jimmy singing "i may be out of my mind" got changed to "he may be out of his mind" in the official version i just thought that part was cool

@jaexotics

5 ай бұрын

For sure, it’s weighs heavy too. Crazy he’s been gone for 15 years

@jonaha5726

5 ай бұрын

it is cool bro, so many cool things we rarely get to see and you pointed out one of them, so thank you

@dannykeith5719

5 ай бұрын

Epic and sad at the same time

@RicoLee27

Ай бұрын

And they sing "tonight we die young" instead of "tonight we are bad man"

You have to admit mike portnoy totally did the Rev justice with trying to replicate his style but also throwing his own stuff in

@Davesworth

5 ай бұрын

Yes and no I feel the like the band ditched the original.concept groove and feel of the song and went with their own thing because they didn't know how to interpret Jimmy's style

@washthisgardenwithblood3585

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@soopermoose1698

4 ай бұрын

@Davesworth the demos were very rough. Things had to be changed and moved around. But portnoy did his absolute best, while trying not to overstep boundaries. It wasn't his band, but they did listen to some of the things he suggested because of his veteran experience behind the kit

@bacondubs844

4 ай бұрын

Well Portnoy was also a huge influence on Rev, which was the reason they asked him to help on the album after Rev's passing

@mrbungle3310

4 ай бұрын

portnoy said most of the stuff in the demos was simple so even the rev wouldnt let it be like that....for example there was no intro in welcome to the family@@Davesworth

Tonight we are BATMAAAAANNNNNN!!!

@eclecticmuso

5 ай бұрын

Gotta love scratch lyrics lmao.

@Bond28

5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@putuaditiyapratama7010

5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@andrydmr6335

5 ай бұрын

Haha

@ridhoaldilapakpahan2994

5 ай бұрын

Hahaha7x :v 😭😭

Wow, so originally the line was "Is it something I did?". And also in the bridge the Rev mumbles most of it but you can clearly hear the line "I may be out of my mind" which they later changed to "he may be out of his mind". This demo gave me the chills.

@beersofwar5127

5 ай бұрын

I remember reading, or maybe it was even on the dvd that came with the self titled album that he would come up with songs and know how he wants it to sound and would do that distorted mumbling until he found the right words to fit. He truly was a very different and brilliant guy 🥹

Holy shit. It really is the same demo as the "Bad Men" snippet from years ago. I can't believe we really got an official release of this

@ed278

5 ай бұрын

Since majority of nightmare demo with the Rev were already published, so it just a matter of time for them to potentially release all of them (if there are more)

@eoxandi6117

5 ай бұрын

​@@ed278probably there's demos for all nightmare songs(except so far away),the thing is:how we find them,if they still exist?

@carliux6661

5 ай бұрын

​@@eoxandi6117if this is the case, i really need to hear the fiction demo

@Colt2OO2

5 ай бұрын

@@eoxandi6117 Syn said a long time ago that he has a demo of him and Jimmy singing So Far Away, but I'd imagine it's entirely up to him as to whether that ever gets released or not since he wrote the song himself. I'd definitely like to hear it at some point but like I said, it's probably his choice to release it

@eoxandi6117

5 ай бұрын

@@carliux6661 i think i heard it once but i can be mistaken

I still stand by it. Save me is the greatest song they have ever written in my opinion

No shit. The bridge was originally the chorus!? They definitely changed the song around a bunch from this version

@eclecticmuso

5 ай бұрын

I can't blame them tbh. The song definitely needed a chorus, and the bridge works way better as a bridge.

@andrewstout9579

5 ай бұрын

They detailed this a bit in the breakdown series on A7X's page. It was pretty neat to hear all of the production and adjustments that went into it from the demo to production.

@lalamike25

4 ай бұрын

What's even crazier is when they talked about this song on their breakdown of it on their channel, they said the outro (we all die young) was meant to be the chorus initially. Sounds like the song was in search for a chorus for a while

@officiallizablack

3 ай бұрын

I love it as a chorus!! 🥺

@bingus2290

3 ай бұрын

i remmeber hearing that somewhere and i couldn't imagine it but it makes a little more sense now

the rev's masterpiece, and mike portnoy helped make it even more perfect

@rokaanalzeer7148

5 ай бұрын

Yeah listening to the demo drums you’re like “yep mike really did follow the rev to a T.”

@jaredblack2674

5 ай бұрын

Portnoy and Rev have eerily drumming styles…wish Mike would’ve stayed with A7x

@woodenhoe

4 ай бұрын

​@@jaredblack2674he wanted to but the guys at A7X weren't ready

Tonight we all bat man

The change in lyrics from "I may be out of my mind" in the demo to "he may be out of his mind" in the final version 💔

The Rev was a musical genius RIP

@MrGeoffrey1998

5 ай бұрын

I really think A7X got so lost after his death, not mourning side but in terms of identity, keeping inovating while keeping the same vibes. Nightmare was awesome even if it's criticized a lot, they did quite a bit with at the demos they had (non finished version). But for example The stage was so funky and psychiedelic sounding, hail to the king had 50% of very bland musics, yeah riffs were cool but the whole sound missed spark. I don't like the screaming period they had, but damn City of evil, avenged sevenfold, waking the fallen and even nightmare in a way, they were incredible

@najiullahaji7203

5 ай бұрын

​@@MrGeoffrey1998even on the LIBAD a7x still using some melody from pinkly smooth's songs that the rev made.

@caramelmacchiato6687

Ай бұрын

​​@@MrGeoffrey1998 waking the fallen and city of evil are unmatched. their best era and creativity. jimmy the soul of a7x. and dont forget sounding the seventh trumpet.

Everyone download this quick before it's gone for 10 more years.

6:28 - 7:17 it's still clear when Portnoy plays a lot of cymbals and hihats in this part it's clearly like him, even just listening I know that he's playing, the rev must be proud there.

@gumball110

5 ай бұрын

All the drums on this version were The Rev

@boendahbandofficial8628

5 ай бұрын

@@gumball110 I know, I said the released version, not this version. 

@jaredblack2674

5 ай бұрын

They have eerily similar drumming styles

@purnadika

4 ай бұрын

@@jaredblack2674 Mike definitely told us that he tried to make it as similar as possible to the demo. Except for that cymbal part when the band ask him to add his own style

Crazy it’s been 15 years already without Jimmy. Hearing his mumbles then going back and jamming to fiction, Matt nails trying to sound like him when he’s singing “I hope it’s worth it. what’s left behind me yeah. I know you’ll find your own way…” awesome demo audio, thanks for posting it. I love their new stuff, LIBAD hits hard, but the rev had a huge impact on the style of their older music.

@guilhermetorressiqueirafre7692

5 ай бұрын

15 years. Unbelievable.

This version sounds like a CoE song, but with the dark and moodiness of Nightmare. Very cool

This is from the Season Pass. Huge ups for posting this. Legendary

@agentd000

4 ай бұрын

OMG it's my favorite content creator! So crazy to see you here, why don't you post anymore?

@duckscs

4 ай бұрын

@@agentd000too bussy at much 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀

@yanickrobillard8151

4 ай бұрын

Season pass of what ??

@berakduda

2 ай бұрын

@@yanickrobillard8151 Deathbats club season pass

Hearing it played by Jimmy gives it a whole new sound.. save me is one of my all-time favorite songs. Portnoy did the band so much justice when he passed. There isn't another drummer I can think of who could have made the album as great as it was.

i literally got chill all over my body, it's kinda eerie to hear jimmy singing in the song that later dedicated for him, the song that grieving for him. it's quite emotional, but i also am glad to hear his voice. It just added a whole new feeling the next time i listen the one in the album. RIP Jimmy we miss you so much.. Thanks for uploading this, God bless u

3:41 Unholy Confessions.

@revansavangga

5 ай бұрын

absolutely

@some0ne218

5 ай бұрын

@@revansavangga Sounds identical, explains why they changed that part

@spacelgneo

5 ай бұрын

I think it was filler for the demo lol

@jaidynheadford4092

5 ай бұрын

@@spacelgneo Yeah. Probably just till the song actually gets finished too.

GO GO BATMAN!!!

@crazylive5395

5 ай бұрын

Bad men ,no batman

@dlls9

5 ай бұрын

🛌men

@Abstmy

3 ай бұрын

🛀men

@fajarsenja4663

2 ай бұрын

🍑men

Im biased but damn the period with the rev was awesome, i truly think it was him who sparked everything, brought those "ideas" of songs but in fact they were mostly done just needed to be changed a bit, sang and played on guitar to come together. It was punchy, original, amazing sounding and it had all those small features that made it sound sexy. From good and deep lyrics, to punk drum tracks, crazy guitar solos and rythmic/energetic riffs, to all the small things that would be added like his screams mainly.. i think they really lost their core when he died and they had a crazy identity crisis. To me there's Avenged Sevenfold and then after that breaking point there's Avenged Sevenfold 2/the aftermath.

@NUKCYNDv

5 ай бұрын

While it's true what you say about Jimmy, most of Avenged members helped a lot with the making of the songs and a lot of influences and styles jimmy used in their songs is also used by other members. Their "core" was always there, you can hear how the members talk about this in their breakdown videos or the latest podcast.

@Shedd22

5 ай бұрын

I agree with you man

@nicolaslampreda5332

4 ай бұрын

The Rev was the strongest musical character in the band, they would always follow his ideas. And he was the most original... Such a shame

youre going to heaven for uploading this. this is beautiful. the guitar is nasty

This version has crazy WTF “vibes”

@joolsmacgrools1288

2 ай бұрын

It does. It’s haunting, but also amazing in its own way.

Even the unfinished base version is a masterpiece, we already knew how great it would be

People say that portnoy changed this song a lot, even though in the interview portnoy himself said that the most part was done by the rev

Yes yes yes, ive been trying to find this for years since i search for lost media this is huge

The nightmare album was an instant classic. Best way to listen is on vinyl with a bad ass system. Classic album deserves to be played on a classic format

@SirgiantTtv

5 ай бұрын

only vinyl i have from 11 years ago still havent been able to play it once 😢

@joeburrows215

4 ай бұрын

@@SirgiantTtv they sell record players everywhere now

rip Jimmy the Rev Sullivan, gone but not forgotten foREVer in our heart!!!❤️❤️❤️

So what I’m seeing is, Rev was a huge and I mean HUGE fan of broadway style horror/goth music. It’s very similar vibe to the self titled album and like A little Piece of Heaven. I really wish they kept these sides alive but I guess it’s gone now… Rev also wrote a lot of emotional songs while Shadows writes mostly political/philosophical stuff

@delfysullivan16

5 ай бұрын

Ya 😢

@NathanHarrisStudio

4 ай бұрын

Would wager the new album scratches that itch

@LukeScholl

4 ай бұрын

@@NathanHarrisStudiofor sure man, I get that same vibe from the song cosmic

@unLUCKY95

4 ай бұрын

It's obvious that they try to keep that side of their song writing alive, you can hear them trying to emulate what Jimmy could create here and there while still trying to evolve and move away from what they've done before, but he was just such an incredibly rare natural talent when it came to creating epic pieces like this. No one could write like The Rev other than The Rev himself, he was too weird and unique for any one to ever truly emulate - his creativity is a huge part of A7X's original success, and, no matter how much they carry his influence into their song writing, the very sad reality is that we will never hear another song like this again - it's just not possible without him.

Really interesting to hear save me without it's chorus that we all know and love. But iirc Matt said they took the chorus from another song they were writing and used that as the chorus for save me. Even though it's really cool to hear this and hear some different parts, I've gotta say they made all the right calls with the arrangement of the final version.

@Mike_LA_90

4 ай бұрын

He actually said they were listening to Def Leppard-Photograph and they copied the chorus. Great song too!

@undertheinfluence1654

3 ай бұрын

I think the chorus with the time change that was moved to the end for the final product adds so much tensions and works so well near the end.

Holy shit, taking into account that this is just a demo, I gotta admit that Matt sounds incredible. You can hear that he loves what he's doing and that he puts his whole heart into it.

I genuinely thought I'd never get to hear this. It's actually got me quite emotional. Hearing Jimmy's voice, his genius on the kit and just how much input he had on this absolute masterpiece is as equally gut wrenching as it is amazing. God I miss him.

I’m so happy this is out. Portnoy did an amazing job - as we’d expect. This really shows how much the Rev contributed to the songwriting in A7X. Which make it even more impressive how great the Stage and LIBAD came out.

This is what I miss most. Rev’s melodies, mixed metal & ska style rhythms, with Shadow’s monster and power smooth sweet vox.

so raw so pure so beautiful

Kesini kangen jimmy 😭😭😭😭 smua demo nightmare ku cari cm mau dgr suaranyaaa 😭😭

@anakemak8806

5 күн бұрын

Same bang

Tonight we are Battmaaannnnnn

Its so sad hearing this :( you can hear the pain behind the revs vocals, and not having much mkre in him 😭 Im so happy to hear this, but it makes me so sad because he isnt with us 😭

@jtconley7647

5 ай бұрын

Fully agree his voice was gone by the time this demo was done yet was still killing the kit on here ❤❤

@IronDrummer91

4 ай бұрын

on an electric drum kit too! @@jtconley7647

BATMAN

Been waiting for this for years, hopefully the rest of the demoes comes out soon!

I got this album when it came out but I had no idea there was an existing demo with Jimmy before his death. Damn it I’m gonna cry now. 😭

What a feeling... I Miss Him... 😭

Ni orang memang multitalent. foREVer

I mean, what do I say 😢 blessed to hear, ashamed it wasn't solidified...... RIP

3:19 Pinkly Smooth - Drop D

@joolsmacgrools1288

2 ай бұрын

Good catch

Wahh beza nye!! Can’t wait to go Jakarta for concert from Singapore!

foREVer in our hearts, thanks bro

The Victim demo is also available with the season pass for a lower price than Save Me. Any chance of that being uploaded?

@callumdennis5551

5 ай бұрын

If you want to listen to the Victim demo, I managed to find it kzread.info/dash/bejne/qICerNmOqLeZk6g.htmlsi=PvDurrlQYomocgjt

They were feeling spicy with this song with the classic metalcore style riffs

I don't think Portnoy changed it much, he actually made it better in my opinion

@monkeyzdrummer760

5 ай бұрын

He said he didn't do much because everything is already demoed by rev..

@100k_shoes

5 ай бұрын

​@monkeyzdrummer760 he changed a few things on the album during breakdown it was gates or Matt but one of them said during one part of this track they let Mike do what he want and then he made the intro for welcome to the family bc it was originally just a few snare hits

It's hilarious that people are still in awe with what Mike Portnoy could do with Jimmy's material 😂 Guys, it's Mike Portnoy - one of the best drummers of all time.

@joolsmacgrools1288

2 ай бұрын

Plus Mike was his hero, it was only fitting.

This clears the full release version imo. This has a lot more pinkly smooth influence here and I adore that. Not to mention Jimmy singing is always a plus :D.

my favorite a7x song. It’s nice to hear the rev. Rip.

@MrNickoOD

4 ай бұрын

same

This city needs me🦇

The God amongst us. FoREVer loved, foReVer missed. 🖤💀🦇

so they used the ending bridge as the chorus in this song, honestly i think thats dope asf, but i do love the finalized save me chorus as well

@joolsmacgrools1288

2 ай бұрын

Same. I only just heard this demo right now as I’m typing this, but I think they can almost be looked at as separate songs in a way. There’s quite a lot of differences, and I can appreciate every last one of them. This one is already on my regular rotation going forward.

The real musicality very good,good think

Wow

I tought I will never hear this

So grateful for Mr.Portnoy…did a fantastic job sitting behind the kit for this album

THEY ALL KNOW .

I love this band foREVer in my life and all memories with my olf friends

Infomasi yang sangat penting bagi deathbat, terimakasih min, dengan ini kami jadi tau, ternyata proses pembuatan lagunya seperti ini, dan sangat lumayan banyak revisian sampai hasil akhir lagunya seperti lagunya yg kita dengar sekarang

ditunggu bulan meiiiiiii

Time traveler: moves away a random bottle in Jimmy's house The timeline:

I'm so emotional omg😢

Wow, sick

mantab bang ini saya cari ❤❤

@dlls9

5 ай бұрын

Cari seruika nupo dau cacian 😢❤

The rev bukan hanya drummer genius, tapi pencipta lagu yang genius juga ..foREVer ^🖤^

tonight we areee bad men

Baru tau demonya juga keren min! #foREVer

I kinda like this arrangement better

@MrNickoOD

4 ай бұрын

honestly i would i agree but i think the finalized arrangement makes the chorus of this demo hit so much harder, and plus the save me, im trapped in a vial world is soo good

This is wild.

The fact that this song officially goes to public is because they has been pay attention to this song, i just watch the live version before i write this, and that live is on 6 march, playing with new line up like Cosmic, its line up is different than 2023 live tour

@andrehermawan6872

5 ай бұрын

Watching on youtube of course, it just uploaded

Hahaha this is absolutely brilliant, no one tops a7x

Ayang jimmy❤❤❤

It's really sad to hear Jimmy's voice

With ❤! Saska!

God is good, after almost 10 years since the last time I heard this it’s so refreshing to hear it again.

@OfficialSAWF

5 ай бұрын

Where did you hear it 10 years ago?? Have you heard the rest of the ones by chance? That's awesome!

@jacome_official2671

5 ай бұрын

@@OfficialSAWF Old friend of mine had copies. The other one I rarely remember is danger line but it was about the same.

Ini sih progressive banget demo nya

Kayak mimpi denger jimmy yang nyanyi 😢

We only wake up when we sleep 😌🔥

essa demo ficou linda pqp

I feel like like 313 or 319 that was the whole crux of the song and they left that little melody out. Seriously listen to that that’s amazing. It only would’ve been embellished on

@killaz669

4 ай бұрын

That's because it's Unholy Confessions

We are Batman ❤️❤️

thank you for sharing this! hearing this & watching the song breakdown avenged sevenfold posted way back is so interesting! the path they took from the demo to the official version is so unique & they definitely did justice to the demo making it a cohesive song

ngl i think i like this version more

Wih bro gw hargain bgt upload nya, sebagai fans garis keras gw baru denger record ini karna gapernah beli cd originalnya, the best pokoknya langsung like dan subs 💪🏼

@robbyfahrussalam7885

4 ай бұрын

Bukan garis keras namanya kalau ga dukung penciptanya dengan beli karya ori

Sorry did I wake your sleep Do questions run too deep? We only only wake up when you sleep We know you wait and find Tying silent night In my arms ahold (In my tiring tiring tired soul) Is it something I said? Is it something I said to them? Is it something I said? If you look things out of my mind One day you will find You running inside of my mind You walk right through the- You will know to see me go and run away A moment without you I don't know why I'm feeling so in compromise Nowhere will be Weak We all lay down We always building it back We all lay down We always building it back Skull Is it something I said? Is it something I said to them? Is it something I said? If you look things out of my mind Then one day you will find You running Inside of my mind You walk right through the- You will know to see me go and run away A moment without you I don't know why I'm feeling so in compromise Nowhere will be Weak Won't you run away? But won't you know my way? No place to want me So take your lips and solve me No more instant to honor me No more ways you want to be Over those eyes around I may be out of my mind Maybe you will find The sanity out of my mind But once you empty mine The heart thawed out on my own You give this and you'll find Insanity out of my mind The hunger in your own If you look things out of my mind One day you will find You running inside of my mind You walk right through the- You will know to see me go and run away A moment without you I don't know why I'm feeling so in compromise Nowhere will be Weak Skull Tonight we're all bad men

The Rev has such a beautiful gothic and punky musical style. Such a shame he died

Shows how much producers and actual tuning songs need.

flashback😂

Tonight we all batman!!!

SKULL

Bjir demo tambahan setelah nightmare dan buried alive, min cari demo welcome to the family

thanks for posting that, my friend! a7x rocks! greetings from Brazil!

Lagu demo yang gue cari selama hampir 14 tahun akhirnya ketemu, Sebelumnya nightmare, buried Alive, Fiction yang pernah gue temukan versi demo jaman pra rilis album kelima "Nightmare" Moment ketika kegabutan liburan pasca UN SMP tahun 2010 😭😭

@eatsilently1227

5 ай бұрын

fiction demo boleh denger bang?

@ridhoaldilapakpahan2994

5 ай бұрын

@@eatsilently1227 boleh banget bang, 👍

@TessaKania-hp4hn

5 ай бұрын

Kita seumuran bang wkwk

@crazylive5395

5 ай бұрын

Fiction setau gua baru snippet nya doang bukan? Full demo nya belum ada yang upload

@delfysullivan16

5 ай бұрын

Kirim link demo nightmare, fiction bang

I kinda like this version better

i think there dueting right? thr rev and m shadows

keren nih bang, dapet darimana nih, gw nyari di youtube juga baru ini ketemu