I went to a rock festival once where Avenged Sevenfold was the headliner. It started raining so a couple bands canceled. A7X decided to stay. By the time they came on the rain turned into a thunderstorm. A7X also had massive flamethrowers as part of the show. So there we were, with thunder and lightning crashing in the background, flames all around us, going hard in a mosh pit to this song. One of the craziest moments of my life. I'll never forget M. Shadows yelling out "This city is fucking crazy. You people are fucking wild"
A similar thing happened to me in Rockingham, NC when Metallica was on stage. It started raining with thunder and lightning. They had fire and whatnot on that tour but they didn't need it. All I remember is the lightning making it's own light show and the 4 guys playing their heart out. It seemed like the harder it rained or the nastier it was, the harder they played and the more we loved it. That was a beast of a concert.
"Who has been to a concert with this song" Hi there! Lifelong Avenged fan, been watching them live for almost two decades. "Nightmare" thrashes, but "Unholy Confessions" is when I broke my leg moshing. Rest in Peace Jimmy, we miss you. #riptheREV
They've been my favorite band since 2007. Seen them live 4 times, once with Metallica. A7X is just... on a whole different level. Unholy Confessions is definitely the song where shit gets broken lol #foREVer
Yup yup, finally went to see them after waking the fallen came out, all songs from bat country on till they encored with unholy confessions. One of the best pits I’ve ever been in.
Not all there live shows, when I saw them everyone was vibing and I thought it was gonna be more wild, it was kinda disappointing but they played some of my faves so its cool
I've been to one and it was crazy. But the crowd was even better. One person did lose it and the crowd let him know. They got him out of there so quick. Metal crowds are some of the best crowds of ones I've been to.
My brother and I were gonna go see them live at Tinley Park but they cancelled the show because M. Shadows tore a vocal chord or something like that. I was so sad and disappointed ☹️
I’m a huge fan of metal music I always find it so cool to see fans of other genres like hip hop digging songs from rock and metal bands and being open minded of other music genres, great reaction my guy 🙌🏻
@@hounddog601 if u like that kind of stuff at live shows then man you should go to an alice cooper concert. Last one i went to he cut his own head of with a guillotine and a giant baby came on stage and paraded it round whilst singing i love the dead. He sings loads of well known songs like "no more mister nice guy", "schools out", "poison" etc but some of his better songs are "wind up toy", "hey stupid" and "desperado" i also like "ballad of dwight fry" and "welcome to my nightmare"
The imagery of each band member in the Insane Asylum is a representation of how each of them felt when the original drummer The Rev, passed away and how they felt coming to terms with that loss
Hella late to the party on this one, the imagery of the video is also heavily inspired by the film "Jacob's Ladder", a pretty heavy movie that late A7x drummer The Rev was a massive fan of. Word of caution if anyone checks out the film, it deals with some pretty intense subject matter.
I just got hip to your rock/metal reactions and you've definitely covered some bangers, this is my favorite band of all time, every album is different, really hope you do more Avenged Sevenfold in the future
This song is in direct contrast to their song “Afterlife”. One is about someone in the afterlife trying to escape and get a second chance at life while the other is about someone arriving in hell and realizing they’ll be there forever. There’s even some call backs to the afterlife music video.
This song, as well the entire album by the same name was dedicated to Jimmy "The Rev", their drummer who OD'ed. The lyrics are about their pain of the loss, but also their anger at him for letting himself get that bad. It's actually incredibly heartbreaking when you learn that this song is about someone they grew up with and loved like a brother.
Saw them live during this tour. They opened with this song, and right when it dropped they had a dude drop from above them (wearing a harness) so it looked like he hung himself. Fire, explosions, crazy mosh. Top 3 shows I have seen, and i have seen Metallica and Iron Maiden live.
They were so so fuckin good on the nightmare tour, portnoy killed it on drums too, honestly probably the best live vocal performance I’ve ever seen, I seen them other times and they kicked ass but they were so perfect on the nightmare tour and shadows was just on another level, absolutely nailing screams on songs like god hates us too. Man I wish I could go back and see that show ago, it was amazing and I’ll never forget, one of the best I’ve ever been to.
@@aimeemcmurry3540 I saw that show. First time seeing av7 or Metallica and I won snake pit passes. It was the absolute best. Got to say a few words to Kirk Hammett as he was standing right above me!! Just saw them twice at louder than life and caught a pick from Kirk this time! Too bad av7 wasn't there!
That'd give Layedbak a better idea of why that song was so sad, especially the ending scenes of the video when they go into the archival footage of Rev
I saw them in concert in 2010. They started setting up guitars and stuff on the stage and then there was a guy walking on the scaffolding up in the rafters. He looked drunk. He was staggering around everyone started yelling get down. The spot light got put on him. He then produced a noose put it around his neck and jumped before anyone really knew what was going on. As soon as the slack tightened and he hung there. The lights in the place went dark and there was a fireball and the first chord of the song kicked in. It was like getting punched in the gut and it was awesome. The dude was wearing a harness and they got him down discreetly. This is a true story. I will never forget that show.
@@garymaddux2000 Uproar was the first real event I'd ever been to. While I don't listen to much of their music they set the bar pretty high for showmanship
What about I won’t see you tonight pt1? Went totally under my radar untill found it few years ago and gave me a whole new appreciation to m.shadows voice.
I went to one of their concerts at the golden 1 center a couple years ago and they did this song and yes, you’re correct, there was a mosh pit right in front of the stage and the band was going crrrrrrazy, the lead guitarist extended his guitar solo to this song, and it was MADDDD!!!
I've been to many of their shows, and I've had their logo tattoo'd on my arm since 2007. I don't listen to them much anymore, but they're one of the most important bands of my entire life.
The guitarist who does all the solos is my favorite guitarist of all times! He’s called Synyster Gates 🤩 Love the whole band, these dudes got me into metal 12 years ago! My favorite band of all times!! Glad your patreons requested this song, your reaction was awesome! 😍
I'm glad you picked up A7X again... was worried you gave up on them after you did the Little Piece of Heaven reaction. This band has some incredible songs.
This is one of those songs where, even if the song itself is AMAZING, the context of its release is SO important, because it also dictates little elements and 'easter eggs' that you can pick up on the video. For all of us, long time A7X fans, this video was one of the most powerfull ever, and the release of the whole album is one I think none of us is ever going to forget. As much as I love other albums, listening to this record for the first time is one of those experiences I can remember like it was yesterday, because it was painful, exciting, and just overwhelming altogether. Their drummer, The Rev, passed while they were writing the album, and for a while we all didn't even know if the band was going to continue without him. They decided to go on and, as a tribute to him, you can listen to some vocals he recorded before passing, and all his drums were recorded by one of his favorite drummers ever (Mike Portnoy). This video was released in may 2010, about 5 months after he passed, and there are iconic elements from previous videos related to Jimmy in the rooms. Idk, I could go on for hours hahaha I just thought it was important to provide at least some context for those not as familiar with the band that might want to know a little bit more. With that said, you're 100% correct. To experience this song live is MIND-FUCKING-BLOWING. One of the best moshpits I've ever been a part of.
I seen them in concert and they opened with this song. It was pitch black when the beginning was playing And when it jumped into the song, they had fire and crazy lights. It was such a great experience. The crowd was fucking nuts. I was in the front :) it was so great seeing you enjoy this !
Avenged sevenfold was my first concert in 2007, I was 17. It was right when they released this album. I accidentally ripped out a girls hoop earring in the mosh pit. Good times.
what a great surprise discovering your channel!!! gonna watch all of your avenged reactions for sure. thank you for sharing and listening with an open mind!
Brings me so much joy to watch his face light up for something new every 10 seconds or so in this song. One of my favs. Insane, unbelievable modern band
Stumbled upon your video. Ive been to one of their concerts. I will say. Hearing a full stadium screaming “its your fucking nightmare” all at once is one of the most spine tingling experiences ive ever heard
Listen to this means war, Shepard of fire, unholy confessions. And I've been to their concert and dude its amazing I legit lost my voice singing this song!🔥🔥🔥
I saw them at a festival and they played a _huge_ set, so all their really good songs, the popular and the unpopular, had a time to shine and that show was damn crazy. M. Shadows, the singer, literally flew in with a helicopter during the concert.
2 years late to discovering you channel, but I was there, when this song first came out, before the album dropped. The opened with nightmare, It was absolute insanity, flames shooting up on the stage, still remember like it was yesterday.
I've been to their concerts 3x and they played it once, mosh pits tried to form but the music was SO good people just wanted to jump up and down, headbang, and rock tf out!! outside of Metallica they are hands down the BEST I have ever seen in person!
So My first A7x Show was the Nightmare tour in Springfield MA, they opened by having a dude get hanged over the stage right before the creepy tune came in for Nightmare. Left him there for like 2 songs just hanging out playing dead. Shit was WILD, that show made me a lifelong fan.
@gabecollins5585 they haven't been back to springfield, but they have been to Mohegan sun, Foxwoods, Boston TD garden, and several times to Mansfield MA which is close to Boston. I've caught several of those shows.
Hey, Layedbak A little bit of information about this song: This song was one of the last songs that was written by the original drummer, Jimmy "The Rev"Sullivan, prior to his untimely death, he'd actually written the drum track but hadn't recorded it prior to his untimely death, hence the empty drum kit displayed at the end of the video and the reason why you never saw the the drummer's performance throughout the video's runtime When the band did record the drum track, they'd recruited Dream Theater drummer, Mike Portnoy, to play the drums on this song and offered to have him in the music video, but Portnoy declined to appear in the video as he'd felt that it'd take away from the feeling of the song and that it implied that he'd officially become the drummer for Avenged Sevenfold in the wake of Rev's passing
Man, i never saw you reacted to this, i have been to dozens of their concerts, met all the band members, and have all kind of autographed stuff. Really good, kind and genuine people.
It’s even better live I got the pleasure to go see them live this week in Charlotte at the pnc music pavilion and got to say it was down the best concert I’ve ever been to so much energy between falling in reverse Kim Dracula and avenged and they gave it their all and we all had a blast at the park
I grew up listening to this song, never knowing what it was called until a came upon this reaction. My mom had a friend who always blasted this in the car. One of my favorite memories! :)
Nobody ever mentions how good Syn is at solos. Solos have become rarer and rarer nowadays in favor of breakdowns, but A7x keeps that old tradition going. They really shedded that emo screamy style a while back. A shame they've been just out of the spotlight for the last decade or so, they deserve more fame like when they where in the 2000's.
I was scared you won't be reacting to Avenged after your experience with A Little Piece of Heaven But I had been waiting and hoping for this reaction nonetheless cuz I knew you'd get mad hyped😂💪
As someone whose been to 3 Avenge Sevenfold concerts I can absolute say without a doubt that this one gets people acting up. Also whenever they play Welcome To The Family for the new fans it never stops being amazing, truly a great band to see live.
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I went to a rock festival once where Avenged Sevenfold was the headliner. It started raining so a couple bands canceled. A7X decided to stay. By the time they came on the rain turned into a thunderstorm. A7X also had massive flamethrowers as part of the show. So there we were, with thunder and lightning crashing in the background, flames all around us, going hard in a mosh pit to this song. One of the craziest moments of my life. I'll never forget M. Shadows yelling out "This city is fucking crazy. You people are fucking wild"
Where and when was it?? I'd like to find some footage
@@nass419 same!!
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A similar thing happened to me in Rockingham, NC when Metallica was on stage. It started raining with thunder and lightning. They had fire and whatnot on that tour but they didn't need it. All I remember is the lightning making it's own light show and the 4 guys playing their heart out. It seemed like the harder it rained or the nastier it was, the harder they played and the more we loved it. That was a beast of a concert.
This one of the songs they dedicated to their late drummer, The Rev, hence the drum set at the very end. So Far Away is another
The music video for so far away will bring tears to your eyes
Yeah, it will 😭
FoREVer
Well the Rev did write nightmare. Pretty much the whole album, he just died before release. so really the album is a dedication to him.
Now he needs to do Seize The Day and So Far Away
“I’m tempted to turn it up... but i’m not”
Smart play brother
Bro I read this comment right when he said it like whattt
I always make that mistake in my car xDDDDD
Turns it up anyway tho
LayedBak: Just a lil bit....
Everyone: Nice knowing ya brother
i get the same feeling during gunslinger and brompton cocktail too haha
I’m convinced he’s going to have the most diverse set of subscribers when it comes to music
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@@hazardgaminghg122 NoLifeShaq and Too Lit Mafia as well.
Anthony Fantano might have that title
eran epsh I doubt it. Nolifeshaq said his channel is mostly hip hop
@@finallymodest6288 He puts some other genres here and there. Him reacting to Jolene really surprised me though
"Who has been to a concert with this song"
Hi there! Lifelong Avenged fan, been watching them live for almost two decades. "Nightmare" thrashes, but "Unholy Confessions" is when I broke my leg moshing. Rest in Peace Jimmy, we miss you. #riptheREV
Respect ✊🏽
They were touring nightmare and were in my hometown on my 18th birthday. Best birthday ever!
Broke two ribs during Unholy Confessions, but stayed for them to finish A Little Piece of Heaven lol
They've been my favorite band since 2007. Seen them live 4 times, once with Metallica. A7X is just... on a whole different level. Unholy Confessions is definitely the song where shit gets broken lol #foREVer
Yup yup, finally went to see them after waking the fallen came out, all songs from bat country on till they encored with unholy confessions. One of the best pits I’ve ever been in.
Another great Avenged Sevenfold song is “Afterlife.” The guitar in that song is just incredible.
That one fucking SLAPS dude, made me a fan
Syn says it’s still a nightmare to play this solo
I’m just going to say that the guitar is incredible in every a7x song xD Synyster is just a freak xD
Nightmare, Bat Country, & Afterlife hooked me
Fiction is also masterfully done. That piano part sends chills up my spine whenever I hear it.
The energy at their live shows is insane. Pits breaking out people jumping and bouncing with the beat. Its a lot of fun.
Not all there live shows, when I saw them everyone was vibing and I thought it was gonna be more wild, it was kinda disappointing but they played some of my faves so its cool
I’ve been to 2 of their concerts and damn they are good live. They know how to get the crowd going
I've been to one and it was crazy. But the crowd was even better. One person did lose it and the crowd let him know. They got him out of there so quick. Metal crowds are some of the best crowds of ones I've been to.
My brother and I were gonna go see them live at Tinley Park but they cancelled the show because M. Shadows tore a vocal chord or something like that. I was so sad and disappointed ☹️
Osiris Ramos im from illinois, did hear bout that show cancelled that sucks
Bat Country is an absolute must. You wanna talk about crazy, that's the one.
Hell yeah!
@@kaifuertes81 Yeah after having heard bat country you're hooked
I was about ready to comment that
Yesssss
I second it
I love how you give every song or genre a chance to be heard and you appreciate the musicians/ bands craft. Respect brother.
"I'm tempted to turn it up, but im not." HE'S LEARNING :O
What's funny is I immediately said "You don't turn up an Avenged Sevenfold song" just after I turned up the headphone volume on my PS4
The drums at the end of the song was a tribute to the drummer who died! His stage name was The Rev
Rip to the rev he was the reason I got into drumming.
The rev and Joey were top teir talented
When You can’t physically control your face you know it’s a banger of a song
Been there
The “stank face” like you just smelled a nasty dookie is always such a compliment to the song
Listen to “Buried Alive” by avenged sevenfold it’s my fav a7x song and this is a close 2nd
I second that lol I love all of their songs
Yes 10000X
Buried alive is good but not goat
@@Mugs1908 its one of the less popular of their best songs in my opinion
It's my favorite a7x song too... So underrated
I remember playing zombies with the homies listening to this song.
The nostalgia man.
😔
That's me today
Speaking of zombies, what about their songs Carry On and Not Ready to Die? :p
Was gonna like but you had 69 and I just couldn't.
Tommy Buchanan i respect that
I’m a huge fan of metal music I always find it so cool to see fans of other genres like hip hop digging songs from rock and metal bands and being open minded of other music genres, great reaction my guy 🙌🏻
bro hit that like for anyone who is watching avenged sevenfold still to this day in 2020 baby!!!!!!! A7X forever!
foREVer
Fuck yeah brother! Been a fan for 14 years. Love them
@@rusty899 hell ya man.....i lost count on mine tho lol
They dropped an Album that really isnt the official 2020 Album. Called Diamonds in The Rough
Been a fan since I was born a7x for life!!
This song is one of the hardest ones they do at the show, everyone goes crazy
I remember seeing them on the nightmare tour. Seeing the guy drop from the rafter in a noose was insane. Best live show ever.
@@hounddog601 ?!
Furiosa yea it was part of the show
@@hounddog601 if u like that kind of stuff at live shows then man you should go to an alice cooper concert. Last one i went to he cut his own head of with a guillotine and a giant baby came on stage and paraded it round whilst singing i love the dead. He sings loads of well known songs like "no more mister nice guy", "schools out", "poison" etc but some of his better songs are "wind up toy", "hey stupid" and "desperado" i also like "ballad of dwight fry" and "welcome to my nightmare"
Skittle I’ve always wanted to see him live!
The imagery of each band member in the Insane Asylum is a representation of how each of them felt when the original drummer The Rev, passed away and how they felt coming to terms with that loss
Hella late to the party on this one, the imagery of the video is also heavily inspired by the film "Jacob's Ladder", a pretty heavy movie that late A7x drummer The Rev was a massive fan of. Word of caution if anyone checks out the film, it deals with some pretty intense subject matter.
This is actually one of their more simple songs lyrically and guitar wise
Drum wise is Hail to the King more simple.
Guitar wise, hell no. I can play quite a few A7X songs but I can't play this one man
Well
For me almost easy, god hates us, natural born killer, second heartbeat are easy song for me on guitar
@@youreadopted3960 how about mia
and on drums (even though THE Mike Portnoy was on the drums for this album
Shepherd of Fire by Avenged Sevenfold, such a sick song, really good to get hyped
And it was used in call of duty zombies,on the map origins
Hail to the King, is a badass song by them too 😎
Any song the put in a call of duty game, from A7X gets me hyped.
🤟🤟
This means war
I just got hip to your rock/metal reactions and you've definitely covered some bangers, this is my favorite band of all time, every album is different, really hope you do more Avenged Sevenfold in the future
Thought "A little piece of heaven" scared him off
probably the video more than the lyrics
HE DID A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVAN?? I can’t find it
@@baileyclifton9751 yep it was kinda way back but he did
Same
Yeah and trashed it lol
This song is in direct contrast to their song “Afterlife”. One is about someone in the afterlife trying to escape and get a second chance at life while the other is about someone arriving in hell and realizing they’ll be there forever. There’s even some call backs to the afterlife music video.
the tarantula
100%
Afterlife still has one the best guitar solos to date. Watch the Afterlife version where its live at Long Beach
This song, as well the entire album by the same name was dedicated to Jimmy "The Rev", their drummer who OD'ed. The lyrics are about their pain of the loss, but also their anger at him for letting himself get that bad. It's actually incredibly heartbreaking when you learn that this song is about someone they grew up with and loved like a brother.
Pretty sure the OD was accidental. They were celebrating at a wedding and he took his meds because of his enlarged heart condition and was drinking.
The Rev wrote most of this album.
I might be an idiot but I just realized on the album cover it says forever but the r e and v are capitalized I feel dumb as hell for just realizing
Saw them live during this tour. They opened with this song, and right when it dropped they had a dude drop from above them (wearing a harness) so it looked like he hung himself. Fire, explosions, crazy mosh. Top 3 shows I have seen, and i have seen Metallica and Iron Maiden live.
They were so so fuckin good on the nightmare tour, portnoy killed it on drums too, honestly probably the best live vocal performance I’ve ever seen, I seen them other times and they kicked ass but they were so perfect on the nightmare tour and shadows was just on another level, absolutely nailing screams on songs like god hates us too. Man I wish I could go back and see that show ago, it was amazing and I’ll never forget, one of the best I’ve ever been to.
A7X live is one of the greatest concerts. And as an opener to Metallica. Perfect concert imo.
Of fuck bro where did you see them that your? I saw them in Hollywood rose bowl. My 2nd A7X concert
@@josephmaass2669 Atlanta
@@aimeemcmurry3540 I saw that show. First time seeing av7 or Metallica and I won snake pit passes. It was the absolute best. Got to say a few words to Kirk Hammett as he was standing right above me!! Just saw them twice at louder than life and caught a pick from Kirk this time! Too bad av7 wasn't there!
That would be an insane show 😱
this is the reason why i have been their biggest fan for straight 14 years... their music changed my life and R.I.P to Jimmy Sullivan
Up Next: Avenged Sevenfold - So Far Away
It's my favorite song right now
Let's go man😍😍
Rob Hills yes pleaseeeee
Unholy confessions would be better
That'd give Layedbak a better idea of why that song was so sad, especially the ending scenes of the video when they go into the archival footage of Rev
Avenged Sevenfold live was my first ever live show and the atmosphere was unbelievable, great to see others enjoying it
I saw them in concert in 2010. They started setting up guitars and stuff on the stage and then there was a guy walking on the scaffolding up in the rafters.
He looked drunk. He was staggering around everyone started yelling get down. The spot light got put on him. He then produced a noose put it around his neck and jumped before anyone really knew what was going on.
As soon as the slack tightened and he hung there. The lights in the place went dark and there was a fireball and the first chord of the song kicked in. It was like getting punched in the gut and it was awesome.
The dude was wearing a harness and they got him down discreetly.
This is a true story. I will never forget that show.
I've been to like 3 a7x shows they did this onetime it was pretty cool
stan parker I completely forgot that’s how they opened the show on that tour. That was fucking awesome
was that at laserfest in chicago? Cuz they did that shit there too. Definately one of my top 5 shows every.
They did this on the entire Rockstar Uproar Tour
@@garymaddux2000 Uproar was the first real event I'd ever been to. While I don't listen to much of their music they set the bar pretty high for showmanship
A bit of an underrated song by Avenged Sevenfold - “not ready to die” but unfortunately no music video to it
That song is straight fireeee
And together with the zombies map of Black Ops 1 is the best combination ever (I dont remember the name of the map)
@@emilianomendoza1827 Call of the Dead
@@joshraymond7708 thank you❤
@@joshraymond7708 dude, it's the CoD easter egg songs that got me into metal and rock and punk style haha, forever grateful
Carry on!
If your looking for another A7X, Unholy Confessions is a good one.
Live
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True
Live in the lbc, absolutely insane
yesss, i'm so glad you did nightmare, i loe this band, i'm not even a crazy rock dude but this band is amazing
"Unholy Confessions". Absolute game changer of a song
My favorite!!!! Was hoping someone said something other than so far away or bat country
What about I won’t see you tonight pt1?
Went totally under my radar untill found it few years ago and gave me a whole new appreciation to m.shadows voice.
I went to one of their concerts at the golden 1 center a couple years ago and they did this song and yes, you’re correct, there was a mosh pit right in front of the stage and the band was going crrrrrrazy, the lead guitarist extended his guitar solo to this song, and it was MADDDD!!!
I've been to many of their shows, and I've had their logo tattoo'd on my arm since 2007. I don't listen to them much anymore, but they're one of the most important bands of my entire life.
I’d love to see you react to So Far Away! RIP The Rev
The guitarist who does all the solos is my favorite guitarist of all times! He’s called Synyster Gates 🤩 Love the whole band, these dudes got me into metal 12 years ago! My favorite band of all times!! Glad your patreons requested this song, your reaction was awesome! 😍
seen them three times and they OPENED with this twice....insane stage show for sure!
This band has many bangers. Seen them live with The Rev and once since.
Save Me by Avenged Sevenfold is like this song on steroids (same album). So Far Away would be another great song to do.
I was looking for a comment about save me
@@ezekielbernier7054 I made it a few times.. I'm not a patron yet, but I'd be very excited to see a Save Me reaction.
One of the best live bands I've ever seen! I've been to 5 shows so far, very much worth it ...(yes I was in the pit for all of them, fuckin' amazing)
I'm glad you picked up A7X again... was worried you gave up on them after you did the Little Piece of Heaven reaction. This band has some incredible songs.
This is one of those songs where, even if the song itself is AMAZING, the context of its release is SO important, because it also dictates little elements and 'easter eggs' that you can pick up on the video. For all of us, long time A7X fans, this video was one of the most powerfull ever, and the release of the whole album is one I think none of us is ever going to forget. As much as I love other albums, listening to this record for the first time is one of those experiences I can remember like it was yesterday, because it was painful, exciting, and just overwhelming altogether. Their drummer, The Rev, passed while they were writing the album, and for a while we all didn't even know if the band was going to continue without him. They decided to go on and, as a tribute to him, you can listen to some vocals he recorded before passing, and all his drums were recorded by one of his favorite drummers ever (Mike Portnoy). This video was released in may 2010, about 5 months after he passed, and there are iconic elements from previous videos related to Jimmy in the rooms.
Idk, I could go on for hours hahaha I just thought it was important to provide at least some context for those not as familiar with the band that might want to know a little bit more.
With that said, you're 100% correct. To experience this song live is MIND-FUCKING-BLOWING. One of the best moshpits I've ever been a part of.
I seen them in concert and they opened with this song. It was pitch black when the beginning was playing And when it jumped into the song, they had fire and crazy lights. It was such a great experience. The crowd was fucking nuts. I was in the front :) it was so great seeing you enjoy this !
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Avenged sevenfold was my first concert in 2007, I was 17. It was right when they released this album. I accidentally ripped out a girls hoop earring in the mosh pit. Good times.
It was mine in 2005, co-headlining with Coheed and Cambria. 15 years later, still my two favorite bands.
Nightmare wasn't released until 2010...
You guys are right, it wasnt the nightmare album. For a second I thought nightmare was on the self titled album.
Max Black happens to the best of us
Mosh pit was CRAZY during this song here in Minnesota. Seen Avenged Sevenfold 3 times (twice when The Rev was still alive). They're a killer show.
Gotta do, I Previal ft Joyner Lucas- D.O.A.
Please
Joyner lucas corny
It always makes me happy seeing someone else appreciate a band that means so much to me. A7X
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Welcome To The Family
Natural Born Killer
Danger Line !!!
All super great songs
I think he'd like buried alive!
Critical Acclaim
Brompton Cocktail
Hail to the King
I can go on forever
Broklmpton cocktail. Now that one there is crazy.
Lost it all
Victim
Its nice to see people just genuinely appreciate the art in all types of music. He vibes with everything🤟
what a great surprise discovering your channel!!! gonna watch all of your avenged reactions for sure. thank you for sharing and listening with an open mind!
React to Avenged Sevenfold - Afterlife
It’s crazy that you said you heard hip hop beats like that because their old drummer was heavily influenced by hip hop
You’ve definitely won me over lol your reactions are amazing!
I saw them play live at a concert with Alice Cooper, korn, godsmack and Rob zombie it was on a Halloween night so with bands like that, it was nuts.
LaydBack: "I'm tempted to turn it up"
Seasoned Metalheads: "This is a mistake"
I literally screamed "DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!" @ my phone
Wait what? All the way up is the only way to listen to it
Brings me so much joy to watch his face light up for something new every 10 seconds or so in this song. One of my favs. Insane, unbelievable modern band
Nightmare goes hard live, saw them back in July (2023) despite Matt's vocal surgery and having to regain his voice, it was outstanding.
React Avenged Sevenfold - Beast And The Harlot
Fuck yea
Not the music video tho, should do LBC. Music video cuts a lot of good shit. Same with Bat Country.
I'd prefer Bat country want him to trip on the visuals lol
@@SKY13. The video is cool, but it unfortunately cuts out a lot of good parts of the song.
Stumbled upon your video. Ive been to one of their concerts. I will say. Hearing a full stadium screaming “its your fucking nightmare” all at once is one of the most spine tingling experiences ive ever heard
Listen to this means war, Shepard of fire, unholy confessions. And I've been to their concert and dude its amazing I legit lost my voice singing this song!🔥🔥🔥
I wish someone would request What the Dead Men Say - Trivium, it's from their new album and it's got a music video. Pure art.
I prefer In Waves or A Gunshot to the Head of The Trepidation. But maybe I choose WTDMS first
Saw them in concert in pensacola, fl. They put on a great show abd they love performing
Damn he’s jamming oooooouuut I love to see people’s first reactions to avenged
Buried Alive by avenged sevenfold has another great transition
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A good music video too!
It's also a great live song as well, ive seen them 5 times now and they've played it every time.
I saw them at a festival and they played a _huge_ set, so all their really good songs, the popular and the unpopular, had a time to shine and that show was damn crazy. M. Shadows, the singer, literally flew in with a helicopter during the concert.
Love this song!!! Ou should react to Natural Born Killer by Avenged Sevenfold
So glad he didn't let A Little Piece Of Heaven ruin A7X for him lol.
that would have been interesting😭
He did lol
2 years late to discovering you channel, but I was there, when this song first came out, before the album dropped. The opened with nightmare, It was absolute insanity, flames shooting up on the stage, still remember like it was yesterday.
Hearing nightmare live was one of my greatest expierences in life, This guys live are quiet a show
I've been to their concerts 3x and they played it once, mosh pits tried to form but the music was SO good people just wanted to jump up and down, headbang, and rock tf out!! outside of Metallica they are hands down the BEST I have ever seen in person!
So My first A7x Show was the Nightmare tour in Springfield MA, they opened by having a dude get hanged over the stage right before the creepy tune came in for Nightmare. Left him there for like 2 songs just hanging out playing dead. Shit was WILD, that show made me a lifelong fan.
Oh wow I live right next to there. Do they still do shows in the area ever?
@gabecollins5585 they haven't been back to springfield, but they have been to Mohegan sun, Foxwoods, Boston TD garden, and several times to Mansfield MA which is close to Boston. I've caught several of those shows.
@@neisan92 K thanks
Hey, Layedbak
A little bit of information about this song:
This song was one of the last songs that was written by the original drummer, Jimmy "The Rev"Sullivan, prior to his untimely death, he'd actually written the drum track but hadn't recorded it prior to his untimely death, hence the empty drum kit displayed at the end of the video and the reason why you never saw the the drummer's performance throughout the video's runtime
When the band did record the drum track, they'd recruited Dream Theater drummer, Mike Portnoy, to play the drums on this song and offered to have him in the music video, but Portnoy declined to appear in the video as he'd felt that it'd take away from the feeling of the song and that it implied that he'd officially become the drummer for Avenged Sevenfold in the wake of Rev's passing
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I've watched this reaction so many times!! Need more Avenged!
Seen Avenged 9 times and they’re one of the best bands I’ve ever seen live.
Needs to listen to ' A Little Piece of Heaven' if he thought that was crazy...
he already did th-cam.com/video/prpShF0Ou7Q/w-d-xo.html
He did that a few months back. That is how he was introduced to Avenge...he was gobsmacked!
Fair, only stumbled across him 2 days ago. Will give it a look :D thanks both
@@vitusblack5289 i gotta watch comments more cus i wanted to see that reaction time to watch it
@@stephaniepope7918 his first one was hail to the king i think. Cuz im alpoh he said he's heard of them
Man, i never saw you reacted to this, i have been to dozens of their concerts, met all the band members, and have all kind of autographed stuff. Really good, kind and genuine people.
Also, ps, the end of that song leads into another one called welcome to the family, also definitely worth a listen.
Avenged sevenfold - MIA & gunslinger , songs are just a whole other level
finally someone else who gets it, both f those are like my favorite songs, although i'd have to say mia cuz it was my favorite for too long
Avenged Sevenfold “Unholy Confessions” Live in Long Beach California!
seen them live 3 times. played it everytime. been noticed by the vocalist, lead guitarist, and bassist. greatest shows of my life!
Hey it's fun to watch him to react to transitions and ONE by Metallica has one of the smoothest ones let's be honest
keep up the rock reactions man, we love them. could u react to 'like a stone' by Audioslave?
Fuck that. Cochise.
It’s even better live I got the pleasure to go see them live this week in Charlotte at the pnc music pavilion and got to say it was down the best concert I’ve ever been to so much energy between falling in reverse Kim Dracula and avenged and they gave it their all and we all had a blast at the park
They played this song thrn fid a tribute for the rev
At the beginning when he said "I'm tempted to turn it up" I was thinking to Myself, yes crank it bro
I’ll say it louder this time WISHING FOR A HERO - POLO G
Btw I’m in Patreon requesting this imma just put it here so it get more recognition
Yessir bro he should do the whole album
I grew up listening to this song, never knowing what it was called until a came upon this reaction. My mom had a friend who always blasted this in the car. One of my favorite memories! :)
Nobody ever mentions how good Syn is at solos. Solos have become rarer and rarer nowadays in favor of breakdowns, but A7x keeps that old tradition going. They really shedded that emo screamy style a while back. A shame they've been just out of the spotlight for the last decade or so, they deserve more fame like when they where in the 2000's.
I was scared you won't be reacting to Avenged after your experience with A Little Piece of Heaven
But I had been waiting and hoping for this reaction nonetheless cuz I knew you'd get mad hyped😂💪
He actually did Hail to The King after Piece of Heaven. So he didn't completely swear off them lol.
I'm just hoping this leads him to doing more A7X.
They're absolutely insane live, and he sounds just as good live.. and they dominate the stage
You know my man likes Avenged Sevenfold when he starts doing mental athletics just to keep up with them
You should react to “Lost in the Static” by After Burial.
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I have had that song on repeat the last few days haha amazing song
Omg dude youre the best comment here like this dudes comment!!
I've been to two of their concerts, both of which they opened with this song. The lights go out and all you hear is that piano intro. It's amazing
SOMEONE TELL HIM TO LISTEN TO A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEM BY AVENGED SEVENFOLD I WANNA SEE HIS REACTION SO BAD
He did actually! But he hated it 😂😂
Avenged sevenfold is where it’s at you should do more rock music trash or passes.
As someone whose been to 3 Avenge Sevenfold concerts I can absolute say without a doubt that this one gets people acting up. Also whenever they play Welcome To The Family for the new fans it never stops being amazing, truly a great band to see live.
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