Oct 21, 2019
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Imagine # 386
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Year posted - 2019
DAY 190: Afterlife by Avenged Sevenfold
Album: Avenged Sevenfold Release: October 30th, 2007 Genre: Metal
Mainstream rock music certainly struggled to find its footing among audiences in the new millennium. After a decade of rock renaissance that enjoyed the surge of genres like grunge and alternative, the oversaturation by imitators of the art left a bad taste on the public palate, discontinuing the golden age of grunge. Without a core sound to revolve around and a lack of understanding for general interest by listeners, many rock musicians were left to ask, “what now?” That seemed to be the motif for the end of the 20th Century, “what now?” We didn’t all die in Y2K like I’m sure many were banking on, so everybody just kinda stumbled into the new millennium with this sense of blind direction. Projects formed and folded left and right, some achieving a mainstay with more niche facets of music. One genre that was a landmark for mainstream rock was nu metal, a step up the ladder of intensity in regards to grunge and alternative that was unafraid to blare their music from the rooftops. It marked an interesting shift in public perception on rock in general, welcoming outsiders with the allure of out-of-genre integration that united separate worlds into one body that was ready to enjoy some fantastic music. In a way, artists like Disturbed and Linkin Park opened the floodgates for budding metal acts that saw the success of nu metal bands and realized that listeners were ready to accept a more hardcore sound in conventional radio play with open arms. One of the first bands I can personally recall to capitalize on this mainstream metal wave was Avenged Sevenfold, a group that seemed to come out of nowhere with a fist full of ideas that rocked audiences with a haymaker across the cheek. Much of this hardcore image was in part to legendary frontman Matt Sanders, known by A7X fans as M. Shadows. His inclusion in the band from the start gave Avenged Sevenfold a much needed boost with a symphonic vocal range that grinds near the top with a quintessential metal growl that is executed flawlessly by Shadows. Along with drum set prodigy James Sullivan (aptly named The Rev), Avenged Sevenfold got off to a lukewarm start around their SoCal locale with a revolving lineup and a Belgian label Good Life Recordings, which only one album was released under by the group. In fact, their debut Sounding the Seventh Trumpet was missing one of the most important, if not the most important, part of their lineup: lead guitarist Synyster Gates, who joined A7X for what many consider the first true album by the group Waking the Fallen. The album was definitely more traditional in its composition, centralizing a metalcore sound with some color thrown in by each key performer in their own shade. Vocal teacher Ron Anderson saw the rising star potential in M. Shadows, and began working closely with Shadows to refine the grit he possessed to make a more tonal scream. The fruits of his labor are shown in A7X’s major label debut on Warner Bros. Records entitled City of Evil, the album that officially put the band on the map. Backed by a more progressive approach to their metal focus, songs like Beast at the Harlot and Bat Country further cemented the band’s legacy as figureheads of the mainstream metal community. Riding an all-time high from media coverage and growing fandom alike, Avenged Sevenfold had reached the apex of their careers to that point, headlining for festivals like Taste of Chaos and Ozzfest. Their inclusion among other legendary bands inspired the group heading into the studio for their magnum opus, a self-titled album in 2007 that would for many be the first taste of A7X they ever had. By the fourth album, Avenged Sevenfold is absolutely locked in, harnessing the chemistry between performers in their songwriting and delivery that culminates into a finished product that you’d be hard pressed to find issues with. I mean really, just look at the first four tracks of this album: Critical Acclaim, Almost Easy, Scream, and today’s featured song Afterlife. The common denominator? Theatrical vocals by M. Shadows, fret shredding by Synyster Gates, and a relentless beating by The Rev. What separates Afterlife from the bunch? I believe Afterlife strains the abilities of every member to their absolute limit, despite a song where the chorus sounds so friendly and inviting. If you pay attention to each instrument (if you consider M. Shadows’ voice an instrument), you’ll hear the devotion and passion of each member as the song progresses. It may not be concurrent, but there are moments throughout Afterlife that punctuate each performer’s abilities, namely the guitar solo section toward the end. I won’t spoil anything for you, but you should probably take a look at that. It may be the sole reason why Afterlife was featured over any of A7X’s other works. Avenged Sevenfold was just the beginning for the band, a light on the horizon for all of the amazing things to come for such a great group of guys. Unfortunately, it always tends to be darkest before the dawn.
Scream, Scream, Scream, The way you would if I ravened your body! Scream, Scream, Scream, The way you would if I ravened your mind!
Scream, M. Shadows and The Rev, Avenged Sevenfold
Imagine # 371
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*I know Synyster is spelled wrong, I'm just to lazy to fix it. 😅
Imagine # 78
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*I know Synyster is spelled wrong, I'm just to lazy to fix it. 😅
can we talk about why Good Charlotte's The River ft. Sinister Gates is SO UNDERRATED? Honestly is a whole bop. SO good. Why did/do people sleep on it? 😒
Lend me your courage to stand up and fight.
/Avenged Sevenfold - M.I.A./
I just woke up from a dream where I met sinister gates and he had his hand around me for like a good five minutes... You can only imagine how angry I am, having been woken up