Avenged Sevenfold

US 2022 Reissue, Transparent Blue. New, unsealed.
Their big, dark, bombastic turning point. Nightmare hits harder because of the heartbreak behind it — written after the death of The Rev, it’s Avenged Sevenfold at their most theatrical and grandiose, channeling grief into towering riffs, gothic hooks and enough pyro-ready moments to fill a stadium. A little over-the-top? Of course — but that’s exactly why it works. Melodrama, shred and singalongs for days. FFO: Slipknot (All Hope Is Gone era), Bullet For My Valentine, Trivium, Five Finger Death Punch