Avenged Sevenfold - Nobody (REACTION!)

The first few times I thought the same about his voice. But after countless listens and reading the lyrics the last few days, it seems like a conscious, artistic choice to express the feeling of struggle, anxiety and heavy emotions at the cost of sounding ’perfect’

This song is the definition of a grower. After a few listens, especially on quality headphones which improves the mixing sound, it's really a masterpiece.

“Avenged Sevenfold's new album, Life Is But A Dream, is best served as a whole and consumed en masse to truly appreciate its musical breadth and sonic depth. Written and recorded over the span of 4 years, it was produced by Joe Barresi and Avenged Sevenfold in Los Angeles and mixed by Andy Wallace in the Poconos, PA. The album is a journey through an existential crisis; a very personal exploration into the meaning, purpose and value of human existence with the anxiety of death always looming.” -A7X Inspiration - Albert Camus

No joke, the first time i listened to this song i wasnt totally sold but then i gave it a few more tries and decided i did indeed love it. Syn's solo is perfection as usual and Matt's voice sounds great, even a little grittier than usual. Also, the beginning guitar riff kinda sorta gave me Black Sabbath iron man vibes.. Im so glad y'all did a video on this!!

“not ready to die” can be a good song to try get you over the hump, honestly one of my favourites from one of my favourite games

He did blow out his voice in 2018 I believe. This song definitely grew on me a lot. It’s so unique

M. Shadows has done some absolutely INCREDIBLE work on his voice & his technique. He’s had continuous issues with polyps on his vocal cords, between his vocal fry’s & touring stress, he could have shredded his vocal cords. He’s come back with proper technique for his style, protecting his voice above everything else. I’ve been a fan of theirs since “Sounding the Seventh Trumpet” from 2001. I am SO thankful that Shadows has been working on his voice, he’s one of a kind, and I’ll take less “force” if it means we can hear him sing for another 30+ years Talking about his singing on THIS track, it’s all about the vibe of the song. He’s talking about the continuous cycle of life & death, that’s the theme of the new album. A7X put on some of the best live shows I’ve ever seen. Studio quality vocals & instruments at a live concert is absolutely insane. They create their albums with their tours in mind, they have for years. It’s all about showmanship with these guys, the BEST way to experience A7X is live, zero question. Their choices on the album always makes sense after hitting up the tour.

This song is basically using their style from their last album The Stage and expanding upon it to take it in a new direction. I love how experimental this is, I really like this song a lot. Great reaction guys! 🤘🤘🤙🤙

Very different sound. Never heard anything like this. Very Unique. I dig it lol

This song keeps growing on me. A7X fan since Sounding the Seventh Trumpet. Excited for the new album.

BURIED ALIVE and NOT READY TO DIE. Two avenged songs that are a must

A7x have been very vocal lately about being bored with traditional songwriting. They are one of the few metal bands that can sell out Madison Square Garden (which they are doing this year), so they understand what sells and what brings radio play. They realize that traditional songwriting that generally sounds good is incredibly boring to listen to and incredibly boring to create, and they're one of the few bands to experiment and try wickedly out of the box ideas. The theme of this song is understanding the absurdity of life itself, how ridiculous the entire world is in general, and how nothing truly matters or is that important anyway. In that regard, they do a lot of "why not?" and "what if?" in this song. What if the solo just cuts off? What if there's a metal song that doesn't rely on powerchords and chugging like every other song? What if there isn't a standout riff? What if there isn't a huge buildup to the solo? All of these things have been done to death, and A7X looked at how a song could be written without all the cliche writing points. You guys generally only listened to their commercial stuff and haven't touched their real wicked stuff from their early days (ALPOH, Sidewinder, Wicked End, Trashed and Scattered, Betrayed). Love them or hate them, they are greatest metal band since the 80s in my opinion. Also, the lead singer M. Shadows described this song as, "It's an uneasy ride filled w anxiety and weight. Not an everyday 'banger'. More like a panic attack.💀"

In all the levels A7X has gone, from their beginning metalcore sound, to the heavy metal sound, to their last and I assume this albums more prog metal sound, THIS version of A7X is by far their deepest most meaningful sounding level lyrically and musically

This is going to be the song that some little kid discovers and has their mind blown by something they haven’t heard before. It would hit different in a dark room unfamiliar with heavy music. It’s for imagination - it pulls something out of your chest and causes adrenaline. That’s why I love them to DEATH.

As a 20 yr plus A7X fan... this is SO refreshing. I've never heard anything like this. Leave it to these dudes to push Metal in a whole new direction. Brilliant. 👏👏

This solo IS a true solo with feel. I play guitar and this is as real as it gets. It mixes old with new. Randy Roads with Bach! I love this!

This song was definitely a grower for me; based on the sound I'm hoping for another concept album like The Stage where this will fit in to be stronger than the sum of it's parts. Love the reaction as always guys, so fun watching you practically listening to metal for the first time to having very articulate and valid critiques.

I can assure you that if you listen to it over and over again this is a complete wonder. Great song

This song is a banger, avenge sevenfold is stylist for me.

This song is a major ear worm. Every listen makes it better and better.