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Luckily, the sound of the band remains unchanged, and as one of the best drummers in the business, Portnoy picks up the reigns and rides the Deathbat's double kick in complete synchronicity with Gates, Christ, and Vengeance.
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With imagery haunted by death and lyrical allusions to alienation and angst, Avenged Sevenfold's fifth full-length is almost impossible to appreciate unless you fit the prime demographic: tormented teenage boys.
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Avenged Sevenfold continues to sound like five different bands on every album, none of them particularly good.
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Nightmare is a completely different offering; even though it still has highly questionable moments, it's obvious that a genuine effort was put in, and that's enough reason to listen.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 117 out of 133
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Mixed: 11 out of 133
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Negative: 5 out of 133
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Jan 11, 2011
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