HIP HOP FAN'S FIRST TIME HEARING 'Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare' | GENUINE REACTION

[@jefffrey4844]

Another rabbit hole has been entered!

[@Metal_Mary]

Funny...😆 since Mollyboy has bunnies 🐰

[@juancramtij1589]

Hail to the king, buried alive, the stage, unholy confessions, so far away, etc

[@Iridium117]

Heh, "etc." Love it

[@adamcochran1029]

Good list. Now adding to it lol Natural Born Killer Coming Home Bat Country Scream

[@xlLightning]

@@adamcochran1029& one of my favourites: Blinded in Chains

[@j4ck_0_l4nt3Rn]

I'll second scream, without confirmation I believe synester wrote that riff while in Vegas and got the idea from slot machine noises..

[@jourdanashley2245]

Hail to th e King is Basic asF. go to theirearlier stuff. Hail to the king isn'ttheir greatest

[@hikeymoblackout8528]

THE REV, ONE OF THE BEST METAL DRUMMERS TO EVER LIVE.. THIS WAS HIS LAST ALBUM HE GOT TO DO, 🙏 RIP.

[@cokedealer2084]

He didn’t even get to do it. He may have wrote the songs but Mike Portnoy was the one who recorded the drums and toured with them afterwards.

[@xlLightning]

@@cokedealer2084You ever heard the demos?

[@kathrynirwin-meiste533]

🖤🖤foREVer 🖤🖤

[@carmelaruck7116]

R.I.P REV 🙏

[@ProtoLolZz]

he wrote the song ,but the man playing the drums on this song is his idol Mike Portnoy from Dream theater.

[@lmrk5705]

Give So Far Away a listen. It’s a gut wrenching tribute to The Rev, one of the best rock drummers of all time. Synyster Gate’s guitar solo will floor you. RIP Rev

[@brikble]

The next one from A7X should be Buried Alive and The Stage. Make sure to watch the videos.

[@johncarpenter3751]

Facts!! These song slap hella hard!!

[@fenderfox5080]

Buried alive is my favorite, it's what I would call a perfect Song

[@JP33zy]

@@fenderfox5080 This 100% this! If I could upvote this more I would.

[@nolesfan0204]

Yes, The Stage please!

[@kiwiana661]

RIP the Rev ❤

[@chrisadams4984]

Beast and the Harlot!

[@joshuasmith558]

One of my favorites for sure!

[@glenkrisch4844]

I've always wanted someone to edit Beast and the Harlot over video of Beauty and the Beast.

[@dipperthegreat8125]

Yes please go down this rabbit hole. Well worth it.

[@TheUncleDolanShow]

Almost Easy, Buried Alive, Gunslinger, A Little Piece of Heaven, Bat Country, Beast and the Harlot, Scream, Critical Acclaim, Hail to the King, The Stage. They have a lot of ceritified fucking BANGERS bro, just you wait 😂 Nightmare is great tho.

[@Iridium117]

Not A Little Piece of Heaven, at least not yet. Don't traumatize the poor boy, ease him in first

[@johnepps6082]

Great list

[@Nigels_Wrld]

cant forget shepherd of fire

[@TD-mm7nj]

Buried Alive, Bat Country, God Hates Us, Shepherd of Fire I could list 20 more all bangers. Their concert Live in the LBC goes hard too

[@adamcochran1029]

Saw them live in OKC during the Nightmare tour and “God Hates Us” blew my socks off lol it’s an awesome song, but there’s so many good ones by A7X it would take too long to list lol

[@johncarpenter3751]

Bat Country should definitely be next

[@danielshea518]

Country

[@nicoberna5463]

@@danielshea518 Well, that's the extended version.

[@danielshea518]

@@nicoberna5463 ok, that made me laugh. lol

[@smarttvhome335]

Oh, HELL yeah!

[@georgecooper5977]

Should've been first

[@Jayden-xy4zt]

Please get this man on some Rammstein

[@brettkenschaft4239]

He's done a couple I think

[@rukh316]

​@brettkenschaft4239 you are correct sir

[@eazye519]

Boring

[@ShadowRyu]

A7x is the best band since '99. Period. There's reason they're tattooed across my back.

[@Pingkonk]

Finally! 😃 this song is very straight forward mainstream but they have a huge and wide discography spanning metal core to speed and progressive metal etc. Extremely talented musicians with a different sound on every album. Mostly influenced by Iron Maiden, Metallica, Pantera and Guns N Roses. I sincerely suggest you dive into them further!

[@johncarpenter3751]

Facts!! I’ve been an A7x fan for 10 years now and I’m still discovering great songs by them. I just came across the song Remenissions off their Waking The Fallen album from 2004. Holy shit the riffs in that song are tasty. Still think Desecrate Through Reverence is my favorite song by them. That or Save me

[@Metal_Mary]

Yepper! Bat country! 🦇🤘〽️ I absolutely think they're tight, Vocally, and musically! His vocals are top notch! Hail to the king next, or soon! Happy Friday 😊🤘〽️

[@Silver-gx8so]

there is also a bit of influence from Mr. Bungle surprisingly.

[@ILikeDonuts666]

They also have one of the TOP 3!!!! Metal core albums of all time. Waking The Fallen, is, to me, one of the greatest metal albums of all time.

[@IIIYungIII]

Another good band A7X let’s go!! Must do “Beast and The Harlot” and “Bat Country!!”

[@susanconstable2113]

Also gates on the guitar is amazing. He is just so smooth like the guitar is just singing too.

[@dustinmorosco2055]

Critical acclaim, live in the LBC. These guys are amazing live. That will also introduce you to the original drummer, Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, who died a year after the LBC performance and just before the recording of the Nightmare album.

[@Schneiderbtw]

Actually this band was like the 2nd metallica for me, i hope you end up going thrkugh their whole discography

[@Iridium117]

I second this!

[@Cb2on2docin]

Yeahh, My bro molly whenever you react to Avenged Sevenfold again, Hail to the King and Shepherd of Fire are definitely the next songs you should react too! pick one of the two songs (Shepherd of Fire&Hail to the King)❤

[@mattblatchley2061]

A7X!!! I'm a little late to these guys but they have some great songs...and they have such a broad range of styles!!! Metalcore to Prog Metal... and damn cool rocker names... "Synyster Gates" "M. Shadows" ...hard to beat.

[@elena79rus]

This is not prog metal. This album is written in the genre of classic heavy metal. They did not become prog metal until their album "The Stage" (2016).

[@clueless6775]

@@elena79rus he says metalcore to prog metal. he's saying the line of work and styles they have gone down.

[@mattblatchley2061]

@@clueless6775 thank you... that's exactly what I meant

[@brikble]

By the way: they have a heavy Metallica influence

[@robhughes4682]

You can hardly notice 🫤 Where is the need for them when we have actual Metallica? 😄

[@forentertainment3259]

@@robhughes4682Metallica hasn’t made good music during Avenged Sevenfold’s existence, so I’d say the need is there.

[@justthetip120]

​@@forentertainment3259 Metallica doesnt make ablums where every song is gold anymore, but they still have a few bangers that hit hard on each album theyve made recently. We def got a miracle experience with their first 4.

[@chrisdaly7802]

@@forentertainment3259 that's simply not true my friend

[@shawnmarie459]

@@robhughes4682 They can both be good at the same time. I definitely hear their uniqueness.

[@Double_J_48629]

first time i heard this song, i remember thinking "wow, this drummer is trying really hard to be like Mike Portnoy" ..... then i looked up the credits 🤣🤦‍♂🧠 that double-bass , that cymbal work , and those tom runs are just too unmistakable.

[@the.dummydecoy]

I first discovered them in 2003 Waking The Fallen (2nd album) the songs "Unholy Confessions" followed by "Chapter Four" solidify them in my favorites. ↓ My A7X Playlist ↓ A Little Piece of Heaven (not the typical A7X song, do not judge them based on this song) Acid Rain Afterlife (Banger!) Almost Easy (Banger!) And All Things Will End Bat Country (2006 win the MTV video award for Best New Artist for their song "Bat Country.") Beast and the Harlot (Banger!) Betrayed Blinded in Chains Buried Alive (Banger!) Burn It Down Carry On Chapter Four (Banger!) Clairvoyant Disease Crimson Day Critical Acclaim (Banger!) Crossroads Dancing Dead Danger Line Dear God Desecrate Through Reverence Eternal Rest Exist Fiction (This track was written by the band's drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan three days before he was found dead on December 28, 2009, the last song to be written by The Rev. ) Girl I Know God Hates Us Gunslinger Hail to the King (Banger!) I Won't See You Tonight Part 1 Lost M -I -A Nightmare (Banger!) Nobody Not Ready to Die Paranoid (Cover) Planets Remenissions Requiem Save Me Scream (Banger!) Seize the Day Set Me Free Shattered By Broken Dreams Shepherd of Fire Sidewinder So Far Away (This is a raw and emotional tribute to Avenged Sevenfold's late drummer, Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, unlike most songs they written) Strength of the World The Stage (Banger!) The Wicked End they made This Means War Tonight the World Dies Trashed and Scattered Unbound (The Wild Ride) Unholy Confessions (Banger!) Victim Walk (Cover) Warmness On The Soul Welcome to the Family

[@Jerralyng49]

I took my daughter and some of her friends to see A7F, about 12 years ago. They put on a great show in Chicago. They had a guy hang himself from the stage lights overhead (a part of the show). Everybody screamed when he jumped and was left hanging through this song. It was wild. Mad talent on guitars. It's on my playlist too and i'm 69 now. 😅

[@twoja5stara]

Avenged Sevenfold - "Buried Alive" and "The Stage" next please :)

[@glennyoung5503]

Welcome to the Family by Avenged Sevenfold = awesome tune. ❤❤❤

[@grantchapman6933]

Synister Gates is one of my favorite guitarists. They all play Schecter instruments. Synister and Jonny Crist have signature models. Awesome band very unique. When you hear em you know it's them

[@stephenglogoza6423]

Buried Alive is a great song!

[@mindfuct8862]

The Stage Is epic

[@fishguru73]

This album was made after the passing of their original drummer, Jimmy "the Rev" Sullivan. Jimmy was heavily influenced by Dream Theater's original drummer, Mike Portnoy, who was kind enough to lay down the tracks for the Nightmare album and do a tour to keep A7X going during this difficult time in their career. That's why you hear the drums all through the video and it ends showing Sullivan's drum set which you would have seen if it wasn't cut short at the end. Dream Theater is considered the kings of prog metal and their songs are long, technically difficult to play, have odd time signatures, and there are ever-changing melodic parts that mainly appeal to musicians. Jimmy was influenced by one of the top drummers of the world for the 90's era and it showed in his playing as he was the most accomplished player for his craft in the band. Dream Theater has been around a long time and has released 15 studio albums in their career. I was never much into their vocalist though he had his occasional great moments but the band is ridiculous. They won a Grammy a while back for a song called Alien. You might look into it. It's musician porn though so be prepared to be hit with a million notes and time signature changes.

[@eazye519]

Alien wasnt a while back it was off their most recent album like 3 years ago. Also there is nothing wrong with the lead singer of Dream Theater. I saw them live in 2021. Absolutely awesome.

[@fishguru73]

@@eazye519 3 years is a while back. I've seen them twice and learned to play all the bass parts to Images and Words in the ninetees. I'm not trying to knock James LaBrie's range, but his effeminate vibrato sounds make me want to break stuff.

[@Double_J_48629]

@@fishguru73 you're not alone. DT has been my all-time favorite band since forever, but LaBrie's vocals have always stuck in my craw (though, i do like him better than Dominici , and i never heard Collins) -- for me it's that weird thing he does with his tongue (particularly at his top end of his range) that causes him to be WAY too nasally and forces his enunciation to go to complete crap. but that's just one a-hole's take 🤷‍♂😂

[@fishguru73]

@@Double_J_48629 I would go straight fan gurl if they got Devin Townsend.😆

[@Double_J_48629]

@@fishguru73 holy sh!t ..... excuse me while i clean my pants 💦 🤣🤣

[@Blackdog06019]

I saw them live for this album tour and they started the show off with an empty stage and had a "body" drop from the rafters and swing for this entire song. One of the most badass set openings I've ever seen!! And I've seen about 130 bands live too!

[@FriskeeMeeShoop]

Finallyyyyy more avenged sevenfold!!!!!!

[@ChuckRusty]

Welcome to the family. Your music library bout to grow some more 🙌

[@jibbityjibbs7466]

This is what you call PRECISION

[@shannonpatrick3534]

So glad you did this. To be honest I wasn’t that excited. I never gave Avenged Sevenfold a chance and I’m not sure why? Loved this jam! Put it on my playlist as well. Thanks MB and all the fans. I’m here for it!

[@marcusphoenix5970]

Hail to the king

[@michaelsheilahudlin1624]

Hail to the King

[@craignewman6709]

@@michaelsheilahudlin1624Hail to the king

[@mxrage2850]

That's their most generic song on all their albums. Can't understand the hype around it honestly.

[@marcusphoenix5970]

@@mxrage2850 don’t care Mate 🫡

[@kaynesheldon4905]

Hail. For sure

[@kanorcott]

NEVER heard of this band - I dig it!

[@stevefilley9765]

Wow, you need a DEEEEEEP DIVE. Into the rabbit whole.

[@revan5293]

Save me by avenge sevenfold I’m telling you it is beautiful. My favorite song

[@Iridium117]

Dude, it is shockingly underrated for just how perfect of a song it is

[@revan5293]

@@Iridium117to real

[@Writerwrongphil]

I agree

[@drewkrassny7498]

Save Me is the one. Perfect song

[@BrentGrady-c5e]

Hail to the King!!! Yo Mollyboy, Hail to the King will change your life.

[@IkiTyz]

Beast And the Harlot + Bat Country Avenged Sevenfold

[@HolmeGamer]

THE STAGE! Make sure you watch the video.

[@donovanbriggs3650]

The drummer was amazing and unfortunately has passed away as well. But definitely great music Enjoy my boy!!

[@mikenastasi8927]

Just to be clear, Mike Portnoy, who played drums on this song and album is not deceased.

[@donovanbriggs3650]

@@mikenastasi8927 talking about the rev.

[@johncarpenter3751]

7:53 avenged sevenfold has been around since 2002 but they still make music. Check their new track Cosmic.

[@mavmarkproductions2473]

they formed in 1999. Their debut album, in 2000 Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, was recorded when the band members were just eighteen years old and in high school.

[@slypsykoticgrin3058]

If you want their latest banger, Hail to the King. If you want there early bangers, Bat Country and Beast and the Harlot. That’s just to start!!!! They have so many bangers.

[@Iridium117]

My guy, The Stage would be their latest

[@doublewhat07]

Nope. Life is but a dream.. is their latest.

[@Iridium117]

@@doublewhat07 Well, I mean, yeah, but I don't talk about that one... too weird

[@ampedex]

​@@Iridium117 nah you trippin, Mattel, nobody, we love you and cosmic go hard

[@mavmarkproductions2473]

@@Iridium117 🤣

[@dacechasinghawk3910]

Let me tell you I used to call this band "avenged butt fold" but when I saw them live? In Bismarck North Dakota in November 2011? With "Hell Yeah"? Vinnie Paul from Pantera? I'll tell you you Ace Seven "X" totally schooled everyone that night. They totally blew everyone away on that stage. And when he sang "Your Fuckin nightmare!!!!!!!" I swear he held that note for like five minutes and then the rest of the band kicked into the next song? I realized Ace Seven "X" is one of the greatest bands of all time.

[@coconut-melon]

Pls do CARRY ON WAYWARD SON BY KANSAS it's right up your alley

[@VenomousViperVT]

Love your reactions man! A7x is one of my favorite bands, if you do more would love to see Hail to the King, Shepherd of Fire, Buried Alive, A Little Piece of Heaven, and Bat Country!

[@johnhurst1994]

Buried Alive or Hail To The King next

[@lemmy9809]

ALMOST EASY next mol ❤

[@deasonred8906]

I'd love to see you react to 'Hail to the King' by Avenged Sevenfold, that is my favorite song of theirs. 'Bat Country' is good too.

[@johannlothe]

You need to watch the "live in LBC" vids! And "Cosmic" from the new album is a must.

[@daphneboutin2714]

This is my first time hearing these guys and they're amazing!!!

[@arcanewyrm6295]

👁👁 *_Whaaaat?!_*

[@AndrewShaull]

The drum work is incredible.my favorite part of this song.

[@MyStecki]

Once again .... MACHINE HEAD - A FAREWELL TO ARMS!!!!!!!!!!!

[@_sym2889]

yesss please react to more avenged sevenfold🖤

[@nmmboy]

Omg finally! Can’t wait til you check out their LBC performance 😭😭🔥

[@manderz2219]

Symptom of being human!! I've seen them multiple times in concert. Brilliant band

[@StrappingYoungLad]

Cool man, I don't listen to these guys so I'll be taking the journey with you. Great guitar tone 👌

[@Nigels_Wrld]

they have so many songs that i listen to regularly

[@Blinda41]

This band every player is phenomenal every song is awesome, hail to the king

[@boschman4335]

Avenged Sevenfold started as late 90s metalcore, then evolved into a new thrash metal reborn. They were the forefront of what was called The New Wave of American Heavy Metal in the early 2000s after The New Wave of British Heavy Metal in the early 80s led by Def Leppard and Iron Maiden. For some reason, there are a lot of A7X haters, but I love them. This album came out when I was living in the UK as a US servicemember in the Royal School of Military Engineers. Listen to A7X's third album, City of Evil, and songs Bat Country, The Beast and the Harlot, Seize the Day, and Burn It Down. Their best!

[@aledjango]

Synyster Gates is an absolutely legendary guitarist

[@mavmarkproductions2473]

Absolutely! Way underrated IMO. he is not only NASTY but still so melodic and beautiful. Easily top 5 greatest of all time.

[@firemonkey1015]

Don’t know how I haven’t seen someone recommend afterlife, that’s their best imo

[@matthewwilliams9427]

Fuck yeah!!! It's about time!. React to anything off the album 'waking the fallen'. Some of their early stuff. This band has an amazing history.

[@nicholasgrasso304]

Afterlife and Hail to the King. My two fans from them.

[@lonesomevalkyrie]

Hail To The King is another good song of theirs.

[@SHIDDYTRIPPER]

Buried Alive should deff be next

[@rachelanne2560]

Buried alive, little piece of heaven, natural born killer, cosmic, critical acclaim, unholy confessions, warmness on the soul, I won’t see you tonight part 1.. omg sooo many amazing songs that they have !!

[@prestonyoung4927]

Gotta do Chapter 4 now. It's early from them like 04. More hard-core.

[@Andres-wt9gz]

This is my band favorite, Please React to "Save Me" is a masterpiece 😊 like bro❤

[@Iridium117]

I second this!

[@Writerwrongphil]

I third this!

[@Metal_Mary]

Representing Cali🤘 Welcome to Deathbat Country 🦇💀 I still have this for one of my alarms! Wakes me up Everytime too! 😂 Great Huntington beach band! I think this band got huge in 03'ish..around there. It's a great band with some Bangers! 😁🤘〽️

[@thundacracka77]

Huntington Beach stand up!!

[@chrislee5362]

"So Far Away," "Doin' Time," "Shepherd of Fire," "This Means War," "Welcome to the Family," and "Bat Country." These are just my favorites.

[@jamesgreer9366]

Definitely go down the rabbit hole!!!

[@TheDylls]

I'd never say they were the best band of all time, but they ARE my favourite band of all time

[@glpf5]

My man, you NEED to listen to Buried Alive, such a great song, many changes..so good. Thanks for the vid!

[@AngB517]

I had this song as my ringtone for a long time, my kids heard it played - a lot, and my oldest son was around 9 or 10. It came on the radio in the car first they said my phone was ringing and then bam my son hits the very first Nightmare at the exact time as M. Shadows, he counted the beats. My youngest (about the time he was 5) could hit every Oi, Oi, Oi on AC/DC's TNT with a severe speech delay. ...Music does more than just give us something to listen to. I'm really proud of this journey I see you going on, even if I only comment now and again, because Music *is the* Universal Language. This is the first album without The Rev on the drums but they do have some of his vocals. Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater did the drums for the record using the demos Jimmy had done on a drum machine so he kinda had an idea of what Jimmy was going for. Mike did the tour and I think he did a masterful job of honoring Jimmy..The Rev. Anything after 2010 won't be The Rev on drums. The music never gets old for me. Try some stuff off their early albums, Bat Country is one, Beast and The Harlot, pretty much all of the self titled (or white) album is my favorite.

[@jabooutdoors]

MIA has my vote. Best song on City of Evil

[@bradywilkins4202]

Another rabbit hole created!!! Here we go!!! You need to check out all the albums bro. Every single song they’ve released is a banger

[@jeffhenagin5734]

And yes... dive down the rabbit hole. They are a bunch of great guys with awesome fkn songs, and then tragedy.. 🤘🤘 glad you finally watched em

[@BLZeBobpaint]

Beast and the Harlot is an epic track that shows off everyone in the band’s skills. Wicked track. Well worth checking out.

[@EntryLevelGaming]

The more you listen to avenged sevenfold songs. The more you'll love them.

[@lemmy9809]

Check out the live version ❤❤❤

[@martinwhite3559]

Afterlife, Buried Alive, Bat Country and Hail to the King are Bangers. Softer Songs like So Far Away and Sieze the day. Are great reat too. The Avenged Sevenfold rabbit hole is massive. My current favourite band.

[@edalexander4411]

So glad you finally did A7F! Now check out 'Critical Acclaim' live at the LBC! It will blow your socks off!

[@mangalover0149]

The scream at the start. 🤌

[@aatr01]

Finally!!! Do more reaction to their songs (Afterlfe, So far away, A little piece of heaven, Hail to the king, bat country, critical acclaim, gunslinger, welcome to the family ect..) you'd be surprised of how much underrated they really are

[@neilgilbert6798]

Hail to the king is a most listened to awesome tune by avenged sevenfold proper banger great reaction Molly Boy

[@sowjas34]

this song has been my ringtone for the last 10 years. it's a perfect ringtone

[@themarshmallowknownasking671]

We need to get him onto Avenged Sevenfold Live LBC (Critical Acclaim and Little Piece of Heaven) then again you can't go wrong with any song during that concert

[@RobotLemons]

I love watching this dude's slow descent into becoming a metal head 😅

[@passingaway]

Avenged Sevenfold started in 1999, they were still teenagers in high school when they released their debut album Sounding The Seventh Trumpet. Then, in 2003, they released Waking The Fallen, which featured their first popular song "Unholy Confessions. After that, in 2005, they released their critically acclaimed, fan-favorite album, City Of Evil, which features more popular tracks such as "Bat Country" and "Beast and the Harlot". After that, in 2007, they released their self-titled album which features "Afterlife" and "A Little Piece of Heaven". During the making of their 2010 album Nightmare, their original drummer The Rev passed away, which was a massive toll on them because he would write a lot of the songs and was the main heart and soul of the band. They got ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy to fill in as the drummer. Since then, they've went through a few more drummer changes before officially sticking with Suicidal Tendencies drummer Brooks Wackerman. They released Hail To The King in 2013, The Stage in 2016, and Life Is But A Dream in 2023. The official line-up is: M. Shadows - Lead Vocals, Keyboards (1999 - present) and Acoustic Guitar (only on Sounding The Seventh Trumpet) Zacky Vengeance - Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals (1999 - present) and Lead Guitar (only on Sounding The Seventh Trumpet) Synyster Gates - Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals (2001 - present) and Co-Lead Vocals (2013 - present) Johnny Christ - Bass, Backing Vocals (2002 - present) and Harsh Vocals (Live Only/2016 - present) Brooks Wackerman - Drums (2015 - present) Ex-Members: The Rev - Drums, Backing Vocals, Piano (1999 - 2009; his death) and Co-Lead Vocals (2007 - 2009) Matt Wendt - Bass (only on Sounding The Seventh Trumpet) Justin Sane - Bass and Piano (Live Only/2000-2001; the I Won't See You Tonight duology is about him) Dameon Ash - Bass (Live Only/2001-2002) Arin Ilejay - Drums (2013 - 2015; did work on the Call Of Duty singles and Hail To The King) Mike Portnoy - Drums (2010; did the drums on Nightmare and touring) [It should be said, be careful when reacting to music videos. For example, the official "Afterlife" music video cuts out a really good part of the song. So, before you react to music videos, check the time between a lyric video and the music video to see if you're gonna miss out on anything]

[@KRONIKTRAILBLAZERS420]

Awesome reaction brother. I have been listening to A7X since 2004 when I won their album Seventh Trumpit through a raffle. Their drummer and one of the best to ever bang sticks Jimmy the Rev Sullivan past away right before this album came out.

[@henrykosky3919]

Hail to the King!!

[@adamzaofficial3266]

I did discover them in 2003 too but it was from nhl04. It's how my music taste started

[@jaybird455]

This was 2010 and this was their 5th studio album. They really blew up off this album. They were really made known off their 2005 and 2007 album releases. The song “Bat Country” really put them on the map in mainstream rock. Then they released Critical Acclaim and Afterlife. But when this album hit, songs like “So Far Away,” “Buried Alive,” and “Nightmare” blew up. To this day, I feel like Buried Alive is my fave A7X song

[@CensorCipher]

I saw Avenged Sevenfold at Ozzfest in 2006 and at the time they were new and the Ozzfest crowd wasn’t feeling their sound. They were one of the first bands to play as people were filing in and no one was really paying them much attention. Then they broke out an absolutely pitch perfect cover of Pantera’s Walk and that place went fucking crazy. The crowd was theirs after that. There’s versions of the live performances of Walk online. You should check one out. It was absolutely sick.

[@susanconstable2113]

Yet another rabbit hole to go down that you won’t regret!

[@ShanePenn55]

Afterlife, Bat Country, Beast and the Harlot, Scream or Seize the Day!!! Any of these songs will be Awesome!!! Keep up the good work MollyBoy!!!!

[@fenderfox5080]

Ax7 is pretty amazing, I like buried alive😊