Hail to the King 4.) City of Evil 3.) Avenged Sevenfold 2.) The Stage 1.) Nightmare Again, this is my preference. Not chart performance. *EDIT* I think Acid Rain would of flowed so well if it was on The Stage. It fit the theme so well. Maybe one of the first three tracks.

[@erickuykendall8755]

Damn I thought the only thing wrong with hail to the king was Matt's hair. Oh and the fact the rev wasn't presen. Also I love this means war. Oh well my opinion

[@BigEandem]

1. City of evil 2. Self titled 3. Nightmare 4.wakinh the fallen 5.the stage 6. Hail to the king 7. Sounding of the seventh trumpet. Hate me I dont care I love it

[@low_easy]

I am watching this video and right now I am listening to your coments about Waking The Fallen. I didn't see it yet, but I hope that the next ones are gonna be #3 The Stage, #2 Nightmare and #1 City Of Evil

[@low_easy]

Your list is acceptable. Dislike in the video because of the ironic "Thank God he's got those vocal lessons in between albums, hey"

[@noa5725]

8: Hail to the King 7: Self Titled 6: Diamonds in the Rough 5: Nightmare 4: Sounding the Seventh Trumpet 3: The Stage 2: City of Evil 1: Waking the Fallen

[@claydennison6922]

7. Hail to the King -Fewest Good tracks 6. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet- Low quality in sound 5. Avenged Sevenfold- Many album tracks are lackluster. 4. The Stage- The Title track is amazing. 3. Nightmare- Fiction is the real one that brings tears. 2. City of Evil- My first full album from A7X. Absolutely brilliant. 1. Waking the Fallen- Second Heartbeat is quite possibly the greatest song ever made.

[@daniellugo6461]

For real. Second heartbeat never gets old.

[@mrslippyfist9155]

Sounding The Seventh Trumpet is said to be low quality sound, and it sounds slighty crunchier yeah but more epic and raw.

[@LEYLANDGAMER]

1. City of Evil 2. Waking the Fallen 3. Avenged Sevenfold 4. Nightmare 5. The Stage 6. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet 7. Hail to the King

[@Isuckatvideogames210]

First off the stage has a special place in my heart cuz I saw them with Metallica during that tour. Anyway here's my list 7. Trumpet 🎺 6. Hail to the king 5. Waking the fallen 4. The stage 3. City of evil 2. Nightmare 1. Avenged sevenfold

[@xGuitarInFlamesx]

Just liked for CoE being on #1

[@r.ylan.d]

Waking the Fallen is 100% my favorite album. Love the dynamics of that album.

[@ggPUNX]

I totally agree with the self-titled. I felt kinda weird as a fan bc I heard fans praising it left and right, and all I could think was: *Did you guys listen to "Lost"?*

[@CTheRevillusionS]

JuicyTarron S/T had some good, even great songs... but unfortunately they couldn’t carry the momentum and a good chunk of the album is just filler or unnecessarily weird

[@____smith]

Lost is a dope song. The autotune is used as an artistic statement, not as a way to cover up poor singing. Awesome solo. Catchy hook. Definitely doesn't deserve the hate. But I agree that the s/t gets too much praise. Nightmare and The Stage are much better.

[@corbinm5237]

That album is extremely top heavy to me. Afterlife,Almost Easy,and A Little Piece Of Heaven are great songs (Almost Easy’s kick ass instrumentals make up for the “cheesy” lyrics). The rest of them aren’t that good in my opinion. Besides that,my biggest problem is that the nasally aspect of M. Shadows’ vocals really shows on that album. His vocals are and always have been nasally,but it shows more on that album than any of the others.

[@ggPUNX]

@@____smith I know that the autotune is used as an artistic choice rather than a poor performance, M. Shadows can definitely sing. Hell, my favorite band uses autotune that way fairly often. I just think that used in this context by Avenged Sevenfold with M. Shadows's voice just does not work at all. Personally, it ruins the song for me. But it totally does have positive factors to it.

[@alexbaribeault]

Lost is overhated.

[@lorandliszkai7084]

Haven't really got into their albums yet, will try 1 or 2, thanks!

[@jsreviews4177]

Here’s mine 7. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet 6. Hail to the King 5. Waking the Fallen 4. City Of Evil 3. The Stage 2. Nightmare 1. Self-Titled

[@sirshlamoney4867]

JSReviews agree

[@emmazinke355]

Diamonds In The Rough?

[@levikelly287]

@@emmazinke355 Diamonds in the rough is not a studio album. It's a compilation of B-Sides

[@muckymuck_plays2817]

My Top 10 favorite A7X songs: 10. Sheppard of Fire (this and NRTD were what got me into A7X. These two songs will hold a special place in my heart because, for one, they're in my favorite game. And two, the low brass in SoF is just MMM) 9. Welcome to The Family (One of the classics. A lot of great vocals and drums in this one) 8. Dose (I just started listening to this song and my God, it's amazing) 7. Blinded in Chains (this song and Critical Acclaim accurately describe the world we live in) 6. Beast and the Harlot (Jimmy's drum solo is ear candy🔥) 5. Nightmare (playing SCP: Containment Breach with this song is a perfect duo imo) 4. So Far Away (really emotional and hits hard for me personally because I remember loved ones who passed away and I feel like they're "so far away") 3. Natural Born Killer (the constant fast movement gets my adrenaline rushing) 2. Afterlife (Bass at the beginning gives me chills like no other. And the suspension feeling towards 3:25) 1. Buried Alive (A7X's Stairway to Heaven. I love how the ending part is upbeat and kickass)

[@TerminatorZXY]

Unpopular opinion passing by: 1. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet 2. Waking the Fallen 3. Nightmare 4. City of Evil 5. Avenged Sevenfold 6. The Stage 7. Hail to the King

[@claym3040]

I think this is a great opinion Sounding the seventh trumpet is the only one I can actually listen to and enjoy. Too bad he messed up his voice they would’ve been a way better band.

[@mrslippyfist9155]

This list is... Legendary to say the least i would change a couple things but i believe that Sounding The Seventh Trumpet is the best album.

[@Zehtgorat]

The top 4 on your list have all been my favorite at one time or another. Those 4 albums are masterpieces in their own rights and captures 4 completely different eras of the band.

[@MathiasDSmith]

1. City of Evil 2. Waking the Fallen 3. Nightmare 4. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet 5. Avenged Sevenfold 6. The Stage 7. Hail To the King I really like Sounding the Seventh Trumpet for some reason....

[@joeexotic1553]

Same

[@x3aExPHEONIX]

Imagine putting STST above any other album.

[@joeexotic1553]

If you'd put stst last you have no taste

[@brunomontoya1448]

stst is the best album, you just have to hear it over and over again. I personally love the screams and the rev's performance. every music is original and important in this album and personally it doesn´t have the repeitive structure like on newer albums. people hate this album due to it's qualtity and probably matt's screams, I know it is not har to digest it (i've been there) but trust me, if you have a little more tolerance to matt's screams you are going to love it, just concentrate really hard.

[@RoseluvsHHR]

I...I love Hail to The King. :( 1) Nightmare 2) Hail to the King 3) Self titled 4) Tie between The Stage and City of Evil 5) Waking the Fallen 6) Sound the 7th Trumpet

[@mrslippyfist9155]

My List: 1. Sounding The Seventh Trumpet. Just amazing lyrics with great screaming and singing, and instruments. 2. Waking The Fallen 3. City of Evil and Nightmare 4. Self titled 5. The Stage (love it couldnt decide where to put it tho so i just put it here sadly) 6. Httk

[@af4745]

I swear to god I thought waking the fallen was called walking the fallen

[@AbhorrentRose]

Its really interesting to see people put sounding the seventh trumpet and waking the fallen lower than most of their new stuff. To me Waking the Fallen and Sounding the seventh trumpet take the first and second spot for me respectively. To this day I remember vividly by name and sound from the first album: To End the Rapture,Turn the Other Way, The Art of Subconscious Illusion, We Come Out at Night, Lips of Deceit, An Epic of Time Wasted, Breaking Their Hold, Forgotten Faces, and Shattered by Broken Dreams. The raw vocals and rigid instrumentation were just superb and a capsule of rock at that time. Then waking the fallen was the revamping and evolution of those primal sounds into a more accessible album. Everything after that while was just as great, looking back those two albums made the band what it was for me. So for a list: 1: Waking The Fallen - Depressing, Romantic, and angry, this album has it all and is most peoples favorites 2: Sounding The Seventh Trumpet - Raw and guttural, a predecessor to the best album they have made which was expanded upon 3: City of Evil - An emphasis on variety in instrumentation and subject matter, this album made them into the mainstream with a good compromise to accessibility and rock 4: The Stage - An album that focuses more on the universe and human condition, Its the first progressive album they have ever made 5: Nightmare - A album with much emotion tied to The Revs passing, a great send off for the lost drummer. 6: Avenged Sevenfold - This album is seems more so exploratory than concise, produced many bangers but ultimately doesnt quite compare to other albums. 7: Hail to the King - An meh album, but not a good avenged sevenfold album. Their music already paid homage so to focus more so really backfired with this one by removing originality.

[@Twoblocksdown-1]

ST7T is a bit weird for people who became a fan of A7X since City Of Evil. Waking The Fallen was weird for somebody too. I couldn't agree with ST7T, but Waking The Fallen is definetely their best album (City of Evil close) and the iconic metalcore album.

[@princelink6004]

7. Sounding The Seventh Trumpet: Yeah, it’s really weird to hear this from Avenged. 6. Hail To The King: Mixed terribly. The drums are way to loud and they didn’t track enough guitars. Some good songs though. 5. The Stage: Pretty good, but generic sometimes 4. City of Evil: It’s really good, but it’s so fast it gets tedious sometimes (my same problem with Slipknot). I also think M. Shadows vocals don’t sound that good on this album. 3. Avenged Sevenfold: Love the experimentation with new sounds and all the strings and horns. I can see why people hate it, but I love it. 2. Waking the Fallen: As a guitarist, this album has some of the best guitar riffs I’ve ever heard. Also like M. Shadows mix of screaming and singing on the album. 1. Nightmare: Perfect mix of the experimentation from the self titled and the raging headbangers from City of Evil. The perfect culmination of their sound.

[@ryanbollinger1759]

I dont know what you're on thinking Slipknot is too fast. Slayer is one of my favorite bands and they're twice as fast!

[@yearnpill]

Prince Link600 The Stage? Generic?.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@mirkecWii]

The stage generic? Literally the progiest stuff they did

[@jamesrowcliff4347]

Talking about “sounding the seventh trumpet” yea it’s really weird to hear this from A7x, it’s their first album so it’s not weird. You must be no fan then because my ass knows it’s not weird, this how they band started

[@irsyaadi136]

The Stage generic? Are u high?

[@fullmetaljack1678]

The Stage and Waking the Fallen are my 2 favorite. Bangers.

[@Simon-oe3xp]

1. Self titled 2. Waking the fallen 3. City of evil 4. Nightmare 5. Hail to the king 6. The stage 7. Sounding the seventh trumpet

[@HonestFarmerLigue1Fan]

1. City Of Evil 2. Waking The Fallen 3. Avenged Sevenfold (Self Titled) 4. Sounding The Seventh Trumpet 5. Nightmare 6. Hail To The King I haven't heard "The Stage" yet so I cannot rank it.

[@TomSpence526]

Gonna be one of those basic fans here The good 1: Self Titled 2: Nightmare 3: City of Evil 4: Waking the Fallen The I can live with this 5: The Stage The ugh 6: Hail to the King 7. Sounding the Seven Pieces of Shit

[@rikkarsten9777]

The Stage is my favorite album tho😂 Little bit different but so amazing!

[@mattizlinden58]

i was looking for this list

[@markanastax]

Same list for me

[@H3llboundHero]

I was into them before nightmare, but that album changed me. Songs like buried alive and save me and even tonight the world dies had my head spinning. I’m not surprised it’s number two on this list.

[@solarwinds5114]

City of Evil is such a masterpiece

[@TheOnceAndFutureKing]

7.Hail to the King 6.Sounding the Seventh Trumpet 5.Waking the Fallen 4.City of Evil 3.Nightmare 2.Self-Titled 1.The Stage So glad they're back in the studio recording their next album! :)

[@ollietwohill2026]

My list: SOT7T The Stage Hail to the King Waking the Fallen Self Titled COE Nightmare

[@emmazinke355]

Ollie Twohill. Finally a list that’s good. But you forgot Diamonds In The Rough

[@snjr3642]

@@emmazinke355 DITR isn't a studio album

[@Jack-52]

my exact list no joke

[@xribcage]

I've personally never been into their albums, I like to pick out a few highlights from each album though! I honestly do find Nightmare so underrated though, if I had to have a favorite that would be it Here's some ideas for future RANKED's, thanks Jon! Twenty One Pilots Weezer (after black) Ariana Grande BMTH (after Amo) Green Day (singles category)

[@blackrainbow4467]

1. Waking The Fallen 2. Sounding The Seventh Trumpet 3. Nightmare 4. Self-Titled 5. City Of Evil 6. The Stage 7. Hail To The King yes I'm a huge metalcore fan, A7X is my favorite band and I love their metalcore years (I also love the rest except for HTTK)

[@burnttoast1775]

thank god im not the only one idk why Sounding the Seventh Trumpet is so hated and its far better than the stage

[@blackrainbow4467]

@@burnttoast1775 They hate it for being "different" than the rest of their discography, and its poor production, but that is comprehensive considering that it was the first album of a group of 19-20 year olds. I love that album, it helped me a lot through my depression

[@sluggang9007]

I don’t know why everyone hates hail to the king so much, I personally love most of the songs in that album.

[@rockmovieswithtyler1989]

I am totally looking forward to QTOSA Ranked...even though I know our opinions won't match up on the matter that's for sure!