Re: Avenged Sevenfold Survivor: Semifinals round 2 (Feb 23-24)
I don't think there is much filler on it besides Natural Born Killer. It is different, and you can tell that they weren't focused. It probably would've come out better had they waited longer to finish it. It seems like they only took a month off after Jimmy died. I think Nightmare is a good starting point for them going into something a lot different, a more progressive style. Kind of like how Dance Of Death, despite not being a great album, it was necessary for that album to be made as it paved the way for AMOLAD and The Final Frontier. I think Nightmare will be the same way. They are still a rather new band and I think they have plenty of room to grow and this album was a transition for them and had to be the unfortunate album to have been made when a band member died. That being said, I really look forward to the next album, I think it will be very unique.