IoMP 78: Avenged Sevenfold - Are They Rock or Metal?
Avenged Sevenfold has always lived in that weird space between hard rock radio darlings and metal festival headliners. On this episode of the Influencers of Metal Podcast, Collin and Tom put their friendship—and their sanity—on the line to decide: are A7X truly a metal band, or just cosplaying as one?
They revisit Waking the Fallen, City of Evil, Nightmare, and the infamous Hail to the King (aka “The Metallica Black Album: DLC”), plus talk about their personal history with Avenged, how NHL and WWE video games introduced their music, and why screaming (or the lack thereof) should NOT be the deciding factor.
If you’ve ever argued with friends about Avenged Sevenfold’s place in the heavy music pantheon, this is the episode you need to hear.
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