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#but waiting for the end is literally my favorite song of anything they've ever released ever
theold-ultraviolence · 10 months
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More sentimental blabbering about Avenged Sevenfold, because apparently it's easier than working on my last essays, oops...
I've been waiting nearly 7 years for them to release new music, and holy fuck, I would've waited 10 years, the wait was so, absolutely worth it and proof that meaningful things as this are worth waiting for. This album struck a chord in me that I wasn't expecting and it unleashed a ton of feelings and reflections and ultimately it reminded me of how much I love this band, how much they mean to me, and how deeply I hold them in my heart. I know it feels absolutely crazy to say this about a band, but truly, their music hits a very special place in me that I can't explain.
A7X is actually the reason why I joined tumblr in the first place around 2010 (I've been here for an insane amount of time, I know) I joined because when I first listened to them and then became a fan (2008 - 2009) I didn't know ANYONE at all that liked them, and they were my LIFE, they were all I wanted to talk about. I've never cried at the death of a musician like I did with Jimmy, the drummer. So I was desperate to find community, also because I was slowly stepping into the worst time of my life (my teens) and this band was my salvation and comfort through middle school and high school. I could list all the lyrics from all the songs that have spoken to me during very specific memories, and how, through time, I keep discovering new meanings, and the songs change their significance/symbolism for me. Also, it was through A7X that I discovered Oingo Boingo, which, if you know, you know.
They're just, my comfort band, my all-time favorite band, like, if I was in a situation where I could only pick one band to listen to for the rest of my life, it would definitely be them. It's absolutely insane that they've been with me for around 15 years. Their music just hits differently, they're always experimenting and breaking out of their own mold and Synyster Gates is the best guitarist in the WORLD I fucking SWEAR, HE IS A GOD. The way they keep reinventing themselves and expanding through genres while keeping their characteristic sound is just so brilliant.
When they disappeared they had started to slip out of my radar because it had been sooooo damn long. But their timing right now couldn't be more perfect. They literally came when I needed them the most, when the year had become toughest for me and I needed something to give me hope and bring back a little spark and joy. And they absolutely have. Things aren't great in my life. I'm tired and sad all the time, constantly anxious. But this masterpiece of an album? somehow the narrative and the progression of the music echo what I've been through this year, and I swear with each album they always have something to teach me. I feel like this is an album I will forever hold close to my heart precisely because of the timing and what it means. It's hopeful and brutally honest, painful and melancholic at times, but there's this sense throughout the album about life being a neverending cycle and being brave, facing the reality of death. There's this bit in the song '(D)death' towards the end where it sounds like the soundtrack during a battle scene, or where the hero marches bravely through their death, and then 'Life is but a dream...' drips with yearning but a kind of peace and it's just such a touching track. It's a piano composition and it brings me to tears.
Idk where this rant came from, but I'm just still in awe with the album. I can't believe I get to experience it, and it IS truly an immersive experience, I've never ever heard anything like it before. Seriously, EVER. It's just magical. IT'S SUBLIME. I just feel so lucky and happy to get to listen to it and bask in it. Idk what may happen from here to October, this year I've learned that life can change in the blink of an eye. But I hope I make it, because I know that the experience of seeing them live will be amazing, and also extremely gratifying. Because the first time I saw them I didn't have a good time at all because of the people I went with, and also I've grown so much. Last (and only) time I saw them was in 2013!? it's crazy to think about 2013 me. I'm a totally different person and in certain aspects, I'm still exactly the same. I'm still the same crazy ass fangirl for this band I was back then. I just LOVE THIS ALBUM I WANNA SCREAM ABOUT IT.
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