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Published on June 7th 2005
Well, it was bound to happen; all these hardcore bands running around dressed like glam rockers sans the teased hair had to inevitably lead to a return to the music that spawned that same fashion. Until now, the bands have sounded like short-haired mosh-metal, but the clothing has been decidedly glam. Certainly, the hardcore scene of the past was rife with machismo and the violent crews and straight edge riots did nothing but encourage the testostorone-fueled antics of the more fanatical members of the scene. But at some point, the tide began to turn. Suddenly a vibrant and vital music scene that had been hijacked by the worst stereotype of jock swung to the opposite extreme; it became effeminate, delicate even.
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a7x shit with suck video clips.. such fucking assholes band. Now i know most people felt like me when this album came out, the seemingly good band that seemed to have their head in the right place totally betrayed their fan base by going mainstream and trying to make more money. as my friend said, he saw the video for bat country and was like "WTF happened, they went all pretty boi and $hit" although these guys are total TOOLS i still enjoy listening to this record when im in the mood. I honestly like it more than i ever liked waking the fallen. holy sweet mosis, what happened??? fucking sucky. there's no denying the technical prowess of avenged sevenfold, but overly self-indulgent "epics" combined with ear-grating vocals and middle school grade lyricism make city of evil a chore to listen to. this cd is amazing. synyster gates is the best guiterist ever! the rev is also a great drummer. jhonny christ is a good bassist. m. shadows is a good singer. zhacky vengence good rythm guitar. amazing solos, strengh of the world and m.i.a. are the best songs! 4 1/2 starz this cd is amazing. synyster gates is the best guiterist ever! the rev is also a great drummer. jhonny christ is a good bassist. m. shadows is a good singer. zhacky vengence good rythm guitar. amazing solos, strengh of the world and m.i.a. are the best songs! 4 1/2 starz this cd is amazing. synyster gates is the best guiterist ever! the rev is also a great drummer. jhonny christ is a good bassist. m. shadows is a good singer. zhacky vengence good rythm guitar. amazing solos, strengh of the world and m.i.a. are the best songs! 4 1/2 starz this cd is amazing. synyster gates is the best guiterist ever! the rev is also a great drummer. jhonny christ is a good bassist. m. shadows is a good singer. zhacky vengence good rythm guitar. amazing solos, strengh of the world and m.i.a. are the best songs! 4 1/2 starz This is the best CD ever. People who are always bad mouthing it obviously don't even understand the nature of the songs. Seize The Day was a heartfelt song about love, not meant to be judged by riffs and rocker techniques. Avenged Sevenfold prevails because it gives new and unique music in a wave of music that sounds just like the next. Every time you hear Avenged Sevenfold, they stand out. And if people can't understand that that is what they are going for, then that's your loss. Your judging them by how they sound compared to mindless bands who get their ideas from listening to the radio. If you don't like the song, don't listen to it. But I think Avenged Sevenfold needs to keep doing what they're doing. there are no words to describe how much i hate this band. good god! how can you kids actually enjoy this? it is nauseating how generic and over the top this band has become. i must be missing their redeeming qualities. otherwise, all i can say is that you fans are lost. unquestionably and hopelessly lost. Outstanding guitar work, but I hate this band with a passion. They got too involved with trying to please the industry. The first cd was epic and the rest sort of went down hill. The music isn't exactly bad, but it may need a touch of old-school hardcore sense in the beats....the speedy feeling of their beats leaves you w/the same feeling of My Chemical Romance's music: soft punk w/potential to get even harder and aggressive if they want it.....nevertheless, A7X does a good job.... Avenged Sevenfold are a big load of gash. Just saw the video for 'seize the day'. What a waste of time! THIS IS THE BEST ALBBUM EVER!!!!!! yeah, this album is fucking great. and bat country might be one of the greatest songs to be written in recent times. you punks need to take some ritalin and try listening again. um...i kinda like it. I heard bat country on the radio the other day and really liked the song, so i downloaded the album. i'm definitely a punk person for the most part. I listen to plenty of other music, but punk has always been a constant. anyway i'm normally really not into the whole power metal thing but i'm diging this album. maybe i'll wake up tomorrow and wonder what the fuck i was thinking, but right now i get it. um...i kinda like it. I heard bat country on the radio the other day and really liked the song, so i downloaded the album. i'm definitely a punk person for the most part. I listen to plenty of other music, but punk has always been a constant. anyway i'm normally really not into the whole power metal thing but i'm diging this album. maybe i'll wake up tomorrow and wonder what the fuck i was thinking, but right now i get it. was probally the BEST album of 2006! cant wait till there new is released!! was probally the BEST album of 2006! cant wait till there new!!! great album hey pplz..... this album is pretty good. And the people who think that this album was crap so they are just gona give the band away r idiots. Yea, so in ur opinion they made a bad album SO. It doesnt mean that they r shit all of a sudden. This album was pretty good and the best song on the album is bat country. And because im a guitarist i understand and appreciate music more then other ppl hoo dont. I havnt been into avenged sevenfold for ages but i have heard there albums and the kick ass so dont dis em.... wow my computer just went nuts. haha VVV this is no better than limp bizkit. good musicians can still make very shitty music and here is a prime example. plus other than the band as a whole (which stands for shit anyways) the people behind it all are some of the worst people the music community has ever seen and these are just people trying to milk an art form for all its worth. fuck them. VVV this is no better than limp bizkit. good musicians can still make very shitty music and here is a prime example. plus other than the band as a whole (which stands for shit anyways) the people behind it all are some of the worst people the music community has ever seen and these are just people trying to milk an art form for all its worth. fuck them. This is a band that catches a lot of crap from the metal community due to airplay and their image, but I think they have a sound that can appeal to fans of metal and more mainstream music. Despite what I think of them as people (They are pretty much assholes) and their career decisions (changed their image to appease the label), this is a good record. Very nice guitar work and drumming throughout, but Shadows' voice is a little spotty - but hey, so was Axel Rose's (who he obviously mimics). Like it or not, they're here to stay for a few years (hey, it could be worse - we could still be having Limp Bizkit forced down our throats). Best tracks are "The Wicked End" and "Strength of the World." i LOVE all there albums! they rock period!! I personally think this is the best fucking album by a7x yet. Walking the Fallen and sounding the seventh trumpet were good but they got annoying after awhile, mainly because M. Shadows wasn't really that great at screaming I personally think this is the best fucking album by a7x yet. Walking the Fallen and sounding the seventh trumpet were good but they got annoying after awhile, mainly because M. Shadows wasn't really that great at screaming I personally think this is the best fucking album by a7x yet. Walking the Fallen and sounding the seventh trumpet were good but they got annoying after awhile, mainly because M. Shadows wasn't really that great at screaming best band!! i'll always love them!! I think the drummer is awesome. I didn't really like this album much though. I liked it when they were more metal. They bascally dont care that the old fans like their music or not becuse they now have so many other fans so yea-they basically gave you the middle finger because most of the old fans dont like thier new stuff i love it!!!!! dude... bro... you are totally right! i love listening to this album while im doing my hair, or shopping for new jeans, and some times when im working on my truck but its kinda hard to rock out under my truck... wait no it's not its 12 feet of the ground. douchebags. This album is the best.Dude screw all the haters of Avenged SevenFold. I think M.Shadows is a bad-ass vocalist. But everythiny else is bad. In the good-way. I'll admit, the music's good... but the vocals are shit. im in love with this band. i listen to their songs every day. its just that you fags dont know how much talent the guitar and drum players are in the band. Nope disagree. You have to admit the guitaring is good and still has some catchy and interesting riffs and especialy solos How low do we have to fight here eh? Talkin' shit is all you guys can do to each other. Remember that originality is the only way anyone will open their mind to a different style of music. Yeah there is harder stuff and softer stuff, but that's what it should come down too, and Avenged sevenfold has a good mixture of that, so that's how I view their musicianship instead of sitting pathetically behind a computer screne and complain. Inspire yourself and learn what it means to be a musician, than you won't talk shit anymore. this album is pretty good, the older stuff is great however. It is sad to see that this band now has so many 14 year old fat hot topic pig girls as fans. I know it is bound to happen when you make it to the otherside, but it is still very hard to watch happen to ax7. I'm a metalhead, so my bias is towards this album over their older stuff...It's not something I'd listen to as much as I do Skyclad or Iron Maiden, but it's anthemetic, catchy, and heavy as Hell...As for the cheese factor, I like Manowar, so I can tolerate any level of cheese. Its a good album, but i liked the older stuff better. why the fuck are you guys dissing guns n roses, g n r owns your mum so stfu bitches. Album of the year muthafuckas!!! vocal cord sugery really fucked over M.Shadows hey, same guy who left the last comment......all those who bitch that avenged sold out and that M. Shadow's voice is like axel rose should probably learn their shit...Shadows had to get vocal implants because he blew his own out trying to scream to make you pussies happy...notice the lack of screaming on this album....so abandon now, because guys are making money and you freeload off your parents ok...now being an avenged fan for a few years now i can agree that i much more enjoy their old stuff (Waking The Fallin may be one of the top 10 albums of all time) but come on, this new shit isn't as terrible as you guys make it out to be....just cause the band doesn't play the same shit over and over again, some of you dumbasses out there want to say that a7x is shit....well to all you closed minded children who sit in your rooms and rock out hard core to only metal music while your mom calls you down for dinner, i suggest that if you don't like the album get off the review and stop listening if its "as bad as NFG and Guns and Roses"....on top of all that, go to an avenged concert and call their fans pussies there..then we shall find out who the *true* posers are... Avenged Sevenfold were good. The operative word being 'were'. Why did they start singing jock rock? Damn, it's music people, all a matter of opinion. As a guitarist it is easy to appreciate the talent a7x's have. Some of the songs are pretty cool. Just an easy to listen to album in my opinion. Some of you should check out Maylene and the Sons of Disaster though, because they are a really good new band. You know what's bull shit Is all these stupid fuck's who have to talk shit on bands and put anonymous as there name. Well there the dumb ass's for taking time to talk shit on the band that they dont like. If they dont like it then get the fuck out. This is the shit. you dont see us going out of our way to go talk shit on your band. fucken stupid faggot's This is one of there best albums I suggest you go out and get this cd and beat the hell out of someone. i found a moron and he is beneath me... *whisper* 1 comment below Fucking mallcore garbage. I can't wait til these guys go on tour with Good Charlotte, maybe we can have some Great White action and wipe out a) some shitty bands and b) their goddamn poser fans. what the fuck is up with the guns and roses dude how can you compare these 2 bands?? are you stupid or something?? next thing i know is that you are comparing how NFG is as punk as bad religion what a moron get a fucking clue OMG!!! you guys only know how to whinne?????? for fuke sakes go listen to your pop punk jesus fucking christ!!! i bet jesus is up there reading this and laughing his head off "pathetic poseurs that think what they like is cool and punk" fuck a doodle doo... morons dude wht ive heard of the album was ok, but the shredding was deffinatley the best part.....did n/e one eles pay attion to tht guitar tht was liek white w/ the blood lookin stains all over it in the vid for ''beast and the harlot'' it was fuckin awsome I love Avenged Sevenfold. I love this album. Fuck all these haters who chose to remain anonymous and say "fuck a7x", when all they really are, are pussys. =] ohhhh myyy gaaaaaaaddddd that motherfucker can not sing. F this alblum is awesome! every song from start to finish is excellent. this cd is going to be a classic. Every song through the cd is better than the last. They have truly come along way considering their old stuff sucks ass majorly! if they keep it up they will be one of the best bands out i believe. its all about Avenged Sevenfold now. This style is original and i dont think any other band could come close to them in the alternative metal genre if they tried! I like this band alot most of there songs are great. I like this band alot most of there songs are great. this album f****** rocks!!!!!! well i accually think the A7X's City of Evil is a great album. my friends and I have all agreed that we can put that cd in and listen to every song and not have the intention of turning a song or switching cds. I think you people should listen up and accually turn up your stereos and listen to the music, and M. Shadows has probally one of the best voices out today. Their drum lines by The Rev are awesome. I don't want to forget about their amazing guitar lines by Zacky V and Synester Gates. This band is by far the best live band I have ever seen. I saw them twice at this past years Warped Tour and i was amazed at every set. Their energy was off the charts. really good band love thier cds wish i could meet them. evryone should listen to them they really know how to get me up when i am down ore when i am getting up in the morning for skool.lol this album reminds me way too much of axl rose.. i despise axl rose and his horrible voice. too bad.. A7X was one of my favourite bands.. this album is a disgrace to all of their hardcore/metalcore fans.. sellout anyone? ok.... quick impression ok.... quick impression ok.... quick impression man, im just now getting into A7X and damn, i have to say i am impressed, bitchen guitar licks, and awsome lyrics. im with guy, though, if you dont like em, stfu, let the people who do enjoy them. oh, ive heard Every Time I Die, and you cant understand half of what they say, i find it hard to believe that laidtowaist thinks that they are better than A7X. granted opinions are like assholes, and everyones got one. doesnt mean that that you have to show your gaping brown eye to everyone else. i personaly enjoy music where the singers speech is inteligable a7x is the best weither u like it or not Ok, so to all the bitches who don't know shit about music. So Avenged Sevenfold got a new sound, HAVE A FUCKIN CRY! Shadows burst a vessel in his neck and can't scream, they can't just get a new guy, he's been with the band since back in the 90's before they hit anything big. They're new stuff, although different than the normal hardcore metal, has incredible musical talent and they should be praised for being able to do that. I'd like to see some of the pussies below me write anything 1/1000 as good as A7X is doing. And incase you unbelievers haven't noticed, A7X is toootallly owning the American metal business. They have sell outs everywhere they go weeks before they even get there. So if you don't like them, "to each his/her own", but if you don't like them, shut your fucking mouth and let those of us who do enjoy them. God people, if you don't like it don't whine about it, we don't wanna hear your shit. i absolutely love avenge sevenfold...expecially the song bat country! its awesome...and whoever doesnt like it will eventually get over it! (rachel) :) i love you! i love avenge sevenfold...bat country rocks!!! Fuck that shit, the only person that sucks my balls is my girlfriend. If you dont know what the band is about, then why the hell judge them? Get your facts straight. mabye your sister...but she's a whore. Cause all Rock N' Roll is about is getting laid right...right? Ohh shit, i'm wrong You people. alright. agreed, avenged sevenfold is strangely reminiscent of an early 80s metal band. but they write good lyrics, they put their music together well, their guitar players are pretty decent, and if they were walking through the mall they could probably get a blow-job from your little sister. so quit talking shit and pick up your guitar and show them they suck, oh and keep practicing. until then go work your 50 grand a year jobs and resume plotting on taking over the world of metal, while theyre doing it right in front of your face. Waking the Fallen was awesome, City of Evil is just as good. Sometimes different is better. "all of the fag asses that talk shit on R7X need to shut the fuck up or make a better c.d. this is the best band in the world and even that,s an understatement! if you want to talk shit come see me personally at 1602 gwen RD. mckinlyville CA." What are the fuck are these guys trying to do! thank God for bands like Every Time I Die who make a7x look fuckin stupid what a waste of time and money... and well... i think these guys need to be discontinuedas a band. they might get alot of hot girls... but that doesn't mean they're good... it means they make their music to get laid, not to have fun. oh yeah... all you a7x fans that shop at hot topic, please just don't bother anymore, i pulled their shit from the shelves along with hawthorne all of the fag asses that talk shit on R7X need to shut the fuck up or make a better c.d. this is the best band in the world and even that,s an understatement! if you want to talk shit come see me personally at 1602 gwen RD. mckinlyville CA. the fact that the lead singer can't sing like he used to further proves my point that this band sucks. Everyone just needs to stop kissing there asses Your a fucking idiot!!.....Avenged sevenfold is its own music not to be compared to any music genre......you dont need to place it in metal or punk or any other category.....they are there own category.......the length of there songs is the best part........i wish there songs would never end........you just cant appreciate good music and really shouldnt be writing articles based on your dumb ass opinion........you did nothing but talk shit about this band who's music is the best music I have ever heard.......dumb ass! You wanna know why M Shadows doesn't scream anymore? He had to get surgery on his throat fucker. He can't scream all the time anymore. You wanna know why M Shadows doesn't scream anymore? He had to get surgery on his throat fucker. He can't scream all the time anymore. AX7 sucks man...everything about them is gay. they were the last band at Warped Tour and we left just to beat the crowd because EVERYONE else went to see them We'll stop comparing them to GnR when they stop sounding and acting like them. City of Evil is a brilliant piece of work. Easy to judge something new and fresh... I dont think there's a single band out there that sounds like Avenged Sevenfold right now. With the Fall Out Boy's and MCR's, it all sounds like regurgitated crap. Avenged Sevenfold have made an incredible transition. Stop comparing them to Guns n Roses, Iron Maiden, Metallica - whatever; they are their own and let's leave it at that. This CD was the Best Of Avenged SevenFold it was as Good as Iron Maiden, Megadeth, and Metallica mixed together. this album is the best album of all time!!! i love all of the songs on the album. all of you pozurs can kiss my a$$! Everyone in the band looks sooooo hotttt! (esapecially zacky!!!) i love A7X forever Rock On!!! Anyone who says this cd is awesome obviously has no clue what they're talking about. this album is the best album of all time!!! i love all of the songs on the album. all of you pozurs can kiss my a$$! Everyone in the band looks sooooo hotttt! (esapecially zacky!!!) i love A7X forever Rock On!!! This album is so great, did anyone who says shit about A7X did even listen to M.I.A entirely, to The Wicked End and to strenght of the world??? Men, come on guys, I don't know a fuckin metal band that is aibable to do so great music. Listen to Sinister Gates with his guitard...that guy is amazing... I was very pleased with this record. I love all their CD's. I think musical change is good and keeps people into it. Who wants to keep hearing more of the same? Besides I also sing for a metal band and understand the bullshit that singers have to go through when dealing with screaming/singing. When you scream you are @ high risk for vocal nodules and polyps as well as what M.Shadow had, burst blood vessel. These are not issues you want to deal with.. So from one singer to another I totally feel the guy on wanted to reinvent the sound.. it really isnt worth it. Take a pair of pliers and tighten them around your vocal chords, cut your speaking volume in half, and then add a shitload of rasp.. It really sucks. But anyway, this album really shocked me. It was original and it was well written. I still enjoy the screaming vocals of the other records but I am open minded enough to accept this is an amazing piece of music. You guys kick ass =D i want to have m. shadows baby.....not only one ...plenty of them....i'm not really thinking about the kids im just thinking about "the making of the kids"........(wild animal sex) Bat country RAWKS !!! Who ever doesn't like avenge sevenfold is full of #^$%^#$%^% This C.D ROX! But u need more pictures in your C.D Gay, wannabe toughguy, contrived anger. Look at me I'm a rockstar cause I have tatoos! yeah! Oh, yeah, lame ass riffs too. Five months since this cd came out and it's still the favorite for my cd of the year. I saw these guys last night live and they sound just as good if not better live than on the record. the guitars completely kick buttholes. the drummer has like a huge set it's awesome i took a picture of it. i like the way that they don't care about the audience whatsoever you shoulda seen their faces they were expressionless. the harmonizing they do in Bat Country kills too. woot. City of evil is horrible. What are they trying to do with their music? Getting better is the last thing on their list... This record sucks. Compare these songs with darkness surrounding or chapter 4.when i heard for the first time a7x i just loved them.but now there is nothing to make me feel the same way in this cd. And for the guys that said that mr shadow cant sing anymore...he can sing but a7x are now in a major label.FUCK why would this pile of shit have so many comments? this is so bad that it makes me want to punch a baby for all you little bitches, who are you to judge someone elses music and say it sucks, if you dont like it, make somthing better don't bash someones work because you dont like it Well, some of this shit sucks, but Bat Country is great and the video is even better. Gotta love the whole Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas thing. reading these fucking comments is such a waste of time. if you like a type of music you like it, if you don't, then you don't. all we're doing here is posting our worthless feedback on some shitty website filled with even more useless and uninformative articles based on others tastes in music. so take this instance in all your worthless lives to think: hmmm... will this shit matter later or even now in life? because if you seriously think that to yourselves you'll find that new music is going all to shit really fast these days because of people branding certain bands as "cool" and "lame", sometimes without even hearing the album and going by their scene's taste of music, feeling all to unwilling to make choices for your own damn self. personally, I love the new m. shadows, but does that really make a fucking difference in the way you all think now? hell no it doesn't or at least it shouldn't. so why the hell should we be listening to whatever the retards below me have posted? I Love A7X , And I Think That They Kick Some Major Ass ! "As revolutionry as Nirvana." -no. Oh yeah, and wtf is up with people saying "13 & 14 teenage girls" im 13... so whats the big deal, i love a7x. I know tons of people my age that dont like them... they dont ever know what a7x is. and i know tons of people who love this CD who are 17-45. seriuosly. Well First off, Anyone who says M.Shadows cant sing anymore is full of BS. Just because he doesnt scream doesnt mean he doesnt have an awsome voice. He have fuking Surgery on his throat because he Busted a Blood Vessel. And his doctor or what said if he kept screaming like that, he'd lose his voice by 30. and hes 24 now. So umm, No voice at all, or still singing after 30. Lets think here. Dumbasses. If you dont like the way m sings or scream or whatever the hell he does, GO OUT AND DO IT YOURSELFS. dumbasses. What can I say about this album? First of all, there is no doubt Vengeance and Gates are excellent guitarists and have carried their musical talent from the older discs into this one. I was disappointed to find a lack of screaming and realizing the vocals of some parts of songs (such as Betrayal, Missing In Action, and even the chorus of, in my opinion, the best song of the album Beast and the Harlot) began to sound, dare I say it... emo... Don't get me wrong! M. Shadows is a great vocalist and has enough to prove it (e.g. Desecrate Through Reverence off Waking the Fallen). However, this IS MY opinion and MY review, and I do happen to listen to emo, but I just didn't expect I would associate the term with A7X. The lyrics are definitely metal, seeming to draw inspiration from Iron Maiden and Metallica, but it's just the way the lyrics are sung. The album includes a lot of other genres like pop and goth and such, but, hopefully, A7X can find a neater way to blend them all together. City of Evil isn't a terrible album, but it isn't the most amazing one either. So, in the middle, 2 1/2 stars. not sayin you all are dumb fucks but for the people bashin m.shadows vocals and the cd band you should be glad they came out with another cd. The vocals arent as good cause he popped a blood vessel in his throat so he cant scream sure most of u knew this. but i just seen them live and best band i ever saw live. the recordings live were kinda lame for the old shit but they seemed to pull it off all the same but ide have to say best band ive ever seen live. i guess i'm in the minority here but i bought the last album and thought all the screaming was cheesy and generic not the metal riffs. i liked better when the guy actually sang. i liked the album but didn't think i'd be buying the new one... until i heard "bat country." fuck me that's a good song. the guy is singing and the music is pure power metal. look i'm almost 30 years old (in the minority again, i'm sure) and i grew up on this type of music. i still listen to my Helloween albums on a regular basis. i just bought the album and i'm listening to it for the first time as i type this and i'm loving it. i guess i can understand some people being bitter that the group is no longer "punk/hardcore/metalcore/whatever" i used to feel the same way when i was younger. feeling like a band you loved has changed and turned their back on the scene that supported them but i really think this is where avenged sevenfold belong. to these ears this album doesn't sound as forced as 'waking the fallen.' they sound confident and comfortable. this album in going on my best of '05 list for sure. i submit this quote from the review: I agree with the last comment. All I can say is listen to Bat Country. Also their ability to play softer songs that I can stand is incredible, just listen to Seize The Day. My last thing I have to say, is their lyrics. Read through the book or read the lyrics on the internet. The lyrics they have written can be connected to 90% of your lives, I guarantee it. Now i would say i hate every hardcore band...with two exceptions, Death By Stereo and Avenged Sevenfold. For the guy who posted that he bought Waking the Dead????? and thought this band was awesome but now they make music for 13 year old girls. Are you retarded? get the name of the cd right and what 13 year old girls do you know? If anything they would be more into "waking the dead" as that was more scene friendly than this... Album is awesome, ive given it over a month to sink in and i still put it in all the time. The guitar work is great, his voice at first was a little weak but now i think its stronger than it was in the past. Drumming is drastically improved as well. One star reviewers are living in the past with WTF. If they put something like that out again it would sound like everything else out there. Although the album isnt perfect, its probably either this or summer in abaddon by pinback for cd of the year so far. Piece metalheads and emo bullshit kids who still think screaming is fresh and new This album really kicks major ass....Fuck what anyone thinks.."I dont like the new ablum..blah blah blah..." they didnt write it for you biatch...Yeah it may be a bit more mainstream....but no matter what A7X comes out with..I will love it. The lyrics on the album are amazing....I think we have forgotten about that....and M shadows vocals are flawless once again...Love it!!! As revolutionry as Nirvana. I don't like to comment on what anyone else thinks or says because I really don't care. I will, however, put my two cents in for those who are are wondering if they should get A7X or not-- I am very dissapointed in this cd. I would have expected much better from a7x considering how the last two albums were so great. M. Shadows in my opinion is an excellent vocalist, but for city of evil he dosen't make use of this. And as for the playing, what used to be clean, sharp, and catchy is now sloppy and mashed together. They try to continue with the excellent guitar playing that was present in previous cds, but it sounds so badly mixed together, with poor transitions. After buying Waking the Dead, I considered them to be one of the greatest bands of all time. Now it seems they have gone mainstream, and produce music for the most popular group of consumers, 13 year old girls. As I listen to both the old and new cds, I hope to hear that there will be talk of working on a new album. Along with millions of other dissapointed fans I hope to hear a7x go back to the metal genre, and play good music again. I've heard that Avenged plays the best shows ever, with the live music sounding just like it does on cd - and i was anxiously looking foreward to seeing them in concert. Now im not so sure I should even waste my time. Im sorry people, but this stuff just sucks and it happens to a lot of bands, but truthfully this is the biggest letdown. Thank God As I Lay Dying still makes good music This album does what 99% rock bands can't do. I personally love the new City Of Evil album, and if you don't like it quit complaining about it and go listen to the bands that you prefer to listen 2 . In my opinoin A7X is number one on my list no matter what I've loved them since day 1 but if you don't just don't listen 2 them simple as that. I personally love the new City Of Evil album, and if you don't like it quit complaining about it and go listen to the bands that you prefer to listen 2 . In my opinoin A7X is number one on my list no matter what I've loved them since day 1 but if you don't just don't listen 2 them simple as that. I personally love the new City Of Evil album, and if you don't like it quit complaining about it and go listen to the bands that you prefer to listen 2 . In my opinoin A7X is number one on my list no matter what I've loved them since day 1 but if you don't just don't listen 2 them simple as that. I personally love the new City Of Evil album, and if you don't like it quit complaining about it and go listen to the bands that you prefer to listen 2 . In my opinoin A7X is number one on my list no matter what I've loved them since day 1 but if you don't just don't listen 2 them simple as that. This is a great lalbum to listen to. People commenting say the singer sounds like shit, I think the singing perfect comments the drums and guitar. The guitar riffs are also amazing, not play over and over again like those gay punk records. Not hard to palm mute a beat for 3 minutes. City of Evil, definately the best album i've heard so far this year, I can proudly put the album beside my Atreyu and other Avenged Sevenfold albums as the fav's. This is a great lalbum to listen to. People commenting say the singer sounds like shit, I think the singing perfect comments the drums and guitar. The guitar riffs are also amazing, not play over and over again like those gay punk records. Not hard to palm mute a beat for 3 minutes. City of Evil, definately the best album i've heard so far this year, I can proudly put the album beside my Atreyu and other Avenged Sevenfold albums as the fav's. See, the first time I listened to this album, all i wanted to do was throw up this album really, really sucks. good thing i didn't get A7X tatooed on my dick when i listened to waking the fallen because i think i can safely say that i would have cut off my penis. this album, instead of trudging forward, runs backwards. back into the safety of the flashy, stupid 80s. progression, not regression. if they really wanted to be creative, they should have created something new. instead they just decided to rework guns n' roses songs. this album WILL be successful, don't get me wrong, but this new direction is even more pussy and even more safe than sticking with the whole metalcore/hardcore trend. more bands are going to be doing this sort of thing and more bands are going to appear sounding like 80s power metal and it makes me want to hibernate for the next twenty years. Whatever happened to opinions anyway? Is music all objective now? ... probably not ... byacka. I don't like this album. I'm not being pretentious. I'm not being overly biased. I don't like it. Deal with it. Biatch. that's the best album. it shall be 5 stars losers!!!!! wow i have to say that this new album is pretty disgusting (as in bad)... there is no screaming which totally ruins the band, and its 80s metal... if you want 80s metal just listen to an old CD.. no1 wants to hear another band redo it.. M. Shadows voice is totally different in this new album and i actually hate it.. they will lose many, many fans because of this new album Good album, misses the screaming of the last album, but the guitars are better, and the lyrics are extremely intense and intelligent. I am surprised that no one commented on the political contents of AX7's new music. They seem passionate about the rape of world by our (the US) government. MIA is an awesome song that puts you into the mind of a soldier in Iraq, or any other country we presently occupy. AX7 pretty much brings down the ideals of democracy such as materialism and modern "wants" with the "Wicked End". They may sound evil, but they are only spreading the truth -- ON A MAJOR LABEL. M. Shadows should change his vocal style though, he is the only ruining factor of the new album. I was surprised by this album. I haven't heard a good record since Dragonforce's Sonic Firestorm. Waking the Fallen was just real dull to me. It had a few good tracks. City of Evil though, really shows different ends of hardcore punk and metal fused together. It stays fast and hard and never goes shitty. And this is on Warner? i dont think anyone has mentioned this yet but a7x has stopped with the whole goth gimmick no more makeup or anything they dont like look their from a scene (actually they hate scene kids) so you can call them glam core. this cd rocks btw This isn't a review is just a stupid critic on the decision of change gender. why don't you just listen to what you ear and not what you want to think... This isn't a review is just a stupid critic on the decision of change gender. why don't you just listen to what you ear and not what you want to think... I can understand where this guy is comming from, What he says makes scense. Some of the songs on the album like "seized the day" do sound pretty influenced by guns and roses and definatly like axle rose at times. but didnt he blow his voice, and chose not to sceam and growl anymore wich was awesome. The musician-ship of the album was done very well and was very tight, but you know it does help when you are in a multi-million doller company's recording studio. I like this album because can listen to it at any time, its easy to listen to and for what it is. Its pretty creative. i dont no wtf rong with whoever wrote that but avenged is the best band ever and this new album kix ass Take out the whiny Megadeth type clean vocals and you got an album that isn't half bad, but the repat the same parts over and over and made the album like 20 minutes to long. I agree with the guy who said why can't this cd be rated just as music. A7X just wanted to change things up a little, whats so bad about that. if they wanted to cash in on whatever is hot these days, they won't make this album, they would make a "hurt process" like or a scream-singish record. What is "noodling"? Maybe the reason the score is so low is because were on PUNKnews.org when this is not anything of a punk cd. I actually like that song "unholy confession" geeeeez, why can't you guys just listen to the music, and enjoy regardless of what the guys look like, and what kind of music it is??? This is a bad review of a awesome cd why is everybody so afraid of musical change everybody get over yourselves and realize punk is and has been dead for along time. And also to the guy who said he should have got the Finch record instead are you kidding me talk about an absolutely disappointing follow up cd the new Finch sucks so bad its not even funny. this review sucks. why does this cd have to be reviewed as a metal cd or as a punk cd or as a hardcore cd, why can't it just be reviewed as music? all it is is music, you can either like it or not. dont say o its a bad hardcore cd but a good metal cd ITS ONE FREAKING CD you cant catagorize this sound so why try? impressive bass, incredible drums and insane guitar are found all through this cd, and i've heard just as many people loving shadow's voice than i have that hated it. I Meant Website on the below Post oops I Really Like This Album, But Reviewing It ON This Album Is Asking For Trouble "Holy shit! This metalcore is trying to do something OTHER than punk! Quick! Let's chastize them by calling them imposters of their natural musical tastes!" I'm still waiting for people to get over the fact that even though this isn't as "punk" as their last works, it doesn't mean that it's shit! GO back and worship your shitload of bands such as Thrice and Taking Back Sunday. The album is so pitiful. M. Shadows should have thrown in the towel after the throat surgery. That video for Unholy Confessions is hilarious because all those girls got A7X tatoos and now they will have to spend the $ to get them removed. No wonder I didn't hear that this album was coming out till one week after it was out because it sucks just about as worse as any album I've ever bought. It makes me sick to my freaking stomach. Avenged Sevenfold you suck now big congratulations. This album sucks. I should of bought the Finch album instead. Waste of $15! STAY AWAY FROM THIS ALBUM. Matt is intimidating, but he's extremely nice. "My friend wants to see them at Warped Tour. My friend wants to see them at Warped Tour. Does anyone just not listen to A7X, and not care about them one way or another? The only good Avenged Sevenfold song is "Streets" I really dont' think its as different from 'waking the fallen' as you all do...it seems to be the natural direction they were going, huge, dramatic, epic, overprodcued....this is always what these guys shot for, and now they're pulling it off. the guitar and drum work on this album is light years beyond their first 2 releases. Shadow's new vocal stylings are weird at times , and I do miss his screaming, but he still sounds pretty badass on many of the songs. my problem is that the album is a bit long winded...after track 7 it seems to kinda go downhill and take forever to finish..but the first 7 songs are all great, and 'beast and the harlot' is SUCH a cool song, i don't see how any A7X fan can't get into that song... haha thats what comes out if you review lots of metal shit...second rate Stevie Vai´s that explain the musical world to us...stop reviewing metal now, cos it only leads to this things Still getting used to the vocals, but I lyke it beecuz its gooood. and when it comes to a "musical debate," isnt the quality of the guitar players a decent thing to talk about?...i mean, it is the "music"... um...doesnt 'how well these guys play guitar' have some importance in regards to 'the quality of the music'? Thery worship Velvet Revolver and would blow AXL till the cows come home... Listen to Dragonforce. Get owned. I can't believe some people were actually dissapointed he stopped the screaming. Screaming is not music, it's screaming. "ummmm isnt 'how well these guys play guitar' and 'how much the guy screams and how much he sings.' part of the 'Sounds coming out of speakers. '?" Yes they are, my good man. But they are of no importance whatsoever to the quality of the music and they're dumb points to debate over. People on both sides of this fun little argument are morons. People on both sides of this fun little argument are morons. Stop calling this shit hardcore! Jesus H. Christos on a pogo stick! This shit is, was and ever shall be METAL, you dumbasses! Get it straight! calling it hardcore will never make it GOOD, it will still be shit. Stop associating it with great hardcore bands like Bad Brains, Minor Threat and Black Flag (even though Black Flag went thrash metal towards the end). This is just a boring CD, plain and simple. I don't think they sold out or anything like that, since they never claimed to be a hardcore or metalcore band to begin with, but there's really a lack of interesting songs on this record. There were always hints of cheesy metal in there music before, but it was done in an endearing sort of way, now it's just overdone. The vocal harmonies are almost identical on every track, and although the musicianship is still top notch, that doesn't guarantee a good listen. FYI, M. Shadows sings the way he does in City of Evil because he had vocal cord surgery in 2004 to repair a burst blood vessel so here's a big "Fuck You" to you uneducated cretins out there. (the 2 stars was meant to be 3.5) In case u fuck faces didn't know...ur wasting ur no-life time trying to convince people that the band/album does/doesn't suck. Get the fuck over urselves no1s gonna change cuz of u. congratulations on squandering your weekly shot at being original! the nu-metal kids will eat this right up! screw whoever wrote this review! why don't you try and forget for just one second and forget about what other bands sounds like this, what 'scene' it falls into or what fashion trend is around nowadays, and just LISTEN to the music and see if you like it. I love metal kids being so defensive. every one starts off: they're really complex! they've got solos! they're soooo technical!! you're ignorant if you can't see the beauty in an 8 minute song!!1!!1! go listen to the casualties!! jesus christ, this is a punk rock site, not progressive/ (insert 1 of 20th metal subgenre) metal/wack off fantasy soul less bullshit. i'll stick to the clash, pixies, and minor threat. the rest of you metal kiddies can crank this to 11 and argue over dungeons and dragons, witches, medieval earth and who's better-icy hot earth or dragonfuck. I'm not gonna argue with anyone on this board, seeing as this is a punk site and I'm a dedicated metalhead. I stumbled across this review, and was kinda pissed, but not surprised. I have always felt that, even with some hardcore and punk influences, Avenged Sevenfold have always been primarily a metal band. Now they're a PURE metal band. Most punks don't like metal. Therefore, most punks will find this album confusing and wanna lsiten to their old shit. I do reccomend this album to anyone who likes truly original METAL songs (allright "Seize The Day" DOES kinda sound like Guns N' Roses but beyond that its pure originality). Punks and HXC kids should stay away from this one and stick to Waking The Fallen, which is also quite righteous. this album is complete garbage. i thought i was the only one who hated this band, it's good to see i'm not alone. fuck, they suck so bad. hey "Anchors"-- I can appreciate what they're trying to do but frankly M. Shadows doesn't have a good enough voice to just sing. He can't do it. And its clear that they tried to compensate for this by awkwardly layering his vocal tracks. I can respect the bands desire for a more melodic sound but I can't help but feel that this is a digression rather than a progression. Waking the Fallen puts this album to shame in every respect but most significantly in overall songwriting quality. I dont think I have been this disappointed by a new release in a long time. I can appreciate what they're trying to do but frankly M. Shadows doesn't have a good enough voice to just sing. He can't do it. And its clear that they tried to compensate for this by awkwardly layering his vocal tracks. I can respect the bands desire for a more melodic sound but I can't help but feel that this is a digression rather than a progression. Waking the Fallen puts this album to shame in every respect but most significantly in overall songwriting quality. I dont think I have been this disappointed by a new release in a long time. I actually think people who say they like fast, hard punk should be able to like this cd. The first five songs is fast and hard at it's best, without losing any of it's melody. It's refreshing to hear something other than drop C, palm muted, screaming bullshit. This album is really creative and a breath of fresh air. If you enjoy power chords and simple drum beats, dont buy this record. If you are looking to broaden your musical taste.... go get it now. This is the best album I have heard in a long time. It is musically diverse and insanely technical.... the guitar work is unreal. The vocals were strange at first ( word on the street is that M Shadows had throat surgery and can't scream anymore) but the new axl rose sound has really started to grow on me. Honestly... there arent too many albums i can listen to all the way through without skipping a song.. i think i could listen to this album 10 times in a row. I'll admit that I liked their first two records... but this record is fucking terrbile. Beast and the Harlot starts out alright and just drags on and on. The reviewer hit this right on the nose. Some of the songs start out okay but go on an on with no real sense of direction. You punks are all pussies... speacially the one who reviwed this album. Go shave that fuckin mohack and learn how to play a solo and drop all that power chords bullshit and stop singing about your girlfriends or how your mom wont buy you the new casualties shirt at hot topic. You punks are all pussies... speacially the one who reviwed this album. Go shave that fuckin mohack and learn how to play a solo and drop all that power chords bullshit and stop singing about your girlfriends or how your mom wont buy you the new casualties shirt at hot topic. Oh my fucking lord. When did A7X ever sound like Bad Religion or Thrice? A7X blatantly blow both of those bands out of the sea. Shit review. I'm disgusted that your mind span is too short to appretiate a 7 minute epic such as Sidewinder...go listen to your shitty 2 minute punk songs with no complexity whatsoever, fuck you. Blatantly one of the most unique and complex metal records to come out in a while. This album is fucking amazing, far more complex than punk or hardcore. Sure there might be some 80's influence here but it certainly isn't glam, this is a modern day Metal album and a original one at that...The reviewer of this is obviously a power chord lover who thinks music is about aggression and nothing more. I don't listen to metal and I'm not going to start but this cd is fucking amazing. I really think a lot of these 80's metal comparisons are false. They use a much more demonstrative sound than those bands. I think That City of Evil is decent. I was hoping to be impressed with a brutal follow up to Waking the Fallen, which in my opinion was fucking awsome. i thought this album was awesome. they stretch themselves a bit too far sometimes, but it was still damn good. waking the fallen was a tad better, though. Awesome CD... I loved their 2nd CD. The screaming was a little too much, but the music seems cleaner and more professional (almost poppy?) in this CD so I like it. "It's not even what their record label was planning on. "They actually wanted us to do a metalcore record because major labels like hopping on the bandwagon," Shadows said. "Thrice was signed and Thursday, so Warner Bros. was like, 'We gotta get a band like that.' But making this record is the best thing for us, and the fact that everyone else is doing what we used to do just makes it easier for us because we're free to create our own path." http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1503793/20050608/avenged_sevenf old.jhtml?headlines=true#Scene_1 and understand the reason of the way this album is... dont blame sevenfold I can't see how anyone didn't see this album coming. These guys have always been more on the metal side of metalcore. Hardcore bands don't name their album "Sounding The Seventh Trumpet". Hardcore bands rarely would write a song anywhere close to seven minutes long (exceptions exist such as Jane Doe by Converge) let alone fill an entire record with them. Hardcore bands don't where white makeup and tight fitting black shirts. These are all characteristics of metal bands. This album was just the next logical step in their progression. You don't have to like it (I sure don't), but why be dissapointed? The writing was on the wall the whole time. o and by the way The MarS volta BEST progressive rock band the review absolutely nails the album. ive listened to it many times and cant agree more. i couldnt wait for this album to come out and its just a dissapointment. i had to come on the forums to c what others were saying and this review just nailed mine and 4 other a7x fans opinions that i live with. i guess were not the only ones who were upset. Holy shit, that guy a couple posts down said the vocals are experimental! I don't think so. Not in the slightest. Man, my bro bought this on it's release date. I wish he didn't. Cheese McGeese. Lates. Hey kid below me, Vaquero down there owned your whole point before you even took the half an hour to type it out. so far I've gathered that most of you are to young to understand respect, humility, and possibly even happiness. It's not like they're fucking your sister. It's most evident that envy breeds something quite ugly... Shitty music played with a lot of talent is still shitty music. Don't go to talent to defend the band, talent can only amplify a band's goodness not create it. In all of this bands other recordgins they had some really good parts, but they just didnt know how to put them together. There would be an awesome riff, and some great drumming and some shitty screaming, and then bam, into another part that doesnt fit with it at all. And then keep doing that until the song is too long and drawn out and pointless. They are good on a riff to riff basis, but there actualm song writing is just overdone and striving to hard to be "epic" or something ridiculouys like that. If they could learn some moderation and actually start writing tastefully, I thik they could be pretty good. Here's an idea, children: um dude who did that waaay too long post below...they're going to do a radio edit. It doesn't matter if a song is 15 minutes long. They can cut it up so it's 4:00 minutes of sugar daddy sweet. Yes, seriously...Discharge. Or Skitsystem for that matter. These kids today wouldn't know hardcore if it kicked down their door and made a bukakke video with their mom. c'mon guys....you can't say that A7X suck?...maybe you don't like their style but you gotta admit that they do have awesome talent!...Name one punk band that can play guitar like them!...Just my 2 cents...In their style, they're simply amazing....Just take the time to listen the entire album for a second time and another thing- HEY HERES A GOOD IDEA! LETS JUDGE A BAND BY THE WAY THEY DRESS! AND THE WAY OTHERS LABEL THEM! YES THATS A GOOD IDEA! Haa it's funny because the metal heads on this page really are living up to the stereotype with your homophobic slurs like "faggot" way to go! i love jocks so much they really do provide hours of entertainment value, no really. Sometimes you kids make me laugh. "Avenged Sevenfold got what they wanted. They changed their style for the fans and money." What the Fuck have Thursday got to do with Avenged Sevenfold, musically their worlds apart they sound nothin like each other, and are totally unrelated Really Good album, and i was wondering why its not original no band out now is original every band pilfers sounds from bands from yester years, so i chose bands i like. Anyway no matter what anyone says i love this album and Avenged Sevenfold, and i agree how the fuck is this this Glam Metal it dunt sound anything like T Rex, anyway i dont tend to listen to reviews i judge for myself and if i like it, i like it other peoples opinions arent gonna change mine you scene kids are faggits. it not how they dress its how they sound. the music is amazing. you guys say they suck cause they can play there instruments. the singing is lacking but otherwise its amazing. music doesnt have to have screaming to be good. you scene kids are just ignorant faggots you scene kids are faggits. it not how they dress its how they sound. the music is amazing. you guys say they suck cause they can play there instruments. the singing is lacking but otherwise its amazing. music doesnt have to have screaming to be good. you scene kids are just ignorant faggots Avenged Sevenfold has always reminded me of: To me, if you spend time putting on makeup and doing yourself up before you go and play rock and roll, you're an asshole. This shit is just plain gay. You fucking scene kids are such fags. Seriously this is bad, it all sounds like that song "nightcrawler" by whatever shit band that was, i'll stick to story of the year if its ok with you. Imagine when you grow up and tell your kids that you listened to this band, Daddy's pretty embarassed! Avenged Sevenfold seem to have become quite trendy lately. All the little rock kids have latched on to this band, and these are the same kids that follow all the Corporate label trash forced down peoples throats on tv, radio. Most of the kids who buy type of stuff are blinkered and have no idea of the underground scene they only find out about it cos its gone major. I own a record store and it makes me sick that independents put their necks on the line to promote bands on small lables only to get completely fucked over by the corporates when a band signs big! Distributors rip independets stores off on major label releases, and give masive insentives to corporate stores who problably never give a fuck about the band when their first album came out, while the little indepent store who is quite willing to stock a bands first album gets put at the back of the line. Money to money, its always the same, a store who would quite happily sell you the latest boy band cd now sells you the new Avenged cd as well, and will do better on it than the small guy who actually gave a shit about the small band in the first place. Major labels and massive corporate stores will kill the underground scene because they play safe! tired.......real tired.........so fucking tired fuck. who the hell cares how people dress? my normal dress is a t-shrt, khaki shorts/pants, and vans shoes. i've dressed relatively the same way for a long time. yet, i still can guarantee i have a much more diverse taste in music than most of those idiot kids wearing all black, spikey belts, chucks, etc. i probably even have a much better knowledge of the very music they are "dressed" to like. not that i am bragging, but the point is it doesn't matter how people dress, it's about the fucking music. What a waste of great talent. I feel sorry for all the fans that are tatted up have been there from day one. How quickly things change....I used to play Sounding the 7th Trumpet proudly full blast in my truck and I even grew to like Waking the Fallen, but I think this album ruined everything-you are only as good as your last album. If I wanted to listen to GNR or Megadeath I'd pop in my cassettes!!!! I am shocked at all this negative commentary. Usually people are bummed that a artist's album isn't long enough. Seventy two minutes of music captured within 11 songs is a real gift. Alright, this review was pretty harsh! The guys have done an excellent job on this record and I'm happy with it. As are the guys, I think this record is a major success! NOT a failure, they may not be "hardcore" but they are making the kind of music they love. Yes, they're attracting kids that aren't old enough to remember Axl, but that's why they're tryint o bring that music back! Axl is a great singer as is Shadows, you can't say they are not because you would be lying. I honestl think this review is stupid and rude. Who really cares about the scenes? I know for sure that it's about the music NOT what scene it should be classified under, music is music. Nothing more and nothing less. I am ashamed and yet not suprised that you guys have made this review so rude. I think that a lot of the fans are loving the new music CORRECTION, the fans LOVE the new music and they will continue to love it no matter what "scene" you classify it as. Not sure Im not a fan of glamrock. and to the people that say Punks are dead and what not. i seriously doubt that...to a very very big extent. Im not going to start advertising what music i like becuase ppl have different taste. at one point in my life i liked Avenged Sevenfold. Not anymore. What a shame. Oh well. Who ever DOES Like it go waste those 12 bucks of allowence money I like Avenged Sevenfold and their new Cd City Of Evil. "This is an amazing album! I am glad they threw away the screaming, because if you wasnt screaming you can listen to the ten million metalcore bands out there. Trivium? Summers End? Haster The Day? The Agony Scene? Still Remains? Winter Solstice? Caliban? It Dies Today? Himsa? Darkest Hour? I love those bands but come on there are a ton of metalcore and thrash metal bands out there. I am so happy they decided to take it back to the 80"s and mix it up, and I for one think M. Shadows sounds like Dave Mustaine from Megadeth alot in City of Evil. The dick below is making fun of Victory. How can you make fun of Victory Records? Between The Buried And Me? Sinai Beach? Earth Crisis? Deadguy? Snapcase? Buried Alive? All Out War? Martyr AD? Grade? Darkest Hour? Ringworm? Dead To Fall? Atreyu? Scars Of Tomorrow? Premonitions Of War? Bury Your Dead? A Perfect Murder? Victory has a shitload of good bands fucker." oh dear, the reviewer could not label this band. neither hardcore, punk or metalcore could fit. they even ditched the cliche screaming lyrics. holy shit!! i cant label a specific genre to a band!!! usually that would be a good sign of interesting music, and although this cd is nothing greatly unique. its at least better than theyre last 2 albums. maybe next time you will actually review the music. "Victory has a shitload of good bands fucker." The main problems with all of you guys are: "This is an amazing album! I am glad they threw away the screaming, because if you wasnt screaming you can listen to the ten million metalcore bands out there. Trivium? Summers End? Haster The Day? The Agony Scene? Still Remains? Winter Solstice? Caliban? It Dies Today? Himsa? Darkest Hour? I love those bands but come on there are a ton of metalcore and thrash metal bands out there. I am so happy they decided to take it back to the 80"s and mix it up, and I for one think M. Shadows sounds like Dave Mustaine from Megadeth alot in City of Evil. The dick below is making fun of Victory. How can you make fun of Victory Records? Between The Buried And Me? Sinai Beach? Earth Crisis? Deadguy? Snapcase? Buried Alive? All Out War? Martyr AD? Grade? Darkest Hour? Ringworm? Dead To Fall? Atreyu? Scars Of Tomorrow? Premonitions Of War? Bury Your Dead? A Perfect Murder? Victory has a shitload of good bands fucker." To the guy who said punks know jack about music- two words buddy- Greg Ginn....would blast any of those metal pussies from the 80's into extinction. It seems that the writer of this review really doesn't know what "glam" is. Ummmm..... this sounds NOTHING like Guns and Roses. Slash stole the top hat thing from T. Rex, who were the best glam rock act ever. people there's no need to argue. This band is untalended and unoriginal, period. ahhahhhaahhhh you hardcorekids that got a7x ink on your body ahhhhhaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh not so hardcore now Avenged Sevenfold have always sucked. - j the ho rob_rob terrible fucking music. makes me laugh because there are so many good bands out there, and no one wants to listen to them. Am I the only one who likes this album? The comments and review of this album are really a sad reflection on the musical tastes of people today. It's sad that music fans today can't appreciate an album which merges the best elements of Metallica and Guns N' Roses, two of the best heavy bands to exist, and a vocalist who blows every emo, hardcore, and punk singer out of water without even screaming. I liked Waking the Fallen a lot, but this ups in it in every way. Anyone who says this album is trendy, obviously hasn't listened to this at all and is just jumping on the "bash Avenged Sevenfold" bandwagon, that has obviously started. You've all been apparantly listening to too much hardcore punk and emo. "I think there is a total of 3 good bands in that whole list" "This is an amazing album! I am glad they threw away the screaming, because if you wasnt screaming you can listen to the ten million metalcore bands out there. Trivium? Summers End? Haster The Day? The Agony Scene? Still Remains? Winter Solstice? Caliban? It Dies Today? Himsa? Darkest Hour? I love those bands but come on there are a ton of metalcore and thrash metal bands out there. I am so happy they decided to take it back to the 80"s and mix it up, and I for one think M. Shadows sounds like Dave Mustaine from Megadeth alot in City of Evil. The dick below is making fun of Victory. How can you make fun of Victory Records? Between The Buried And Me? Sinai Beach? Earth Crisis? Deadguy? Snapcase? Buried Alive? All Out War? Martyr AD? Grade? Darkest Hour? Ringworm? Dead To Fall? Atreyu? Scars Of Tomorrow? Premonitions Of War? Bury Your Dead? A Perfect Murder? Victory has a shitload of good bands fucker." I dunno.... he's right about Victory Records , trendy bands, trendy haircuts, MTV potential and above all else metalcore, plus all those other "emo" bands will surely love to join the ranks of "metalcore" for anyone who says punk hasnt changed at all, and then defends metal... thats fucking stupid. if punk hasnt evolved, then why does zeke sound nothing like last resort? This is an amazing album! I am glad they threw away the screaming, because if you wasnt screaming you can listen to the ten million metalcore bands out there. Trivium? Summers End? Haster The Day? The Agony Scene? Still Remains? Winter Solstice? Caliban? It Dies Today? Himsa? Darkest Hour? I love those bands but come on there are a ton of metalcore and thrash metal bands out there. I am so happy they decided to take it back to the 80"s and mix it up, and I for one think M. Shadows sounds like Dave Mustaine from Megadeth alot in City of Evil. The dick below is making fun of Victory. How can you make fun of Victory Records? Between The Buried And Me? Sinai Beach? Earth Crisis? Deadguy? Snapcase? Buried Alive? All Out War? Martyr AD? Grade? Darkest Hour? Ringworm? Dead To Fall? Atreyu? Scars Of Tomorrow? Premonitions Of War? Bury Your Dead? A Perfect Murder? Victory has a shitload of good bands fucker. I hate on the fact Avenged Sevenfold and Hardcore are used in the same sentence. Hahaha punks commenting on musics funny coz they know fuck all about it, bit of a stereotype there but oh well its true How can anyone slag off Avenged for Being generic when they use so much different influences, especially when u consider punk hasnt changed at all, and is all totally generic, and plus do any of u know what glam rock actuli is, and u also cant call them Glam rock and Power metal, the two are so far removed from each other. And Avenged and Atreyu are totally different. I Love this album, i didnt expect a good review as this is a punk website, punks being dead for 20 years, i never liked punk anyway i prefer good playin to be honest. And as far all the Guns and Roses comments there are obvious comparisons, especially on "Seize the day" but his Solos are nothing like Slashes he uses more sweeps, legato, and his solos are generally more agressive, whereas slahes are more emotive usually and have a large use of string bends, they sound more like Dream Theatre guitar wise, and nobody can deny that they are talented musicians, anyway ill leave u to slag off talented musicians because u listen to punk. bye This album may be shite, but "Beast and the Harlot" is hilarious - sounds like Velvet Revolver and then has a chorus which sounds like a nursery rhyme or something. First time I heard it I genuinely had no idea what to think. If I want power metal, I'll get something from the 80's. this album art looks like shit too. Guns N' Roses may have been decent at one point......but they've always been second rate compared to plenty of other bands at the time HEY FUCKWADS. To me there are two different Guns N Roses, Appetite For Destruction Era and Everything Else Era. Appetite For Destruction does kick a large quantity of ass. this review sucks. Somebody needs to tell their fucking bass player that the name john christ was taken a loooong time ago by the guitar player from danzig. Fuck! i'm still unsure about this cd....but i do like how it makes all of you uncofortable and yell at the "scene kids" as if you guys arent all equally scene for talking shit on scene . its all dribble and your all fluent in it scene scene scene scene scneneenenennncncsnsnencsncencnencncesncnencencencencsncn' face it. the last 2 avenged albums were decent, "waking the fallen" was obviously better than "sounding..." and now theyve made pure melodies and catchier riffs that are bound to hook a new audience. plus they are now on a major label. but who the fuck cares. 'city of evil' throws in a couple different styles of vocals and guitar work that the previous albums lacked during many redundant parts. the clean vocals are less awkward and retarded sounding and the scream vocals fit in way better than the standard screamo mouth-full-of-gravy vocals. This band is weak pussyshit. No substance, all suck! AMEN! I'll admit it. I liked Sounding The Seventh Trumpet. It wasn't the greatest but it still had its high spots. Heck, I even enjoyed the demo for "Second Heartbeat" on the Hopelessly Devoted To You Vol. 4 compilation. After that, it was all downward for this band. Instead of sticking to their old formula, they turned into something really ridiculous. edit below, score was for Avenged Sevenfold and the dipshit who is telling everybody what to listen to score is for Avenged Sevenfold single dipshit who is telling everybody what to listen to. GO FUCK YOURSELF, YOU FUCKING DOUCHE!!!!!! Metal is metal. album is terrible... i'll stick w/ rhapsody and dark moor for my fix of power metal :P The metallica and venom records are weak.......everything metallica has ever done is weak. this band blows. I like metal, but not this cheesy, fashion metal. Gimme punk metal, like Discharge or Rudimentary Peni or Black Flag. This is probably the most inaccurate review of an album I have ever read in my entire life. Congratulations. No comment 1 expression do not compare them to dragonforce, dragonforce turr shit up To the moron who told the other moron to listen to Venom: actually, it was 2 posts below mine... the darkside.. you fucking poser. there's nothing dark about douchebags in make up playing fraudulent crap. listen to Funeral Mist, that shit's dark. To the moron below me... buy these records and then tell kids to "listen to a little metal" Please dude I like metal and I like Avenged Sevenfold, and this is just complete hooey. no wonder all you punk bitches hate this record...you're scared of a little metal...i promise it wont make you turn to the dark side...quit hateing and open your minds...then you can put your nofx record back in... I've always hated avenged Sevenfold... This is my United States of NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! this album is shit ... and this is coming from a fan Man, what happened to this band? A waste of talent, because say what you want, these guys are all damn good musicians, especially their drummer, oooh lordy. What a sad turn of events though. Dickweed? Haha man. APnet is that way. and here is my review for the new aquabats: to the guy below me, if you think 18 Visions have anything to do with metal whatsoever, then you can probably go do the same. THAT TWAT who thinks 18V started off the same as a7x can go fuck themselves!! I was, at one time, somwhat of a fan is anyone gonna review DBS and the aquabats? Person bloew me got it right with power metal bands being Stratovarius, Sonata, etc. Demons and Wizards and all those kinds of bands but Hammerfall is the best of them for my money When I think of power metal, I think of Stratovarius, Hammerfall, Sonata Arctica, Rhapsody...not this crap. Haven't heard the record, but my score is for that horrible review. HAHAHAH that person down there promoting MEDEED has street teem written all over there face....i listened to a mendeed track right now and its even more generic than A7X..... Save your money for the new TEMPLARS CD being released on 28 JUNE by GMM records. The title is OUTREMER and it is going to be the record of the year. Forget about the metal stuff and listen to some real punk music. to the kid below who said "18v, atreyu, and a7x all started out the same way"....are you retarded? who does this band think they're fooling? well the 1st album only had 1 stand out track, and also if your a DJ only 1 track anyone will ever move to on a dance floor... well, three paragraphs in and still have no idea what this album is like.... I don't have time for this dissertation! I'll assume it's OK. Avenged Sevenfold wish they'd written this song: A star wars NOOOOOOOOOOOO version of United States Of Whatever: You know, this is so far below Waking the Fallen, its obscene. But I do appreciate power metal and all its cheesy glory, so I wll pick this up. Not bad, not great, but I dig it. These guys have always been a fucking joke. Glad to see some of you are finally starting to wake the fuck up. wow i REALLY want to hear this now lol. After reading some interview w/ the singer and him saying they wanted to go for more of a 'rock' sound on this one I was like 'ehhhh'. this review is just too funny. score is for the review. excellent writing city of evil?? I´ll show you some evil you metal fags waking the fallen was a pretty sweet record, no denying that I love this band. They have fun, and that is really important. The music rocks and it's fun, something tons of other music has lost. i hope all thosemetalheads will leave the hardcore scene as soon as possible This shit is so fucking weak.....eyeliner, stylish outfits.....fucking weak, maybe if they quit concentrating so much on the pose they could figure out how to play good music. Eh.....probably not, but atleast this band would no longer exist. Generic riffs, weak screaming and terrible singing don't make a band hard, High On Fire or From Ashes Rise would tear this shitty band apart. i like their sound...don't hate...they aren't trying to be a hardcore band.....some of the songs sound a bit cheesy but all the songs on this album are catchy in some way or another....Sidewinder and M.I.A. are F'ing amazing!!!! This band is fucking good. How can you say motion city soundtrack cd is better that this? Are you crazy? Or are you emo gay? as if the song writing and the musicianship isn't awesome you fuckers..props to them for writing a record that they new some of the older fans wouldn't enjoy,i personally like it. Horrible, Horrible band... i was one of the people who hated M.Shadow's screaming the most and when they said he couldnt scream anymore i thought that might be a good thing... either he would learn to sing or Quit and die. Well he didnt do either so fuck. the reverend does sound pretty gay though. "...the homoerotic nicknames..." personally i didn't like this record one bit... it's got cool riffs here and there in the first couple songs, that's about it. i read an interview where they decided to be "different" on this album because they didn't want to be lumped in with all the other metalcore bands (a hardcore band? no). fine. i can respect a band wanting to go a different route and mix things up. but this power metal shit is beyond ridiculous. and the spooky, Hot Topic imagery they're selling to the misunderstood alternateens of the nation makes them look even more like clowns. The makeup, the black clothing, the homoerotic nicknames........nah, fuck this band and all it stands for. These guys are an insult to anything ever hardcore or punk rock related, if in fact they ever were in the first place. Next stop, Ozzfest! 15.25 on interpunk, are you kidding me? You know what, I spent half of my life idolizing Axl Rose. I'm gonna check this album out just for that reason, even though Against Me ! created one of the greatest albums I've ever heard when they reinvented him. Score is for Axl, you awesome/pretentious man. this cheese pop metal bashing pleases me. is anyone gonna review DBS and the aquabats? yeah these guys are horrendous, but for the record the first guns n roses album kicked ass. way to rip a band apart. I like Aubin's review because they can be very harsh but also very classy - your take on the insult "douchebag" comes to mind. Nicely done. This band was has gotten better and worse at the same time. they lost the screaming and started ripping off DragonForce witch is always good but there song writting is just horrible. the riffs are good but they cant put any of it together in any listenable way. i listen to the intros and feel like it should be great but once the verse hits it just all turns to shit. anyone who even remotely likes this should check out Dragonforce.com. these guys represent everything that is wrong with anything remotely related to hardcore in the world today....except their drummer. fucking awesome. This guy has one of the worst screams and/or growls in punk/hardcore and Im happy to know its gone....too bad his singing is even worse! BLECH. This bands drummer is incredible though. Everything else sucks. Good review. This band was about a 7 on the suckiness meter before this album. This album is that extra push over the cliff to 11. this band should not be on a major label. they arent horrible, but are bound to be dropped Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu, Eighteen Visions... they all started off the same way, and will die off the same way. The band kinda sucks, but they've got a good drummer. this band was never great, but at least i was able to call their last album a guilty pleasure. ha ha, yeah, spot on with the review. Avenged Sevenfold are what they are. at one time i liked this band... then i heard the new song they posted, and it was horrid and sounded nothing like their old stuff... so i refuse to even waste my time and download this album... instead, i'll occasionaly listen to their last two, which were far superior... This band sucks, always has sucked and most likely always will suck. This isn't hard, they never were....this is as pathetic as a NFG record. the goofiest record of the year... |
