Recensioni tour UK 2017

Ecco la recensione più che positiva dello show da parte del The Scottish Sun.

AVENGED Sevenfold took to the SSE Hydro stage in Glasgow for a hardcore night of heavy metal music.
The rockers wowed the crowd with some help from support In Flames and Disturbed, on the second night of their European tour.
But if you thought that In Flames and Disturbed were amazing, they had nothing on Avenged Sevenfold.
The main act on this night of mental metal music came on stage with confidence and style.
They had a strong set mostly featuring songs from their most recent album The Stage, with a few older tracks mixed in for good measure.
The metal band kicked off with The Stage, the title track from their most recent album, before sliding into Afterlife.
Having skipped Glasgow on their last tour, the rockers were determined to put on the performance of their lives.
Frontman M. Shadows said: “We owe you guys a super great overtime show.”
And put on a show they most certainly did.


The band were tight and relaxed on stage, slipping into Hail to the King before moving back to The Stage album with Paradigm.
Frontman M. Shadows prowled up and down the stage runway, reaching out to fans standing in the crowds.

Avenged Sevenfold were prepared to put on the performance of their lives
Avenged Sevenfold are well known for their explosive performances, and their love for all things fiery.

Bringing to life on stage the themes of space and artificial intelligence so effortlessly captured in The Stage album would be considered by some an impossible task.
Even for this metal rock band.
But with a show produced by the company behind Cirque Du Soleil, The Stage arena tour was always going to be a performance unlike anything ever seen by this band before.
While their set mostly focused on bringing The Stage to life, the band worked hard to ensure that old tracks fitted seamlessly into the set.
From Angels to Nightmare, the band had the whole arena literally vibrating with their harmony of gritty rock riffs and full orchestral sound.


Avenged Sevenfold blew the audience away with amazing graphics of androids and galaxies
Five screens behind the band showed graphics of androids, evolution, music videos from their most popular tracks as well as a galaxy projection that was literally out of this world.
No flames to be seen here, but with those graphics and that light show, who needed them?
But the gig took a turn when frontman M. Shadows invited two audience members on stage.

Avenged Sevenfold frontman M. Shadow proved his showmanship, no matter what was thrown his way
He said: “I got a letter when I was back stage earlier today, and this man Peter has something he would like to say to you all.”
The fan, seeing five of their tour dates this year, then proposed to his girlfriend on stage, much to the delight of the crowd who went absolutely mental.
M. Shadow said: “Health and happiness to you both. We’re all about health and happiness at Avenged Sevenfold’s gig tonight.”
He then turned joking to the audience and said: “Anyone else want to get married tonight?”

A lot can be said for a band who can not only play amazing music, but who can put on a show no matter what is thrown their way.
Literally, in the case of M. Shadow, who had shirts thrown at him from eager fans in the crowd.
He said to one audience member: “I can see that you’re not wearing your shirt anymore.”
“We’re going to play a song which fits with the fact that you just your shirt at me. It’s called God Damn, do you know it?”

An instrumental interlude from guitarist Synyster Gate marked the beginning of the end
From there the band went straight into track Almost Easy, before returning to The Stage album with Sunny Disposition.
A definite favourite, it creates a harmony between their heavy rock guitars, M. Shadows rough voice and loud horns that showcase what heavy metal is all about.
M. Shadows said: “When these horns hit, I want to see you dance.”

An instrumental interlude from guitarist Synyster Gates marked beginning of the end, as the band wrapped up their set with Planets and Acid Rain.
A mental show from one of the hottest metal bands right now, the set was solid but their showmanship was out of this world.
The band encored with Bat Country sending the crowd into a frenzy, before moving into A Piece of Heaven.
They finished with Unholy Confessions.


The band returned to the stage for a three song encore
M. Shadow said: “These last two days in Scotland have been unbelievable.”
“We can’t believe we haven’t come back sooner.”
An all-round metal rock extravaganza from Avenged Sevenfold and their support.
This definitely marks a new era for the band, who have come far from their days of pyrotechnics at the Download festival.
A belter of show, awesome music and some top class headbanging, what more could you ask for?

Edited by giada7x - 15/1/2017, 20:13

Nuova recensione sullo show di Birmingham da parte del The Courier.

David Jackson reviews Avenged Sevenfold at the Genting Arena, Birmingham Credit where credit’s due. Of all the bands to capitalise on the metalcore explosion of the 2000s, Avenged Sevenfold are arguably the only band to have truly risen to global superstars, headlining arenas and festivals across the world.

David Jackson reviews Avenged Sevenfold at the Genting Arena, Birmingham Credit where credit’s due. Of all the bands to capitalise on the metalcore explosion of the 2000s, Avenged Sevenfold are arguably the only band to have truly risen to global superstars, headlining arenas and festivals across the world. M Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold. Picture: David Jackson While mainstream interest in the metalcore peaked aeons ago, Avenged Sevenfold continue to fill arenas having broken free of the genre’s shackles and infused their early sound with hard and classic rock influences, radio station friendly melodies and heavy use of their now trademark winged-skull and macabre imagery. Fans of their early work may bemoan the band they’ve become, but guess what - evolving and widening your appeal is how you fill stadiums and play to tens of thousands of people each night. Avenged Sevenfold (aka A7X), are out on tour on the back of their latest album The Stage which was released last October and headlined the Genting Arena in Birmingham on Friday night. Joining them were Sweden’s In Flames and Chicago heavy metallers Disturbed.

Openers In Flames were quick to acknowledge their happiness to be playing in the city regarded by many as the birthplace of heavy metal while Disturbed heated things up with ample use of pyro and a set littered with hits including Inside The Fire, a cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s The Sound Of Silence and their signature hit, Down With The Sickness. A7X walked out on stage following a full run through of David Bowie’s Space Oddity over the PA with their iconic logo dominating the multiple projection screens hanging above the stage. They opened with album title track The Stage before heading into fan favourites Afterlife and Hail to the King. Following the lead of vocalist, M Shadows, guitarists Zacky Vengance and Synyster Gates and bassist Johnny Christ all virtually instantly made use of the extended walkway which divided the front two dozen rows of fans.

A7X may have evolved their sound but for some time, it’s been built on a solid structure of hard rock, intricate guitar solos, lengthy songs and M Shadows’ Axl-esque vocal range – all of which were in abundance at the Genting. Their set drew heavily form their recent album with a smattering of hits from their 2007 self-titled LP and 2013’s Hail To The King. It was only 2005’s City of Evil which was largely ignored. Early on, Shadows addressed the audience telling them they were by some distance best crowd of their tour so far. Highlights of their set included Nightmare and Almost Easy while God Damn proved the band still has a brutal edge to their sound.

A7X may have evolved their sound but for some time, it’s been built on a solid structure of hard rock, intricate guitar solos, lengthy songs and M Shadows’ Axl-esque vocal range – all of which were in abundance at the Genting. Their set drew heavily form their recent album with a smattering of hits from their 2007 self-titled LP and 2013’s Hail To The King. It was only 2005’s City of Evil which was largely ignored. Early on, Shadows addressed the audience telling them they were by some distance best crowd of their tour so far. Highlights of their set included Nightmare and Almost Easy while God Damn proved the band still has a brutal edge to their sound. Support act Disturbed. Picture: David Jackson One of the stranger moments of the night was seeing the heavily tattooed, bandana and baseball cap wearing frontman lug a crate of bottled water to the front of the walkway for fans – after promising refreshments when one bottle was thrown to a fan the song before. He went onto the joke he’d later be encouraging the wrath of the venue’s vendors for leaving them out of pocket. While the numerous screens above the stage flashed out devil-esque imagery at regular intervals, things only got a bit ‘Spinal Tap’ once when a large, fairly unidentifiable floating four limbed creature with LEDs on its head floated above the drum riser for a while. The sound at the Genting was spot on with both guitarists trading solos all night while relative newcomer Brooks Wackerman (formerly of So-Cal punks Bad Religion) kept the beats thundering around the arena. A7X ended their set with Acid Rain before returning or a trio of hits which included Bat Country and fan favourite Waking The Fallen. Avenged Sevenfold may have their detractors, but their headline set at the Genting provided why after almost two decades in the business, they’re at the top of their game.

Riassunto di Camilla:

Tra le tante band nate negli anni 2000, gli Avenged Sevenfold sono gli unici ad aver raggiunto un tale successo a livello globale. Riempiono le arene mescolando il sound dei loro primi successi con influenze classiche e hard rock, e si distinguono per il loro logo (un teschio alato) e per l'uso di immagini macabre. Gli A7X sono attualmente in tour per promuovere il loro ultimo album, The Stage, uscito a ottobre. Ad aprire con grande entusiasmo la loro data a Birmingham sono stati gli In Flames e i Disturbed, mentre la band ha proposto una setlist che ha rivisitato tutta la loro discografia. Uno dei momenti più strani della serata è stato vedere il frontman della band, M. Shadows, portare una cassa d'acqua ai fan che si trovavano sotto la passerella, subito dopo aver promesso qualcosa di fresco quando, durante la canzone precedente, era stata lanciata una bottiglia a un fan.
Di grande effetto sono stati sicuramente i numerosi maxi schermi che fluttuavano attorno al palco, che hanno contribuito a rendere unica l'atmosfera insieme agli assoli dei due chitarristi e alla fantastica performance del nuovo arrivato, Brooks Wackerman.
E' toccato ad Acid Rain chiudere la prima parte del set, per poi vedere la band tornare sul palco per un encore di altre tre canzoni, tra cui Bat Country.
Insomma, con il loro concerto gli Avenged Sevenfold ci hanno dimostrato ancora una volta come, nonostante siano in giro da parecchio tempo, riescano ancora a regalare degli show di altissimo livello.

Si stanno susseguendo in questi giorni le recensioni di tutti gli show che la band sta tenendo negli Uk.
Inutile dire che sono tutte molto positive e lodano la grande nuova scenografia della band.

Abbiamo deciso di raggrupparle tutte in un post iniziando da quelle di Birmingham e Manchester.

Uber Rock, The Courier e Maximum Volume hanno recensito lo show di Birmingham.

Purple Revolver, Pure Grain Audio, Anti Hero Magazine e Distorted Sound Mag hanno recensito lo show di Manchester.

Aggiungeremo le altre nei prossimi giorni.

Edited by NirvanA7X - 23/1/2017, 11:14