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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.
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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.
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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.
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BlenderWhile straying from metal's path, they uphold its legacy of conservative politics. [Nov 2007, p.148]
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SpinWith 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]
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Alternative PressAvenged 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]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 254 out of 298
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Mixed: 22 out of 298
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Negative: 22 out of 298
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YudiApr 11, 2008
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Jul 28, 2011
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ElsaFeb 14, 2008This album fucking rocks!!!!I love them, they have so much talent, those who don't agree are just f*cking jealous.