The solos are like vintage Marty Friedman. Some of the drumming is pure Dream Theater. And the songs are fantastic.
That’s what I’m hearing on the new Avenged Sevenfold. It’s a musical tour de force, and how fantastic it is to think they’re at the height of their popularity with such accomplished playing.
Parts of this album even sound like Soundgarden. So I got in touch with bassist Johnny Christ, aka Johnny Seward to find out how they’ve absorbed those influences over the years, and how they wove them into ‘The Stage’.