Avenged Sevenfold

US 2022 Reissue, Orange. New, unsealed.
The self-titled blast that cemented A7X’s spot as modern metal’s big swagger kings. This is where they swung for stadiums: big choruses, duelling guitars, over-the-top solos and just enough metalcore DNA left to keep the moshpit faithful happy. Cheeseball at times? Sure. But Avenged Sevenfold is also peak riffy fun — unapologetically dramatic, slick and exactly what you want when you need to bang your head without thinking too hard. FFO: Bullet For My Valentine, Trivium, Disturbed, Stone Sour