The drummer for this album was Mike Portnoy. The reason the rev and Portnoy sound similar is because the rev took a lot of inspiration from Portnoy as he was one of his favourite drummers

🤟🤟🎶🥰 saw jimmy one time only, a month before he passed, fantastic show

The Rev was still in the process of writing this when he died, he'd recorded some of the drum parts on an electronic kit for Portnoy to work on after (though he didn't know that at the time), the song was still a bit of a mess and far from finished so the rest of the band had to swap bits round and do further work on it, for example Jimmy had intended the 'tonight we all die young' to be a chorus but they didn't think that worked, still, the end result is a masterpiece

A lot of people describe this song as the evolution of grief after the Rev had passed.

This was Portnoy on the drums. Though Rev wrote a lot of the drum parts on this album. I don't believe this was one of them as this song was very much about the Revs passing and how the band was left feeling. Incredible playing though. Great tribute to Jimmy

Keep doing this man! Loved the video, and your interpretation for Syn's solo is PERFECT!

This song and the entire Nightmare album were written for Rev, the rev died in 2009 foREVer

if u thought this song was a rollercoaster than u have to check out-Exist (from The Stage album), it's a 15 minute song which is full of instruments, it's an experience u have to try, song is about big bang theory and through instruments u can sense the actions that are taking place by this theory, when matt (vocalist) starts playing, that when the earth if being formed, that's all you need to know so you don't get too spoiled. other than than waking the fallen, the stage and diamonds in the rough are albums u have to check out, cause some of songs from those albums don't get the attention it really deserves, so those albums have some hidden gems u are gonna love

You would love avenged live at the LBC or rock am ring . Insane performances

“Critical Acclaim” - live in LBC!!

God damn this song takes me back. Crazy ass album. Seen em 4 times during the span of city of evil thru this album.

Mike Portnoy did very well, amazing

Syns one of my favorites 🙏🏻

React chapter four

To me this song, along with others on the Nightmare album allude to the possibility of suicide. I think it is possible that they wondered at the time if he took his own life or if he OD'd. And there would likely be no way to really know, but with him turning in the demo for Fiction (titled Death at the time) and telling them the album the album was done just 3 days before his passing would certainly make anyone wonder if his death was purposeful. I think this album just explored all of their pain and questions they were asking themselves in the immediate aftermath of his passing.

Live in LBC is basicly just the best liveshow A7X ever did!! well i didnt hear all other concerts surely, , but its crazy good show.. Well its true A7X master to tell stories just with the music, you can grab the meaning of some songs..

u should react the live version

🔥

Definitely the Revs beats.. but finished by Portnoy

Next, unholy confessions

Reacts a7x - victim songs on the same album

The Rev had wrote/recorded some tracks for the album….Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater Recorded drums to finish album….yes,the dual vocal parts are the Revs…..the end vocals-tonight we all die young is the Rev&M Shadows…..👍🤟🤟🤟