Avenged Sevenfold - The Stage (Capitol) 2016
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The metal heads will love this. The new album, The Stage, from California band Avenged Sevenfold is rough and ready, complex in its delivery. And it banishes the disappointment of Hail To The King, a record that fell short. On this occasion, the act place everything they have into it, creating an opus that hits like a thud, like a thunder bolt, and you know what it’s riveting. As the record goes on, it will grow on the sceptical listener, pushing them into a guitar driven trance. Songs like “Paradigm” and “Creating God” mark the return of the guitar trickery and gritty vocals from M Shadows.