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Universal acclaim- based on 133 Ratings
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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Aug 19, 2010
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Aug 26, 2010Nightmare is Avenged Sevenfold's best work to date. It has everything for everyone. Hard rock driven songs, hard songs with pop influences, all out metal, and the ballads. This is the perfect mix of music and a fitting tribute for the late great Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan (R.I.P foREVer.)
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Oct 21, 2010Although it didn't beat City of Evil or Waking the Fallen in my opinion, Avenged came very close. Although the death of the Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan is tragic, that couldn't stop them. I know the Rev is proud. I hope they all knoww that.
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Nov 27, 2010
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Aug 11, 2010
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Jul 28, 2011Why the **** did you damn critics give this a 60??? this deserves a 100! nightmare was one of sevenfolds best albums!! you critics must either have no taste in music or you were high when you reviewed this album!
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Aug 25, 2012
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Jun 28, 2011Not exactly a return to glory form as I hoped, but it's a step back into the right direction after their shaky self-titled affair. It's nothing too outside the bubble but there's still hints at experimentaion in a lot of the songs to keep things refreshing.
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Dec 3, 2011
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Sep 3, 2011This was A Little Better Then the self titled album It seems like a Mix of City of Evil and The Self Titled album but with its own dark Twist that sound Great and This is an emotional album following the passing of The Rev and it definatly serves as a Nice Tribute to him so if you havent heard it already i suggest that you do
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Nov 18, 2011
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Dec 8, 2011After the sudden death of Jimmy â
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Dec 25, 2011This is a great album with a lot of pace and power. The album also brings about a new depth that hadn't been expressed as much by A7X in the past. If nothing else, all modern metal fans need to listen to "nightmare".
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Dec 29, 2011
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Jan 8, 2012
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Jun 21, 2012Very good album. Totally awesome tribute to The Rev as well. These guys do still sound good, but it won't sound the same without The Rev in there. This album had great music, as do all of the other A7X albums. Hope they can keep up the awesome work. A7X rocks!
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Apr 11, 2012
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Jan 2, 2013
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Jun 24, 2013
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Apr 9, 2015
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Dec 9, 2015Best album by this amazing band! The record contains great instrumental work, amazing agressive vocals and great dark atmosphere with both really hard and emotional content. The album is more heavy than self-titled, but still contains the classic sevenfold sound of guitar, which is more "heavy metal" than the guitar in Hail To The King.
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Feb 15, 2020A fast drums, an addictive bass line, two powerful guitarists and a powerful vocal coupled with a brilliant lyrics made them enter the gates of true heavy metal.
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Mar 21, 2023Not their best album, but still a real masterpiece. The riffs and solos are top tier as always.
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Jun 23, 2020My favourite song is from this album-God Hates Us. Also Natural Born Killer,is very fast-paced,especially at the beginning
Awards & Rankings
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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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If there's criticism, it's that Nightmare still falls back on cliches, building with aggressive force to then rely on a safe melodic chorus. However, there's enough of a change to see A7X lash out beyond their core sound, making Nightmare their greatest achievement to date.