*HIT THE SUB BUTTON - IT'S FREEEEEEEEEEEE*

@dedrxbbit7549

Жыл бұрын

I love how everything Fantano wanted out of the Take Me Back To Eden was what he hated in Life Is But A Dream…it’s like the man can’t come up with his mind.

@suiski3289

Жыл бұрын

The most youtuber npc comment ever

@Count_Deangeli

Жыл бұрын

You're good but too much metalcore & deathcore for me to subscribe - that's a small part of metal

@diortheii701

Жыл бұрын

NEVER!

I would PAY to see not only Matt but the whole band's reaction to this.

@petehorrorwood

Жыл бұрын

I would bet money they don’t care at all what that dude thinks. Especially considering he’s a cross between shrek and Harry Potter.

@andreiriter4354

Жыл бұрын

@@petehorrorwood man, fantano has to see ur comment

@FELCommentary

Жыл бұрын

Matt kinda responded to it because someone tweeted about it to him. He said and I quote "It's the best review we could get honestly. This record is a 10/10 and equally a 0/10." W humble response

@nonlethalnuke

Жыл бұрын

@@petehorrorwood fantano doesnt care what you think either lol hes always including peoples digs at his appearances in videos (or at least used to, havent watched his content in a long time)

@helco2856

Жыл бұрын

Seriously

Fantano`s reviews where he dislikes the albums are far more entertaining then the reviews of albums that he actually likes. Misery loves company

@largeformatlandscape

Жыл бұрын

That’s cause it’s so much more easy to slag something off creatively than applaud it with style

@DragonTigerBoss

Жыл бұрын

​@@largeformatlandscapeFantano actually doesn't like anything.

@largeformatlandscape

Жыл бұрын

@@DragonTigerBoss A funny thing to imagine is him as a dirty old man screaming at the world... That's who he'll grow up into "In my day we had proper metal music!"

@bren519

Жыл бұрын

My likeliness of checking out a project is directly correlated to how much melon hates it. If hes shitting on something, I know chances are I’m gonna love it.

@joaoassumpcao3347

Жыл бұрын

The reviews where he LOVES a record (9 or more) are also pretty entertaining. Not in a funny way like with the not goods, but it's just nice to see someone very excited about something.

Fantano's NOT GOOD series is great because of how liberal he gets with the comedy and prose of it all. Sometimes its written like stand up, or poetry and its really fun!

@ChadKing69

Жыл бұрын

His head is small, it looks like nut

@anony-moon

Жыл бұрын

Libera

@noahleach7690

Жыл бұрын

album is also trash :)

@ChadKing69

Жыл бұрын

@@noahleach7690 Every Death Grips album sucks ass regardless of what Anthony Fantano has to say

@noahleach7690

Жыл бұрын

@@ChadKing69 whatever you say grandpa

I would never go as far as Fantano, but the album actually causes me to feel physical discomfort. It just doesn't work for me. But power to A7X for doing something friggin weird and different, and power to the people that enjoyed it.

@XxTheGoOfYxX

Жыл бұрын

Normally I'll tap my foot to something I don't like but I didn't even do that 😬

@Pawlacz2137

Жыл бұрын

You forget "experimental". You always need to say "experimental" when defending bad music.

@The_LaughingHyena

Жыл бұрын

Seriously though, if you feel discomfort listening to music, you might need to see a doctor. It sounds like you have terminal MORE-Disease.

@Bidens_Diaper

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I put only 2 songs on my playlist. The rest are just too out there for me.

@Xynth25

Жыл бұрын

@@The_LaughingHyena It's not pain or anything, it just makes my body feel unconfortable. Not a great way to describe it. Just actively uncomfortable listening to the album.

Two types of people: "How can people love this?" "How can people not like this"

I cant imagine how this album would sound if the Rev was still here. His work from Pinkly Smooth would fit so well

@gooeyghoblini4418

Жыл бұрын

they used some stuff and took inspiration from it. I think Mattel and Beautiful Morning in particular did. And Easier was an unused song he helped write back in the white album days

@soysoloe1919

Жыл бұрын

I heard a small bit of Mr bungle influence tbh

@Olemayolol

Жыл бұрын

@@gooeyghoblini4418yeah Beautiful Morning is something that pinkly smooth has sung on stage as well as it being a running thing that they would sing kinda randomly while warming according to an interview I saw of Matt after the album came out. Forgot who’s video it is tho

@dillzilla4454

3 ай бұрын

the one that always had me wondering is the nightmare album because he did a pretty significant amount of singing in the demos for it. The album also seemed to flow like a soldier getting stuck in a nightmare coma wanting to be saved based on the demos. the plans for it were so insane prior to his death. his death was the thing that pushed the final version to be more of a tribute album rather than some crazy concept album. dude was straight up working on an absolute masterpiece and sadly got cut short.

@heter0flexual623

2 ай бұрын

i dont think people realise how much more insane this album would be if the rev were still alive today. he was MILES more insane and energetic than the rest of the members and his songwriting was way more deranged and out there than the rest of the members like with alpoh. this record with jimmy still alive to help write it might have actually caused peoples' minds to implode

I always enjoyed a few songs by Avenged Sevenfold, but was never a huge fan. I love Life is but a Dream unabashedly! I'm always drawn to more weird/experimental stuff, or bandsthat are just raw and full of energy. This hit many of those marks for me.

@elbeetlebeasto

Жыл бұрын

Same

@cunjoz

Жыл бұрын

same

@coonjamalay

Жыл бұрын

same

@deanguitars15

Жыл бұрын

I straight up wasn't a fan I didn't hate them but like never really liked them, but I like this album.

@duartelucas5746

Жыл бұрын

Right!? And you can hear the references all over and understand, like “oh I see what you are doing here”, both in terms of lyrical and musical themes.

Several moments in this album made me laugh out loud, especially the moment about two minutes in on "Easier," where it comes out of that Pantera-esque verse and comes in hot with the "Yellow Ledbetter" ass guitar riff. However, I give AX7 full props on being a metal band in this day and age making something interesting, not boring. You'd never hear these on modern rock radio, and that's a complement.

@nicolasgarcia2690

7 ай бұрын

They gave up of being one biggest metal bands of all time. So much waste of potential. Even if they start to realease one 10/10 album after the other ppl will just not pay much attention

@user-zx1ur

6 ай бұрын

​​@@nicolasgarcia2690What are you talking about? If you're worried about metrics, this album is more successful than their past two. If by success we mean the ratio of audience reach and acceptance. 10/10, indeed.

@nicolasgarcia2690

6 ай бұрын

@@user-zx1ur dude are u blind? The stage was also a downgrade, but it had one or two successful songs, this one dont a single successful song. Just end with your argument, this album even in its release failed to put one single song on the charts of avenged sevenfold spotify top 5. Even in its release were musics are supposed to be in they own top 5. About public acceptance , nobody even cared to listen after nobody song. The most listened song in the entire album only had 10 million views, thats what u called success? Comparing with the other 2 albums just go check the numbers of hail to the king . Avx7 gave up being one the all time greats in rocknroll history and trowed all in the trash . Now and on its fair to say that they are retired for 99.9% of the ppl and even if they put 3 10/10 albums in a row nobody will not even gave it try

@thebigsad5402

4 ай бұрын

​@@nicolasgarcia2690Tell me your a metal elitist without telling me your a metal elitist. Buddy you do know The Stage album wasn't even advertised or teased like the other albums, it was announced and released the same week, hence the poor sales, no one expected it.

@FWDSUXARSE

2 ай бұрын

​That's just your own opinion. I respect it but disagree.

I've never been a prog metal boy but I enjoy the new Avenged Sevenfold album. Maybe it's because it's one of my favorite bands and/or they just were able to blend it together really well so you had a bit of something for every kind of fan. Definitely probably helped considering I thought their last album was really "experimental" and didn't like it at first. Over time I grew to love it. Went into this one with a completely open mind. I avoided this guys review but since it's Nik I watched it.

@DragonTigerBoss

Жыл бұрын

I got news for you. You're a prog metal boy.

@xaphan8581

Жыл бұрын

I thought that too but I also think a lot of me liking it is because I’m biased because I ducking love the band. But I’m sure they can take the criticism off this album and do it better the next one.

@krispyasfk2567

Жыл бұрын

You probably shouldn't admit publicly such a trash band is your favorite band and that you like such a garbage album, now everyone knows you're gay.

@tommasoluchetti8796

Жыл бұрын

​@@nyxx7813nah record is famtastic, fantano has no taste. He is just an hipster

The album is a grower that's for sure, I wasn't a fan of a lot of songs the first time listening to them, but as I listened to them more I started to really like them. I'm sure that was the experience for a lot of A7X fans

@nonyabuzznus2017

Жыл бұрын

Very true! I also feel like, as fans, knowing what M went through with his voice, we are a lot more forgiving for the change in singing.

@Robert96902

Жыл бұрын

Confirmed. There were a few which I instantly liked like Cosmic, G and the title track but for a lot of them I was skeptical at first but then they started to grow on me

@aahmadfadhilah

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, i fell instantly with mattel and cosmic. but later on i put we love you, easier, and nobody to my frequently-repeated songs from LIBAD.

@thevinyltruffle

Жыл бұрын

I had to listen to the album/songs 5x minimum before I didn’t hate most of them. I had to listen to the album 20 times before it really, really clicked. I was stoned, with headphones on (necessary) and I just sat there, eyes closed and mouth agape as I finally HEARD what this album had to offer. The high level philosophical themes are fucking amazing. And the sheer depth of the music is mind blowing. I’ve heard the interviews and read the interviews and I knew Brian had made “soundscapes” on this album. But I didn’t truly hear them till last night. Everything under the main drums and guitar really plays on the emotion of the lyrics. You’ll be listening and realize you hear a soloing guitar like 7 levels down. If you step back from that solo, you just realize it’s part of the “soundscape” and that’s why you never even noticed it before. I think Brian moving away from “riffs” was the smartest thing ever. This is their most guitar driven (a statement I did not agree with at first) their most musical, daring, envelope pushing, cinematic, high art album they’ve ever made. This album is probably the best album I’ve heard in decades. An album that was an experience. It’s not just a bunch of riffs and drum fills. It’s like a goddamn symphony.

@noahleach7690

Жыл бұрын

im sure you can get used to torture too if you force it

matt actually encouraged people to either to give 10 or 0 stars because both ways that will produce conversations about it leading it to more streams

Avenged decided to explore their creativity and artistry. Im sure they knew they were taking big risks. I effing HATE the record. But I still have mad respect for them . Im hoping the next will be a banger

@mathiaslibby6445

Жыл бұрын

agree its just not for me i respect it though

@AvaaSlays_Swiftie

Жыл бұрын

They knew people would hate it but figured it would be more respectful towards the fans to do something they wanted to do instead of the same stuff.

Considering this was the first full album I've heard from A7X besides City of Evil, I really dug it.

@xravenx24fe

Жыл бұрын

Sir you're doing yourself a disservice if you don't listen to their self-titled. Unless you like their first two albums and that style more, their self-titled album is easily their best release after City of Evil.

@coonjamalay

Жыл бұрын

i really love the album man

@DalaceE

Жыл бұрын

​@@xravenx24feI agree. Very underated

From the guy who said The Stage is the "worst album of the year" back then while said he never listen to A7X music because its all overproduced????

@damiencross7334

Жыл бұрын

Its cause this dude is only relevant when he is doing these shit reviews. He doesn't know anything about music. He hasn't recorded any albums. He is a critic. People that can't just judge others that can. I didn't like the album, but i dont have to make a video for attention off someone elses work.

A7x has never been my vibe so naturally, I didn’t care to even listen to this album but after this I want to

I think a reason so many people dislike this album is because people keep categorising avenged sevenfold when A7X obviously disagree with these labels and personally so do I. People expect bands to stick with a single genre and neglect the fact that artists are people and also age, changing over time as well as their own personal preferences.

@RustyShackleford76

Жыл бұрын

Definitely. This album is a mixed bag but I think they can do any genre pretty good, they are a very versatile band

@tmw3489

Жыл бұрын

This is a shit take. They're trying this for the first time. They are not very good at it nor have they been able to properly focus. They have been focusing on nft's instead of doing a proper experimental record, so this is a half-baked mess at best. You are allowed to like that, since you obviously don't actually listen to experimental music, but you're in the lower range of musical intelligence and you are not an authority on how others think.

@profanepropane

Жыл бұрын

Naw man this album to me feels like it's going through 5 identity crises

@ElDroggoSuperior

Жыл бұрын

when those older albums already exist theres no reason to make a 2nd one of them because they are already amazing

@shawnjasso832

Жыл бұрын

This album is great.

I haven't checked out the album yet, but I do remind myself that the dudes in Avenged Sevenfold basically have the attitude of "if people don't hate our new album, we're not doing something right."

The end of cosmic reminds me of I really wanna stay at your house from edge runners and now I’m crying again

I love the album, i still go back to it some days, and listen to it from start to finish, like it should be heard..

@tmw3489

Жыл бұрын

"still"? It just came out, tf????

@renejensen7799

Жыл бұрын

@@tmw3489 well i listened to it 30 times as i wrote my last comment..

This is making me want to listen to the album just to hopefully see it this vividly.

@ChrisKennedyGuitars

Жыл бұрын

Nevermind, I tapped out after 2 minutes.

We love a review of a review 😍

I think A7X highlighted their ability to not just be a rock band. I really love when they lean into that classical/orchestral direction like Death. I think they should incorporate the orchestra with their branded heavy style. Similar to old City of Evil like the Wicked End. That song is very advanced

I had never seen a bad review that made me want to listen to it more.

I'm in the minority where im just like this is fine. Most people either hate it or love it.

I am utterly convinced that Fantamo is a robot that is forced to judge music as an eternal torment and hears all sound as Morse code that gets printed out on paper in his metal dome.

@mirkecWii

Жыл бұрын

Oh 100%, I have no idea how someone can complain about the vocals on a metal record, give it a 0 out of 10 and proceed to give trap idiots who sound like utter shit a 7/8/9/10

@dickthehead1145

Жыл бұрын

​@@mirkecWii some of the black metal hes given like 8 or 9s i think is some of the worst stuff I've ever heard

@mirkecWii

Жыл бұрын

@dickthehead1145 yeah I gave up on his channel a long time ago

@ryanbollinger1759

Жыл бұрын

@@mirkecWii Because lots of the rap he gives 7’s, 8’s and 9’s to are actually fucking great. He also dishes out NOT GOOD’s and 1’s and 2’s to really bad pop and r&b and rap records. Kendrick Lamar’s TPAB is a STUNNING album and I’m tired of this side of the heavy music community that discredits every other genre of music. That album is ABSOLUTELY a 10. I’m a guitar player and a producer, and I can tell you that this attitude of “oh they’re not playing real instruments, it’s crap” is absolute nonsense. It’s much easier to play guitar and make creative riffs in my opinion than it is to make genuinely great beats and samples. He’s not a robot either, he gave the new POST HUMAN BMTH album an 8 and he highly rates bands like Code Orange, Knocked Loose, Cannibal Corpse and more.

@clandon9624

Жыл бұрын

⁠thank you Ryan, hard agree. And to the op, yes I agree that Fantano certainly is quite liberal with his shitting on things he doesn’t like, but yeah the vocals for this record just feel undercooked. Like it’s mixed poorly aswell. Just because there’s screaming and loudness in metal vocals does not obstain all vocalists from sounding like shit on a record. Yes it may be hard to believe, the A7X record is simply mid compared to any other metal I have at my disposal. Yes opinions exist, buts it’s no coincidence more people dislike it than like it. All borrowed components on this album have sounded better elsewhere, leaving no real reason to listen to it other than for fans to continue a fandom, so to speak.

“Just to prank WB” man that line had me dyin💀

I agree that Matt would find the reaction video hilarious. He knows some people will hate it, hahaha.

I know there’s the whole meme people like to post in Fantano’s comment sections like “you would’ve given this a 10 if Swans made it” or whatever but I genuinely think that kind of applies here. Fantano has an obvious bias against this band if you look at things he’s said about them in the past and I think he went into it with a dismissive attitude. There’s so many things he criticizes the album for that he’s praised when other albums did the same thing (the raw production, etc)

@Jwlar

Жыл бұрын

Called The Stage the worst album of the year. He hates A7X unabashedly.

@CaptainQwark4

Жыл бұрын

@@Jwlar yup. Love Fantano but dude definitely has blind spots in his music taste and he’s not the neutral, objective critic a lot of people think he is. When did he say that about The Stage anyway? I’ve heard people quote that but I don’t know what video or livestream it was from.

@lucasgoncalves7774

Жыл бұрын

@@CaptainQwark4 I'm pretty sure he never actually even said anything about The Stage lmao.

@user-zx1ur

6 ай бұрын

@@lucasgoncalves7774 He did. Google it.

I actually listened to the whole album because of the review, I don't really listen much to AX7. I gotta say, there are like 4 tracks I actually really vibed to 😂 (We love you, Nobody, Cosmic and G)

It's weird, its different and the first listen of We Love You bent my brain but overall I like it. It grew on me. I prefer the earlier parts on the album.

This album fucking rules.

@Porydong

Жыл бұрын

Found the one guy

@thesacredwaffle2846

Жыл бұрын

@@Porydongno it’s actually great

@ninja_tony

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love it.

That hurts. Lol this band always has and will have a special place in my heart. Syn got me into being obsessed with guitar and the band as a whole pushed me more into metal. So it hurts seein them get shredded. Especially since I kind of agree on some of it. Idk their trying something new maybe it will turn into something better.

@itsdoctorbrankenstein8780

Жыл бұрын

Much like Eminem with Revival. Maybe they need a good diss to bring out the big guns again.. 🤷‍♂️

All of avengeds last three records had to grow on you, i love it.

It’s like you all stopped listening after city of evil. They have been getting weirder and weirder, this isn’t that surprising.

New A7X album sounds like Bone Palace Ballet era Chiodos written and produced by 2022 era Code Orange.

I love this album more every time but I gotta give fantano credit his review is funny af.

@jjones9904

Жыл бұрын

Nah he likes Kendrick Lamar and bends over backwards for him. Get a grip lmao

I love this album, there finest work imo

I’m an A7X fan and I absolutely hated it when it came out but it grows on me. I really love the album and seeing them performed live last Tuesday was also amazing too. Matt’s vocal is getting better and better, too. Love the album.

ok that "Secret Cuphead Level" comment was funny as fuck though ngl. I was rolling

I’m not a huge fan of Avenged Sevenfold. But I think the new album is a n absolute prog masterpiece.

Bruh vsauce reallly went in on a7x

I saw them perform basically the entire album live in LA for the first show of the tour. Will say the songs are wayyyy better live and Matt’s live voice is great. I wanted to hear cosmic so bad but they didn’t play it 😢

@jd0879

11 ай бұрын

They’ve been playing the same setlist for the whole tour and the new songs are terrible and you can tell the majority of the fans don’t like it. Vibe completely changes when they play new songs

@evanstokes1947

11 ай бұрын

@@jd0879Nobody and Mattel were bangers at the concert I was at in Chicago.

@iron1798

10 ай бұрын

@@jd0879I’m genuinely convinced you haven’t seen any footage from these concerts. Went to the show in Minneapolis, everyone was loving the new stuff beside G.

Absolutely loved this album. Such a roller coaster

I don’t listen to A7X. But the fact the album was so different, and I saw a cpl reactions, I had to check it out to see what the fuss was about. Had it been a normal record for them I wouldn’t have even gave it a chance. I do agree the vocals aren’t great, it’s like he lost his voice. This was funny 😂

I get where he is coming from. I like the new record it being a different vibe while everything didn't land I feel some were decent might add 1 song here or there in my playlist

I like how the asses of old A7X fans are burning because they expected the band to play the same stuff till the end of their career. Musically this album is great. It's just for people who accept good experiments with the music. I love it. Moreover, I think it's the best album in their discography. It's unusual, out of borders and unpredictable. Listen to the music, not labels.

I felt like The Stage got hold back because they weren't weird enough. They went full weird with this one - and it worked. The songs are constantly changing from the old classic A7X style to the new style, never giving you room to breath. I liked it. They got too "artsy" in some songs like Life is but a Dream but We Love You is an instantly classic. I agree that it doesn't have too much replay value to go to the rotation because it feels like more like an "experience" than just an album song. I liked it overall, especially compared to Metallica's 72 Seasons

Ouch! I haven't seen someone rant like that on KZread, ever... And I learned to rant from a pro about just about anything (my father). Nothing's wrong with Devin! He's awesome and a total sweetheart!

What people doesn't get is that you can not like an album but also recognize their talent and innovation. Something like "i don't like it but i get what they are doing (pushing boundaries)"

@joshyjoshyjosh

Жыл бұрын

The problem is that what they are trying to do has already been done but better. They might have their own "spin" on it, but other bands just did it better, and a long time ago at that. Mr. Bungle, UneXpect, Sigh are examples.

@clandon9624

Жыл бұрын

Dog, with peace and love, expand your music horizons if you think this is boundary pushing. It’s more of a sponge soaking up other styles presented as a whole unique album, but when squeezed you see exactly what bad was in the album and how it could be so much cleaner and boundary pushing

@jacksonconstantine5740

Жыл бұрын

It’s also important to be aware of one’s limitations. If you get in the deep end and after five seconds you’re flailing your arms around, don’t try and finish the lap, get the fuck back in lane.

@tmw3489

Жыл бұрын

Uhm, the problem is that people wont allow you to explain that you do like experimental music and that this is a very half-baked, non-finished project because they have been focusing on nft's instead

@tommasoluchetti8796

Жыл бұрын

​@@tmw3489stop with the nft bs. This is just straight up misinformation at this point saying "they are bad because nfts1!11!!"

This album is taking bungle, Alice In Chains, Cynic, pantera, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Beatles, STP, and putting it all in a blender with mushrooms and ketamine. It’s a metal masterpiece for heady kids that want weird metal. I love it

@codybrady6940

Жыл бұрын

*DMT

@tmw3489

Жыл бұрын

This is a braindead take. Those are still rock bands, there is nothing experimental about that and that is the problem with the reception to this record.

@spacedusted999

Жыл бұрын

Omg i read that interview when they mentioned they were doing psychedelics and was legit pumped… and then horribly let down . It’s so gay people wanna be psychedelic and they just make something think is psychedelic not something they made while playing on acid or mushrooms… if they actually did the drugs while playing, they’d do it more, and make actual great music

@randomshizFM

Жыл бұрын

​@@spacedusted999we really still out here using gay like that? Wild

@idkjustme4869

Жыл бұрын

@@spacedusted999 The way you use gay like that really devalues your opinion.

LIBAD is one of my favorite albums from A7X

if you listen to Mattel and imagine that its being sung by Charlie from its Always sunny, its quite enjoyable.

I sincerely think that Mike Patton has grounds for a cease and desist against this band

Nik can you do a How To Nik Nocturnal In 60 Seconds???

@WarEagle1023

Жыл бұрын

Just him staring at the camera for 58 seconds and then a roaring scream at the end

Man, this review would make a great try not to laugh video

Nik, you should ask Paula if Fantano is the USA version of Régis Tadeu, famous guy here in Brazil.

I’m super shocked at how many people like the album. Kudos to them

@elxicoplayboi5517

Жыл бұрын

The vocals sound like he's literally taking a shit while singing.

@ChadKing69

Жыл бұрын

Fantano wold be praising it if the singer was a schizophrenic black guy

This is their St Anger.

@alexl.4362

Жыл бұрын

My god..

@antonis958

5 ай бұрын

NO STRAIGHT NO

@toomanyblocks8448

5 ай бұрын

It's disliked because it's weird, not because they replaced the snare with a trash can

@jamesmarkham7489

5 ай бұрын

@@toomanyblocks8448 it’s as close to a trash can as they can get without violating copyright. I like weird music. This is just some kind of awful.

@jamesmarkham7489

5 ай бұрын

@@antonis958 worse? 😄

I love the instrumentals in the album, peak A7X, But I hate to say that Matt doesn't have it anymore with the vocals. Years of screaming and rough vocals will do that.

It took a while but now i´m into it

Ppl in the chat and comments trying to delegitimize fantano's work just bc he didn't like something they did is just akward tho. I'm a fan of the guy's work myself and constantly find myself disagreeing with his takes, and that's ok. Opinions and taste in music are highly subjective, even for the most professional and formal of critics. It's like it's written in every review's description of his, it's just his opinion. And don't get it wrong, the man loves a lot of metal music as well and has some rly cool takes on a lot of it that is worth checking. It may sound that I'm trying to advocate for him or something, but this kind of stuff seems to happen over and over and ppl seem to forget that it's just a single person's opinion lol. Oh and just as a context, a "Not Good" is not necessarily a zero whatsoever. It could be something between a 0 and a 4, and it's just a review of stuff he sees as kind of "non starters". Just a more casual and humorous kind of review, as there are the "Not Bad" reviews as well lol.

Only fans of Avenged Sevenfold or people who aren't familiar with avant-garde metal are praising this album, at least that's how it seems. In the grand scale of avant-garde metal it really is lackluster there is nothing epic or challenging or new about this album. I listened to it twice just to give it a fair shot but the only thing I kept thinking was damn I'd rather be listening to Mr. Bungle or Kayo Dot or even Sleepy Time Gorilla Museum. I'll also say that if this album brings more people to explore avant-garde bands than I think we can call it a win.

I kinda agree with that "its a dig at the label". I got the vibe from half the lyrical content that its almost like ticks and leeches from tool

As you said, this album doesn't sound like ususal Avenged Sevenfold but it's definitely a hit for me. I'm impressed by how their handled such variety in their sound

I love every song on LIBAD but hey I might be a little biased because they’ve been one of my favorites forever, I also went to the early reveal (360 experience in Vegas) along with the impromptu Area 15 show and the art gallery in LA so yeah lol I’ve just been surrounded by this album quite literally, and I think I respect them for wanting to do new things and not have the same thing they’ve been doing.

@asscher10

Жыл бұрын

Of course you're being biased. You wouldn't fuckin care about this garbage if it was made for some unknown band. You like it because of the band's history and previous stuff.. but this album is total shit. And I'm not saying it because I'm a hater, since I like them a lot and have been supporting them since waking the fallen, but, damn, be honest to yourself.. no way someone would care for this album if it wasn't avenged sevenfold.

@hellzturkey

Жыл бұрын

Avenged Sevenfold was my favorite all time band. After Nightmare, they started falling off. Really hard. As someone who loved the drum tracks and their old writing process, they can't possibly be the same band without The Rev. He wrote all their best songs. He was an incredible drummer, he didn't let any groove be simple after Waking the Fallen. It was against him, and the entire writing process of what Avenged Sevenfold committed to. They already perfected their sound. Finding a new one isn't the answer. Brooks sucks. We get classic rock beats with a couple huertas now. Until this point, they played it safe with their sound, playing radio rock. And now, they do a rip off Sleep Token flip. It just doesn't work. I was the biggest Avenged Sevenfold fan on the planet. They are a whimpy shadow of their former selves, and they should've called it quits 14 years ago while they were on top of the world.

@jcbiggs7658

Жыл бұрын

​@hellzturkey you lost all credibility after saying Brooks sucks, not to mention saying this is a Sleep Token rip-off Not only were they far more proginal in their sound on this album, they do far more different soundscapes that neatly tie together on the album, you are just objectively wrong here You don't gotta like the album, but the band never fell off

@hellzturkey

Жыл бұрын

@@jcbiggs7658 Brooks sucks. As a genuine drummer myself that has spent his entire life warming up to Dream Theater, Avenged Sevenfold and Meshuggah tracks, yes. Brooks sucks lmao. Go back and listen to The Rev. Never fell off? The entire quality of their music fell off. They devolved harder than any band I can think of off the top of my head, Slipknot would've had a better time replacing Corey Taylor. A7X would've had an easier time replacing M Shadows then The Rev. He was literally the heart of the band. He wrote their best songs. He was the heartbeat, the unnecessarily complex, fun heartbeat of the band. And to say they didn't fall off, is to say you were oblivious to the entire change. Writing process became lazier. Instruments slowed down until they fell off, with the exception of a quarter of The Stage, and maybe two songs from the new album. Yes, they fell off. I'm sorry you don't feel that way as a super fan, but they fell off. I was once a bigger fan than you are. It's just too bad that they kinda suck now. Maybe they'll get Portnoy back one day and get off this gay avante-garde shit. It's not their sound. They already found their sound.

@jcbiggs7658

Жыл бұрын

@@hellzturkey Yeah this whole comment right here just reads as straight bitterness to me. How cringe does it feel to be this much of an elitist? I like how you try to big dick your accomplishments with drumming as if that's supposed to be a point too, and with your complete surface level knowledge on Brook's as a drummer, yeah, i wouldn't be surprised if you were fool of shit either. There was a change to their music, yes, but that's literally how their entire discography has always been, since STST. They never fell off, they just changed to a style you didn't like, which is okay you don't have to like it but i can tell that's something you won't admit to. "Their writing became lazier" How? is there a metric to it? Does every song they write have to be what they did in CoE or Nightmare to be considered less lazy? "Instruments slowed down" The fuck does that even mean? So they slowed down the speed of their instruments, which means that they fell off? My guy, whatever you do, don't listen to Pink Floyd then either, you might think they fell off by the time Meddle came out lmao "I was once a bigger fan than you are" This doesn't mean anything lmao "Gay avant-garde shit" More elitism... You don't have to like their new sound, but saying its objectively bad and that they fell off is dumb

damnnnn I love mattel is properly the only song i like on the record

I understood most of it. It's not for everybody, but was definitely for people like me.

When “The Stage” came out, was when I really began to worry about the direction Avenged Sevenfold was going in and I knew “The Stage” was a lube up and preparation for what was to come next with them. So I knew this was the direction they were heading. “The Stage” was passable and had a couple of good songs. But I agree, this new album, I just can’t get in to, no matter how hard I try. But! With that said. I absolutely love “Cosmic” it’s actually one of the best songs they’ve ever released. It’s truly “A diamond in the rough” terrible pun, I know. But, it’s true!

@jjones9904

Жыл бұрын

Produce some music or your own

@selendile030

Жыл бұрын

This is my exact take. The album has a whole is filled with hit or misses. Mostly misses for me honestly, but Cosmic is incredible.

@ryanbollinger1759

Жыл бұрын

@@jjones9904 I mean, I do and I still can’t stand the album. On top of this, using the argument that because someone doesn’t produce or write music themselves they can’t criticize a piece of art is absolutely absurd.

@FartCity-WorldDomination

Жыл бұрын

@@jjones9904don’t need to get ran over by a truck to know it hurts.

@captainshiner42

Жыл бұрын

The Stage was the best album A7X had ever made up until that point. Small-minded, gatekeeping fuckboys are the only types I've seen hating on The Stage. If you only want to hear high school metalcore, go listen to their first album.

Libad is album of the year

I actually agree on more than one point with Fantano's video here. And the Sleep Token one too. Which is fucking baffling to me. But then again I've never returned to listen to Avenged's newer stuff since they released Hail to the King (absolutely despise that record) except this one. Can't say I needed to

00:41 Yes. I know.

I love the Mattell... I sent it to some friends who didn't experience the album and they didn't like it after one listen... I think maybe the album has to be experienced as a whole

@TranzparentMethods

Жыл бұрын

Without question it needs to be listened to as a whole. I recommended the album to a 17 year old that I work with and told him "You have to listen from front to back", and he LOVED it. He singled out "Cosmic" as sounding like something from "The Stage". I can agree with that.

I can't get over the fact that he actually screenshotted genius lyrics

@WilliamRouachedMusic

Жыл бұрын

It's common practice for him... how else are you supposed to talk about specific lyrics if you want a visual cue?

@alexbrown4426

Жыл бұрын

@@WilliamRouachedMusic there are other websites that don't provide braindead analyses of songs.

@WilliamRouachedMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@alexbrown4426 Genius get the official lyrics and credits, hence the use of the website. If he wanted to draw attention to the 'braindead analyses', he would have pulled them.

@ezet

Жыл бұрын

@@alexbrown4426 you don't have to see the people's analyses. but genius is the best lyrics site out there still. All I care is that the lyrics are correct, and that's the best chance for it (99% of online lyrics have mistakes in them)

@user-zx1ur

6 ай бұрын

​@@WilliamRouachedMusicHe handles the braindead analysis on his own. See "Rich Men North of Richmond".

Dat Townsend shrapnel!

I really enjoyed the album and still play songs off the album, definitely not there best album by far but I enjoy it a lot

I’m so over people holding this guy’s opinion so high Edit: I’m in love and obsessed with this record

@rubdub4

Жыл бұрын

Honest question, why are his opinions highly regarded? Is it just because he makes entertaining videos?

@Troetenhose

Жыл бұрын

@@rubdub4 Nah because he knows so much about music and he is also very well spoken i guess...

@andrewpottersfield

Жыл бұрын

@@rubdub4 apparently people like the way he breaks apart music and talks about it in more dissecting terms other than just “oh I like/didn’t like this” or “it was good/bad”

@soysaucehairdye7869

Жыл бұрын

He's a pretty pretentious douche. The way he trashes Will Swan's guitar playing when Will Swan is one of the most influential guitar players of his generation makes me have no respect for Fantano. He was talking about how all Dance Gavin Dance albums are mediocre or bad except Mothership and Artificial Selection. Those albums are good, but Downtown Battle Mountain and Happiness are their best albums besides Downtown Battle Mountain 2 which is their magnum opus. No DGD fan is going to pick a Tillian album over a Jonny Craig album.

"is this goo goo gah gah metal" 😂

0:45 What's a "bud in"?

Cosmic is a masterpiece. Easier and (O)rdinary are also amazing. I can maybe ..kind of see why ppl hate this. I, however think it’s a fantastic album. Fantanos shit review just made me want to go re-listen to it ✌️

I don't think he's saying that Devin Townsend is awful. He's saying that a7x sounds like a bad version of what Devin Townsend does well.

@irti_pk

Жыл бұрын

I hope so, Devin doesn't deserve to be slandered. By catching strays no less

@redninja216

Жыл бұрын

Nah, that was absolutely a shot a t Devin. He wouldn't have specifcly put up a pic of Lightwork if it wasnt intended as a diss.

@wickywoowoo

Жыл бұрын

I've never heard him say anything positive about Devin, ever.

I think it's hilarious that it's worse than Corey Feldman and Nik just goes "OK". I look forward to a deep dive of The Fel-dog from Nik. That should be awesome for the elder millennial crowd.

@lucasgoncalves7774

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure Nik doesn't even know Corey Feldman lmao.

Why's he gotta throw Devy under the bus? The man is a national treasure!

A "not good" can be between a 0 and a 3 or 4, usually. It's more that the bad is so bad that he feels he can't structure a normal review out of it, but is still worth discussing in depth. IIRC he's only given the 0 to like 2 or 3 albums. This one he'd probably give a strong 1 or a light 2

@royallpricc

Жыл бұрын

I distinctly remember some dance gavin dance album getting a 0 for reference

A7X listened to Red Miso by AAL once and decided to make a new album

Heavy Devy catching strays 💀 bald on bald violence

I don’t get why Ghost gets so much hate. Yeah they’re not metal anymore but their songs are BOPS. Tobias knows how to write catchy stuff. What’s wrong with that?

@wickywoowoo

Жыл бұрын

They are metal. It may be pop tinged stadium metal but metal it is. It's not like the early albums were Lorna Shore either, lol

@wickywoowoo

Жыл бұрын

@@tabithacakes3624 If they don't change, then it's same old, same old. No win situation.

@tmw3489

Жыл бұрын

Why do people like you pretend Ghost gets hate? You stans are so butthurt and sensitive at all points....

I don't care whether you like Avenged or not. But saying they are not interesting is a WILD take. They literally wrote one of the greatest stories in music with A Little Piece Of Heaven.

@griffithsethan

Жыл бұрын

Calling A Little Piece of Heaven anything but cringe is the wildest take I've seen here lmao

That jab against Dev felt like a personal attack.

@Ravelle17

Жыл бұрын

he’s always had it out for Dev and it bums me out

3:57 almost made me shit myself that noise caught me so off guard💀

I've never been a fan of A7X, but I truly like this album. It's one of those albums that are meant to be listened to in its entirety. I have to admit, that I didn't like it instantly. The songs are so dynamic and different that you don't feel that you get bored during it, and it leaves you wanting to play it again.

@user-zx1ur

6 ай бұрын

Same.

Listen I actually love the new album but I totally understand why people don't like it

@whiteshadow0122

Жыл бұрын

Same. It's definately a 50/50 album. You either love it or hate it and both are understandable. I just wish people were less agressive about it in both sides. If you dislike it, then people who love it say you just "don't get it" and "should listen again". If you like it, then people who hate it say say it's just "the worst music ever", that that you must be stupid to like it and that there's no way people genuinely like it. That's why I hate the Metal community in general nowadays because if an album released by a band isn't their best sound ever or doesn't resonate with you, then it's just trash. I recently got trashed by someone because I liked Prog, but then I got trashed by a Prog fan because I liked Core and Hard Rock. Tbh, I feel that's kinda why Metal has been on the decline for the past years. Almost nobody really supports new sounds unless it's perfectly what a certain group is expecting.

@joevahkiin2329

Жыл бұрын

​@@whiteshadow0122Im actually surprised there are ppl that dont like prog.

@whiteshadow0122

Жыл бұрын

@@joevahkiin2329 a friend of mine can't stand Prog. Sometimes I play Tool or Between the Buried and Me in my car with him and he just gets kinda bothered by it. As for me, I really dislike Deathcore, but I get why people love it and props to those who do.

@6li8storm40

Жыл бұрын

⁠@@whiteshadow0122 like LIBAD, but Fantano just made me laugh. I watch him semi-regularly, and rarely actually agree with him.

@royallpricc

Жыл бұрын

I quite like it, however I would not describe myself as an A7X fan. Maybe that's what the band was going for?

That album is fire.

finally man said that no one dared to do so 🔥🔥🔥

He isn't wrong at all about Matt's vocals, the album demanded way, way, waaaay too much of him

@giovanni5954

Жыл бұрын

the problem is that I know that matt is a phenomenal singer and u can see that in the recent live shows but, the literal choice of the vocal style that he did on the whole album was mostly super shit, this has nothing to do with his capacity as a vocalist or his vocal surgery, etc, it's what he and the band wanted to do with his vocals the whole problem.

Amazing 10/10 album, the songs that didn't hit, other ones made up for it 10 times plus. And COSMIC is uuuff 🔥🔥🔥🫰🏿🫰🏿

I love the first half of the album

He comes off as a guy that would make fun of someone in 2004 for liking Avenged and then criticize you because you shop at Hot Topic.

@unai49999

Жыл бұрын

I used to be that guy until I started liking bad bunny and went the oposite route.

@jacksonconstantine5740

Жыл бұрын

Fantano was one of the people shopping in HT lmao

@tmw3489

Жыл бұрын

...he makes fun of people for that NOW

I use his reviews to find good music.... I know if he hates it, I'm gonna love it! 😂😂

@megadouche

Жыл бұрын

Including that god awful brain EP?

@darklordofmayonnaise

Жыл бұрын

@@megadouche Yes! Baked potatoes are my favorite kind of potato. 🥔🥔

I've never really been a fan of theirs. A few songs I liked in the past. But I agree with Fantano for the most part from the songs I've heard of this album

@ahkosorsomesaykosby9999

Жыл бұрын

Fantano doesn't even care about the themes in the song tho the music and vocals tell a story that is beautiful when you interpret it but to the untrained ear it sounds random and bad