Nocturnal is one of the most adrenalized and intense melodic death metal records. It's clinical in its slice 'n' dice riffing and drumming, but offers more fluidity through the lead guitar work and ...

It makes me wonder how this album would’ve been recorded or sounded when Shout at the Devil came out two years later. Of course, I’d want to keep Shout at the Devil because it’s another good album and ...

The album's impact can't be overstated, even as Shadows and the band later pivoted toward a more experimental and genre-defying sound with 2023's Life is But a Dream …. The evolution between the two ...

Avenged Sevenfold singer M. Shadows has branded one of the band’s ballads as a “throwaway” song. The frontman makes the ...