@Satan Victim is my favorite A7X tune. Followed by Exist, Unholy Confessions, A Little Peace of Heaven, and Almost Easy... the question now is where do I put Cosmic
Love it or hate it, this sounds like NOTHING out there. This is art of the highest form. I started respecting these guys more after The Stage, and I think this might just become my favorite record by these guys. They are in a place musically that few artists reach.
???? There's entire metal genres making shit like this post-metal, prog-metal, avant-garde metal, experimental metal, post metal? Like this is good but i feel like alot of people are only at the top of the iceberg saying stuff like this lol.
@@mzspolitics3332 yes.. I’m aware, but none of those bands were once one of the biggest bands in the world and then took this kind of left turn… and are doing it quite this way. That alone doesn’t make it great, im just enjoying a lot more than what I’ve been hearing. I love prog metal. BTBAM is my favorite band. I still think this sounds like nothing else out there. If you have a record you’d like to recommend, I’m all ears.
And they spend years on the albums to make sure everything is perfect before it released. Truly some of the best artists out here today and have been for years.
I think the album is supposed to be from life with game over to death with life the actual (d)eath being maybe suicide and life is but a dream being purgatory. Atleast that’s what I’m thinking
Exactly..first it's suicide, then the traversal of death through your life, your regrets, mistakes, failed wishes and in the end it's just calm...your soul finished the journey, you are back to being cosmic dust, back to being a part of the universe
Cosmic is about the same as Angels in the sentiment, except the fact that by now Cosmic already has more views on youtube than Angels does. both 100% in my top 5 A7X songs they are so beautiful yet awesome sounding
@@joaocalhado4015 there is a reason to that..the album is a journey from suicide to traveling as a soul through the chaos of what life is and everything the person regrets..it is chaotic to portray our life, we as humans are chaotic, but final death is always peaceful..hence the ending of album is at peace. After all the ego death and actual death through out the journey you end up returning to being cosmic dust and just going back to being..universe
you are not the only reviewer i’ve seen not really like beautiful morning, and to me it seems crazy because that was one of my immediate favorites. The melody and note choice on the chorus “you… walk on water, but the water… swallows you” seems so dark but also impactful, like something from a boss battle
I can understand the dislike for nobody. For me it’s the lyrical content. The idea of being nobody but being everything as we are all apart of the universe but also being in the universe can be interpreted as being meaningless is something that resonates with me and is a core belief and philosophy of mine.
im so glad i could be alive for a release of a future classic, that way i can tell people "i remember when this album came out, it wasnt loved by everyone but quickly became a classic"
Easier is amazing, thought the clean guitar was also very reminiscent of Yellow Ledbetter by Pearl Jam. Absolutely wild album, i got a leaked version from google drive the other day so I've listened quite a lot and it's definitely a grower - took a lot less time to 'click' for me than i thought it would on first listen
The album as a whole IS the experience. Its a journey through LIFE. The harsh realities life throws at you topped with beautiful melodies which represent your highs in life. Its a masterpiece work of art. Its made for you to reflect on yourself and do some soul searching. Absolutely brilliant much respect to A7X
Fantastic review. I had a lot of the same reactions and sound comparisons on my first listen. I think this album will resonate really strongly with people that are fans of a vast range of genres and more strict metal fans will miss out. I loved their take with (O)rdinary
Really enjoyed your reaction. You have great thoughts so I hit that subscribe button hard as hell. :D In Nobody: It's cosmicity what resonates with me. The shared experience of egodeath. In the chorus I believe there are two different sides clashing making a tension that builds up then explodes and it is released in the sweepy groovy solo. (I think it is the greatest solo that I ever heard.) Also, the realization that the world we live in is "fake" or at least it is not true at all because the experience of our existence is jailed by rules, expectations, dogmas, etc... Cosmic: For me it is the best song that I have ever heard. I used to meditate in a period of my life and listening to it I feel the same energy and I get again the feel that I experienced while I was meditating. So strange bond here. :)
Cosmic is, by FAR, twh best track on the album. I was really worried about this album, seeing as Avenged haven't ventured into prog much, but I am really pleased with it as a whole ... its a great listen, some tracks don't hold well on their own, but as a whole, this album is great.
It’s one of the wildest albums I’ve heard this year. The first half is more or less what I expected, but the second half was one curveball after another. I think it’ll grow on me, but for now, 8/10.
I love this album for the pure reason that people hate it or tell it´s a masterpeice. For me a lot of the songs started slowly grow on and now i can´t stop listening and want more of this weirdness.
This album is my favorite album of all time at the moment. I had a hard time with the vocoder/autotuned robot vocals at first, and generally didn't like Davenged Punkfold, but I've listened to the album front to back many times now and I love every song.
It's definitely a concept album. I've listened to it in full like 4 times so far and there's 5 songs i absolutely love. Matt's voice is outstanding and he even brought back City of Evil screaming for this album but his singing voice is the best. I feel like I need to do DMT to fully appreciate this album 😂
Nobody was terrible on my first listen... but it grew on me fast after a good half a dozen listens. Syns guitar work in it is crazy. And that dang chain saw riff throughout the song, is just bad ass now.
It's definitely very interesting. It's very experimental, you can tell this was written purely from a love of music. Not focused on selling but more a work of art. I'm glad they did it but not still quite my cup of tea. About 5 songs were bangers though.
First listen of this album I was very skeptical but since giving it 3 more listens it is definitely an amazing album. Cosmic,Mattel and Nobody are the only songs I’ll probably listen to on there own. Other than that the album is definitely made to be listened to from beginning to end.
If a metal band experiments with transcending genres, they better do the other genres justice... That said, this record does just that. I love it from start to finish.
The first track they put out nobody that song is fire. I love that song I just love Dakota Torres, the vocals everything but I think the whole album is fire.
For me in the point that you said that music doesnt build as it once did, there are bands that still do it... 2 examples of the top of my head: Static Dress - Marisol and Sleep Token - Ascencionism. Those two build up into something beautiful.... And for the album, its a rollercoaster of emotions, for me it was so good, the 2 singles are the weakest but the rest, OH BOY, top tier.
If you think about this as an experimental step up from City of Evil, whereas City of Evil was genuinely experimental in terms of the time it was released, THIS is QUITE the upgrade from that and I feel like it "breaks the barriers" of music in such a beautiful way. It's certainly not gonna hit the people who like the typical sounds of metal and rock and punk and things like that, but as long as you're open to change, and open to experimentation of genres as a concept being nonexistent in a sense, you're really gonna enjoy this one. TL;DR: You NEED to approach this album with a different mindset than any of the previous A7X records. It is NOT gonna be the same old same old formula by ANY means. Also, if you're a fan of Sleep Token, you're going to feel right at home with all the genre-bending and fusions here. Honestly, I feel like Matt's been listening to a lot of Sleep Token recently and said "Aye yo, I think we can also pull something like this off too"
@@deanlokey eh, it's pretty well accepted in the music community that many songs can take multiple listens to see the moving parts, get the overall message, etc...
This album definitely takes a very nihilistic view on existentialism, with every track having a purpose or main idea that it is presenting throughout the story. I think Nobody is a kind of song that just kind of highlights the repetitive nature of the way people live, and coming to a realization that you’re life is basically meaningless to some degree. You do the same thing day in and day out.
Have you listened to it again? What are you feelings about it now? You mentioned that the album is a grower, which I agree. I've noticed cool things later after many repeats. I wonder if you like it more or less now?🤔
I loved The stage, in the time it was released it sounded like a very distinct and experimental album for them. But compared to LIBAD, The stage sound normal, this last album pushed the boundaries too much about what this band is capable of.
The cool thing about nobody is how drony and repetitive it is. At first you thing that nothing is happening, but the more you listen to it it gets more addictive because how all the song fits in that repetitive guitar noise. But in the context of the whole album I agree that is the least interesting song.
Album is super underwhelming. It’s a technical masterpiece but each song struggles with its own identity. I get that it’s new and experimental but it’s just not their greatest work. Every song has elements that are some of the best work sevenfold has put out, but also every song has parts that really just fall flat. The album is all over the place and overall it’s pretty good. Just not their best album by far
Totally agree about Nobody. It's one of my least favorite songs they have ever put out (minus the solo). I say that as someone who loves some of the other songs on the album too.
Or some fans can just appreciate the progressive style and innovation from a band not getting stuck in a music style from 20 years ago. A7X has always experimented, just not to the level of LIBAD and The Stage. Every album is different but with familiar A7X sounds but go off I guess and just assume fans are just fanboying and being biased. Lol
Seriously disappointing to the 10th degree. It’s like after the Hail to the King album they watched too much science fiction and interstellar and stumbled into auto tune while on a bender. Still my favorite band for all the pre Stage albums but this new sound doesn’t go hard at all. Nobody and Cosmic are the only 2 songs I can even nod my head to.
@@joshyboy9754 bands build their identity over the years though, and it used to be, if I wanna listen to some heavy shit, i’ll listen to Avenged Sevenfold. But to me, theyre losing their identity. If i wanted to listen to a song like (O)rdinary, i’d listen to some pop artist. Lol not Avenged.
@@lenadimichino8597 facts, I get artists change a bit over time but not completely throw out their style that made them. Usually you will have a few songs that a band will try some new things but not 2 whole albums.
@@lenadimichino8597to me I don't think they were losing their identity at all, they're making this album a part of their identity. They could always go back to the classic sound in the future but this is what they want to do right now. Plus there's only so many times you can rewrite city of evil, and if life is but a dream sounded like that, I probably wouldn't have cared or paid attention. I have already listened to this album more then any other a7x album ever. I love this album because it doesn't follow the typical formula. This album rules!!!!
I absolutely loved cosmic. It may be one of the best a7x songs ive ever heard. It sounded very a7x while also giving me 80s glam metal ballad vibes like a GnR november rain.
Absolutely trip of an album, it’s obviously gonna be very divisive but I fuck with the weirdness and experimentation and I’m glad it’s received really good reviews from some big Critic/metal sites
Here's some Timestamps:
0:00 - 0:55 Intro + Patreon Shoutout
0:55 - 1:36 Game Over
1:36 - 2:26 Mattel
2:26 - 4:53 Nobody
4:53 - 6:03 We Love You
6:03 - 8:39 Cosmic
8:39 - 11:15 Beautiful Morning
11:15 - 11:44 Easier
11:44 - 11:59 G
11:59 - 12:26 (O)rdinary
12:26 - 12:49 (D)eath
12:49 - 13:10 Life Is But A Dream...
13:10 - 17:55 Thoughts
Cosmic is an absolutely superb track
Cosmic is amazing! Mattel is really good too
@@bradh6529 nah
One of the only good ones on the album.
@Satan Victim is my favorite A7X tune. Followed by Exist, Unholy Confessions, A Little Peace of Heaven, and Almost Easy... the question now is where do I put Cosmic
Love it or hate it, this sounds like NOTHING out there. This is art of the highest form. I started respecting these guys more after The Stage, and I think this might just become my favorite record by these guys. They are in a place musically that few artists reach.
???? There's entire metal genres making shit like this post-metal, prog-metal, avant-garde metal, experimental metal, post metal?
Like this is good but i feel like alot of people are only at the top of the iceberg saying stuff like this lol.
@@mzspolitics3332 yes.. I’m aware, but none of those bands were once one of the biggest bands in the world and then took this kind of left turn… and are doing it quite this way. That alone doesn’t make it great, im just enjoying a lot more than what I’ve been hearing. I love prog metal. BTBAM is my favorite band. I still think this sounds like nothing else out there. If you have a record you’d like to recommend, I’m all ears.
@@golions13579 never heard of like sigh? Igorrr?
@@golions13579 I mean even in prog rock you had stuff like gentle giant
Love it
This album in my opinion will become an instant classic, you don’t hear this kind of music frequently.
It is awesome
yes, so fucking good. This album is art!
Quite possibly the worst take
And they spend years on the albums to make sure everything is perfect before it released. Truly some of the best artists out here today and have been for years.
@@51Newman50 or... music is subjective and you can just leave?
This album is a literal rollercoaster drug, starts crazy and mellows out into relaxation.
I think the album is supposed to be from life with game over to death with life the actual (d)eath being maybe suicide and life is but a dream being purgatory. Atleast that’s what I’m thinking
Exactly..first it's suicide, then the traversal of death through your life, your regrets, mistakes, failed wishes and in the end it's just calm...your soul finished the journey, you are back to being cosmic dust, back to being a part of the universe
@@ShounenN I’ve been really analyzing the lyrics cause this whole album has a meaning which I love!
@@Numb00 It hit me in such a weird way, idk why..I was tearing up even when the song wasn't sad sounding
@@ShounenN for real! It so refreshing hearing stuff that’s just, abstract, weird, different
Cosmic is one of their best songs EVER
Totally agree....its phenomenal
Cosmic is about the same as Angels in the sentiment, except the fact that by now Cosmic already has more views on youtube than Angels does. both 100% in my top 5 A7X songs they are so beautiful yet awesome sounding
The most artistic, introspective, challenging, bravest record I have heard in a while..
The most chaotic too
@@joaocalhado4015 there is a reason to that..the album is a journey from suicide to traveling as a soul through the chaos of what life is and everything the person regrets..it is chaotic to portray our life, we as humans are chaotic, but final death is always peaceful..hence the ending of album is at peace.
After all the ego death and actual death through out the journey you end up returning to being cosmic dust and just going back to being..universe
Yes
Such a mental album - really refreshing to hear a band so big just do whatever da FOOK they want 😂😂
Love this album front to back, i understand why some people may disagree but I think it’s amazing 10/10
This album is a masterpiece, I love it
you are not the only reviewer i’ve seen not really like beautiful morning, and to me it seems crazy because that was one of my immediate favorites. The melody and note choice on the chorus “you… walk on water, but the water… swallows you” seems so dark but also impactful, like something from a boss battle
I can understand the dislike for nobody. For me it’s the lyrical content. The idea of being nobody but being everything as we are all apart of the universe but also being in the universe can be interpreted as being meaningless is something that resonates with me and is a core belief and philosophy of mine.
im so glad i could be alive for a release of a future classic, that way i can tell people "i remember when this album came out, it wasnt loved by everyone but quickly became a classic"
I get a lot of ppl love Cosmic but Mattel or (O)rdinary are so damn good!!!! chorus on mattel is gold, the ending is so weird and awesome too
Cosmic is by far my favorite song made by the band in a long long time. Such an amazing piece of music
Cosmic is a masterpiece. Fell in love with it on my first listen through
Easier is amazing, thought the clean guitar was also very reminiscent of Yellow Ledbetter by Pearl Jam. Absolutely wild album, i got a leaked version from google drive the other day so I've listened quite a lot and it's definitely a grower - took a lot less time to 'click' for me than i thought it would on first listen
The album as a whole IS the experience. Its a journey through LIFE. The harsh realities life throws at you topped with beautiful melodies which represent your highs in life. Its a masterpiece work of art. Its made for you to reflect on yourself and do some soul searching. Absolutely brilliant much respect to A7X
I think they unlocked a scientific secret to tears with Cosmic
Buy the album! Support awesome this awesome band!!!!!
If they dont get a grammy for this album, ill eat my shoe. Its absolutely fantastic.
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@@brucanthwood lol
Fantastic review. I had a lot of the same reactions and sound comparisons on my first listen. I think this album will resonate really strongly with people that are fans of a vast range of genres and more strict metal fans will miss out. I loved their take with (O)rdinary
VOLA have mastered their craft. Wish A7X would have had them do the US tour, but they're doing there own later this year so that should be fun.
Really enjoyed your reaction. You have great thoughts so I hit that subscribe button hard as hell. :D
In Nobody: It's cosmicity what resonates with me. The shared experience of egodeath. In the chorus I believe there are two different sides clashing making a tension that builds up then explodes and it is released in the sweepy groovy solo. (I think it is the greatest solo that I ever heard.) Also, the realization that the world we live in is "fake" or at least it is not true at all because the experience of our existence is jailed by rules, expectations, dogmas, etc...
Cosmic: For me it is the best song that I have ever heard. I used to meditate in a period of my life and listening to it I feel the same energy and I get again the feel that I experienced while I was meditating. So strange bond here. :)
Just finished listening to the album and I love it. Some people reach out and explore and fail . This is and awesome piece of work for sure !!!
Cosmic and Mattel are crazy good!
Cosmic is, by FAR, twh best track on the album. I was really worried about this album, seeing as Avenged haven't ventured into prog much, but I am really pleased with it as a whole ... its a great listen, some tracks don't hold well on their own, but as a whole, this album is great.
It’s one of the wildest albums I’ve heard this year. The first half is more or less what I expected, but the second half was one curveball after another. I think it’ll grow on me, but for now, 8/10.
I love this album for the pure reason that people hate it or tell it´s a masterpeice. For me a lot of the songs started slowly grow on and now i can´t stop listening and want more of this weirdness.
Nobody resonates with me in the way that I relate in the anxiety ride that is the song. (Also the synth guitar is cool lmao)
This album is so weird and I absolutely love it
I get why people were put off by this when it came out but I’m telling you.. 5-10 years from now it will be deemed an all time CLASSIC
this album is very different from the rest of a7x's albums...7 years of work
This album is my favorite album of all time at the moment. I had a hard time with the vocoder/autotuned robot vocals at first, and generally didn't like Davenged Punkfold, but I've listened to the album front to back many times now and I love every song.
It's definitely a concept album. I've listened to it in full like 4 times so far and there's 5 songs i absolutely love. Matt's voice is outstanding and he even brought back City of Evil screaming for this album but his singing voice is the best. I feel like I need to do DMT to fully appreciate this album 😂
Nobody was terrible on my first listen... but it grew on me fast after a good half a dozen listens. Syns guitar work in it is crazy. And that dang chain saw riff throughout the song, is just bad ass now.
Foo Fighters' But Here We Are next? Please? haha
It's definitely very interesting. It's very experimental, you can tell this was written purely from a love of music. Not focused on selling but more a work of art. I'm glad they did it but not still quite my cup of tea. About 5 songs were bangers though.
First listen of this album I was very skeptical but since giving it 3 more listens it is definitely an amazing album. Cosmic,Mattel and Nobody are the only songs I’ll probably listen to on there own. Other than that the album is definitely made to be listened to from beginning to end.
There's a part in Cosmic where they play the synth part from O. I'm trying to figure out what's going on there
so gooooood
If a metal band experiments with transcending genres, they better do the other genres justice... That said, this record does just that. I love it from start to finish.
The first track they put out nobody that song is fire. I love that song I just love Dakota Torres, the vocals everything but I think the whole album is fire.
For me in the point that you said that music doesnt build as it once did, there are bands that still do it... 2 examples of the top of my head: Static Dress - Marisol and Sleep Token - Ascencionism. Those two build up into something beautiful....
And for the album, its a rollercoaster of emotions, for me it was so good, the 2 singles are the weakest but the rest, OH BOY, top tier.
If you think about this as an experimental step up from City of Evil, whereas City of Evil was genuinely experimental in terms of the time it was released, THIS is QUITE the upgrade from that and I feel like it "breaks the barriers" of music in such a beautiful way. It's certainly not gonna hit the people who like the typical sounds of metal and rock and punk and things like that, but as long as you're open to change, and open to experimentation of genres as a concept being nonexistent in a sense, you're really gonna enjoy this one.
TL;DR: You NEED to approach this album with a different mindset than any of the previous A7X records. It is NOT gonna be the same old same old formula by ANY means. Also, if you're a fan of Sleep Token, you're going to feel right at home with all the genre-bending and fusions here. Honestly, I feel like Matt's been listening to a lot of Sleep Token recently and said "Aye yo, I think we can also pull something like this off too"
Nobody is something you need to listen to a bunch before you love it. I hated it at first.
I thought it was super boring at first
Now I really like it
Sounds like brainwashing yourself to like it lol
i loved it at first. still love it. the solo is one of Syn's best
@@deanlokey eh, it's pretty well accepted in the music community that many songs can take multiple listens to see the moving parts, get the overall message, etc...
@@deanlokey Is called digesting a song. Not all music is made to be understood at first listen.
This album definitely takes a very nihilistic view on existentialism, with every track having a purpose or main idea that it is presenting throughout the story. I think Nobody is a kind of song that just kind of highlights the repetitive nature of the way people live, and coming to a realization that you’re life is basically meaningless to some degree. You do the same thing day in and day out.
nobody took me 10 listens, didn't like it at first and its risen to one of my favorites OAT from A7x now
Have you listened to it again?
What are you feelings about it now? You mentioned that the album is a grower, which I agree.
I've noticed cool things later after many repeats.
I wonder if you like it more or less now?🤔
I would say like it more but it’s not a album I come back to very often
I love the music i need to figure how can i accept that who composed the music... i need to figure it who...
will you do an update after you give it more listen and see what you're thinking?
It’s better than The Stage
The stage was my favourite avenged sevenfold album and I agree with you
Completely false. This album is horrible. 7 years for this garbage???
I love the stage, but LIBAD is on another level
@@zepeabutftw yeah me too. The stage was badass but LIBAD is on another level of a musician
I loved The stage, in the time it was released it sounded like a very distinct and experimental album for them. But compared to LIBAD, The stage sound normal, this last album pushed the boundaries too much about what this band is capable of.
everything that sounds like synth is effecterd guitars
The cool thing about nobody is how drony and repetitive it is. At first you thing that nothing is happening, but the more you listen to it it gets more addictive because how all the song fits in that repetitive guitar noise. But in the context of the whole album I agree that is the least interesting song.
Album is super underwhelming. It’s a technical masterpiece but each song struggles with its own identity. I get that it’s new and experimental but it’s just not their greatest work. Every song has elements that are some of the best work sevenfold has put out, but also every song has parts that really just fall flat. The album is all over the place and overall it’s pretty good. Just not their best album by far
Totally agree about Nobody. It's one of my least favorite songs they have ever put out (minus the solo). I say that as someone who loves some of the other songs on the album too.
No
It's crazy how A7X can shit in fans' faces, and they still call it a masterpiece.
Or some fans can just appreciate the progressive style and innovation from a band not getting stuck in a music style from 20 years ago. A7X has always experimented, just not to the level of LIBAD and The Stage. Every album is different but with familiar A7X sounds but go off I guess and just assume fans are just fanboying and being biased. Lol
Lmao imagine thinking the band owes you something
Sucks huh dude,? It's ok to admit that, despite everyone's public reaction. I do like Cosmic though.....
Seriously disappointing to the 10th degree. It’s like after the Hail to the King album they watched too much science fiction and interstellar and stumbled into auto tune while on a bender. Still my favorite band for all the pre Stage albums but this new sound doesn’t go hard at all. Nobody and Cosmic are the only 2 songs I can even nod my head to.
It’s not meant to go hard this time
@@joshyboy9754 bands build their identity over the years though, and it used to be, if I wanna listen to some heavy shit, i’ll listen to Avenged Sevenfold. But to me, theyre losing their identity. If i wanted to listen to a song like (O)rdinary, i’d listen to some pop artist. Lol not Avenged.
@@lenadimichino8597 facts, I get artists change a bit over time but not completely throw out their style that made them. Usually you will have a few songs that a band will try some new things but not 2 whole albums.
@@joshyboy9754 it didn’t even really go hard last time on The Stage except a few songs. This is like The stage 2.0, the boring addition.
@@lenadimichino8597to me I don't think they were losing their identity at all, they're making this album a part of their identity. They could always go back to the classic sound in the future but this is what they want to do right now. Plus there's only so many times you can rewrite city of evil, and if life is but a dream sounded like that, I probably wouldn't have cared or paid attention. I have already listened to this album more then any other a7x album ever. I love this album because it doesn't follow the typical formula. This album rules!!!!
I absolutely loved cosmic. It may be one of the best a7x songs ive ever heard. It sounded very a7x while also giving me 80s glam metal ballad vibes like a GnR november rain.
its gonna be to this generation what november rain was to the last generation
Absolutely trip of an album, it’s obviously gonna be very divisive but I fuck with the weirdness and experimentation and I’m glad it’s received really good reviews from some big Critic/metal sites