#112 - Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil

After the critical success of their 2003 sophomore album Waking the Fallen, Orange County’s Avenged Sevenfold underwent a period of significant transformation. A new deal with a major label, vocal surgeries, and a bold shift in musical direction all marked a turning point for the band. Never content to repeat themselves, they forged ahead to create the album they had always envisioned—an ambitious, multi-layered, arena-ready release that propelled them to new heights and solidified their place in modern heavy metal.Please join us as we discuss Avenged Sevenfold's breakthrough album, City of Evil!Recommendations:Kontusion - Insatiable Lust For DeathEmma Goldman - all you are is weLaura Stevenson - Late GreatThe World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - Beware the CentristLa Dispute - No One Was Driving The CarGruesome - Silent EchoesThe Beach Boys - Pet SoundsFollow Riff WorshipInstagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/riffworshippod/⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠https://x.com/RiffWorshipPod⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RiffWorshipPod⁠⁠Check out our Official Playlists:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riffs on Repeat (Spotify)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hits from the Crypt (Apple)