The anticipation over the release of new music from Avenged Sevenfold has been palpable and feverish, partially because the group has an extremely devoted following, partially because they have been a band on the brink of a major breakthrough for a few years and partially because people were curious to see how they would handle the death of their drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan late last year. This week, the band unveiled the clip for their new single "Nightmare," which is the first track from their upcoming album of the same name (which hits stores next week).
Both as a song and as a video, "Nightmare" delivers. The track settles into a deeper metal groove than some of their past work, with jack-hammering guitars grinding out an extremely melodic riff. The music sounds extra thick, which can probably be credited to producer Mike Elizondo (who has worked with everybody from Dr. Dre and Eminem to Rilo Kiley and Maroon 5). The video is typically manic, taking the viewer on a tour of the most horrifying sanitarium in history. The horrors in the clip include giant hairy spiders, a guy dancing with a skeleton, old women with crazy faces, a dude bleeding from the skull and, in the video's key scene, a terrifying little girl.
The clip ends with a shot of a drum kit with nobody behind it — a fitting tribute to the Rev that is neither maudlin nor crass. All in all, "Nightmare" resonates with everything that makes Avenged Sevenfold awesome: Pulse-pounding riffs, frontman M. Shadows' evil bellow, catchy tunes and a resilient savagery.
Barnes & Nobles have put up 30 second previews of the entire album for you to preview. So for those of you who who cannot wait til next week, head over to this site and enjoy!
There's also a video on YouTube, by TheBear59, but I'm not sure how long that will be available:
Avenged Sevenfold "It's Your Fucking Nightmare" T-Shirt
98 KUPD, Arizona's Real Rock, will be playing a new Avenged Sevenfold track every day at noon. If you can't listen on the radio, head over to their website, where you can listen online.
KROQ Exclusive will be bringing you a brand new Avenged Sevenfold song from "Nightmare" this entire week. Every day is a new song, so keep an eye on the site.
Avenged Sevenfold uploaded a new video to their YouTube account. This one includes both M Shadows and Johnny Christ. However, Shadows does the talking on their track "Buried Alive".
Thanks to Angie!
Avenged Sevenfold in Kerrang! Magazine: "We're Going To Be Alright..."
Synyster Gates will be on the cover of the upcoming issue of Guitar World, together with Aerosmith's Joe Perry. The issue will feature an article on "The 30 Coolest Guitarists Of All Time". On sale: July 27th.
Apparantly, there is another hidden link on the Avenged Sevenfold website. If you go to AvengedSevenfold.com and move your mouse of the deathbat, a hidden preview of "God Hates Us" should start playing. Good luck!
July 27th, 2010 is a big day for Avenged Sevenfold and us fans! After a long wait and a very difficult time for both the band and the fans, Avenged Sevenfold will release their fifth studio album "Nightmare".
Another great thing about July 27th, 2010? Our friends at Revolver Magazine will be releasing a Special Collector's Issue of their magazine:
The magazine above is the one that will be available on news stands and through their online store. But there is more. Revolver Magazine will also be releasing a Deluxe Box-Set for us fans.
The box-set will feature 7 different versions of the Avenged Sevenfold issue, featuring 7 different covers and a 15” x 21” double-sided poster. The box-set will come in a collector's box.
Only 1,000 copies are available of this box, so be sure to get your copy fast, as they are bound to sell out! The box-sets will be available for pre-order through the Revolver Magazine Webstore shortly. Stay tuned!
Last but not least, a preview of the covers in the box-set:
Our friend and chat moderator Jennifer went out the Hot Topic and found an Avenged Sevenfold "Nightmare" shirt - unisex - that is not available online. She took it upon herself to take some photos for us to share with you. Be sure to check out your nearest Hot Topic shop for this one!
We have taken down the video for "The Making Of Nightmare", as we were informed about the copyright infringement on the video. We hereby like to apologize to the rightful owner. We did not upload it to YouTube, we simply shared it with our visitors until we were asked not to.
The magazine "Rockin' On" will feauture an interview with M Shadows. The magazine will be for the month September and should be out in stores on August 1st. Source
Avenged Sevenfold will be featured in "GrindHouse Magazine", issue number 61. This should be in stores July 31st. Source
Last but not least, there is an interview with Zacky Vengeance on the "Geki Rock" website, where they talk about the album, touring and more. We might have the interview available in English soon, if our friends from Deathbat-JP are able to translate it for us :) The interview can be found here.
A big thank you to Heather from Deathbat-JP for passing this all on to us!
Larry Jacobson took to his Twitter to post the following update:
So to answer all the emails I've been getting; yes, the band will be doing a European tour, it will start after the UK tour ends, which is November 7th, so I'm guessing dates will be announced very soon.
Avenged Sevenfoldhas uploaded the unedited version of "Nightmare" for all of us to see. This video is available worldwide, unlike the MTV video, which ended up not working in some countries.
Avenged Sevenfoldposted the following note on their Facebook page, regarding the "Nightmare" video:
We feel horrible that some fans outside of the US are unable to watch the video for Nightmare online. We understand your frustration and share it. We had no idea the version of the video posted online would be edited, or blocked in certain countries.
Every fan is equally important to us no matter where you are in the world. We've been promised the right version of the video will be posted later tonight for everyone around the world.
Avenged Sevenfold will release their video for "Nightmare" today @ 11am on MTV2. However, MTV and Avenged Sevenfold have already put the video online. Enjoy!
This is the edited version, an unedited version will soon be available. Stay tuned!
July 25 - Montreal, QC
July 27 - Mansfield, MA
July 30 - Wallingford, CT
July 31 - Syracuse, NY
Aug 13 - Springfield, IL
Aug 14 - St Louis, MO
Rockstar Uproar Tour
Aug 17 – Minneapolis, MN
Aug 18 – Kansas City, KS
Aug 20 – Omaha, NE
Aug 21 – Chicago, IL
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Aug 24 – Columbus, OH
Aug 25 – Toronto, ON
Aug 27 – Scranton, PA
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Aug 31 – Washington D.C.
Sept 01 – Charlotte, NC
Sept 03 – Birmingham, AL
Sept 04 – Atlanta, GA
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Sept 08 – Tulsa, OK
Sept 10 – Dallas, TX
Sept 11 – Corpus Christi, TX
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Sept 15 – Salt Lake City, UT
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Oct 02 – Winnipeg, MB
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Oct 17 - Saitama, Japan (Loud Park Festival)
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Oct 21 - Milan, Italy
Oct 23 - Munich, Germany
Oct 24 - Bruxelles, Belgium
UK Tour w/Stone Sour
Oct 26 - Glasgow
Oct 27 - Manchester
Oct 28 - Birmingham
Oct 30 - London
Oct 31 - London
Nov 02 - Newcastle
Nov 03 - Leeds
Nov 04 - Manchester
Nov 06 - Plymouth
Nov 07 - Brighton End of UK Tour w/Stone Sour
Nov 08 - Dublin, Ireland
Nov 11 - Cologne, Germany
Nov 12 - Luxembourg
Nov 14 - Paris, France
Nov 15 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nov 16 - Hamburg, Germany
Nov 18 - Copenhagen, Denmark
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Nov 22 - Helsinki, Finland
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2011
Feb 26 - Brisbane, Brisbane
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