Avenged Sevenfold - A Little Piece Of Heaven (2007) reaction commentary

Today I listen to American heavy metal band, Avenged Sevenfold perform A Little Piece Of Heaven from their 2007 self-titled album. Chapters 0:00 - Intro 0:21 - A Little Piece Of Heaven 8:32 - My thoughts 15:23 - Who are Avenged Sevenfold? Links Original Music Video: Heavy Metal playlist: Avenged Sevenfold (abbreviated as A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band’s current lineup consists of vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, lead guitarist Synyster Gates, bassist Johnny Christ, and drummer Brooks Wackerman. Avenged Sevenfold are known for their diverse rock sound and dramatic imagery in album covers and merchandise. Avenged Sevenfold’s musical style has consistently evolved throughout the duration of the band’s career. As a result, the band has been categorized under several genres of heavy and extreme music, primarily heavy metal, alternative metal, hard rock, and progressive metal (most notably in their album The Stage). The band’s initial style in their first two albums has been primarily categorized as metalcore. Avenged Sevenfold (also known as The White Album) is their fourth studio album, released on October 30, 2007, through Warner Bros. and Hopeless Records. M. Shadows – lead vocals Zacky Vengeance – backing vocals The Rev – drums, percussion, piano, co-lead vocals Synyster Gates – backing vocals Johnny Christ – bass guitar, backing vocals Alto Saxophone – Brandon Fields Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Bill Liston Arranged By [Strings, Horns & Choir] – Steve Bartek Baritone Saxophone [Bari] – Joel Peskin Piano, Organ – Jamie Muhoberac Tenor Saxophone – Dave Boruff Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Rusty Higgins Trombone – Alex Iles, Bruce Fowler Trumpet – Dan Foreno, Wayne Bergeron Vocals [Additional] – Juliette Commagere A Little Piece of Heaven is track nine, credited to Avenged Sevenfold, but written by James Sullivan aka The Rev. The idea for the song’s storyline, and music video came to the band’s drummer (The Rev) in a dream. This prompted him to write the lyrics about the dream.