New Avenged Sevenfold Album

By Sandor Hugert

This new self-titled Avenged Sevenfold album that came out this week is pretty good.  I’m not sure if it’s good as City of Evil, but it’s not too bad.  Some of the best songs on the album are “Critical Acclaim”, “Almost Easy”, “A Little Piece of Heaven”, and “Afterlife”.  If you liked the other Avenged Sevenfold albums then you will definitely enjoy this one.  Some of the songs are a little softer than usual Avenged Sevenfold songs, but they are still good.  The album only has ten new songs on it, which is a little disappointing since fans have been waiting for this album for two years.  The guitarist and the drummer are still very good on the album though and so is the vocalist.  Overall, I’d say that this album is pretty good, but it could have been better.  Make sure to pick it up in your local music store or just buy it on Itunes.

Score:  7 out of 10

Halford

By Sandor Hugert

Halford is a band named after the lead singer:  Rob Halford.  He was on Judas Priest back on the old days, and now he even went back to his old band.  For some reason, in my opinion he created the best music when he was into his solo albums.  He’s got some great songs such as Trail of Tears, Forgotten Generation, and One Will.  His music is like a mix of rock and metal.  If you’re into that type of music than definitely check this band out considering that Rob Halford is also known as the “Metal God”. 

One of the Best Bands Ever
Guns n’ Roses
By Sandor Hugert

Guns n’ Roses is probably one of the best bands if you like hard rock. Axl Rose did a great job of being the vocalist as he added an extra little something to each song just with his voice. The drummer and the guitarists were all outstanding. Obviously one of the best guitarists of our time, Slash, did an awesome job in this band just like he did in Slash’s Snakepit and now in Velvet Revolver. In my opinion, Slash is probably the best guitarist in the world. They had four outstanding albums with Use Your Illusion 1 probably being the best with great songs such as “Don’t Cry”, “November Rain”, and “Live and Let Die”. Their most popular song that is “Welcome to the Jungle” is found on the Appetite for Destruction album. It’s really too bad that they had to split up and form new bands that are also good, but it will never be the same as Guns n’ Roses. If you have some time on your hands then definitely download songs from this band or just purchase their awesome albums, you will not be disappointed with doing either of those.

Bands that Rock
By Sandor Hugert

Slash’s Snakepit
This has to be one of my favorite bands of all time. Their album Ain’t Life Grand has the best songs ever created. This band formed as Slash (guitarist) quit from Guns n’ Roses. He gathered some other awesome members and simply just created the best songs ever. Some of their best songs are “Landslide”, “Speed Parade”, “Ain’t Life Grand”, and “Serial Killer”. The songs sort of sound like Guns n’ Roses, but overall they are way better. In my opinion, Slash has to be one of the best guitarists in the world. I highly recommend you buying Ain’t Life Grand by Slash’s Snakepit. The singer in my opinion is almost as good as Axl Rose from Guns n’ Roses.

Score: 9 out of 10

A Great New Band
Velvet Revolver
By Sandor Hugert

Velvet Revolver is a really good band. It would be pretty hard to actually not be a great band since Velvet Revolver regroups all of the Guns n’ Roses members except for Axl Rose. The new singer isn’t all that great, but it’s easy to get passed that once you hear the great music. With songs like Slither, Dirty Little Thing, and She Builds Quick Machines, it’s hard not to like Velvet Revolver. Make sure to go pick up their new album, Libertad, which comes out July 3rd. The only sad part is that in my opinion Velvet Revolver is probably the worst band which Slash has been in, both Guns n’ Roses and Slash’s Snakepit were better.

Best Band of our Time
By Sandor Hugert

Avenged Sevenfold
This new band is definitely one of the best rock bands of our time. Their songs are very similar to music from Metallica and Guns n’Roses. Their best songs include “Sidewinder” and “The Wicked End”. Both of these songs are on their City of Evil album. Their old songs which are worth taking a peek at are ‘I Won’t See You Tonight Part 1” and “Unholy Confessions” on the Waking the Fallen album. They are so popular now that their song “Beast and the Harlot” was actually on the Guitar Hero 2 video game. When you have time definitely check this band out!

Music- AFI- Sing the Sorrow
By Drake SchlepphorstAs well as being an avid reader, I also tend to listen to a huge amount of music. And Rock music is one of my favorite genres. So I picked up a not so new, but awesome AFI CD, Sing the Sorrow.

Wow, they do not disappoint! A Fire Inside started strong and finished clean with amazing bass and lead guitar rifts as well as the lead singer, Davey Havok’s insane vocals. This high-energy band passes along not just a good band, but a good message as well. With meaning behind their words, it isn’t just your average screaming punk band, but a group with a purpose. One of which is to bring good music to the masses, and just have fun doing it. I would definitely recommend this one J

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