Thursday
Nov142013
A7X Burns The House Down
Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 12:02AM
Avenged Sevenfold recently played live in Boston. The band is playing live on the back of their new album Hail to the King. The album is easily one of the best of the year. While I basically love every song on the new album, "Unholy Confessions" (below) from Waking the Fallen remains my favorite A7X song period. Indulge me. Not Glam, but it makes me oh-so-happy.
Reader Comments (57)
I don't care if it's Allyson's website or not, to be asked to indulge her & be subjected to 90's shit-rock like this & Asking Alexandria, on a site called "Bring Back Glam" is a bit much.
It was bad enough when we had to put up with 3 Bret Micheals related topics in a week, but at least that fit the "Glam" moniker. This does not.
What's next? '60's psychedelia band "Bubble Puppy", Where are they now?'
That'd be about as relevent.
Their music definitely has a more modern metal edge to it than Motley does, but the attitude, showmanship & aggressiveness is there. They are also one of the only metal bands out there right now who write amazing ballads, which is one of the hallmarks of glam. Listen to Crimson Day, Seize the Day, or So Far Away and tell me that you don't hear glam influences in there.
It's cool if you don't like their vocals or whatever, but they are absolutely carrying the torch for 80's style metal, and are doing a really damned good job at it. At least, that is, if selling out arenas tells you anything.
The fact is while A7X may not be your cup of tea their glam era influences are defiantly there. As for Asking Alexandria I am not a fan at all. However I like a lot of non-glam stuff as well.
I think that everyone should check out the band One-Eyed Doll. You will either love them or hate them. I am a big fan of this two piece band.
So what do you think of Ratt & Hanoi Rocks.
Seems like you are always trashing Poison & Motley Crue.
I'm just curious because those are my Big 4 when it comes to glam metal.I was just wondering if you hate them as much as you do Motley Crue & Poison.
1) Mötley Crüe
2) RATT
3) Poison
4) Cinderella
Wake up, f*ckers!
UNROCK!
Here is "The Big 4 of Glam Metal circa 2013:
1) Black Veil Brides
2) Hardcore Superstar
3) Reckless Love
4) Crash Diet
To even fathom these UNROCK comedians, Avenged Sevenshite, are even in the same ball park as this current Big 4 is the height of comedy!
I didn't know you had said that before.
I only discovered this site a few months ago.
I've been using that term years before I even knew this site existed.
Here's my Big 4 in order:
4.Poison
3.Ratt
2.Hanoi Rocks
1.Motley Crue
Dream Theater are my favorite most boring band on earth. It's wonderful music to put on when I can't sleep at night. Soon as I put on their music, I am snoring within 9 seconds.
Give me Motley Crue and Ratt anyday over Rush and Dream Theater. They may be "talented musicians" but they sure write some coma inducing songs. I can listen to the same old songs I heard from Motley and Ratt a million times over the years and they still get me pumped everytime. So yes Rush is no Motley and Dream Theater is no Ratt.
I agree with your Glam Big Four Circa 2013....almost
Mine would look like this.
Here is "The Big 4 of Glam Metal circa 2013:
1) Tigertailz
2) Hardcore Superstar
3) Reckless Love
4) Crash Diet
Unlike Asking Alexandria and Black Veil Brides (the Tuff and PBF of this genre), A7X are originators, and were instrumental in bringing hard rock / metal elements back into mainstream rock.
Before they broke radio was all about Stained, Nickelback, Seether, etc..
2 x #1 albums in a row,, I don't know about you but I am much happier seeing this band top the charts than Mumford and Sons, Pearl Jam, U2, Black Eyes Peas or Justin Bieber.
While we are making lists, here is the Big 4 of modern American metal:
- Avenged Sevenfold
- Lamb Of God
- Mastodon
- Killswitch Engage
...honorable mentions to Trivium and Shadows Fall
I'm 32 years old & I think Avenge Sevenfold suck.
It has nothing to do w/age. It has to do w/the $h!tty music they make.
1.Motley Crue (I know they hate to be considered it but....)
2.Poison
3.Ratt
4.Twisted Sister/Hanoi Rocks (Its a close tie!)
big 4 of modern glam
1.Steel Panther (By far the best in my opinion
2.Crashdiet
3.Hardcore Superstar
4.Black Veil Brides
If it were on the heavier side the new metal big 4
1.SLipknot (Favorite band of all time)
2.Avenged Sevenfold
3.Bullet For My Valentine
4.Five Finger Death Punch
Motley Crue-3 votes
Ratt-3 votes
Poison-3 votes
& then...
Hanoi Rocks-2 votes (sort of)
Twisted Sister-1 vote
Cinderella-1 vote
Jakki Steal
4.Poison
3.Ratt
2.Hanoi Rocks
1.Motley Crue
Metalboy!
4) Cinderella
3) Poison
2) Ratt
1) Mötley Crüe
Dj
4.Twisted Sister/Hanoi Rocks (Its a close tie!)
3.Ratt
2.Poison
1.Motley Crue