 or  iTunes Price: $10.99 Genre: Rock Released: Jul 23, 2010 Customer Ratings (1093 Ratings) |
Our ReviewAvenged Sevenfold’s fifth studio album is their first without drummer James “The Reverend” Sullivan, who died in 2009. Dream Theatre’s Mike Portnoy makes for a stellar replacement both musically and sentimentally as Sullivan was largely inspired by the talented Sullivan. Though some fans believe Nightmare to be conceptual, it plays more like a tribute album as the lyrics often touch on the subject of the band’s fallen brother — they also recorded a few of Sullivan’s songs for this project. The title-track opens with M. Shadows belting out fevered vocals like a young James Hetfield by way of the late Layne Staley from Alice In Chains. Synyster Gates’ dexterous guitar leads import the fretboard-shredding harmonic style that was forged in the fires of early-‘80s British metal, especially during the soaring melodies in the chorus of “Welcome to the Family” and all over the powerful “Danger Line.” The wistful “Buried Alive” proves that ballads can still sound tough. The bookending 11-minute epic “Save Me” goes out like a 21-gun salute to Sullivan.Customer Reviews4 more to go (5 stars)So I'm sitting here, just having downloaded the album. I've had downloaded nightmare a month ago and have listened to it god only knows how many times, eagerly awaiting the release of this album. I've actually been sitting here awaiting the moment itunes updated with this album, happily here. I'm currently on song seven "God Hate Us". All I have heard is strength, drive, and beauty. I am totally captivated by the eloquence of these Awesome!!!! (5 stars) This is dedicated to The Rev who died last year. RIP Jimmy, we'll miss you. A great follow up (5 stars) I have waited to get this album for close to 3 years and this album did not disappoint by any stretch of the imagine. Nightmare is a good way to start the album off and is pretty riff driven much like Critical Acclaim kicked off in the self titled album. The leads were eerie, which played into the horror theme, and the solo was very nice. I have noticed a lot more tremolo picking in the solos lately. Welcome to the Family kicks you in the fa BiographyFormed: 1999 in Huntington Beach, CAGenre: Rock Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s The members of metalcore outfit Avenged Sevenfold (or A7X) were still attending high school in Huntington Beach, California, when they formed their band in 1999. Nevertheless, it didn't take long for M. Shadows (vocals), Zacky Vengeance (guitar), Synyster Gates (guitar), the Reverend (drums), and Johnny Christ (bass) to make an impression with their aggressive hybrid of metal, hard rock, and punk-pop. The band made its official debut in July 2001, releasing Sounding the Seventh Trumpet on the Goodlife...
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