Avenged Sevenfold Presents Breakdown: Halloween Edition - A Little Piece of Heaven

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  • Опубліковано 23 лис 2024
  • HAPPY HALLOWEEN! In this special Halloween Edition of BREAKDOWN, Matt, Brian, Zacky & Johnny take a deep dive into the writing and recording process with The Rev on, "A Little Piece of Heaven"
    Directed & Edited by Rafa Alcantara
    Produced by Alex Reese
    & TWENTYFOURCORE Productions

КОМЕНТАРІ • 4 тис.

  • @Wer0ptiplex
    @Wer0ptiplex 4 роки тому +3882

    Hearing Jimmy singing all the song is the best thing I’ve ever heard.

    • @DetectiveHouse
      @DetectiveHouse 4 роки тому +214

      I want an album of all of Jimmy’s demos released, completely unedited!

    • @nielschrnielsen4594
      @nielschrnielsen4594 4 роки тому +9

      @@DetectiveHouse agreed

    • @KXD_DuckcyYT
      @KXD_DuckcyYT 4 роки тому +3

      Truee

    • @DetectiveHouse
      @DetectiveHouse 4 роки тому +65

      By the way, for all of those who are fans of Jimmy’s singing, there is a demo of Buried Alive on UA-cam, entirely sung by Jimmy.

    • @fishingwithlee9519
      @fishingwithlee9519 4 роки тому +5

      Who is Jimmy?

  • @euphegenia
    @euphegenia 4 роки тому +1724

    This song is definitely Avenged’s Bohemian Rhapsody. Edit: Shadows also mentions this at the end of this video. I promise I thought of that before I heard him say that. And thanks for all the likes.

    • @electricnick260
      @electricnick260 4 роки тому +50

      Definitely. And The Stage (album, not song) is Avenged Sevenfold's "Images and Words." They've gone from rising rapidly to the top to being right up there with the greatest legends of music.

    • @walterwebb1622
      @walterwebb1622 4 роки тому +32

      Wouldn't ever say it in public, but I think it's waaaay more cohesive in terms of composition synergy. The changes in this song actually make sense

    • @abdurrahmanzulfikry9202
      @abdurrahmanzulfikry9202 4 роки тому +12

      @@electricnick260 I think The Stage is more like their The Dark Side Of The Moon or maybe The Wall, cause you know, it's a concept album. But idk, feel free to CMIIW

    • @hansy669
      @hansy669 4 роки тому +35

      You mean, Bohemain Rhapsody is Queens "a little piece of heaven"... right?? xD

    • @dratte4249
      @dratte4249 4 роки тому +8

      Very well put. RIP Rev.
      A7X 4 Ever

  • @rodrigomendes292
    @rodrigomendes292 4 роки тому +4492

    For Jimmy's sake, release the demo with his voice ❤️❤️❤️

    • @ikenoonie2845
      @ikenoonie2845 4 роки тому +217

      I was immediately wondering how I’d never heard this before. Is it just a hidden recording? I want to know!

    • @joeortiz5177
      @joeortiz5177 4 роки тому +54

      Yes we need it!! 🙏

    • @johannesnaxelsson
      @johannesnaxelsson 4 роки тому +105

      Fuck yeah, release the demo with Jimmy’s vocals

    • @kadenthoreson9915
      @kadenthoreson9915 4 роки тому +53

      Doesn’t Jimmy have vocals in the song already?

    • @Rex-golf_player810
      @Rex-golf_player810 4 роки тому +108

      @@kadenthoreson9915 yeah but this demo version has only the revs vocals

  • @robertonome2448
    @robertonome2448 Рік тому +380

    holy fuck, the ppl who mastered/mixed this song r absolute heroes... I can barely wrap my head around like 5 instrument tracks, imagine with all this shit going on... massive props. It sounds so natural that it's unnatural

    • @DankoHidalgo
      @DankoHidalgo Рік тому +10

      Mastering is still only one stereo track and it was done by Andy Wallace.

    • @mastod0n1
      @mastod0n1 3 місяці тому +1

      That's why Andy Wallace is a legend. He mixed a lot of absolute classic albums in the 80's 90's and 2000's. He mixed this record and Brian Gardner did the mastering.

    • @mastod0n1
      @mastod0n1 3 місяці тому

      ​@@DankoHidalgomastering was Brian Gardner. Andy Wallace mixed the album.

    • @DankoHidalgo
      @DankoHidalgo 3 місяці тому

      @@mastod0n1 I don't know why I wrote that Wallace mastered the album. Maybe I didn't express myself correctly.

  • @speedy
    @speedy 4 роки тому +3449

    Thirty minutes breakdown?! We're getting spoiled!! Thank you, keep it up!

    • @KaiXGT
      @KaiXGT 4 роки тому +4

      i knew you'd be here 👀

    • @gamekid-ik5xp
      @gamekid-ik5xp 4 роки тому +5

      Yoooo speedy didn’t think you liked metal

    • @speedy
      @speedy 4 роки тому +21

      @@KaiXGT Huge A7X fan, what can I say? :)

    • @KaiXGT
      @KaiXGT 4 роки тому +2

      @@speedy 👍👍

    • @kelvinraja182
      @kelvinraja182 4 роки тому +4

      This song is so fu*king masterpiece

  • @khozainulfahmi3987
    @khozainulfahmi3987 4 роки тому +1614

    This video :
    30% about the song
    70% how genius Jimmy

  • @gregtheflyingwhale
    @gregtheflyingwhale 4 роки тому +951

    The Rev is not overrated, he deserves as much attention as there is to him, cuz he was very talented. Not many people can do something like this

    • @ninja_tony
      @ninja_tony 4 роки тому +51

      I agree man. I always knew this song was his baby, but to really see just how involved he was in it's creation from beginning to end is amazing. He really was a genius.

    • @susshexe7987
      @susshexe7987 4 роки тому +50

      Wait, has somebody ever said that he's overrated? Dude, he was a fucking gift to mankind. What did we ever do to deserve him? :(

    • @teamrias7100
      @teamrias7100 4 роки тому +11

      @@susshexe7987 who tf said he was overrated 😠 🔪

    • @mbsanocki88
      @mbsanocki88 4 роки тому +16

      @@susshexe7987 ive never heard anyone say jimmy is overrated. If so they are just jealous.

    • @NUKCYNDv
      @NUKCYNDv 4 роки тому +4

      @@susshexe7987 I didn't see anybody saying that.
      But instead I saw several comments underestimating the rest of the band bc of The Rev(Oh btw I'm not saying that is true and it was "his fault" or that I don't like him, hell no, I love Jimmy; just pointed that).

  • @SlimJimJoey
    @SlimJimJoey Рік тому +486

    I wish so badly that Jimmy was here to talk about his masterpiece. ❤️🤘🏼foREVer

    • @EnergeticSpark63
      @EnergeticSpark63 Рік тому +5

      hey

    • @Viktor-us2ro
      @Viktor-us2ro 5 місяців тому

      it'd be so cool to hear how he came up with this

    • @SlimJimJoey
      @SlimJimJoey 5 місяців тому

      @@Viktor-us2ro they have a behind-the-scenes dvd for their self titled album where they go through each song. It goes over the process a little bit, how he went to Big Bear by himself and came up with some of the melody on piano and whatnot, and how most of the band hated it at first but it kept evolving during the process and turned into what we know it as now. But it would be amazing to hear him talk about it after all these years.

  • @JohnDoe-xp4iy
    @JohnDoe-xp4iy 4 роки тому +1183

    "Its not sexy, you're supposed to be dead."
    Going to a high school Halloween party

    • @Kyle_Dunne
      @Kyle_Dunne 4 роки тому

      😂😂😂

    • @TheFelisz
      @TheFelisz 4 роки тому

      Accurate

    • @wiraaufar
      @wiraaufar 4 роки тому

      Who said that?

    • @JohnDoe-xp4iy
      @JohnDoe-xp4iy 4 роки тому +6

      @@wiraaufar 22:09

    • @OnyxSilas
      @OnyxSilas 4 роки тому +12

      Literally died myself when syn said that shit lmfao 😂

  • @Izzatjoker1993
    @Izzatjoker1993 4 роки тому +1754

    A song writer..
    A pianist
    A singer
    A screamer
    A drummer
    A brother..
    He was the backbone

  • @amarino0910
    @amarino0910 4 роки тому +339

    If I miss The Rev, I can only imagine how the people closest to him feel. He truly was one of a kind.

    • @FikriAlfathan
      @FikriAlfathan 4 роки тому +4

      @Boston is my race track Their drummer and childhood friend.

    • @brandonb3273
      @brandonb3273 4 роки тому +5

      @Boston is my race track What's Boston, is that a city or band or something?

    • @zanehakim7684
      @zanehakim7684 4 роки тому +3

      @@brandonb3273 Boston is land of the libtards

    • @SuperDragonku
      @SuperDragonku 4 роки тому +1

      He will always be missed very very much

    • @3MM4574RR
      @3MM4574RR 4 роки тому

      R.I.P we all loved him

  • @kevinshockley7771
    @kevinshockley7771 2 роки тому +502

    Jimmys vocals are 10:00 are so incredible. Unlike anything I’ve heard.

    • @rosydramadhan2259
      @rosydramadhan2259 Рік тому +1

      Franks Crugers

    • @JUNK_ZONE
      @JUNK_ZONE Рік тому +6

      So fucking good.

    • @dr.loomis4221
      @dr.loomis4221 Рік тому +13

      They're a hot mess but it works for the song.

    • @oliver.skylons
      @oliver.skylons Рік тому +5

      Listen it , i need the rev version right now 😂

    • @thehunter7422
      @thehunter7422 Рік тому +5

      Even when hammered, he somehow shows different ways on how and why he was a musical genius lol. Man he left this world too early 😞

  • @lan260
    @lan260 4 роки тому +781

    A little piece of heaven is a masterpiece. The Rev's part is so good. There's nothing you can't love at this song.

    • @misterjoise
      @misterjoise 4 роки тому +21

      This is the first avenged sevenfold song I listened.

    • @cfoxaskew
      @cfoxaskew 4 роки тому +1

      69th like

    • @nukee_s7130
      @nukee_s7130 4 роки тому +3

      @@misterjoise same I got into Avenged Sevenfold because of my dad lol

    • @lan260
      @lan260 4 роки тому +4

      @Biggie cheese
      Yeah, that part is kinda.... unnecessary. But the song rocks

    • @brandonmartin8305
      @brandonmartin8305 4 роки тому +16

      @@lan260 C'mon guys it's a song. Don't be so sensitive.

  • @KingTvlip
    @KingTvlip 4 роки тому +748

    I'm convinced that Synyster just doesn't age.

  • @probablyaparent
    @probablyaparent 4 роки тому +405

    Seeing Jimmy happy and being himself, hearing his demo of the original, this was melancholy defined.

  • @TopFloorEricc
    @TopFloorEricc Рік тому +129

    This song is definitely in the running for top 100 best songs of all time.

  • @KSandy-iy6fg
    @KSandy-iy6fg 4 роки тому +435

    "Just a spoonfull of jimmy, helps the whole world"

    • @elculiaodelosjudaspriest
      @elculiaodelosjudaspriest 4 роки тому +9

      He spoke the truth 💜🤘🏻

    • @TranzparentMethods
      @TranzparentMethods 4 роки тому +8

      You missed the go down.

    • @A7XSYNA7XGATESA7X
      @A7XSYNA7XGATESA7X 4 роки тому +3

      Laughed so hard, then cried, I miss Jimmy so much 🦇🖤

    • @bigk09
      @bigk09 4 роки тому +10

      I am gonna play one song (fiction) and i am not coming back for 10 years
      Or
      One day i am gonna run off the bus and run to the woods and i will practise to be the knife master miss u jimmy ❤️
      #foREVever

    • @mario8ab8
      @mario8ab8 4 роки тому +5

      @@bigk09 he said that thing of not coming back for ten years, he left in 2009, i'm still waitin for him to come back being de knife master, maybe is taking him a little bit more than ten years :'(

  • @RafidAziz91
    @RafidAziz91 4 роки тому +521

    Jimmy was so passionate about everything he did. The world lost an amazing songwriter and many “what could have been” masterpieces.

    • @nem5217
      @nem5217 3 роки тому +14

      He reminds me so much of Paul Gray another talented musician that was taken way to soon

    • @Cash_Lovell
      @Cash_Lovell 2 роки тому +1

      @@nem5217 and if both of them were still here, not only would we not have gotten some of there best music. They might not even be here today

  • @kiim1593
    @kiim1593 4 роки тому +273

    "about murder and necrophilia and all the good stuff" LOL.
    R.I.P Jimmy. It's been a while but it still hurts.

    • @jakobnaidl05
      @jakobnaidl05 4 роки тому

      It will always hurt, Jimmy was a master

    • @eatadick6969
      @eatadick6969 4 роки тому

      Jimmy will be missed ua-cam.com/video/Mof58C7SaS8/v-deo.html

    • @filthymiller1809
      @filthymiller1809 3 роки тому

      Jimmy sapa

  • @Foresterscene
    @Foresterscene 3 роки тому +376

    24:58 their faces completely changes when jimmy sings

    • @walterwebb1622
      @walterwebb1622 3 роки тому +42

      Well spotted, subtle, but look at poor Johnny think about it for a second

    • @nem5217
      @nem5217 3 роки тому +38

      It’s hard losing someone so close to you he wasn’t just a bandmate he was their best friend he was also their wives best friend on Johnny’s podcast Drinks with Johnny he had Val and Michelle Brian and Matt’s wives on and they talked about what Jimmy meant to them as well as funny stories

    • @hasballah44444
      @hasballah44444 Рік тому +6

      Johnny miss jimmy 😢

  • @RealOneRev
    @RealOneRev 4 роки тому +160

    Jimmy’s vocals just give me chills, but in a good way

  • @Flazius
    @Flazius 4 роки тому +119

    It is so comforting to see footage of Jimmy. It is soothing, somehow.

  • @chrismay5152
    @chrismay5152 4 роки тому +130

    I wonder what the rev would come out with for a song if he was still alive... but he still left us some interesting songs. RIP

  • @tristanlukens7158
    @tristanlukens7158 Рік тому +155

    at 10:00, hearing jimmy's vocals gives me chills. and then hearing them together at 25:07 is a next level from that. jesus christ, the man is one of the most talented musicians to have ever lived

  • @sxnz7535
    @sxnz7535 4 роки тому +240

    Synyster really is a vampire, he doesn't ages.

  • @leroyrodgers6089
    @leroyrodgers6089 4 роки тому +96

    I love that these guys stayed together all these years like true friends.

  • @SwaggLikeYazz
    @SwaggLikeYazz 4 роки тому +776

    Johnny : "Is that a trombone ?"
    Saxophone: * Is Sax *
    Johnny : "yea its gotta be"

    • @ExternusArmy
      @ExternusArmy 4 роки тому +22

      Hahaha I admire his confidence

    • @tellmel1010
      @tellmel1010 4 роки тому

      Hahaha

    • @PaigeMustang
      @PaigeMustang 4 роки тому +6

      Lol I loved how Matt just sat there not answering 😂 I didn’t know the answer either

    • @nuke2625
      @nuke2625 4 роки тому +12

      Matt: 😐

    • @A7XSYNA7XGATESA7X
      @A7XSYNA7XGATESA7X 4 роки тому

      Johnny: 100%
      🤣🖤

  • @jonojoni3992
    @jonojoni3992 11 місяців тому +134

    21:27 The girl's voice is very addictive

  • @JoeStuffz
    @JoeStuffz 4 роки тому +133

    Damn. I knew The Rev was good, but seeing him in this, holy shit. Rest in Peace. That "just begun" scream is just amazing 10 minutes in

    • @FikriAlfathan
      @FikriAlfathan 4 роки тому +5

      And he was drunk. 😆

    • @JoeStuffz
      @JoeStuffz 4 роки тому +5

      @@FikriAlfathan That part kind-of shook me. The Rev died due to a drug overdose, and the mentions of drinking in this just made me feel sad

    • @ExternusArmy
      @ExternusArmy 3 роки тому

      @@JoeStuffz alcohol was part of why he died. Mixing opiates and alcohol. He went to rehab many times sadly.

  • @SaintXero
    @SaintXero 4 роки тому +154

    "the ultimate Rev song" - M.Shadows

  • @Gustixa
    @Gustixa 4 роки тому +670

    Nostalgic

    • @rexz555
      @rexz555 4 роки тому +1

      Bang bikin versi lofinya bang

    • @ardhanr930
      @ardhanr930 4 роки тому +1

      Bikin dong bang pas part,cause i realy always knew that my little crime,🤣

    • @fall5774
      @fall5774 4 роки тому

      nyasar bang

    • @Alastor046
      @Alastor046 4 роки тому

      didnt expect you to be a deathbat Gustixa :) anyway thanks for the lofi song you did

    • @iambrenpubgm528
      @iambrenpubgm528 4 роки тому +1

      Cover bang mantap kek nya slow versi Gustixa:)

  • @iwearredties1317
    @iwearredties1317 2 роки тому +82

    I can just imagine the orchestra thinking “Wait, we were part of a song about Necrophilia!?“

  • @diablobutai839
    @diablobutai839 4 роки тому +663

    Only the Rev can say "I'm an even better singer when I'm drunk" 🤣

    • @ruisonlr.a2719
      @ruisonlr.a2719 4 роки тому +32

      Only the Rev and Ozzy Osbourne can say that Lol

    • @craigtorr5521
      @craigtorr5521 4 роки тому +10

      @@ruisonlr.a2719 and we believe them

    • @macabrecreation1067
      @macabrecreation1067 4 роки тому +6

      well alcohol took his life

    • @lukeasmussen7603
      @lukeasmussen7603 4 роки тому +10

      @@macabrecreation1067 a lot of people don’t know too that Jimmy was born with an oversized heart and had a life expectancy to live to 30.

    • @gamedudeyo662
      @gamedudeyo662 4 роки тому +5

      @@macabrecreation1067 well opioids a large heart and alcohol all were parts of his death

  • @muktifbs6524
    @muktifbs6524 4 роки тому +41

    I like Jimmy voice in every song like a little peace of heaven, mezmer, buried alive with Jimmy vocals, fiction, critical acclaim, ETC bro😭😭😭

  • @deviousmind1092
    @deviousmind1092 4 роки тому +53

    Getting to hear those isolated vocals at 10:00 makes me so happy, been wanting to hear them for more than a decade.

  • @tyroneangeles1357
    @tyroneangeles1357 Рік тому +64

    This song always reminded me of the nightmare before Christmas. Had that Halloween vibe with the trumpets and violins. Just a masterpiece

  • @Isuckatvideogames210
    @Isuckatvideogames210 4 роки тому +375

    Jimmy was the Beethoven of metal
    Change my mind

    • @trixie_leigh_b
      @trixie_leigh_b 4 роки тому +5

      Wow, that is so well said!!!

    • @Joshie117
      @Joshie117 4 роки тому +16

      We can’t change the truth!

    • @anassbouhrachi577
      @anassbouhrachi577 4 роки тому +9

      Shit dude I rarely comment but GOD that was the most accurate thing Ive ever heard on jimmy ! And its so true

    • @elculiaodelosjudaspriest
      @elculiaodelosjudaspriest 4 роки тому +1

      so true

    • @fngoodmusic78
      @fngoodmusic78 4 роки тому +15

      I’d argue he’s closer to Bach with how much improvising he did on the vocals lol

  • @YundA7X
    @YundA7X 4 роки тому +76

    A little piece of heaven, Beast and the harlot, Dear God, Afterlife, Size The Day, Almost Easy, Blinded In Chains, Lost, Critical Acclaim, Scream...
    Also you guys performance at LBC is very memorable for me and i miss that era

  • @thenameless1896
    @thenameless1896 4 роки тому +189

    My first year of high school was a bit difficult in a way, my grades dropped really badly in Italian (my mother tongue) and I really cared for the subject but couldn't seem to write decent essays anymore. I felt so down and demotivated. Then for the last test of the school year, our teacher gave us the option to write a short story so I could write whatever I wanted. So I basically wrote the story of "a little piece of heaven" but with a darker ending. got the best grade of that year. I'm a literature and linguistics major now. So thank you, Jimmy.

    • @capplaysz2834
      @capplaysz2834 4 роки тому +21

      Congratulations! Out of curiosity, do you remember what your ending was?

    • @SirForcekin
      @SirForcekin 4 роки тому +9

      We need to know the ending

    • @98izzark69
      @98izzark69 4 роки тому +29

      You mean you handed in an essay about a man fucking his GF's corpse your freshmen year and didn't get sent to a counselor?

    • @capplaysz2834
      @capplaysz2834 4 роки тому +14

      @@98izzark69 what worries me is that there was a "darker ending"

    • @antonyferrarigerevini6518
      @antonyferrarigerevini6518 4 роки тому

      @@SirForcekin Oh we do

  • @anthonyg4646
    @anthonyg4646 3 роки тому +321

    8:04 when they're talking about Jimmy while playing the raw vocals "everybody's gotta die sometime". There was a pause. Looks at their faces. There was a look that you could tell struck them in that line. I dont know if its my constant need to read peoples emotions but I felt something.

    • @jakobnaidl05
      @jakobnaidl05 3 роки тому +43

      Well yeah, the Rev was there buddy and he died at the age of 28, the rev had so much untapped potential

    • @ianspeckmaier9565
      @ianspeckmaier9565 Рік тому +12

      1000%, listen to the way Syn's voice sounds when he speaks up right after that. You can just tell, so sad.

  • @yung_pillbottle7674
    @yung_pillbottle7674 4 роки тому +301

    21:28 I’ve been searching for this part for like 4 years

  • @goombavega2809
    @goombavega2809 4 роки тому +199

    They should release a whole drum cam from live in the lbc. Who agrees??

    • @jakobnaidl05
      @jakobnaidl05 4 роки тому +3

      I have the Diamonds In The Rough cd, my dad gave it to me, it also has Live In The LBC, it's truly a masterpiece, and they should release the footage off all the different instruments, Rev on he drums, M. shadows on the vocals, Syn lead guitar 1, Johnny bass guitar, and Zacky Lead Guitarist 2

    • @eatadick6969
      @eatadick6969 4 роки тому +1

      It's already out there ua-cam.com/video/Mof58C7SaS8/v-deo.html

    • @jakobnaidl05
      @jakobnaidl05 4 роки тому +2

      @@eatadick6969 lol, even if they were gay I'd still listen to them, and there way better than dumbass Justin Beiber

    • @liamobrien4864
      @liamobrien4864 3 роки тому

      @@jakobnaidl05 wtf are you on about you utter idiot

    • @TheNutshaq
      @TheNutshaq 3 роки тому

      @@jakobnaidl05 lmao that is by far the most 2009 thing I've ever read, and you typed it in 2020

  • @phillinaker5321
    @phillinaker5321 4 роки тому +327

    27:21 Our Bohemian Rhapsody.... Damn straight Mat. A Little Piece of Heaven will always be you're Bohemian Rhapsody and a great one at that. The Rev really brought it for this...What a legend he was. I'm so glad you never replaced his vocals at live shows I loved hearing his voice at Download 2018....great show btw

    • @eatadick6969
      @eatadick6969 4 роки тому +1

      Yea just like the queen's lead singer they are ua-cam.com/video/Mof58C7SaS8/v-deo.html

    • @freedomhousemgtv7220
      @freedomhousemgtv7220 4 роки тому +3

      Damn I wanna cry of happiness and I don't know why but I think I know

    • @luluscrooge3891
      @luluscrooge3891 3 роки тому +1

      Damn right, I always thought of this song as their own Bohemian Rhapsody. Crazy yet impressive.

    • @Benjawin6671
      @Benjawin6671 3 роки тому

      It's even better

    • @adammcfarlane5698
      @adammcfarlane5698 3 роки тому

      @@Benjawin6671 it's not

  • @RetrockGamers
    @RetrockGamers 3 роки тому +159

    Wow, hearing the orchestration alone is pure madness, the amount of work overall is just unbelievable !

  • @ZimaBMusic
    @ZimaBMusic 4 роки тому +639

    Man this song is masterpiece of Sevenfold . Still is.

    • @ricksterdrummer2170
      @ricksterdrummer2170 4 роки тому +3

      @@eatadick6969 👈 I spotted the virgin.

    • @PaulLyndeBlue
      @PaulLyndeBlue 3 роки тому +4

      A7X Is always a masterpiece!

    • @PaulLyndeBlue
      @PaulLyndeBlue 3 роки тому

      @@ricksterdrummer2170 you too are also a virgin

    • @Libertyprime2
      @Libertyprime2 2 роки тому

      @@ricksterdrummer2170 what'd he say? That comment was deleted

  • @pnklysmooth9888
    @pnklysmooth9888 4 роки тому +69

    Avenged Sevenfold was the entire reason I got into music and got my foot In the doors
    for multiple different genres i never would have listened to or would have understood without going through them first in the similar field. One of the most consistent bands out there. Everything holds up through time and ages like fine wine. Jimmy was the reason I started playing music/drums still miss him and the fact he’s gone but what art and talent he left behind for us. God bless you Jimmy.

    • @Xbitxx
      @Xbitxx 4 роки тому

      honestly same here. The rev was my favorite drummer. I kinda idloized him when i first started playing drums in highschool

    • @jakobnaidl05
      @jakobnaidl05 4 роки тому

      Same bro, he's the reason ( along with other reading ) that started playing drums a lot more, writing songs a lot more, singing a lot more, and getting into a lot of different bands, I mean A LOT of different bands, he was an influence to a lot of people, he always made fun of a bad situation, he always smiled, he was a damn serious drummer when it came to it, and he can write hell of a song and sing too, he's missed in all the deathbat family, nation, and army, R.I.P. Jimmy Owen Sullivan

  • @BobbyVanStone
    @BobbyVanStone 4 роки тому +217

    This was almost as emotionally charged as the tribute video they made right after his passing... I LOVED hearing the demo with his singing, thank you for sharing that... this whole video is amazing and a great testament to how special of a musician Jimmy was. Also I’m glad they solo’d his background scream in that last chorus, always loved his background vocals on that whole part. Just wow this was a blessing and so is this band.

    • @jordanharkins97
      @jordanharkins97 3 роки тому +3

      His background vocals on the last verse make the song for me

  • @radioactivepotato2068
    @radioactivepotato2068 Рік тому +74

    The horns, the strings, the backing vocals.. it's a masterpiece.
    I love how the guitars just sit in the periphery adding texture and body, bringing everything together, it's throwback session guitarist work, unapologetically understated by design, largely unnoticed and almost always unappreciated.
    It takes absolute humility.

  • @PugMaster2000
    @PugMaster2000 4 роки тому +108

    Feels good to see these guys again. Can’t wait for any new material they’ll put out 🤧

    • @michelleboydston9342
      @michelleboydston9342 4 роки тому

      I concur

    • @yoursensei8837
      @yoursensei8837 4 роки тому +3

      Papa gates said they have new material or they're at least working on it rn. But they won't release it until they can tour again. Papa gates also said 2022 is likely.

    • @PugMaster2000
      @PugMaster2000 4 роки тому +1

      @@yoursensei8837 yeah man I’m part of their official fan club and they sent an email out to everyone in it saying they already have stuff, they just haven’t been able to go into a studio and perfect everything they’d like to due to COVID. So I’m assuming they have a demo of their potential new album

    • @yoursensei8837
      @yoursensei8837 4 роки тому

      @@PugMaster2000 dude thats sick. I remember syn's dad tweeting something, but thats so much more reassuring. Also I want to be in their fan club you lucky s.o.b.

    • @PugMaster2000
      @PugMaster2000 4 роки тому +1

      @@yoursensei8837 😂😂. I forgot how I signed up, but if I remember correctly I went on their official website and signed up through there or to their newsletter, it’s cool because they’ll personally email you early concert videos before they even put them out on UA-cam. Their most recent one was “nightmare” if I’m correct and the fan club got to see it like weeks before they released it on public UA-cam

  • @ciyei1334
    @ciyei1334 4 роки тому +251

    M. Shadows: “It’s like. Probably be, like. Our Bohemian Rhapsody. If there’s, their ever could be one”
    I TOTALLY AGREE

    • @pixzelbeast7451
      @pixzelbeast7451 4 роки тому +4

      Modern bohemian rhapsody, just like welcome to the black parade❤️

  • @matthewtarvin3675
    @matthewtarvin3675 4 роки тому +195

    As a longtime fan, I want to thank you for looking at Jimmy when he laid this out in front of you, and just rolling with it. His maniacal genius really unfolded onto paper and turned into a masterpiece of brilliance. I was 16 when Jimmy passed and I'll never forget when I heard the news that night. You guys really got me through some dark times. Again, thank you.

    • @WilzeyLad
      @WilzeyLad 3 роки тому +5

      I was 5 or just turned 6 when jimmy died.. i was sad because im a hardcore a7x fan.

    • @jaredblack2674
      @jaredblack2674 Рік тому +1

      @@WilzeyLad same here my man I was 9 when he passed….first song I ever heard was Critical Acclaim from when my dad played it in the car and I was hooked from then

    • @dartawnasailo4449
      @dartawnasailo4449 Рік тому

      When i heard the news part of me died too,,thats how much i was attached to them and especially jimmy..RIP

  • @Alan-yr6hj
    @Alan-yr6hj Рік тому +55

    7:56 I love how Syn sings but is also sad when he pauses with a heavy face at the "everybody's gotta die sometime" part

  • @rubywolf6173
    @rubywolf6173 4 роки тому +253

    They should do a breakdown of Not Ready To Die

  • @kaspermord1519
    @kaspermord1519 4 роки тому +45

    This has got to be the best Halloween surprise ever! My favorite song... ✨ Wish we could finally play it with my orchestra but rehearsals got canceled again.

  • @kadenthoreson9915
    @kadenthoreson9915 4 роки тому +65

    If Avenged Sevenfold took a different route instead of music they’d own a pizza shop called “A Little Pizza Heaven” and their slogan would be “Eat it Eat it Eat it” and logo would be a death bat with a chef’s hat holding a pan of pizza

    • @jaymandane1663
      @jaymandane1663 4 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/yuUrnzW7iw8/v-deo.html

    • @kadenthoreson9915
      @kadenthoreson9915 4 роки тому +3

      @@jaymandane1663 oh wow I actually didn’t realize they already made a thing about it lol

  • @hirouchiha1112
    @hirouchiha1112 Рік тому +25

    Missing you a lot, Jimmy.
    Your vocal tells so many stories.
    10:00
    27:34 . . .
    Love you a lot, man.

  • @SovereignKing
    @SovereignKing 4 роки тому +355

    10:01 - Just...how!? He’s literally screaming those notes! The Rev was on another level.

    • @jakobnaidl05
      @jakobnaidl05 4 роки тому +65

      The Rev did like the fucking impossible dude, he was the knife master, drum master, vocal master ( next to M. Shadows of course ), song master, piano master, and he was the best band member and best brother, son, and best friend they could have, he was gone too soon, R.I.P Rev, he always made light of a situation, he was really funny too, he left this world too early, we need him back

    • @HelloImMatt
      @HelloImMatt 3 роки тому +35

      I´m almost 8 years into singing and I still wonder how the hell was he able to do that. It´s literally insane, he´s adding distortion and singing on the 5th octave like its NOTHING

    • @tiffxiez
      @tiffxiez 3 роки тому +20

      AND HE WAS DRUNK.

    • @firetheman
      @firetheman 3 роки тому +3

      @@jakobnaidl05 He was so good that God decided to take him to the afterlife paradise early

    • @machaaa1721
      @machaaa1721 3 роки тому +3

      MATT'S VOICE TOO!!! LIKE HOLY SHIIIT

  • @zrere6524
    @zrere6524 4 роки тому +109

    10:53 my soul left my body. That was insane.

  • @mr.sidecomments9278
    @mr.sidecomments9278 4 роки тому +187

    Man!! All these times I've listened to this song and only now do I discover that The Rev hit that note @27:38 I thought he only sang the higher octave of Matt's vocals in that part

    • @KennyGuite
      @KennyGuite 3 роки тому +3

      I love that part.

    • @ExternusArmy
      @ExternusArmy 2 роки тому +5

      I can’t believe he’s belting F5s. Just an absolute powerhouse of a range

    • @MrNickoOD
      @MrNickoOD Рік тому

      same

  • @thetruth777
    @thetruth777 2 роки тому +41

    starting at 10:00 for a minute they went into how Jimmy is a damn master of music .. those screams gave me chills!! what a beast of a vocalist

    • @CaranthirX95
      @CaranthirX95 Рік тому +1

      i tried to find this part almost 2 months ago

  • @eezy2015
    @eezy2015 4 роки тому +427

    We need an album of just Jimmy's demos

    • @eatadick6969
      @eatadick6969 4 роки тому +7

      Here's some sneak peek ua-cam.com/video/Mof58C7SaS8/v-deo.html

    • @TheNutshaq
      @TheNutshaq 3 роки тому +1

      @@eatadick6969 almost got me twice lmao

    • @halo3odst908
      @halo3odst908 3 роки тому +1

      @@eatadick6969 your gay

    • @eatadick6969
      @eatadick6969 3 роки тому

      @@halo3odst908 *you're

    • @halo3odst908
      @halo3odst908 3 роки тому

      @@eatadick6969 your gay

  • @khall187
    @khall187 4 роки тому +121

    Just here to give props to whoever edited this video. For instance 6:50 "really cool vocals right here" and then perfectly teleports you into the exact moment in the video where they're working on THAT vocal line in the studio. Fantastic!

    • @turnleftaticeland
      @turnleftaticeland 3 роки тому +4

      Rafa is the unsung genius of the band I’m telling you

    • @mastod0n1
      @mastod0n1 3 роки тому

      All of these breakdown videos are immaculately edited. I can't imagine how much time they had to spend mixing in the demo version and finding the studio video clips. I want to buy the editing team a beer.

  • @thedeathservent
    @thedeathservent 4 роки тому +25

    I'm about to cry just watching this footage of Jimmy, sadness and happiness is what i feel right now, i love A little peace of heaven. Is one my favorite songs ever. Thank you for this, thank you for all you guy, i really love you

  • @Flusteredfingers
    @Flusteredfingers 2 роки тому +17

    Watching jimmy as this masterpiece all fell into place is absolute bliss.
    The guy was a musical genius and so sadly missed.
    Your gift to us will always be remembered and live on through your bandmates and all of the A7X fans
    Thanks 'Rev'

  • @mikestinger2983
    @mikestinger2983 4 роки тому +44

    THEY NEED TO RELEASE THE "BIG BEAR" DEMO

  • @syahmiAimann
    @syahmiAimann 4 роки тому +60

    24:10 speechless, i never know that Jimmy gave this part to Zacky

    • @tiffxiez
      @tiffxiez 3 роки тому +3

      i didnt even know that zacky’s voice could go that low

  • @tonyg1296
    @tonyg1296 4 роки тому +28

    I knew a Little Piece of Heaven was a masterpiece but I didn't know it was at that extent. A very good idea to break down this legendary piece. I love Avenged Sevenfold, especially the Rev who started this and contributed his everything in this, the crazy good vocals (those screams man), the composition and everyone else who took part in it. Truly legendary

  • @quinmcp1396
    @quinmcp1396 3 роки тому +21

    As a pianist and
    metal fan, the fact that the song was composed first on a piano is amazing

  • @starscream007
    @starscream007 4 роки тому +103

    This is literally a sequel to Unfortunate Snort album.

    • @Stars_InEyes
      @Stars_InEyes 4 роки тому +8

      A fucking banger album i love it so much

  • @TanishkRana
    @TanishkRana 4 роки тому +38

    Imagine if they'd release the songs as projects for us to dissect and play around with! Those isolated vocals sound unreal :D

  • @Josheki
    @Josheki 4 роки тому +29

    Miss the Rev. Imagine what more great songs he could have brought to the table if he was still alive. A little piece of heaven as Matt mentioned is A7X version of Bohemian Rhapsody. A true masterpiece.

  • @CarfDarko
    @CarfDarko Рік тому +16

    Im glad all of this has been recorded at the time, it truly is a wonderful time capsule of a great artist who will inspire me on multiple levels, and I don't even write the same music genre. Rev was a genius.

  • @juggerhuevo
    @juggerhuevo 4 роки тому +248

    We need a sidewinder breakdown!, such an awesome criminally underrated masterpiece.

  • @TheTrueJesusChrist
    @TheTrueJesusChrist 4 роки тому +104

    “Is that a trombone”
    *is baritone sax*
    “That’s gotta be”

  • @ChipmunkAsylum
    @ChipmunkAsylum 4 роки тому +27

    Honestly this is probably their best song. Even if it’s not my personal favorite, it’s a masterpiece.

  • @Loucfr
    @Loucfr Рік тому +6

    The Rev is and will always be my favorite musician. He is the reason I got into drumming.

  • @msblackdahlia3091
    @msblackdahlia3091 4 роки тому +27

    Such a perfect day to put this out. As much that went into it, it really is your bohemian. It’s absolute madness but in the best way possible, still to this day 🖤

  • @rorocastle
    @rorocastle 4 роки тому +15

    I wish I could’ve met Jimmy, his creativity and musical talent was unique and hauntingly beautiful.

  • @walterwebb1622
    @walterwebb1622 4 роки тому +545

    8:41 I love Jimmy politely instructing Matt not to change his vocal melodies hahaha

    • @psychedelicbdsm7301
      @psychedelicbdsm7301 3 роки тому +28

      lmao right, think about how different the song would sound

    • @sayfuladrian
      @sayfuladrian 3 роки тому +4

      Wew so polite

    • @forzby
      @forzby 3 роки тому +17

      Jimmy actually sings that melody (edit: close to it) on the last chorus! 27:34

    • @walterwebb1622
      @walterwebb1622 3 роки тому +5

      @@forzby Yeah but it was mixed out, which is a shame. But you can hear them both do heaps of live ornamentations all the time during the self titled tour.

    • @syahmiAimann
      @syahmiAimann 3 роки тому +6

      He's not just a drummer, he also the songwriter, the composer, the backup vocalist, and as we know, he's one of person who founded Avenged Sevenfold together with Matt Shadow and Zacky

  • @DeathMetalJedi
    @DeathMetalJedi Рік тому +11

    I really wish they would release all the raw footage from the entire making of self titled. It's such a happy place for me to see everyone having so much fun and laughing. Especially Jimmy lol. I would watch a 4 hour video of just the guys in the studio having fun.

  • @sandynavarro3428
    @sandynavarro3428 4 роки тому +13

    Hearing Jimmy's voice is making me cry, he was so talented and insanely incredible

  • @mr.malice5752
    @mr.malice5752 4 роки тому +31

    The Rev was such a musical force in a7x. There's a reason the whole band changed drastically after he was gone.

  • @eligallardo.3447
    @eligallardo.3447 4 роки тому +55

    This looks more like my Christmas gift than something about Halloween

    • @rubenalejandro7763
      @rubenalejandro7763 4 роки тому

      I recall from somewhere that originally this was meant to be a Halloween song so maybe that's it

  • @Beaumo66
    @Beaumo66 Рік тому +6

    Shows the brilliance from this band still early in their career to. The way jimmy knew what he wanted to.. it looked like a big production of layers but each one mattered the most to the song that came out.

  • @anotherwannabe8709
    @anotherwannabe8709 4 роки тому +50

    I’m fairly certain that 14:49 to 14:55 is almost identical to about 4 minutes in from Pinkly Smooth’s Necromance Theatre. It’s nice to see that they brought it back in a way

  • @kdubz8600
    @kdubz8600 4 роки тому +27

    I love this song!! The Rev was an absolute genius.

  • @susshexe7987
    @susshexe7987 4 роки тому +8

    This is the song that got me into Avenged Sevenfold, and I'm so grateful with Jimmy for all of the masterpieces he gave to us. What did we ever do to deserve him? I'll never know it, but I so deeply appreciate him, he was such a freaking genius.

  • @takingbackmysoul3356
    @takingbackmysoul3356 3 роки тому +127

    17:55 My favorite moment is when matt and jimmy are laughed together

  • @char724
    @char724 4 роки тому +49

    Ngl - this made me a tad emotional seeing Jimmy again in all his glory. This song has always been one of my favourites💛

  • @xxdevil85xx75
    @xxdevil85xx75 4 роки тому +47

    We’ve waited for this boys and girls

  • @aaronfisher7159
    @aaronfisher7159 4 роки тому +6

    Jimmy was the man who got me into drums at 12 or 13 years old almost 15 years ago. I’ll never forget the inspiration he gave me. Wish I was able meet him when I saw you guys live but unfortunately he had already passed.

  • @XneverstopfightingX
    @XneverstopfightingX 2 роки тому +100

    10:00 my absolute favorite part.

  • @joshjohnson9179
    @joshjohnson9179 4 роки тому +104

    I’ve never tapped a notification faster

  • @oiitash
    @oiitash 4 роки тому +572

    Gates need to tell the world what skincare he's been using.

  • @mastod0n1
    @mastod0n1 4 роки тому +100

    I love these breakdowns. I'm always fascinated by the backstories of how songs go from concept to finished product and I love hearing the little flourishes and layers that get lost in the mix. I'd love a breakdown for a Waking the Fallen song.

  • @emmyzima5972
    @emmyzima5972 3 роки тому +25

    We need a Jimmy album with all his demos and Pinkly Smooth music ❤ "Just a spoonful of Jimmy helps the whole world go down" 😭 the memories

  • @namansingh7341
    @namansingh7341 4 роки тому +56

    I love how Syn sounds EXACTLY the same 14 years ago as he does today

    • @psychedelicbdsm7301
      @psychedelicbdsm7301 2 роки тому

      I feel like once you hit a certain age, you’re just now that age- with a few grey hairs and back pain

  • @microwavetrash2501
    @microwavetrash2501 4 роки тому +147

    Can you guys release the full jimmy demo thats amazing. Sounds like Pinkly Smooth

    • @EvilSewnit
      @EvilSewnit 4 роки тому +7

      please!

    • @OnyxSilas
      @OnyxSilas 4 роки тому

      Have your guys ever heard the Buried Alive Demo where Jimmy sings the whole thing?

    • @gudang0garam
      @gudang0garam 4 роки тому

      @@OnyxSilas where

    • @OnyxSilas
      @OnyxSilas 4 роки тому

      @@gudang0garam search it up. Definitely on UA-cam

    • @OnyxSilas
      @OnyxSilas 4 роки тому

      @@gudang0garam ua-cam.com/video/-19qh0DpUIU/v-deo.html

  • @ZKMUSIQUE
    @ZKMUSIQUE 4 роки тому +76

    Imagine if Jimmy still alive, they will make more masterpiece.
    Rip the rev.
    foREVer

    • @TobbeBoll
      @TobbeBoll 4 роки тому +12

      You know nothing Jon Snow. "The Stage" Album 2016 is a masterpiece, they are all very talented.

    • @tho207
      @tho207 4 роки тому

      @@TobbeBoll was pretty meh for me, personal opinion

    • @TobbeBoll
      @TobbeBoll 4 роки тому

      @@tho207 Not my loss.

    • @NUKCYNDv
      @NUKCYNDv 4 роки тому

      They actually did it, like Exist for example.

    • @edoardschmitt5528
      @edoardschmitt5528 4 роки тому

      Jimmy will return as the Knife Master someday, he just got lost in the woods...

  • @sirmuimui
    @sirmuimui 11 місяців тому +3

    21:29 perfect plot to the story. Matt and the female vocalist synchronized so well, that its enough to make a grown man cry. its what we all do to the one we love, sound and singing like that coming from this genre. absolutely legend A7X