Avenged Sevenfold, 'Life Is But A Dream...'

Avenged Sevenfold, 'Life Is But A Dream...' | The Album Story

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Avenged Sevenfold vocalist M. Shadows talks us through the creation of their eighth studio album, featuring the singles 'Nobody' and 'We Love You'. From lyric writing to the artwork by Wes Lang, musical influences like Daft Punk and collaborating with a 78-piece orchestra, this is The Album Story of 'Life Is But A Dream...'.
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@cotopaximusic Жыл бұрын

The album is phenomenal

@onewhosins8581 Жыл бұрын

yes it is 🙌🏽

@Pelleministeri Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@adrianz.3036 Жыл бұрын

agreed

@marcc.2365 Жыл бұрын

Totally

@A7X062388 Жыл бұрын

i think you people are lying to yourself in order to force yourself to like it since its such a disappointment after waiting for 7 years......This isnt a7x this is trying too hard to be different. Its a mess.

@jonellebabula3902 Жыл бұрын

Lucky enough to have experienced this band evolve since city of evil days. Innovative, inspiring and influential as each album came. This new album is another masterpiece

@A7XBitch Жыл бұрын

They've evolved even more since sounding the seventh trumpet.

@bobzmuda3940 Жыл бұрын

Lucky enough to have experienced King Gizzard evolve since the rats nest days.

@A7X062388 Жыл бұрын

this album is devolving....

@slitherywall4460 Жыл бұрын

@@bobzmuda3940 same but with nonagon infinity. Can’t wait for the new album in 13 days!

@bobzmuda3940 Жыл бұрын

@@A7X062388 LOL RIGHT

@derekevenson8694 Жыл бұрын

This album is something special.

@A7X062388 Жыл бұрын

like retarded special. Thats what it is. just stop. Ive been a huge fan since wtf and im not willing to lie to myself.

@HelloVisitor Жыл бұрын

I had high hopes for this album, but I didn't expect it to be a 10/10. Best album this band has ever made, and I was already a fan. This was such a beautiful album.

@scylentdeth3198 Жыл бұрын

Isn’t it great? It’s nothing like what hooked us on A7X but I hold nothing they’ve done higher.

@HelloVisitor Жыл бұрын

@@scylentdeth3198 I couldn't agree more! And this interaction with you makes me even more happy about it. There's not much in this world that unites people, but it's so nice being a part of this fan base and getting to come together with other fans of this album and talk about just how it made us feel. Music brings people together, and this album has legitimately given me a profound outlook and experience.

@scylentdeth3198 Жыл бұрын

@@HelloVisitor I’m creeping up on 40. I think about my own existence and just the existence of life itself and everything in between constantly. This album speaks to me almost the way The Stage did but even more so and in a much deeper way. This one is different and I apparently needed it. Cheers to you, brother and happy Friday…best day of the week for a new album🤘

@HelloVisitor Жыл бұрын

@@scylentdeth3198 Cheers to you as well brother! And happy Friday! Thank you!

@jeremynelson5311 Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

@emansfvera Жыл бұрын

One of the best pieces of music from any band in the last 10 years.

@jastrology4192 Жыл бұрын

He’s not even just singing better, he’s screaming better

@librairiealademilune Жыл бұрын

I thought it was impossible to write another masterpiece after The Stage but … obviously, the did it with a new level of genius ! This is absolutely brillant.

@A7X062388 Жыл бұрын

@gloworm1482 Жыл бұрын

Can't expect them to always have the same sound. They have grown and evolved and are exploring their craft and having FUN. They have proven themselves already. We didn't need some mainstream album, they gave us ART! Sorry it wasn't for you.

@Ashwand_Collective Жыл бұрын

Art imitates life...life imitates art. Both are their own mess. Can't we just enjoy the brush strokes and the moments instead of putting all of the emphasis on the finished piece and destination? This album just "is"...

@tywins3669 Жыл бұрын

I didn't love the stage but I love this. The stage was a preparation for this

@tywins3669 Жыл бұрын

@@A7X062388dude it's OK for a metal band to stretch their artistic chops. I can see people who are strict metal heads not liking this but I appreciate it as different

@fulm1n314 Жыл бұрын

The album is a MASTERPIECE ❤

@UNBOUNDWR Жыл бұрын

The fact that they used a melody from Pinkly Smooth is awesome

@jnnycobra Жыл бұрын

Best album I have heard in a long time

@A7X062388 Жыл бұрын

must not listen to much music

@BobDylan-ho2gd Жыл бұрын

@@A7X062388Now he did say in a long time. Most music today is just a trend. You earn clout on whats popular instead of what you wanna do. Music today is DEAD

@Puppyboi12345 Жыл бұрын

I’d love to see more interviews with other members of the band. I love shadows but I’d love to hear from the others

@alexlebon6456 Жыл бұрын

We need Zacky to speak about LIBAD🥴 (Johnny & Syn have already done interviews about this album)

@USV2002 Жыл бұрын

Damn, listening to this album gave me such a joy and while listening to cosmic, I sobbed. I felt like I was a kid .

@A7X062388 Жыл бұрын

if i hear one more of you snowflakes talk about crying......Grow up

@Release-the-resistance Жыл бұрын

I cried too. It gave me this internal full circle feeling.

@Release-the-resistance Жыл бұрын

@@Cocostinkypawswhy is it dramatic?

@Release-the-resistance Жыл бұрын

@@Cocostinkypaws I had a massive emotional release when I listened too… I don’t think it’s dramatic at all. 😅 Though maybe for someone that isn’t a very deep feeler, maybe it might seem it. Though we all process things differently.

@chancebattenberg8400 Жыл бұрын

@@Cocostinkypaws I cried like a baby when I first heard it, and no song has ever done that to me before lol

@alizabelle Жыл бұрын

This is the best album they’ve done! Love how they use their art to voice a message so deep and necessary ❤ THANK YOU

@Release-the-resistance Жыл бұрын

Only those who are ready to perceive it’s meaning will. ❤

@A7X062388 Жыл бұрын

@@Release-the-resistance Meaning doesnt make music good lady. You would know good music if it slapped you in the face. Ive been supporting this band since early 00s and the comment above is straight disrespect and stupidity.

@A7X062388 Жыл бұрын

Only gen z would write a stupid comment like that

@jastrology4192 Жыл бұрын

This is the best interview on the new album

@omarpena7244 Жыл бұрын

A7x ur the best band ever.I’m 47 I been around l listing to some. Awesome records in my life but this just blew my mind.

@KamzSource Жыл бұрын

I have been an A7X fan since I was 10 years old. I love that they continue to let themselves be creative and write the songs they want to write rather than what mainstream tells them to write. Notice it’s nothing like anything you’ve ever heard before, and it’s absolutely phenomenal.

@onenacho1237 Жыл бұрын

They never disappoint. If you didn't expect the unexpected that's on you.

@bigtommy9715 Жыл бұрын

It’s really nice to see jimmy have song writing credits on a new album

@Rational_Mind Жыл бұрын

As a non-musician I struggle to grasp how good this band (if I even dare call them that) really is - you actually have people, who are seemingly quite good musicians in their own right, making KZfaq videos on how to play AX7 original compositions. I’m going to go out on a limb here, but I would say AX7 is the definitive best rock/progressive/“whatever you want to call them” group on the scene nowadays. Every single member is talented beyond belief in their respective craft. Hail to the King(s)🤘

@thevinyltruffle Жыл бұрын

A masterpiece. I had high hopes for this album. I had heard them say how differant it was but had no idea what to expect. I could have never imagined this. A 1 or 1 album. I’ve never heard anything like this and there is nothing else that even compares. They achieved something with this album that they’ve never done.

@BrandyHoward-oe2gx 3 ай бұрын

my Favorite Album 🖤🎵🖤🎵🤘

@MrSlm1981 Жыл бұрын

I’ve listened to this album every day all day since Friday! I seen the leaks but forced myself to wait like a good boy… and I was mind blown by the whole album!!! 10/10!

@boyrafael27 6 ай бұрын

respect for matt, his doctor said if he can't singing again, but he still giving us his best with his new vocal style. and the things why i love this guy it because he's so humble. so why many people hate their new album? it's masterpieces dude. is that because they're out of the metal scene? why many people didn't want to evolve and stuck on mainstream music?

@EaglesPhanatic01 Жыл бұрын

Solid album, definitely is different for any listener for an A7X fan. I’m not gonna sit here and pretend I love the whole thing like most interviewers but I appreciate how the band expanded their sound

@OrigenisAdamantios Жыл бұрын

They’ve conveyed the progress of going from potentiality to actuality. All the emotions. All the growth of a human individual within each’s Antecedent Causes and the Universal Sympathy of all.

@volpe_sol Жыл бұрын

This album brought be back to a "pre-sanitized world" era of music. I fucking loved it!

@xlazybubblex 11 ай бұрын

Also what a mindblowing record, I wasn't even a fan before them and now I feel proud of them for releasing this

@johnwebb4855 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the hard work that went into the album, and it shows. I loved it

@GlassThirdEye Жыл бұрын

In the running for album of the year for me. I see a Grammy in their near future. The album is fucking phenomenal. And this is coming from a casual A7X fan. I like them but not a die hard fan. This album has changed that.

@Chadillac-xq7xk 7 ай бұрын

The only reason I don't see a Grammy is because this album isn't mainstream. Which is what makes it great, but people don't appreciate that today.

@CrescentKicks23 6 ай бұрын

@@Chadillac-xq7xkso what makes The Stage mainstream and this album not mainstream? The song “The Stage” was nominated for a Grammy. That doesn’t make any sense

@jordshark2056 Жыл бұрын

Have to say this interviewer was excellent. Some of the best questions I’ve seen, props dude!

@SevenfoldKidd Жыл бұрын

Glad to have been here with these guys through almost all their albums. Side note, M. Shadows is G-great. Dimples for days. 😍🖤❤️

@Rational_Mind Жыл бұрын

People, how lucky are we to have a group like this nowadays? In a world full of “Taylor Swift-like” superficial garbage, we are lucky enough to actually still have groups like AX7. Put your headphones on, focus, listen, enjoy, appreciate, be thankful. 🤘

@flyingnimbus369 Жыл бұрын

This album is dope I'm so happy that it has become my daily fix ❤

@lucasanibaldi9791 28 күн бұрын

Masterpiece of an album

@thomaslatham6105 10 ай бұрын

I've been a fan since '03-'04.. To see how far they've come since the first album is fucking nutz.. No other band has evolved as much as they have.. nothing even compares to their catalog, not even close... This new album solidifies them as the greatest band of all time in my book...

@MonRoeTheory Жыл бұрын

I can really relate to him regarding being an atheist and always trying to argue with your religious friends and family. I often have to remind myself that none of it really matters. M Shadows, you're a good dude. Love the new album.

@tywins3669 Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I'm an atheist but as I get older (41) and find more spirituality through life and hallucinogens I fully understand the evolution here. Life is short and regardless of origin, it is undeniably a trip.

@Mike-tz4oi Жыл бұрын

I love it all!

@SmokeWithMeInCT Жыл бұрын

Great great deep album! Thank YOU

@anthonygames4451 Жыл бұрын

Incredible record!!!

@humorbegone 11 ай бұрын

Loving this interview! I could listen to M. Shadows talk all day. I wasn’t sure what to expect with this album, I figured it wasn’t gonna be like the last few, but I was pleasantly surprised. So amazing hearing the work and thoughts that went into this album

@abrysunnyanthraper7118 Жыл бұрын

Matt's mind is so beautiful. Genius.

@stevefisher2553 Жыл бұрын

LISTEN TO THE WHOLE ALBUM!!! INCREDIBLE

@detroitmcpro Жыл бұрын

This album is a masterpiece. And I know that term has been overused by fans of this album in particular, but that's because it's true. I could listen to Matt talk about music all day long, can't wait to see them perform these songs next month (Detroit show for anyone who's gonna be at Pine Knob). The Rev would be so proud of how wild this album is!

@jh23rangers71 5 ай бұрын

The first month I hated this album but as I listen more the songs are pure beauty

@ronnietravis741 Жыл бұрын

My first listen to the record blew my mind. It’s so left field and I loved every second. It is so good

@A7X062388 Жыл бұрын

your mind must be easily blown. WHere you on dmt too?

@nickshepley2566 4 ай бұрын

6:34 everything Matt just said made perfect sense

@JohnHenry1331 Жыл бұрын

I love ART. I love A7X.

@hektorlinko 8 ай бұрын

Much love and mad respect for this band. I took my family to see them at the Tacoma Dome with Falling In Reverse and Kim Dracula and it was awesome. Great Show! Thumbs Up! A++++++++ Love these guys and respect! : )))

@shannonbiggers3312 Жыл бұрын

It is a "Trip".....and really good too.

@Cocostinkypaws Жыл бұрын

Dude I went from absolutely hating this album, because I was expecting it to be like hail to the king, shepherd of fire kind of stuff…to completely loving it. I took another day to listen to it, i went on a slow drive and it just changed my perspective of the album. Especially the middle part of “Cosmic” that’s my favorite part of the album so far

@iAnimeDude Жыл бұрын

What you mentioned is sadly the mindset for most people, expecting the same-ish past stuff all over again and then getting something else without giving it a proper chance. I think its a phenomenal album tackling a very hard subject of life with great lyricism and musicianship, good thing you gave it another try and liking it!

@Cocostinkypaws Жыл бұрын

@@iAnimeDude agreed!

@Release-the-resistance Жыл бұрын

Cosmic is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. ❤

@donmcron3334 Жыл бұрын

I thought I was gonna hate it cause I hated nobody but it's definitely interesting. I'm not gonna say I love it yet but I'll definitely be listening a few more times. It's piqued my interest.

@Cocostinkypaws Жыл бұрын

@@donmcron3334 understandable for sure

@andrewpottersfield Жыл бұрын

This record is one of the weirdest I’ve heard in a while but it’s also masterfully constructed. I love it

@ayla117n 9 ай бұрын

""My job as an artist is to tap you on the shoulder and remind you to live life to your fullest". Such a powerful message from A7X and LIBTD! A lot of the time life isn't great, it's far from perfect, but you got to find a way to enjoy it!

@woofspider330 Жыл бұрын

Played their cover of God Only Knows at the bar, and when it eventually came on, I thought "wait, did I play Beautiful Morning?" Its crazy how much you see these nuggets that reference moments from other a7x albums and even other artists.

@Kreverend520v2 Жыл бұрын

Big brain music

@thenickseditious Жыл бұрын

One of the best listening experiences ive ever had. Truly incredible album i want to know of someone was influenced by "The care taker everything at the end of the world" there is something so off about the album in a delibrate beutiful and terrifying way. Like this fucking dread follows each song until the last words sung in "dead" then this piano masterwork that really drives my point home. There are motifs through out the whole album and they pop up (amongst other songs on the album) all over the life is but a dream. Its incredible

@humorbegone 11 ай бұрын

I would love to sit and talk about life and whatnot with Shadows 🖤

@xlazybubblex 11 ай бұрын

this is the best interview I've seen from this era, props to the interviewer for asking interesting stuff and letting M finish his endless trains lf thought unlike that nik guy

@corykimmel3497 Жыл бұрын

These boys grew up together, neighborhood band, love to see this

@leestephen4288 Жыл бұрын

I remember meeting you guys a few months ago and Having good conversations. You worked hard on this album. If you guys see this comment somehow this is Lee.

@maxsmith8196 Жыл бұрын

How does this channel have so many subs but get so few views? The interview is good? The guests are good? 🤔 interesting to hear his voice was so far gone! He sounds awesome now! Inspiring

@Release-the-resistance Жыл бұрын

Something to do with the crappy algorithm. If at some point the channel has taken a pause or been slower and inconsistent with material, it screws up the algorithm. I think it’s ridiculous, but it’s their way of getting people to pay for traffic.

@fabio5076 Жыл бұрын

🤘

@Rolexwatchfan1994 Жыл бұрын

I hope Matt shadows can see this one day but I want to hear lips of deciept in concert!!!

@milky7198 8 ай бұрын

Started off hating this album, now its my 2nd favorite

@cheesefries7436 Жыл бұрын

The album turned out incredible, A7X did an awesome job

@mattynutrition9353 Жыл бұрын

Was always an A7X fan, but would not have put them up in my top 10 of all time, but this album (plus The Stage) and watching a few interviews on how the record was developed, their thought processes and beliefs...yea they might move into top 5.

@lucasmacnamara123 Жыл бұрын

That part about Mattel MAKES SENSE, love the album but that bridge I cannot get outta my head absolutely makes sense

@F8LDragon2 Жыл бұрын

Glad one of my favorite bands makes the music they want to make, not forced to make. Initially was very disappointed, I guess I didn’t know what I wanted from them. I’ve given the album several listens and it has grown on me exponentially. There’s definitely great artistry in this album but maybe I was hoping for a Nightmare 2.0 so I feel it fell away from my hopes.

@SmokeWithMeInCT Жыл бұрын

Anyone wonder the meaning behind them without shirts on? Perhaps as a way to show there age and that what we think they look like as “Rockstars” isn’t always what reality is

@ch1417 3 ай бұрын

Ive just had a whole new take on the "3 little dots"

@awseomsauce Жыл бұрын

Damn bro they sound come up with a spatial mix of the album so I can ascend further

@cvblaylock 10 ай бұрын

I’m not a fan of the band but love Brooks Wackerman, so I gave this new album an honest listen. It’s really great. Avenged meets The Beatles, Rush, and Zappa.

@justinbowen1183 Жыл бұрын

Boy, brooks looks so out of place in those pictures until he sits down at his kit

@rebelmetal4233 Жыл бұрын

1st listen: I hate it 2nd listen: I hate it 3rd listen: Maybe not so bad 4th listen: I actually like the first song 5th listen: I actually like the second song 6th listen: I'm starting to get it 7th listen: I really like this 100th listen (so far): Wow...great album

@bigtommy9715 Жыл бұрын

The thing that held me back for a bit was the vocals I think Matt hurts nobody studio version but live he has a bit more power into it and it’s made me appreciate the song a lot more I loved we love u from day 1 Same with game over Surprisingly ordinary became a favorite as well

@EmmyTheAdult Жыл бұрын

Fuck i love these guys' philosophy on making music. Fuck the haters man i love avenged

@anakinskywalker1509 4 ай бұрын

Jesus loves you guys so much

@zetheman Жыл бұрын

Is there any unused songs that were written and recorded but not put into the album?

@DrSuess360 Жыл бұрын

I sure hope they have. I've loved every Avenged Sevenfold and I love it when we get to hear B-Sides and demos. I can't wait for more

@slynch1982 Жыл бұрын

I didn't like the album on first listen. 2nd listen was a good. By the 3rd listen, I was in love. Now I've got the album on repeat.

@chopper99i Жыл бұрын

Between 14:14 and 14:17 there is a whisper 😮

@duartelucas5746 11 ай бұрын

I have that feeling with Be by Pain of Salvation. A marvelous concept album but it was maybe too much for the time it came out. But yeah, neither is it as catchy as this one, which makes me give props to Avenged Sevenfold, catchy, while complex and artistic is not easy. It is looks simple, that is the biggest I think one can get.

@justinlea8045 Жыл бұрын

This album is ambitious as fuck and I love every second of it!

@reecehopkins9021 Жыл бұрын

People pleaser that interviewer is.

@nzlnzl Жыл бұрын

Best album on the history of mankind. Put metallica and dream theater to shame

@eclecticmuso Жыл бұрын

Riki Heropon bestest intensifies.

@JakeRoy96 Жыл бұрын

It’s their sgt peppers

@wickeywaanzla3015 11 ай бұрын

It's Easier, Cosmic, LIBAD(Instrumental), G. The album is a phenomenal art piece.

@GriffithCapitalGroup Жыл бұрын

It's ok

@_GenericGamer Жыл бұрын

I keep saying this But I saw a lot of influences from Avenged’s older stuff, some Tyler the creator, Frank Sinatra, daft punk, Mr bungle and Metallica

@nickdinosaur Жыл бұрын

Love the music of the new record but as much respect I have for Andy Wallace I think it would have been better off in another more contemporary mixers hands

@scylentdeth3198 Жыл бұрын

I love this except for the fact that it robbed me of a half hour of time I could’ve spent obsessing over the album itself.

@staas1737 Жыл бұрын

To people defending this album, compare the feeling you got the first time you heard Nobody to the first time you heard Bat Country or Afterlife.

@AvaaSlays_Swiftie Жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved city of evil and remember lots of friends drop A7X during them school years because of it. I had one random kid come up to me wearing a city of evil shirt and say how much he loved to see someone else like the album. I had that album on repeat for almost a damn year. I loved the way A7X has evolved and gone through different ways to play.

@__danworrell__ Жыл бұрын

The new album is rad! I love it. The answer to the question is Jesus Christ...

@hunterbushell3276 Жыл бұрын

I really hope they release another album in a year or 2 because I was so excited and honestly kinda underwhelmed

@TheRealDizzle Жыл бұрын

Same

@FuzzyBunnyEars Жыл бұрын

What’s your Favorite a7x album?

@A7X062388 Жыл бұрын

me too. its just bad

@hunterbushell3276 Жыл бұрын

@@FuzzyBunnyEars city of evil or waking the fallen but I love them all

@JZJ7777 11 ай бұрын

@@hunterbushell3276you say you love them all, but you clearly don’t love this one.

@littlebuddytwisty7581 Жыл бұрын

At 29 mins sounded like father Mike Schmitz

@CW-CardboardBaseball 8 ай бұрын

Klaus wants to control everything…isn’t this dude German? (Not that all or any Germans are bad)

@charliepeterson8171 Жыл бұрын

Does rock sound pay for subs?? 1 for yes 2 for no

@OrigenisAdamantios Жыл бұрын

NOW I KNOW THIS MIGHT SOUND CRAZY BUT I'VE SMELLED THE PLASTIC DAISIES AND IT SEEMS WE'VE FOUND OURSELVES IN HELL

@dereknowak1978 3 ай бұрын

easily the worst album of their careers. This isn't rock or metal or any sort of genre. it's m shadows singing in the same monotone in almost every song.