Avenged Sevenfold

US 2022 press. Oxblood. New, unsealed.
The cult classic that turned A7X from underground metalcore upstarts into scene royalty. Waking The Fallen is raw, relentless and ambitious — melodic shredding, screamed verses giving way to big, clean choruses, and all the goth-tinged drama you’d expect from a band carving their place in early 2000s heavy music. Essential listening if you want to remember when eyeliner, breakdowns and duelling solos ruled the pit. FFO: Atreyu, Killswitch Engage, Bullet For My Valentine, Trivium (Ascendancy era)