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Avenged Sevenfold
EMAILPRINTby Avenged Sevenfold
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 13 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 111 votes
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Album Info
Label: Warner Bros.
Release Date: 30 October 2007
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Rock, Metal
Summary
The Southern California group's self titled is their fourth album.
Also On The Web: Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Q Magazine
Their anthem-filled fourth album's brazen swagger may prove irresistible. [Nov 2007, p.137]
Billboard
Such tracks as 'Critical Acclaim,' 'Almost Easy' and 'Lost' keep the crank factor high--but as part of a bolder, broader and more engaging soundscape.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly
On this fourth LP, their super-melodic, which may annoy hard-rock purists. [2 Nov 2007, p.64]
The Onion (A.V. Club)
The catchy Stone Temple Pilots vibe of 'Scream' is enough to put the band back on the charts, but that could happen with more than half of this album…And it probably will.
Read Full Review >All Music Guide
While their willingness to experiment is admirable, despite the fact that they've gone overboard with their overdubs, the overabundance of studio polish leaves one to wonder if it's not because the songs just aren't as strong this time around.
Read Full Review >Blender
While straying from metal's path, they uphold its legacy of conservative politics. [Nov 2007, p.148]
Spin
With tighter, mercifully shorter songs, like the Slayer-meets-slash trasher 'Almost Easy,' they're now defiling America's youth with more substance than style. [Nov 2007, p.114]
Rolling Stone
The tunes--or at least whatever M. Shadows feels like bellowing--sound like the kind of lame, nu-metal angst-mongering that dominated the radio in the late Nineties.
Read Full Review >Alternative Press
Avenged Sevenfold is so all over the map musically and lyrically, it's difficult to decipher whether it's pure genius or the most convoluted mess of music you'll hear all year. [Dec 2007, p.178]
NOW Magazine
The end result is a safe, predictable record that could very well be Metallica-lite (like the new Metallica), in addition to being pretty close to silly.
Read Full Review >Sputnikmusic
Avenged Sevenfold is "City of Evil" minus the cool parts, more of Shadows, a circus, and an occasional female singer that’s supposed to make it all sound innovative.
Read Full Review >Sputnikmusic
Avenged Sevenfold suffers two-fold from a dearth of genuinely good musical ideas- the infectious vocal melodies which underpin ‘Bat Country’ and ‘Sidewinder’ or the dynamic interlocking guitar lines of the latter and ‘Beast of the Harlot’- and a total absence of the critical faculties which should have allowed a small orchestral ensemble go hungry rather than become party to the madness of ‘A Little Piece of Heaven.’
Read Full Review >PopMatters
Unoriginal, overlong even at a ten track setlist, and riddled with banality (the disc is even being released the day before Halloween, could it get more corny?), Avenged Sevenfold is execrable in nearly every conceivable way.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 7.9 (out of 10) based on 111 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
[Anonymous] gave it a10:
Great, refreshing album. Give it a few solid listens and you'll be hooked. Can't wait for the next.
Ikarus14 gave it a6:
Admirable effort, but it trys to do far too much outside of City of Evil. As a result, it's hit-and-miss at best and retains very little from their previous album. City of Evil is much better, but buy these two albums together if you're getting into Avenged Sevenfold.
Teresa H gave it a10:
Alright...I've heard quite enough of all the critics! for F.UK. sakes...honestly...could you play, or write the music....didn't think so....just because you're jealous...sorry but the truth is..you suck...and a7x doesn't.
Lissa G gave it a9:
Even though the album was way different than the previous ones it still has good songs that make you want to hear over and over again. I personally think that A7X gets better with every album they put out.
joe r gave it a10:
ok f*ck everyone who is critizing a7x they are the best heavy metal band out right now! They sound better than they ever did just because their not screaming like they used to dont make them worse. Their new self titled cd is the shit the best cd out now. Their lyrics are f*ckn great very original and the one of the best i heard.So kiss my ass to anyone who is cutting them down calling them soft and shit f*ck u their makn the money u are not doin shit b*tches!
Jeana H gave it a9:
Everyone is saying they are being very unoriginal, but I disagree. I have yet to see a band that made music or albums similar to this. It's like a new age heavy metal meeting punk rock. The solos are wicked, the vocals are better than what any of you dickwads could ever try, and the drums are very intense. They pulled it off, so get over it. I'd like to see any of you who are being total idiots about it try and attempt this.
MIsty M gave it a9:
I give this album 2 thumbs up! I can't believe how many people hate this cd. Just because this cd isn't as "metal" as the last album, doesn't mean that it's not as good.
