My FIRST TIME Hearing "Save Me" by AVENGED SEVENFOLD | (REACTION!!)

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  • @bestkilljoyy
    @bestkilljoyy 2 роки тому +1075

    the “tonight we all die young” was originally the chorus that jimmy (and partially matt) came up with but they couldnt make it work, so after jimmy passed they added it to the ending. its bittersweet actually

    • @austinrasmussen3373
      @austinrasmussen3373 2 роки тому +53

      Wow, I never knew that. That’s amazing. A7x will forever be my favorite band of all time

    • @honooryu5374
      @honooryu5374 2 роки тому +5

      Cool to know!

    • @ronttonen
      @ronttonen 2 роки тому +13

      @@austinrasmussen3373 Watch breakdown video about this song.

    • @ronttonen
      @ronttonen 2 роки тому +9

      "was originally the chorus that jimmy and matt came up with" Only James came up with.

    • @Gfletch09
      @Gfletch09 2 роки тому +3

      I did not know that. Makes it so much better. Tyvm for the info. :)

  • @rome8951
    @rome8951 2 роки тому +666

    “Fiction” needs to be listened to if we’re talking the passing of The Rev

    • @drewcall2292
      @drewcall2292 2 роки тому +42

      Matt said jimmy turned this song in two days before his passing, and it was originally titled 'Death'

    • @satalac
      @satalac 2 роки тому +21

      Fiction is incredibly emotional, especially for how it came about.

    • @ruthless_villian0
      @ruthless_villian0 2 роки тому +12

      i cry everytime i listen to it.... which is why i haven't listened to it in a very long time lol.

    • @user-cb7jq6rv1j
      @user-cb7jq6rv1j 2 роки тому +2

      ♥︎

    • @austindeann
      @austindeann 2 роки тому +5

      is it just me or does it sound like his “goodbye”? almost knowing that it was going to happen. or intentionally doing it. its really easy to od.

  • @MatthewA5393
    @MatthewA5393 2 роки тому +343

    "I Won't See You Tonight, Part 1" is fantastic. Similar feel to this one.

    • @hrizontul1315
      @hrizontul1315 2 роки тому +42

      Both parts back to back

    • @darrennoble1474
      @darrennoble1474 2 роки тому +2

      One of my all time favourite songs

    • @HappyMadSad
      @HappyMadSad 2 роки тому +7

      Fucking love Pt 1

    • @jakemoresea7415
      @jakemoresea7415 2 роки тому +20

      If you don't listen to Part 1 and Part 2 back to back, are you truly getting the proper experience?

    • @sheldonpaugh6409
      @sheldonpaugh6409 2 роки тому +5

      Part 1 was my favorite comfort song during my teenage depression😂

  • @davidkearley9192
    @davidkearley9192 2 роки тому +204

    The whole Nightmare Album is amazing!!! Every single song!!!

    • @professionalgenny5096
      @professionalgenny5096 2 роки тому +11

      YES! absolutely a masterpiece of an album. I have loved A7X for so long, definitely feel the creative side of Jimmy missing from their last projects. Rest easy Knife Master

    • @Blackdog06019
      @Blackdog06019 2 роки тому +2

      I saw this tour with Mike on drums and it was amazing. I don't think there was a dry eye in the building when they played Fiction and it was just M and a baby grand bathed in a purple spotlight 🤧😢

    • @kevinmiller5051
      @kevinmiller5051 Рік тому

      4:00 AM is a great song too and it was supposed to be on Nightmare. Check it out.

  • @juliusnisonen2431
    @juliusnisonen2431 2 роки тому +612

    We need a reaction of EVERY SINGLE A7X SONG!!!

    • @jessemadman6828
      @jessemadman6828 2 роки тому +5

      If you do another full album review, you should do waking the fallen all the way through. Just make sure you do the intro with unholy confessions and I won't see you tonight part 1 and 2 together

    • @stonecold5373
      @stonecold5373 Рік тому +1

      Tonight we all dieeee.....

    • @dgrecondition8558
      @dgrecondition8558 Рік тому

      Yeah

  • @lvwytemike
    @lvwytemike 2 роки тому +388

    This song, probably saved my life with the passing of my mother. Emotional tears help through those rough times.

    • @dknollRX7
      @dknollRX7 2 роки тому +8

      ua-cam.com/video/uWxIhnsfLI4/v-deo.html
      Check this out. Alter Bridge is one of my favorite bands. This was written when Mark’s mother passed.

    • @hazardgaminghg122
      @hazardgaminghg122 2 роки тому +17

      Sorry for your loss🙏🏼❤

    • @dirty_diana4
      @dirty_diana4 2 роки тому +6

      @@dknollRX7 alter bridge 💜

    • @adrianbuchanan8428
      @adrianbuchanan8428 2 роки тому +4

      Loss of my dad. Feel your pain

    • @lotlum4343
      @lotlum4343 2 роки тому +2

      ua-cam.com/video/WREt0d8sOy4/v-deo.html
      Chillswitch Engage is something I listen to. It's an hour long full of Killswitch Engage songs but it's all piano. It helps to keep me calm. (idk if you are a KSE fan)

  • @burialofficial8913
    @burialofficial8913 2 роки тому +350

    Critical Acclaim, Almost Easy, or Trashed And Scattered next🙏

    • @auburnmanR6
      @auburnmanR6 2 роки тому +1

      \m/

    • @Fister_of_Muppets
      @Fister_of_Muppets 2 роки тому +6

      Bat Country... the Rev recorded his drums in one straight take.

    • @v.harlot
      @v.harlot 2 роки тому +3

      I'd say it's AND, not OR

    • @spencergrady4575
      @spencergrady4575 2 роки тому +3

      @@Fister_of_Muppets pretty sure he's reacted to that, hasn't he?

    • @vitinmusic343
      @vitinmusic343 2 роки тому +2

      Almost easy live lbc

  • @311freek
    @311freek 2 роки тому +244

    Mike Portnoy did such an amazing job as a temporary fill in to complete this album. No one can live up to The Rev...period, but so much respect to Mike for keeping The Rev's style throughout this masterpiece of an album🤘. There is also a bit of a Dream Theater riff in this song as well, which is awesome.

    • @coleanderson5928
      @coleanderson5928 2 роки тому +23

      This comment needs to be seen more! Mike did AMAZING at capturing the essence of The Rev. jimmy had to be proud of this performance.

    • @helenacostello5505
      @helenacostello5505 2 роки тому +33

      One of Jimmy’s main influences was Portnoy

    • @Adrmeisterwerk
      @Adrmeisterwerk 2 роки тому +8

      ​@Prozakhistan yeah so does Mangini, or Danny Carey.. there are tons of better drummers out there than Portnoy and Jimmy but people don't realize or even care about that simply because Portnoy and Jimmy always locked in with the music, with every music they play, they play the music.
      It's just a matter of preference. I'm not going to make a debate like in the DT fanbase, but just for example, I like both Mangini and Portnoy, I play drums because of Portnoy but hell I want to be as advanced as Mangini, and my influence in drumming mostly came from Portnoy.

    • @MHinkel
      @MHinkel 2 роки тому +9

      Personally i think Mike is a better drummer(not by much), but god damn I miss The Rev. Mike Portnoy was The Rev's favorite drummer which was a major reason he was asked. Also Mike asked DT around the time to take a break from touring and they didnt want to so he literally quit the band for what he needed. So its sad The Rev died but the timing for this collab couldn't have happened with this drummer who was faithful to his band for 30 years. It woukd have been cool to hear The Rev do a DT song with them but I have to wonder how welcoming DT would have been of that idea.

    • @davidkay1948
      @davidkay1948 2 роки тому +2

      In fact portnoy was the revs fave drummer

  • @unLUCKY95
    @unLUCKY95 2 роки тому +265

    I still remember the night it was announced that Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan had passed away. A7X has been my favourite band since I was 9 years old, I was 14 when the announcement came, and it was absolutely soul destroying .He made me want to play the drums, I'd just started playing about a year and a half before and had my first real drum kit 4 months before and had finally JUST learned to play the song that made me want to pick up sticks in the first place (Beast and the Harlot). It was utterly heart-breaking, I'd watched every behind the scenes video I could find, listened to all their albums on repeat and not only admired and was inspired by his talent as a drummer, singer and songwriter but also loved seeing his hilarious, over the top personality, particularly in their making of the self titled album documentary. I felt like I'd lost a member of my family, which might seem silly now, but it does feel like that when someone you look up to so much passes away - I felt a similar way when Chester Bennington passed in 2017, and I still get those feelings of hurt whenever I listen to So Far Away, Fiction, or Save Me to this day - and that's all credit to the band for pouring the feelings they and all their fans had at the time. It's been 11 years since those songs were released and they still hit me the same way they did when I first listened to them at 15 years old.

    • @mdebyangel
      @mdebyangel 2 роки тому +6

      Very well said. ❤

    • @watwrongwichu2578
      @watwrongwichu2578 2 роки тому +5

      It broke me too and i kept watching vids with him and how they where all so cool with each other

    • @PartyPoison24
      @PartyPoison24 2 роки тому +8

      When I got to see them live in 2018, they played So Far Away and opened it with a video of the Rev's last interview talking about his feelings on how far the bands come and it just fucking broke me

    • @soulsfang
      @soulsfang 2 роки тому +8

      I feel the same way my dude. I can't listen to Victim or So Far Away without tearing up. My the Knifemaster Rest in Peace

    • @basedsatan
      @basedsatan 2 роки тому +3

      @@PartyPoison24 I saw a show in 2013 i believe on the hail to the king tour, it was a make-up date for Uproar festival in which we got free tickets for A7X, Black Veil Brides, Hollywood Undead, and Asking Alexandria in the Shark Tank in san jose. They played so far away to the rev's parents who were in the center of the crowd in the light booth

  • @jackiegonzales6586
    @jackiegonzales6586 2 роки тому +79

    Synyster Gates is one of the best solo writers in my opinion. His solos always fit the song tremendously well, convey tons of emotion, and evoke emotion as I hear them. He and Brent Hinds from Mastodon are two of my favorite guitarists ever for the same reasons

    • @helenhunt5414
      @helenhunt5414 9 місяців тому +3

      Very true, well noticed, Syn is incredible, love Brent too

    • @Overpaid_ATV
      @Overpaid_ATV Місяць тому

      Up until the rev passed, sun only tweaked what the rev gave him. The rev did most of the writing

  • @zombieblood7658
    @zombieblood7658 2 роки тому +736

    Definitely listen to gunslinger. Its a seriously underrated song.

    • @tiagosaramago2078
      @tiagosaramago2078 2 роки тому +14

      one of my favoriites

    • @TiddlasTalks
      @TiddlasTalks 2 роки тому +5

      I second this

    • @brandonlytle9392
      @brandonlytle9392 2 роки тому +9

      Yes another one of my favorites!!..and a track for the men and women in uniform!!

    • @zombieblood7658
      @zombieblood7658 2 роки тому +4

      As someone who has had family in the military that song absolutely hits me in the feels.

    • @Omnetto__
      @Omnetto__ 2 роки тому

      This song sucks. Like Dear god and other balads. All ballads sucks.
      By the way. So far away its a good song

  • @luthesouza
    @luthesouza 2 роки тому +34

    This album is the greatest tribute for a fallen band member I've ever heard. Masterpiece.

  • @joshvanatta2624
    @joshvanatta2624 2 роки тому +67

    A very underrated song by them is Clairvoyant Disease. Very well written song that's overlooked off of Waking The Fallen.

    • @mr1shaggy
      @mr1shaggy 2 роки тому +3

      No one really knows about their first 2 albums. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet is good but Waken the Fallen is where it's at!

    • @monkeytoes1155
      @monkeytoes1155 2 роки тому +1

      Loveeee that song!

    • @darrennoble1474
      @darrennoble1474 2 роки тому +1

      Radiant eclipse too!

    • @MegaTechpc
      @MegaTechpc 2 роки тому +5

      WtF is their best record for sure. But Save Me is their best song.

    • @lewislast8501
      @lewislast8501 2 роки тому

      @@mr1shaggy shattered by broken dreams would be a great review

  • @chelseacarpenter2302
    @chelseacarpenter2302 2 роки тому +185

    Will honestly forever love avenged sevenfold, I just get sucked into every song! As a drummer since the 4th grade (I'm almost 30 now) the drums and the double bass just hit so hard and so damn deep. And don't even get me started about how hypnotizing his voice is 😍🥰
    I've only been able to see them once and so sadly to me it was after The Rev died, his death hit me so hard and absolutely shattered me.

    • @scottboland2419
      @scottboland2419 2 роки тому +4

      Perfectly said from a fellow drummer. The Rev was A7X and they haven't been the same since. His drums were very influential to my playing style as well, but his drums made the songs for me. As every fill was perfectly placed and leaving to the next riff. Mike Portnoy was probably the only one that could have played the songs as The Rev would have played it.

    • @mr1shaggy
      @mr1shaggy 2 роки тому +1

      You need to listen to Sounding the Seventh Trumpet which is thier first album and their 2nd (their best IMO) is Waken The Fallen

    • @monstefy5697
      @monstefy5697 2 роки тому +2

      @@mr1shaggy i recently re-listened to stst and forgot just how raw and great that album was. jimmy was bonkers on that album

    • @mr1shaggy
      @mr1shaggy 2 роки тому +2

      @@monstefy5697 that album was raw, hard and fast

    • @jeremysoled8891
      @jeremysoled8891 2 роки тому +1

      I’m a drumer too I’ve loved them ever since I herd them for the first time in 2009 with there new single nightmare once I herd that song I fell in love with not only the song but the band now there my favorite band of all time

  • @brandonlytle9392
    @brandonlytle9392 2 роки тому +64

    Victim is another amazing and underrated track on the album.. personally I think it has the best 2 solos that Syn has ever written on one track

    • @MatthewA5393
      @MatthewA5393 2 роки тому +1

      YESS

    • @sirstizz7912
      @sirstizz7912 2 роки тому +3

      Yea bro. I fuckin love Victim. One of the best songs in the discography

    • @courtneymoore3177
      @courtneymoore3177 2 роки тому +2

      Yes! My favorite solo. Both parts are so beautiful, it's has as much power as the heartbreaking lyrics

    • @courtneymoore3177
      @courtneymoore3177 2 роки тому +1

      No words needed spoken

    • @kylejelinek3101
      @kylejelinek3101 2 роки тому +2

      Victim is a damn masterpiece.

  • @adammaciejewski6919
    @adammaciejewski6919 2 роки тому +30

    “Exist” is another long epic song by them that feels like a movie. Highly recommend.

  • @brado6655
    @brado6655 2 роки тому +36

    The whole album was for Jimmy. Certain songs were specifically about him such as so far away

    • @TheRyanH.
      @TheRyanH. 2 роки тому

      Dont forget that a lot of them he wrote or had a part in writing too and he sang on a couple also. Wrote like 80% of the drums for the ones he hadna part in and even some that were composed after his death they had Mike Portnoy record some of his drums that he had written

    • @TheRyanH.
      @TheRyanH. 2 роки тому

      Actually looked it up for another comment so i thought id correct myself: he wrote about like 40% of the songs or at least in part wrote them. He composed the drums for a lot of the songs (like almost 60% because they took stuff he had randomly started and left for a few) and i think they even kept his recording for Nightmare.

    • @brado6655
      @brado6655 2 роки тому

      @@TheRyanH. you’re correct in both. A lot of the drums and lyrics were written by him but changed a little

    • @monstefy5697
      @monstefy5697 2 роки тому +2

      fun fact syn was originally writing that song for his grandfather(i believe) before jimmy died

    • @habibahmiftahurrahmah2427
      @habibahmiftahurrahmah2427 2 роки тому +2

      @@monstefy5697 i guess you're referring to so far away

  • @orlandopuente4875
    @orlandopuente4875 2 роки тому +111

    YESSSSSSS , more Avenged Sevenfold!! You gotta react to Not Ready To Die, it's firee 🔥

    • @zombieblood7658
      @zombieblood7658 2 роки тому +7

      Not only that but its got samples of damned in it. Because it was written specifically for call of the dead.

    • @Tyius420
      @Tyius420 2 роки тому +4

      yes this ALEX please

    • @koltoncarson856
      @koltoncarson856 2 роки тому +4

      PLSSSSS

    • @mynameisjeff7645
      @mynameisjeff7645 2 роки тому +2

      YES! That guitar solo is so damn good 🔥🔥

    • @suaelephantpen4407
      @suaelephantpen4407 2 роки тому +1

      is it true they make that song in just 3~5 days ?

  • @keiranheaffey666
    @keiranheaffey666 2 роки тому +27

    So happy you've done this song. Such beautiful lyrics whilst dark too. Underrated track too.
    "They say that all beauty must die, I say it just moves on"

    • @loutube9740
      @loutube9740 2 роки тому

      I know you from deathbats discord

  • @mrsquishy1561
    @mrsquishy1561 2 роки тому +15

    Avenged Sevenfold is really good at making solos that fit the mood of the song. Seize the day is a perfect example of that

    • @puppetmaster8551
      @puppetmaster8551 2 роки тому +4

      No doubt, Syn’s solos almost always fit perfectly with the music, really great guitarist and musician.

  • @GreatOldOne9866
    @GreatOldOne9866 2 роки тому +69

    I think a lot of us here (myself included) would love a full The Stage album reaction.

    • @sagikurland1146
      @sagikurland1146 2 роки тому +3

      My favorite album of all time

    • @monstefy5697
      @monstefy5697 2 роки тому +1

      @@sagikurland1146 my top 3 are 1. Nightmare 2. Waking the Fallen 3. City of Evil

    • @fuhtehangzo1465
      @fuhtehangzo1465 2 роки тому +2

      Definitely recommend it.

  • @impalher1982
    @impalher1982 2 роки тому +12

    This song is a spiritual experience. I recommend it to people all the time.

  • @courtneymoore3177
    @courtneymoore3177 2 роки тому +11

    "and they say that all beauty must die, I say it just moves on"
    One of my favorite lyrics

  • @Brandon-zn8rf
    @Brandon-zn8rf 2 роки тому +18

    Loved Mike Portnoy with A7X. Excellent union.

  • @randomzero1997
    @randomzero1997 2 роки тому +87

    Need reactions for full A7X albums and Trivium albums!😎

    • @megadeth8592
      @megadeth8592 2 роки тому +9

      City of evil would be dope

    • @MuriWolf
      @MuriWolf 2 роки тому +3

      @@megadeth8592 Waking the fallen would be even more dope

    • @uncleboobs625
      @uncleboobs625 2 роки тому +5

      @@MuriWolf sounding the seventh trumpet would be EVEN MORE dopee

    • @randomzero1997
      @randomzero1997 2 роки тому +2

      @@uncleboobs625 Yesss

    • @gwlm2679
      @gwlm2679 2 роки тому

      @@uncleboobs625 yup

  • @truittthornton3138
    @truittthornton3138 2 роки тому +68

    It’s about fukin time lad!!!! You gotta do more

    • @AlexHefner
      @AlexHefner  2 роки тому +12

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @jonathanc8560
      @jonathanc8560 2 роки тому

      @@AlexHefner i hit you up on IG

    • @jonathanc8560
      @jonathanc8560 2 роки тому

      @Prozakhistan are the even making music anymore? thought the singer lost his voice?

    • @hazardgaminghg122
      @hazardgaminghg122 2 роки тому +7

      @Prozakhistan No, they steal the spotlight cause they're that popular and that amazing. Deal with it.

    • @hazardgaminghg122
      @hazardgaminghg122 2 роки тому +3

      @@jonathanc8560 Yes they're still making music, the singer said the new album is 70% done. They're also performing at Hellfest 2022 next year. So new album. The singer got a blood blister on his vocal cords back 2018 and hasn't been on stage since. He says he practiced everyday and learning new techniques. So no, he didn't lose his voice.

  • @thamij2261
    @thamij2261 2 роки тому +8

    Musically, this song just sounds like it's crying, like trying to let out every emotion with each instrument played, especially the guitar. Such an amazing and beautiful song 💜

  • @ulrikmeyer624
    @ulrikmeyer624 2 роки тому +29

    "Set me free" by Avenged Sevenfold is a must

  • @christianbelanga1317
    @christianbelanga1317 2 роки тому +46

    I WAS WAITING FOR THIS

  • @beezysbeatz4924
    @beezysbeatz4924 2 роки тому +15

    Rev was in a lot of emotional pain but he had a condition that caused him major physical pain as well. Apparently he finished the lyrics to the final song in this album, left the studio and went home and drank a "Brompton Cocktail" which is title of a song on their self-titled album. That's the story I heard Korn's Jonathan Davis tell. How he knew what happened idk, but it's sad for sure. I relate to what Jimmy was feeling. I have depression and physical conditions that cause great physical pain and it's too much at times, but I found a reason to stay and that's my granddaughter. There's always a reason to keep living. Find it or make one up and try to be your best self for them. I can't imagine her life without me and I have a mission in life and that's to live for her and guide her for as long as I can. I could never harm myself now. Not a possibility now. If you're feeling like I used to feel, stop and imagine your loved ones missing and needing you, but living without you when they need you most. Do what you gotta do to fix your life. It's never truly hopeless.

    • @helenhunt5414
      @helenhunt5414 9 місяців тому +1

      One more reason to live - not wanting to miss out on all the beautiful music - this song included

  • @Epper95
    @Epper95 2 роки тому +12

    Literally my fav A7X song. So deep.

  • @chrisaldorino5176
    @chrisaldorino5176 2 роки тому +17

    From what i remember, this song was pieced together from various guitar and drum riffs and lyrics that Jimmy wrote before he died and the rest of the band wanted to use them but struggle to create the song for a while. The end product is one of my favourite songs of all time that helped me through the death of my dad. "They say that all beauty must die, i say it just moves on"

    • @HalfCycle
      @HalfCycle 2 роки тому +6

      You are correct, however to add to that - most of the what you hear, not just the drums and guitars but the lyrics too, were all pieced together from recordings and sheet music they found all around Jimmy’s house after he passed. The fact they were able to take everything, adjust timings and pitch to make the whole a song, not to mention one that flows the way it does.
      Its fucking heartbreaking but equally heartwarming. Rock on man, never seen anyone else that knows that🤘🏼

  • @aaronm1027
    @aaronm1027 2 роки тому +10

    By far one of my favorite Avenged songs I’ve heard. the drums, the riffs, the vocals..to me, this song is a masterpiece

  • @joshvanatta2624
    @joshvanatta2624 2 роки тому +17

    Jimmy was the whole reason I wanted to even start playing drums. Now, I'm in the midst of putting an album out that I laid drum tracks on and I give him all of the credit for giving me the inspiration to pick up a pair of drum sticks. Jimmy you are foREVer in our hearts 🤘🏼

  • @juliusnisonen2431
    @juliusnisonen2431 2 роки тому +9

    When he talked about the band at the end, you can see how much he truly loves this band.

  • @xReapzzy
    @xReapzzy 2 роки тому +63

    If you don't react to 'Fiction" after this Alex, I'll be very disappointed because Fiction is kinda part 2 to Save Me, and its kinda Jimmy The Rev's final goodbye/farewell note.

    • @tstruble94
      @tstruble94 2 роки тому +6

      Agreed. I know it’s not a popular opinion, but I’m still convinced that the Rev wrote this album with intent to end his life soon and this whole album was his final goodbye

    • @jakemoresea7415
      @jakemoresea7415 2 роки тому +1

      @@tstruble94 From what I remember from their behind the scenes on the album, the whole vibe of the album was much lighter before James passed, then the band brought the tone to a darker place.

    • @frankdeleo4084
      @frankdeleo4084 2 роки тому +4

      @@tstruble94 very popular opinion. Save me and fiction are the goodbye, Brompton cocktail is the "this is how I plan on going" song

  • @naru7185
    @naru7185 2 роки тому +67

    hey Alex, you're the king. That's all i have to say

    • @MdzLonely
      @MdzLonely Місяць тому

      Hail To The King

  • @riverjones3716
    @riverjones3716 2 роки тому +25

    Yes more avenged sevenfold my favorite band

    • @jeremysoled8891
      @jeremysoled8891 2 роки тому

      There my favorite band too been a fan of them since nightmare came out in 2009

    • @riverjones3716
      @riverjones3716 2 роки тому

      I have been listening to them since I was 4 I'm 15 now the first song I ever heard from them was Nightmare. My sister introduced me to music and them.

  • @DakWarrior1
    @DakWarrior1 2 роки тому +16

    This whole album honestly, probably saved me when my brother passed away shortly after Jimmy did. This is one of my favorites from them.

  • @helljumper9578
    @helljumper9578 Рік тому +4

    I don't understand why anyone who likes metal would hate A7X. Their music is so powerful and amazing

  • @leviathandiabolo6296
    @leviathandiabolo6296 2 роки тому +19

    Not Ready To Die from Black Reign by Avenged Sevenfold. You're going to love it!

  • @SynysterGates1012345
    @SynysterGates1012345 2 роки тому +12

    City of evil, self titled, nightmare and the stage are all masterpieces and deserve entire album reactions!

  • @spacepunk1948
    @spacepunk1948 2 роки тому +2

    Avenged Sevenfold - chapter four,
    You Will love it 👍

  • @denny4518
    @denny4518 2 роки тому +39

    Buried Alive off this album is where most of the prog that Mike Portnoy infused went.

    • @MatthewA5393
      @MatthewA5393 2 роки тому +2

      I believe he's already reacted to that one.

    • @puppetmaster8551
      @puppetmaster8551 2 роки тому +3

      The drums on buried alive were the revs drums, portnoy just laid them down for the final recording of the album. Rev had already written drums for almost the whole album and had some rough recording of them, Portnoy just laid down the drums for the final version of the album and then did the nightmare tour with them,

    • @lewislast8501
      @lewislast8501 2 роки тому +3

      @@puppetmaster8551 slightly off topic, but the nightmare tour had an amazing stage set up.

    • @puppetmaster8551
      @puppetmaster8551 2 роки тому +3

      @@lewislast8501 ya it was awesome, and they had the dude do the fake hanging himself which was dope Imo.

    • @lewislast8501
      @lewislast8501 2 роки тому +3

      @@puppetmaster8551 yup and the flaming graveyard gates

  • @likehoosts635
    @likehoosts635 2 роки тому +67

    listen to Coming home, has a awesome solo!

    • @GreatOldOne9866
      @GreatOldOne9866 2 роки тому +11

      Can’t even count how many times I’ve listened to that song just for the solo.

    • @billybertoniere9476
      @billybertoniere9476 2 роки тому +2

      This^^^^

    • @nehalchakraborty9546
      @nehalchakraborty9546 2 роки тому +1

      Oh hell yes.

    • @darrennoble1474
      @darrennoble1474 2 роки тому +4

      My favourite song from hail to the king. It's so good

    • @Bordackh
      @Bordackh 2 роки тому +1

      Coming Home and Heretic are probably some of Syn's best solo works. Even though I prefer Heretic, Coming home is absolutely bonkers

  • @dionshare7103
    @dionshare7103 2 роки тому +6

    If anyone has followed Alex long enough you will know he has reacted to some Avenged Sevenfold.

  • @johnsimmonds2540
    @johnsimmonds2540 2 роки тому +5

    One of the Best Songs ever made.

  • @mrgreen801
    @mrgreen801 2 роки тому +17

    Portnoy absolutely amazing on this song. His fills and character stand out.

  • @Cjvoltage232
    @Cjvoltage232 2 роки тому +14

    Absolutely my favorite A7X song. It’s weird, it’s all over the place, and heavy. The perfect song to tribute the greatest drummer in the world

  • @VooDooKingOffical
    @VooDooKingOffical 2 роки тому +37

    How can you hate avenged Sevenfold. I love them

    • @xXxThelegend27xXx
      @xXxThelegend27xXx 2 роки тому +1

      Some people think they’re flashy and silly which is kind of valid I guess but I’ve always loved them and there’s few things that would take out the place I have in my heart for them

    • @VooDooKingOffical
      @VooDooKingOffical 2 роки тому

      @Prozakhistan because they are the only band that’s ever done that I’m sure 🤣

    • @KingEevee04
      @KingEevee04 2 роки тому

      @Prozakhistan what do you mean?

    • @luigirinaldi4744
      @luigirinaldi4744 2 роки тому +1

      @Prozakhistan *because most people dislike modern metal because it's not trve bvack metal, thrash metal or NWOBHM

    • @luigirinaldi4744
      @luigirinaldi4744 2 роки тому +1

      @Prozakhistan or maybe because they are close minded

  • @kumlebsi
    @kumlebsi 2 роки тому +9

    Nightmare was the perfect album at the perfect time for me, four months before the release my bestfriend killed himself, there was so much anger, pain and depression inside of me and listen to this songs helped so much, becoming stable again, finishing school etc.

  • @isthmoid9010
    @isthmoid9010 7 місяців тому

    "immediate goosebumps, what other band does that" THATS A GOOD POINT, THAT IS A REALLY GOOD POINT

  • @ThePriorityAlpha
    @ThePriorityAlpha 2 роки тому +19

    I've never understood why Avenged Sevenfold gets so much hate. They're fckin awesome.

    • @puppetmaster8551
      @puppetmaster8551 2 роки тому +6

      Just because they made it big time and got extremely popular, they’re great musicians with some awesome music, absolutely have never deserved nearly the amount of hate they get

    • @henryt9731
      @henryt9731 2 роки тому +4

      If someone hates you. You're having one hell of a success.

    • @ThePizzafication
      @ThePizzafication 2 роки тому +2

      old school metal fans don't like them

    • @unrandomcualquiera...1122
      @unrandomcualquiera...1122 2 роки тому +1

      I love Avenged Sevenfold
      Idk why Trve Metalheads hate Avenged Sevenfold,ah yes because the elitist community does not accept that metal evolves and stays stuck in the same sub genres, Death, Thrash, Old School Heavy Metal and Gothic Metal

    • @Wander85942
      @Wander85942 2 роки тому

      Probably one of the nicest guys too. I went to the meet and greet they hosted for jimmy’s birthday back in 2019. His parents were there, we got to hang out with them, have food, shop merch. It was awesome.

  • @dylanvasicadrums1936
    @dylanvasicadrums1936 2 роки тому +7

    Yes, this song changed me, the way Jimmy composed things was generally amazing

  • @stillth4tguy232
    @stillth4tguy232 2 роки тому +2

    The bit Matt wrote in the description for Jimmy's tribute video killed me, and I'm not an emotional person. The I Wont See You Tonight Part 1 at the end was just the cherry on top... foREVer

  • @annmarsh9119
    @annmarsh9119 2 роки тому +2

    Hail to the King will always be my favorite

  • @grmateiradumatei
    @grmateiradumatei 2 роки тому +9

    In my opinion, the best Avenged Sevenfold song, it's so fun to play also

  • @Servant-Of-The-King
    @Servant-Of-The-King 2 роки тому +13

    Not going to lie. I haven't listened to this song in ages and it's still as awesome as the first time.

  • @BlenderMage
    @BlenderMage 2 роки тому +1

    Save me is literally my favorite song from that album.

  • @MrSuper65
    @MrSuper65 2 роки тому +4

    M.I.A. Is good, especially how he sings at the end, tugs my heart strings

  • @williamrobbs
    @williamrobbs 2 роки тому +6

    I love how you can Jimmy's voice in the lyrics "but someday you will find," "and dragged us all behind," "crystal blue-lit sky's" and "I say it just moves on."

    • @chadphelps5809
      @chadphelps5809 2 роки тому +1

      He definitely says “crystal blue disguise”

    • @williamrobbs
      @williamrobbs 2 роки тому +1

      @@chadphelps5809 oh. I forgot he said that

  • @goostunny
    @goostunny 2 роки тому +19

    Full album reaction to Nightmare or The Stage!

  • @michaelallen1024
    @michaelallen1024 2 роки тому +2

    One of my favorite Avenged songs!

  • @Spawniiieh
    @Spawniiieh 2 роки тому +8

    The whole Nightmare album is absolute fire, from the first track to the last, all in different ways.

  • @calvintheller9419
    @calvintheller9419 2 роки тому +8

    This song is INCREDIBLY monumental to A7X fans. Appreciate this reaction a ton!!

  • @ibriselric2
    @ibriselric2 2 роки тому +14

    I love how you're trying to relate the songs in this album to the five stages of grief because this is exactly what it was to them: a coping mechanism for Jimmy's passing and yes, he was only 28 when he transcended. If you want to hear them going the anger stage of grief I recommend giving God Hates Us a listen, be warned though, It's kind of a throwback to their Sounding The Seventh Trumpet/Waking the Fallen days.
    And I really really *REALLY* recommend you react to Fiction. The song was originally called "Death" but the band renamed it "Fiction" after one The Rev's other aliases. This song gets particularly emotional if you know the backstory to it: this is The Rev's swan song. The last song he ever wrote in his life. He turned the demo in saying "that's it, that's the last song for the album" and 3 days later he died. The band reworked the lyrics to honour him and even managed to salvage some parts of The Rev's vocal tracks and included them in the final song as a sendoff. The first line "Now I think I understand how the world can overcome a man" is double tracked by The Rev and Shadows, the chorus "Not that I could or that I would let it burn under my skin/let it burn!" and one of the last lines "Hope it's worth it here on the highway/I know you'll find your own way when I'm not with you tonight" are all Jimmy's vocal track.

  • @worldwired1838
    @worldwired1838 Рік тому +1

    Avenged sevenfold have good through so much.
    They lost a drummer and a brother, their lead vocalist had gone through a very tough period with his vocal chords, and they never gave up. (literally needed to not speak for 2 months)
    only finding a new drummer took them 6 years
    this band is my fav not only because of its wonderful music, also because their will and love towards the profession

  • @CoastalEddieinflames
    @CoastalEddieinflames 2 роки тому +2

    This is the best song on Nightmare. There a few other really good ones, but this song is maybe the best of their last 3 albums.

  • @alex6401
    @alex6401 2 роки тому +6

    Love Avenged sevenfold! Fiction from the same album always hits me hard even to this day...

  • @generalduality
    @generalduality 2 роки тому +3

    Avenged sevenfold's nightmare album is definitely one of my favorite albums it's solid

  • @lvwytemike
    @lvwytemike 2 роки тому +2

    R.i.p. Mom
    R.i.p. Rev
    A7x Thank You for helping me through the darkness

  • @O_C293
    @O_C293 2 роки тому +1

    They made a 2 part video about this specific song and if memory serves me correct, it wasn't intended for the Rev initially.

  • @JoeBidenator1564
    @JoeBidenator1564 2 роки тому +5

    This is one of my favorites from A7X

  • @plasticplaydoh8021
    @plasticplaydoh8021 2 роки тому +6

    I've been listening to this song for the last 10+ years, even learned parts of it on guitar.
    The lyrics have never made sense to me until watching this video.
    All I can say is wow

  • @monkeyzdrummer760
    @monkeyzdrummer760 2 роки тому +1

    The most beautiful creation from avenged and late the rev

  • @saiyancat5447
    @saiyancat5447 2 роки тому +10

    Nightmare is a beast of an album ❤️
    Older suggestion : M.I.A It’s an almost 9 minute song packed with everything you could hope for out of an A7x song

  • @thegiftofguilt2955
    @thegiftofguilt2955 2 роки тому +6

    You MUST react to “God Hates Us” live Rock AM ring 2011 it was shortly after the Rev passed and M. Shadows vocals in that performance showcase everything he was feeling at the time

  • @troubled_envy
    @troubled_envy 2 роки тому +7

    Jimmy's death hit me hard. I remember when I got their first demo like 20 something years ago. This album was an amazing tribute to him.

  • @88fanforlife
    @88fanforlife 2 роки тому +2

    My all time favorite A7X song!!!

  • @kerryevans5912
    @kerryevans5912 2 роки тому +5

    I lost my dad 8 years ago to cancer and I question nearly every day, why? Why did it happen? Why was he taken when he fought so hard? When you listen to these lyrics, and the way Alex breakdowns the lyrics, it just hits you, it’s life and death is part of life. Man, I dunno what the fuck I’m talking about, haha. I guess I’m just super emotional listening to that song and Alex’s breakdown. Hug the ones you love 🖤

  • @thomasfield8543
    @thomasfield8543 2 роки тому +17

    A slower song on the album you'd love is "Tonight the World Dies". Check it out!

    • @lewislast8501
      @lewislast8501 2 роки тому

      Tonight the world does is one of my favorite songs of all time. Weirdly calming for sure

  • @metallyfan2k7
    @metallyfan2k7 2 роки тому +6

    This whole album is phenomenal! And a perfect send off to the rev!

  • @sambeetdas3118
    @sambeetdas3118 2 роки тому +1

    Avenged Sevenfold are a blessing to music

  • @burialofficial8913
    @burialofficial8913 2 роки тому +5

    MORE AVENGED SEVENFOLD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE PLEASE

  • @keslarium599
    @keslarium599 2 роки тому +24

    This song represents the sad part of their feelings for Jimmy, and does so wonderfully. If you wanna hear the other end of the spectrum of emotions (trust me you do), go listen to God Hates Us. It has a very stark contrast to this one and both work amazingly. Save Me is definitely the more commercially successful song, but you could easily argue for God Hates Us being one of their best tributes to Jimmy. You really gotta do these 2 back to back. Love the reactions, keep it up!

    • @redmist6131
      @redmist6131 2 роки тому

      Yes honestly God hates us is in my top 3 avenged sevenfold songs

    • @jellebouroos1193
      @jellebouroos1193 2 роки тому

      I fucking love both.

    • @tiger-noob
      @tiger-noob 2 роки тому

      god hates us is great, the riff it what makes the song so catchy

    • @keslarium599
      @keslarium599 2 роки тому +1

      @@tiger-noob The riff from the verse always reminds me of a metal version of the riff from Stockholm Syndrome by Muse, and I love both songs a lot. Also, I think if Ax7 were to return to do more screaming like they did in their early years, they should do it more like God Hates Us and less like their first 2 albums. I think this style works a lot better with Shadow's voice.

  • @Boaden_Motorsport
    @Boaden_Motorsport 2 роки тому +3

    This IS my all time favourite song.... everytime i listen to it, it gives me goosebumps and makes me cry. Not only because of how good it is, but also what it represents. Thank you so much for reacting to it

  • @josemartins5657
    @josemartins5657 2 роки тому

    Fun fact: this song was meant to be called : tonight we all die. Rev wanted to be the chorus, but all the other band members didn't want, so was changed to save me. After he passed away they put that lyrics in the end of the song

  • @AshuFoxreaver
    @AshuFoxreaver 2 роки тому +3

    I found out that the whole "Nightmare" Album, which The Rev helped write for some of the songs before he died, was dedicated to him.

  • @themacca277
    @themacca277 2 роки тому +4

    This is my absolute favorite Avenged Sevenfold Track. An underrated masterpiece, all 10 minutes of this song are worth listening to. So much emotion behind the lyrics, the instruments are constructed beautifully and the pacing of the song is just perfect. Even if youre not big on a7x you've gotta love this song.

  • @jimmy_rodgersttv7830
    @jimmy_rodgersttv7830 2 роки тому +4

    Honestly, you will bloody love Crossroads by A7X. Especially the beginning. I can already see your reaction

  • @Alran109
    @Alran109 2 роки тому +9

    This album is incredible. Worth a full listen.

  • @brittanywood8622
    @brittanywood8622 2 роки тому +4

    Ahhh it’s about time. I’ve been waiting For more Avenged Sevenfold. Seriously you can do any song in their discography and be blown away.

  • @lrballistics
    @lrballistics 2 роки тому +4

    Bro... I learned this song note for note when I was 15, I've played hundreds of times and listened to it probably a thousand, and I swear the lyrics have *never* hit me as hard as they did watching this reaction. God damn I'm so happy your channel's a thing, keep doing what you're doing my man.

  • @graxy_tv
    @graxy_tv 2 роки тому +3

    Abstract song structure. It's almost like the song is building up through a downwards spiral of emotions until we finally get some relief at the very end. Confusion-->Lost/Running-->Crying out for help-->Strength/Relief. They do a great job of expressing these emotions; it must feel like being in a whirlwind. Especially with creating a song after The Rev passed with some of his material. I'd feel like I was actually the tornado. Thanks for showing me this one. Cheers!

  • @bersky04
    @bersky04 2 роки тому +1

    One of my fav a7x songs. Thanks for the reaction

  • @nelsonriesdorph4105
    @nelsonriesdorph4105 2 роки тому +2

    alex i absolutely love how you genuinely get into the song and really take the lyrics in depth and actually catch the sense of the song!

  • @nhopkins8266
    @nhopkins8266 2 роки тому +3

    This song is truly a masterpiece. What’s funny is I’ve been listening to it for a decade, and I never realized the lyrics fit so well with the Rev’s death. Like Wtf lol

  • @garrettcampbell9059
    @garrettcampbell9059 2 роки тому +6

    I will always love avenged sevenfold, they are such an amazing band. Every song is a story, they have honestly changed my life. Incredible sing, incredible band.

  • @holyswordsman9408
    @holyswordsman9408 2 роки тому +2

    as a guitarist i can tell this song has so much emotion put into it but the lyrics just put even more of that emotion its amazing and its amazing.

  • @monstefy5697
    @monstefy5697 2 роки тому +1

    im so glad you did this song. this is my favorite by far, and its so underrated. seeing it live was incredible