If Avenged Sevenfold wrote Mattel in the 2000's - Remix from Life is but a Dream

[@emirterzy]

Dude You are the Avenged Sevenfold. I'm waiting for the Beautiful Morning

[@Chrishrv]

Me too!

[@Blayz00]

The drum part at 2:48 is absolutely classic A7x, once again hit it out of the park!

[@jamiefordmusician]

🤘 Thanks Blayz!!

[@josephvoelker9978]

Seize the day part made me cry. Finish the whole album, ur doing too good.😢

[@jamiefordmusician]

🤘 Thanks Joseph! Happy that you enjoyed this one

[@IntrovertedGuitarGuy]

I agree. Do the whole album and I'll listen!!

[@ethanskelly467]

Was considering attempting this one myself, I didn't think you were gonna touch mattel since it already sounds a bit like their old stuff (at least when compared to the rest of the album). But this shit is way better than anything I could've come up with.

[@jamiefordmusician]

It certainly was a challenge! I ended up deleting an entire draft and starting again 😅 It really helped to sit with a guitar and sing it myself to choose the voicings 🤘 I’m sure you could do a great job on it, give it a go!

[@lirides9129]

Inspired by Buried Alive, Tension and Seize the Day. Absolutely love it !

[@jamiefordmusician]

Always loved the solo on tension, had to get it in! 🤘

[@jacobfoss8013]

@@jamiefordmusiciansuper underrated song

[@alfiomancuso4]

​@@jamiefordmusiciantension in live exist?

[@9_codmyt937]

2:26 this feels like The Wicked end 🔥

[@andrewk8175]

theres some unholy confessions in there too!

[@Firefuze]

This sounds more like a modern metal version of A7X if they had pushed the boundaries more. reminds me of synth pop. Really love it bro.

[@jamiefordmusician]

🤘 thanks bro!!

[@g20gbk]

0:41 God Hate us 0:57 unholy confession? 1:12 Nightmare 1:36 Scream 2:38 Fiction 3:40 Tension 3:53 STD 4:08 i don't recognize it

[@bruhnanners1136]

Beginning of the song might be Buried Alive

[@FreshNayt]

4:08 Could Lost be hinted at

[@Chompman731]

4:08 is more than likely seize the day

[@EuSouMikael]

​@@bruhnanners1136 begging is "Clairvoyant Disease"

[@soulesshvn7633]

THE SOLOO AND SEIZE THE DAY TRIBUTE!!!! I CAN'T.....THIS IS JUST TOO BEAUTIFUL..

[@jamiefordmusician]

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 So glad you like it!

[@ImAmTheMusicGuy69]

I am going to continue to ask for these remix's to be put on Spotify because they are so good!

[@pumpkinman1041]

this has far surpassed what i imagined and i absolutely love it! im 100% going to donate whenever i get paid next week

[@jamiefordmusician]

🤘❤️ So happy that you like it!

[@furr7497]

the title said "If Avenged Sevenfold wrote Mattel in the 2000's" now I wish they really did wrote Mattel in the 2000's

[@jamessappington4661]

The descending bend/pull off section around 2 mins was perfect a7x, well done sir

[@jaydentaylor876]

Been waiting for this! can't wait to hear Cosmic

[@jamiefordmusician]

I’m scared of Cosmic 😂

[@jamesjames7601]

Please do the whole album

[@jamiefordmusician]

We’re certainly getting there! I’ve been putting off the GOD songs, probably should start putting something together now 😅

[@dylanb4214]

I was looking up the whole time as I like to look at Heaven when I listen to it. This is a work of art.

[@jamiefordmusician]

🤘🙌🤘🙌

[@DeXobas]

Your best one yet, crazy how you were able to capture old A7X's style so firmly Love the Seize the Day solo bit as well lol

[@jigg192]

god yes jamie you are so talented and today i get to see a7x live so this was the perfect gift thank you so much

[@jamiefordmusician]

Amazing! Enjoy the show, I’m very jealous! 🤘

[@Talonglow]

Yesss new vid! I love the little Seize the Day solo you added in there!

[@jamiefordmusician]

I couldn’t help it! 😅 just clicked perfectly!

[@deathttrap9755]

Best a7x remix

[@jamiefordmusician]

Thank you!

[@jakedemetrius_official]

The orchestra part and how the vocal part comes in remind me of the wicked end from city of evil

[@WilloDoesContent]

This is literally the best version of Mattel! It reminded me so much of the nightmare years, I love that you added the part from seize the day and at some point the song was so good I almost levitated lmao! Keep up the amazing work! Hope you remake Cosmic

[@Adeon55]

Had the same read on it, especially from 2:30 on it could've easily been in the Nightmare album, aside from the Seize The Day solo in there ofc 😁

[@secta_rock666]

I don't think anyone mentions it, but that intro is definitely clairvoyant disease and it's one of my favorite songs on WtF And dude, the final part with the seize the day solo really almost made me cry

[@jamiefordmusician]

Awesome! Thank you for listening!!

[@yaphandler]

the intro reminds me a lot of clairvoyant disease this is so cool

[@detectiveshortmen2212]

The breakdown starting at 2:30 til the end of the song is just 🤯😫 Love the seize the day portion keep up this work! Is it you working on it by yourself?

[@jamiefordmusician]

Thank you! Yeah, just me in my little home studio 🤘

[@ryderprice4529]

@@jamiefordmusician dude your so talented, ive been listening to a7x since i was little, this new album felt so new and you made it feal like a7x when i was a kid, bad ass. Keep it up

[@MrMacnCheeks]

As an avenged sevenfold fan since i was in middle school, you are officially inducted into my hall of fame right there with them. Pat yourself on the back, for real man.

[@omar.r.d9016]

the doing time part is insane

[@jacobfoss8013]

Keep it up man

[@jamiefordmusician]

You rule Jacob! 🤴 Thank you for supporting 🤘🤘🤘

[@claymore5702]

I need something like this but for the whole HTTK album, Heretic, Planets and this means war would be so much killer

[@jamiefordmusician]

It’d be a lot of work, but probably much easier 😂🤘

[@odysseymedia9634]

Congrats, you made me cry on the seize the day solo lol

[@jamiefordmusician]

😅🤘 It’s mad how long ago that song came out!

[@misterkenova6695]

Amazing. My favorite off new album

[@CHOPPAS_OG]

Mattel meets seize the day around the end lmaooo this is so goood, love it

[@toothy_efoa]

This was absolutely sick! great job on this

[@jamiefordmusician]

Thanks toothy!!!

[@renosaltiel4171]

this is insane, well done!

[@rafaelsassi]

Wtf man this is insane. You're a beast. Greetings from Brazil. 👊🏻

[@jamiefordmusician]

Thanks Rafael! Really happy that you enjoyed it! 🤘

[@webfebunpak5697]

3:23 sounds like the end part of Illumination Theory - Dream Theater

[@jamiefordmusician]

Always gives me chills when that orchestra comes in! Highlight of that album for me!

[@itzyaboimort8853]

My boi!! You just keep dropping straight heat 🔥🔥🔥. Sick remix man. You have been in my top listens in my playlist. Keep it up king. 💪💪💪

[@jamiefordmusician]

🤘🤴🤘

[@bennettfocht5069]

these lines compliment this version so well. thank you for your service

[@jamiefordmusician]

🫡🫡🫡

[@Zudoarichidoari]

thought i was having a stroke when i heard the seize the day vocals 😂 great job!

[@JavierGarcia-kd1vc]

This is epic, i love that

[@alexaldayLC]

Excellent! Was waiting for this one

[@jamiefordmusician]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@alexaldayLC]

​@@jamiefordmusicianAbsolutely!!! This one is One of my favs from LIBAD, was waiting for your cover and turned out awesome! Congrats!!! 5 this far 👏👏👏👏

[@alexaldayLC]

Loved the homage to Seize the day, tears drop, Bro. Fantastic

[@jamesjames7601]

This is my favorite remix. The string part is so beautiful

[@jamiefordmusician]

🥲🥲🥲

[@Kevin-Bamford]

This remix album should be on Spotify

[@JamesonMusic808]

holy shit this is good. I kind of want to annoy the living fuck out of you until you try and take on (D)eath in an earlier avenged style, but it seems like you’re busy enough! Always top tier stuff from you man. Amazing as always

[@papajohnsgaming]

I never clicked so fast, i love this song

[@jamiefordmusician]

🤘🤘 Really hope you like it!!

[@papajohnsgaming]

@@jamiefordmusician yes it was awesome, thank you for this

[@FermentedBigMac]

great work!

[@weslleymarinho3325]

Dude, I'm so excited to see your version of Cosmic, please take you time but give me the chance to listen it!!!

[@jamiefordmusician]

🤘👽🤘

[@JamesSanchez321]

Absolute masterpiece

[@soulesshvn7633]

Keep it up!!!! This is amazing as always!!

[@jamiefordmusician]

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@v0r14x4]

This is absolutely amazing boss! This one was worth waiting for 🔥

[@muriloamorimramos4826]

Man, just release the whole album, please! Fans would be twice as happy with current and old A7X

[@katiearcher7729]

I want this on Spotify so bad

[@jacobfoss8013]

Hey man great shit, i do love them constantly changing their sound but this is also incredible, keep it ip brudda 🤘

[@metalhead2536]

Babe wake up, new Jamie Ford A7X dropped

[@gregtheflyingwhale]

I love how you just pasted Seize the Day solo in the end for no reason and it totally worked XD

[@jamiefordmusician]

😂 Just played it over the track for fun while writing the solo and decided to record it because it worked too well!

[@krisreyes2434]

I live for these

[@h3ritage158]

2:35 DAMN

[@ravingcrab8405]

Definitely reminds me of City of Evil 👹🎸 Maybe your cover(s) would even fit NFS MW 2005 (or maybe even an upcoming remake, eh, would be lovely)

[@jamiefordmusician]

Loved that game as a kid! That would be so cool!

[@rodox875]

That’s freaking awesome!!!!

[@xdimes]

THANK YOU SO MUCH ❤

[@videokunima8216]

another banger! but vocals kinda low. Cant wait for the next one tho 🔥

[@piercedcrimson1]

YES 🤘

[@wawan2127]

Now this is canon 🤘🤘

[@jamiefordmusician]

🤘🤘 Thanks Wawan! Glad you like it!

[@tired_reviewer]

underrated

[@MicHell66]

Fckng AWESOME ‼️🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼 Absolutely LOVE it ‼️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@jamiefordmusician]

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@lvs4796]

And that, ladies and gentleman, is how you make an inovative song that doesn't throw away the whole style your band is known for, stunning job!

[@jamiefordmusician]

🫂 So happy you like it! 🤘

[@dillzilla4454]

in fairness, A7X never really had a particular style. the only 2 you can really argue sound similar are the white album and city of evil but even then they are both really different. just not as different as the rest of them are from eachother

[@newbeginning1510]

Dude then the a7x fans will just complain it sounds like all their other albums. A7x fans are just haters. This remake just sounds like a rip off of city of evil and the white album. They’re experimenting and m shadows voice is gone after the his blisters and infection on his vocal chord. He CANT SING METAL anymore

[@dillzilla4454]

@@newbeginning1510 I mean, he did a concert singing critical acclaim just fine not even a month ago.

[@newbeginning1510]

@@dillzilla4454 so why can’t he scream the parts in Matell and we love you ? I’m sure he didn’t scream in critical acclaim but did this lame yell. I saw his set lists and I don’t see critical acclaim in any of his concerts as well

[@EmilPiano]

youre awesome, this is great!

[@jamiefordmusician]

Yaay! Thank you Emil!

[@AnthonyWabo]

I accept all your remixes as the actual album from now on! It’s all i have been wanting from the boys

[@jamiefordmusician]

🤘🫶🏻 Awesome! Really glad you like it!

[@xdfirewolf1196]

awesome! my favorite.

[@grandchasebgc]

GENIAL!

[@rafaelhenrique7047]

You saved this album!

[@defaso169]

I’m a little late to seeing this video, but parts of Mattel actually were written some time pre-2002. If you can find the demo track for “Drop-D” by the Rev’s “Pinkly Smooth” band, you’ll find a lot of the vocal phrasings and some chord pieces that made it into Mattel

[@jamiefordmusician]

It’s subtle, but listen around 2:45 🤘

[@nucleatic9287]

I need this on spotify lol

[@iMaiIbox]

All the tracks I could ID: Clairvoyant disease intro Strength of the word acoustic bridge God hates us chorus Brompton cocktail intro Nightmare pre solo God hates us again Brompton again The wicked end bridge Seize the day chorus with improv plus tension solo and bridge Seize the day solo Melody from Mattel

[@jamiefordmusician]

Awesome! 🤘🤘

[@r0zugorudo]

3:07 through the end is the best part🔥🔥🔥

[@bassamarnouk8454]

So good 👊❤️

[@jonjustice5178]

This is so FN great. 🎸

[@jamiefordmusician]

🤘🤘🤘🤘 Thank you!!

[@charlesplaysbass]

The effort and talent you have here is super clear - but I think this would’ve sounded better/more accurate to their 2000s sound with real unsampled drums, just comes off a bit too robotic. You’re very talented though keep it up 👌🏼

[@danielronhovde8323]

Mattel is one of two songs in the album that were actually decent, but this is even better imo, I just like the tone of it better

[@jamiefordmusician]

🤘😅🤘

[@tommybmusic8661]

The bridge 🤌

[@jamiefordmusician]

🤘🤘🤘

[@rev0102]

this is actually so good dude good shit!

[@jamiefordmusician]

Thank you! Really glad you like it!

[@chonkychookie6949]

I love the original... but i think this is what a lot of people were hoping for.

[@jamiefordmusician]

I agree, I’m incredibly happy with what we got though! The more times I listen the LIBAD, the more I love it 🤘

[@rocketwaffle115]

Cool

[@westfootball32]

MORE remixes MORE songs MORE riffs MORE screams

[@jamiefordmusician]

😂🤘😂🤘

[@99bimmer]

I love LIBAD, but this shit is definitely awesome

[@XtraGomey]

Okay, I've found the others. Bro, do you have a playlist of these on Spotify? Or is that pushing the envelope on copyright shit? I'd love to show my son these remixes while we ride around from picking him up from school. EDIT: The Seize The Day part took me by so much surprise. Nice touch to this one!

[@riopratamaputrarailfans]

nice

[@Colt6661]

oh dude. This fuckin rips. nice work

[@beerserker1064]

Them A7X should hire this man

[@jamiefordmusician]

🤘❤️🤘❤️

[@flyingkite8582]

Lyrics: My vinyl skin provides protection It holds in place my plastic bones Cast button eyes reflect an image All seems as it should But there's nobody home Cue the breeze that sway the painted trees Toy yellow birds upon the rooftops sing In chorus with the buzzing bees Melt in sun LED beams From the sky being held on a string While boredom tears me apart at the seams Round head consumed with major nothings Ears made of wax, unfit to hear Day after day, it all plays over Dedicated loop Same year after year Please attend All model citizens RSVP if we can count you in Empty as we play pretend Send our thoughts with you and to your kin And in case I don't see you again Good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight Now I know this might sound crazy But I've smelled the plastic daisies And it seems we've found ourselves In (hell) Living feign in porcelain And just smart enough to know nothing at all Pull my string and make me cry Advertisement, moral scrawl A semblance of choice when there's no choice at all Out of stock, the end is nigh Burn Body burn Burn Now I know this might sound crazy But I've smelled the plastic daisies And it seems we've found ourselves In hell

[@penk619]

I hope A7X hear this ❤

[@definitlyblack7600]

Bro cooked.

[@juniorowens7397]

The original version itself gives WTF vibes. I like this version as well though. A lot.

[@Swampy14x]

Im hearing like Lune by Periphery in the 3:30 part. So good.

[@jamiefordmusician]

Lune is a fantastic Track! Ended that album perfectly

[@thejoshochannel8983]

Vocals a fraction too quiet but class all the same - amazing stuff keep up the epic work!!!

[@jamiefordmusician]

Thanks for watching! The AI had trouble with some of the vocals here, as they were recorded with a lot of distortion, I struggled to get much power out of them but I think you’re right. I must’ve done 3-4 drafts before committing to this level 😅

[@Lyendith]

I can imagine the "plastic daisies" part being sung by The Rev but err, that’s a bit hard to reproduce I guess. X) Honestly, the breakdown at 2:36 sounds like something they might do _in the future_ rather than what they did before.

[@jamiefordmusician]

😅 You may be right there, if you listen carefully to the ‘make me cry’ lyric around there, I did drop the rev’s vocal into the BV. Subtle but it’s there 🤘

[@drerdb]

So much better than the original thanks a lot

[@jamiefordmusician]

Glad you like it! 🤘🤘🤘

[@dillzilla4454]

i really started out not being a fan of these but i got to say, the past 3 have been pretty damn solid. kinda makes me feel i was a little too harsh with the first 2. they also suffer the same issue the actual album has which is that very few songs stand well on their own without the rest of the album.

[@jamiefordmusician]

Really glad to have won you over! 🤘 and I agree, LIBAD as an album is so much better when played in full

[@dillzilla4454]

@@jamiefordmusician still not a big fan of the nobody and we love you. I feel like the pacing is way too fast for nobody. As for we love you, I honestly don't think there was anything you could have done to make me like that one because I don't like the original. It's the only song on the album I really just don't like.

[@Thechozochampion]

Beautiful Morning next plz

[@Menamizwut]

Nailed their traditional sound on this one 🤘🏻 u should use the 2005 ai voice model for those remixes

[@penk619]

And I really wanna hear your song or your band’s songdude, can you show me where can I find it? ❤

[@jamiefordmusician]

Thank you! There’s an original EP on my channel called Show Your Humanity, or my band is called Ending Paths