Track Listing

1. To End The Rapture
2. Turn The Other Way
3. Darkness Surrounding
4. The Art Of Subconscious Illusion
5. We Come Out At Night
6. Lips Of Deceit
7. Warmness On The Soul
8. An Epic Of Time Wasted
9. Breaking Their Hold
10. Forgotten Faces
11. Thick And Thin
12. Streets
13. Shattered By Broken Dreams

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7795 in Music
• Brand: AVENGED SEVENFOLD
• Released on: 2002-03-19
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Album Description
Orange County punk/metal/hardcore/glam with a dark side, produced by Donnell Cameron (Bad Religion, NOFX, Pennywise). For fans of AFI, Boy Sets Fire, Skid Row, Poison The Well and Pennywise.

Customer Reviews

Very metal. Very Good. Very Avenged.
If this is your first time buying an Avenged Sevenfold CD, u've been missing out. I've been their fan for many years. This is Avenged Sevenfolds first album and is BY FAR the metalist album they have. With Matt Shadows (vocals) as the screamer and the melodical voice, Synyster Gates (Lead Guitar-Back-up Vocals) with his amazing burnout riffs and EL FANTASTICO solos, Zacky Vengeance (Rhythm Guitar, Back UP Vocals) with his mix in riffs wit Syn, The Reverend (Drummer) with his INSANE drumming, and Johnny Christ (Bassist) with his amazing bass power, THIS BAND HAS THE PERFECT PEOPLE. But I have to say, This album doesn't have half as many solos as City Of Evil. Soon after this album had released, Matt Shadows had ripped a blood vessel in his throat, this is because he used his screaming power in only Sounding The Seventh Trumpet. You will see that the rate that he screams in this album he doesn't do in any other. But what is a singer witout his crew? Thats where Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance, Johnny Christ, and The Rev come in to deliver what they call is Sevenfoldism. So if u would like see less metal of Avenged Sevenfold, check out City Of Evil and Waking The Fallen. Those are both fantastic albums also, Sounding The Seventh Trumpet is juss more intense. I don't see one track on this album that you should skip over.
Song Reviews as Follows:

1. To End The Rapture 10/10. Now this is how you start an album. This is a masterpiece. This is where Synyster Gates had his debut. The whole song is an intro, but, my god, its a great one.

2. Turn The Other Way 10/10. This is another masterpiece. The debut of their screamo songs start right HERE. Shadows fierce growling sure takes care of your anger. Best part of this song is the outro. Great Guitar riff with great singing.

3. Darkness Surrounding 11/10. I'm saying this is the best track on the album. Shadows reaches a whole new level of screaming and melodical singing. He definitly knows how to mix those 2 together. Even The Bassist gets a miniature solo. Great Song great ending.

4. The Art Of Subconscious Illusion 8/10. This isn't exactly their best shot at this. The is not one of the songs that they needed to do. M. Shadows voice is good though. I juss don't like the fixture of this song.

5. We Come Out at Night 9/10. This song is good. Chorus is melodical and great. But the verses with the screaming are great also. Great guitar work involved. The screaming here sounds dif. then their previous songs.

6. Lips Of Deceit 10/10. DUDE. THIS HAS THE BEST INTRO IN THE ALBUM. great intro then great verses. This song is great. One of my all time favorties.

7. Warmness On The Soul 11/10. What does every great band need? A ballad. And dang does Avenged make this a great one. This song is a masterpiece. Great piano work and impressive solo by Zacky Vengeace. 2nd best song in album.

8. An Epic Of Time Wasted 10/10. This songs good also. cool intro and cool verses. The Ending is pretty nice to. M. Shadows delivering his melodical voice after all the screaming.

9. Breaking Their Hold 7/10. LOL wat is this. Not their best they do. The worst track on the album.

10. Forgotten Faces 10/10. This song is impressive. Love the verses. and the chorus is great also. Its kind of like An Epic Of Time Wasted Part 2.

11. Thick And Thin 10/10. THis song is grand also. I love it when Shadows mixes his screamo with melodical magicness. Another one of my favs.

12. Streets 9/10. Whew. Besides the ballad this is their next song where there is no screamo. This one is kind of punky but its one of a kind also. I love how shadows juss keeps going in the verse witout stopping. The pre-verse after the chorus is great also.

13. Shattered By Broken Dreams 10/10. Wow two ballads in one disc right? WRONG. This starts out as a ballad but then tranforms into screamo and madness. great way to end the album.

So overall this is a mad cd. Avenged Sevenfold sure knows how to make a debut. This is a great cd. If u want some other Sevenfoldism madness check out Waking The Fallen and City Of Evil.

Best and hardcore
Has a Life needs to shup the F*** up. This album is just as good as waking the fallen. I can't say one bad thing about this album. The Solo's, the drummes, the bass, the volcals, the lyrics, is all good. the is metal at it's best. this band is going to make it far! these the best songs on the album...

to end the rature (sweet intro)
turn the other way
darkness surrounding (awsome ending)
We come out at night
Lips of Deceit (best song)
An epic of wastested
thick and thin
shattered by briked dreams

its love!
this is the cd a7x wrote when they were around 18. This cd is quite diffrent from waking the fallen because it has more of a punkier sound. it is still a great cd. you better get it. a7x=love