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- metallex78
- Rep: 194
Re: Avenged Sevenfold
Bought the self-titled album today, and I think Ax7 hve become my favourite new band. Awesome stuff!
- monkeychow
- Rep: 661
Re: Avenged Sevenfold
Hmm..i'm the same got city of evil a few years back when someone on here said they were the new GNR, didn't really get into it. But digging that track you posted...and now checking them out....
- metallex78
- Rep: 194
Re: Avenged Sevenfold
The best tracks off City if Evil are Beast & the Harlot, Bat Country and Seize The Day, which I think were the singles that were released anyway. I can kinda hear GN'R influence, but it's not that obvious. I think it's more to do with their epic kinda vision in some songs. I mean, they could be a pretty straight up metal band, but they add some strange twists in their songs, which sounds like something UYI-CD era GN'R would do.
Their self titled album has like 5 killer songs in a row, followed by some other fairly solid tunes, but the last two tracks take a left turn. A Little Piece Of Heaven sounds like a polka tune in parts! And the last track Dear God is Ax7 doing country.
I got a copy of a DVD of theirs Live at the LBC which was taken from the tour before the new album came out, and that's kinda what has gotten me really into them over the last few weeks. I strongly urge you to check it out Monkey! I could make a copy for you if you like?
- metallex78
- Rep: 194
Re: Avenged Sevenfold
And what's great too, is that I picked up the self-titled album for only $10, as it was on sale!
Best $10 I've spent in years!
Re: Avenged Sevenfold
The best tracks off City if Evil are Beast & the Harlot, Bat Country and Seize The Day, which I think were the singles that were released anyway. I can kinda hear GN'R influence, but it's not that obvious. I think it's more to do with their epic kinda vision in some songs. I mean, they could be a pretty straight up metal band, but they add some strange twists in their songs, which sounds like something UYI-CD era GN'R would do.
Their self titled album has like 5 killer songs in a row, followed by some other fairly solid tunes, but the last two tracks take a left turn. A Little Piece Of Heaven sounds like a polka tune in parts! And the last track Dear God is Ax7 doing country.
I got a copy of a DVD of theirs Live at the LBC which was taken from the tour before the new album came out, and that's kinda what has gotten me really into them over the last few weeks. I strongly urge you to check it out Monkey! I could make a copy for you if you like?
Did you get the CD of b-sides that comes with the DVD? Some of their best are on there, this is one of my faves
- Communist China
- Rep: 130
Re: Avenged Sevenfold
There are some songs of theirs I really like once they got past their screamo phase (Sidewinder, Trashed and Scattered, Afterlife, Gunslinger) but I don't like any of their albums front to back. The drumming was always too busy for me and sometimes they get kinda cheesy, and while M. Shadows has his moments he's very far from my favorite rock singer.
- elevendayempire
- Rep: 96
Re: Avenged Sevenfold
Not a huge fan of their guitar tone. And their lyrics can be pretty corny at times. But there's something there, I can't quite place it.
- metallex78
- Rep: 194
Re: Avenged Sevenfold
Did you get the CD of b-sides that comes with the DVD? Some of their best are on there, this is one of my faves
Nah, my mate copied the DVD video footage for me, but as soon as I track down a copy to buy, I will. Those tracks you posted sound pretty good. Thanks for the heads up.
- monkeychow
- Rep: 661
Re: Avenged Sevenfold
I got a copy of a DVD of theirs Live at the LBC which was taken from the tour before the new album came out, and that's kinda what has gotten me really into them over the last few weeks. I strongly urge you to check it out Monkey! I could make a copy for you if you like?
That sounds like it would be worth checking out...that way i'll be ready for Soundwave.
Been listening to the self titled album a lot this week. I blame you entirely for this development 
For some years now I've been stuck on older bands (GNR, Megadeth etc) and havn't really got into the new generation of bands too much...but this one might be the first I think. I find them sort of wierd..like bits I love, then there's bits that are kind of WTF moment...like a sudden use of autotune on the vocals..randomly at the end of the song and other sort of experimental ideas.
Some of the melodies are really strange too...really cool and memorable but dot always do what you expect. I hear a spot of metallica, medadeth and a bunch of stuff in there and some of the lyrical concepts remind me of Axl - like call and response lyrics with himseld and that kind of thing. Seems pretty cool.
I agree that the drumming is busy...it's right on the threshold of what I like. I enjoy big epic drums - but some bands do that thing where the drummer smacks everything every beat in some kind of time divorsed from the guitars and it makes me hit stop. Thus is the level just before that i think...where there's interesting things doing on drumwise but it's not destroying the song.
