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Rating: "No.. don't introduce her to me, she's hot.. but she doesn't do anything for me..."
"Oh.. but you'll see she's got skills. You'll have fun!"
"Pffff.. have her come to my place this afternoon..."
.. She came. She found me alone and rather horny. She flirted, was available, and sex soon took over us... we had fun for a while, then... goodbye.
Similarly, with the same friend... not long ago, I found myself discussing new music releases:
"What do you think of the latest from Avenged Sevenfold?"
"Who?? .. no please, I can't stand those guys!"
"Yeah, it's true... "Nightmare" won't change your life, but it's worth listening to... trust me!"
"Okay then... let's listen to it..."
Not everything appeals to me. The singer's voice is too nasal, the riffs feel like déjà vu... but... certain grooves do grab me ("Natural Born Killer").
The power of the title track and "God Hates Us" kick ass. And then... Synister Gates and Zacky Vengeance aren't exactly two nincompoops on the guitar... ("Buried Alive" and "Save Me"); not to mention the guest star on drums: Mr. Portnoy borrowed from Dream Theater.
In short: this album has a reason for being. Moreover, compared to the past, which I admit to knowing little about, they have developed a fair taste for melodic compositions, noticeable in the beautiful "Buried Alive," the almost acoustic "So Far Away," and especially in "Tonight World Dies" (atmospheres borrowed from Alice in Chains). However, my favorite song is "Victim": ...enjoy it!
- Nightmare
- Welcome To The Family
- Danger Line
- Buried Alive
- Natural Born Killer
- So Far Away
- God Hates Us
- Victim
- Tonight The World Dies
- Fiction
- Save Me
Dedicated to the late The Rev, drummer and co-founder of the band, found lifeless in his Huntington Beach home, in the afternoon of December 28, 2009.
..I don't know how long it will entertain me.. if more or less than that woman.. but this time as well it wasn't a waste of time.
Rating: almost 4
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Nightmare (06:14)
Nightmare!
(Now your nightmare comes to life)
Dragged ya down below
Down to the devil's show
To be his guest forever
(Peace of mind is less than never)
Hate to twist your mind
But God ain't on your side
And old acquaintance severed
(Burn the world your last endeavor)
Flesh is burning
You can smell it in the air
Cause men like you have
Such an easy soul to steal (steal)
So stand in line while
They ink numbers in your head
You're now a slave
Until the end of time here
Nothing stops the madness,
Turning, haunting, yearning
Pull the trigger
You should have known
The price of evil
And it hurts to know
That you belong here, yeah
Ooh, it's your fuckin' nightmare
(While your nightmare comes to life)
Can't wake up in sweat
'Cause it ain't over yet
Still dancing with your demons
(Victim of your own creation)
Beyond the will to fight
Where all that's wrong is right
Where hate don't need a reason
(Loathing self-assassination)
You've been lied to
Just to rape you of your sight
And now they have the nerve
To tell you how to feel (feel)
So sedated as they
Medicate your brain
And while you slowly
Go insane they tell ya
"Given with the best intentions
Help you with your complications"
You should have known
The price of evil
And it hurts to know
That you belong here, yeah
No one to call
Everybody to fear
Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah
Ooh, it's your fuckin' nightmare
[M. Shadows laughing]
Fight (fight)
Not to fail (fail)
Not to fall (fall)
Or you'll end up like the others
Die (die)
Die again (die)
Drenched in sin (sin)
With no respect for another
Oh
Down (down)
Feel the fire (fire)
Feel the hate (hate)
Your pain is what we desire
Lost (lost)
Hit the wall (wall)
Watch you crawl (crawl)
Such a replaceable liar
And I know you hear their voices
Calling from above
And I know they may seem real
These signals of love
But our life's made up of choices
Some without appeal
They took for granted your soul
And it's ours now to steal
(As your nightmare comes to life)
You should have known
The price of evil
And it hurts to know
That you belong here, yeah
No one to call
Everybody to fear
Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah
Ooh, it's your fuckin' nightmare
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By Andreapetrucci
The single "Nightmare" is a good punch to the stomach supported by a production that saying excellent is an understatement.
I ask you to listen to this CD as if you were a blank page, without preconceptions.
