I´ve listened to this album daily since it came out, but I´ve had nobody to really share it with... until I stumbled upon this video. Thank you so much for doing this!
Look up Dicodec reactions as well. He fucking gets it. He also plays the song, and isolates different parts of the songs and pints out really cool nuances within the songs.
Every album they put out gets better and better, this is no exception, utter genius! So much fun, wacky wild, entertaining as hell, epic! Everything music should be, easily my favourite album of 2023!
From what I understand of Cosmic is about a couple who falls in love, and after every death - through time- they find each other over and over. (Re-incarnation to an extent). So he is saying not to worry because no matter who dies first and leaves the other person alone, to not worry cause they will see each other again. It's honestly a very deep concept and blows my mind when reading the lyrics in that context. Thank you for this! Love the album so friggen much!
You can also look at it like this: in all the universe there is a fixed amount of atoms. And these atoms just shift places constantly. So the atoms in his body were once in the stars/plants/first humans/pharoahs. Also Saturn’s rings which are basically made of dust and ice so that ties in as well.
There's so much I love about this album honestly. Very existential, begging the questions of what is life? Why are we here, what does it mean to have free will, do we have control, what is life outside the body etc. Feeling like a somebody in your own eyes but also like a nobody amongst the crowd of 8 billion people, like, who the hell am I? What is this shit!? Lol. Everything about this is how my brain works and wonders about life and existence. This video has been so much fun so far, I'm half way through cosmic right now. I haven't felt this chilled out in a while, like I'm sat with a friend just enjoying music! Gonna learn that we love you riff on guitar though, their music is so fun on guitar 🎸
I can't help but think about those things when I listen to the album, especially when it comes to Death. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! The reason I like doing reviews like this is because I just want to talk about music!! But my friends are probably sick of it hahaha
@Reaper_Queen_Music we are very alike in that regard :) I love talking about music in the same way you do, but I feel my friends are like shuut uppp haha! For as long as you continue to talk music and how you feel and intricate and interesting backstories I'll be here listening and enjoying!
Our band deeply admires/appreciates this album. It's a work of art. It's unpredictable. Top 3 tracks are We Love You, Cosmic and Mattel. G-O-D is interesting and very different Avenged Sevenfold. For sure those three songs are either going to flip the A7X fans switches - Love it/ Hate it. And who'd have thought the album would end with a 4 and a half piano solo by Synyster Gates? Again... expect the unexpected. I can only imagine that the boys in the band were surely certain that the fans would freak after listening to the album for the first time. The song that really won me over was Beautiful Morning. Sounds like a nod to Alice in Chains and somehow in the bridge the band finds themselves paying homage to The Beach Boys. What the?? Brilliant. 👏
What was so cool is that this is not a first reaction video. I saw them all when the album came out but I was looking for a discussion from someone who has spent some time with the music and digesting it - you. Thanks for a great job. I loved watching you enjoy it. I listen to Life Is But A Dream once a day on headphones lying on the bed, concentrating. I just love all the layering, of both music and lyrics. Soooo intricate! The last time I was so blown away by music was when Sgt Pepper came out - when I was 17 - 73 now! I have listened to all good rock all my life after the Beatles, including Pink Floyd, Yes, Led Zep, Talking Heads, Smashing Pumpkings, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Seether, etc. So I have some reference points, but this has blown my mind. Like someone said, and not to offend either The Beatles or A7X, but this is like heavy metal Sgt Pepper!
Ive only been a fan for about a year. I’ve listened to pop,rap, and classical music for 14 years (im 19) and then i discovered metal. Heard metallica, megadeth, ect. Then i heard a7x. It changed me. I can almost find nobody (nobody?) to talk about them. They are my favorite band ever. Love everything they have did and this album made me jaw dropped from beginning to end. Thank you for being like me 😭😭😭
I'm so happy to hear that (GUYS WE GOT ANOTHER ONE) haha A7X is my all time favortie band and I'm happy to talk about them whenever I can. They genuinely made me who I am.
My A7X listening journey started this year just by chance. I live in central FL and on a Friday afternoon in May my roomate calls and says his boss just gave him 2 vip tickets to Rockville that night and if I wanted to go with him. This is like 2 days after this girl I was seeing and I broke up. I was like yeah sure. We got there late so we only got to see evanescence and A7X. But their performance changed something in me. Literally didn’t know any of their songs but their performance was so dope I was just bopping my head along to the music. The next couple days we’re spent listening to all their albums, then waiting for LIBAD to come out. Incredible album. Cried the first time listening to cosmic. It’s crazy how just by chance my roomate gets free Rockville tickets and here I am 3 months later listening to A7X pretty much every day and they have become one of my favorite bands.
Brooks has been doing the hi-hats live recently, they didn't at first because they were throwing off everyone's time, it took them time to get used to it.
49:00 they might really be artificial drums to match the vibe of the voice and change of the tone of the song at the end going from real to robotic/fake. Love this album
It never ceases to amaze me how many A7X fans are shocked when there’s a change of style. The band throws everyone for a loop with a new direction on every album. Although this isn’t my favorite A7X album Cosmic and Mattel are some of their best tracks ever
This is the definitive video for anyone wanting to know every small detail of this album and what to expect from it. A lot of people don’t understand that the album is meant to be experienced as a whole and in a world full of pumping out singles and moving onto the next thing, I’m very grateful for this album.
My expectations on this album were way low. But from the moment it came out I keep listening to it (or at least parts of it) almost everyday. In my opinion this is one of the freshest music pieces I heard in the last 10-15 years, you can clearly hear a band who know how to experiment and let be influenced by so many generes. I mean the outro guitars in “Easier” are hendrixish as hell, not to mention all the other influences you mentioned in the video. I feel it as an album that needs to be listened in its entirety, it lives as a whole. Even if many of the songs are so good taken alone too. Cheers for the video, brilliant analysis!!
This is probably the best breakdown of the album I’ve watched. Ya earned a sub😎 There is so much to unpack with the album as a whole. I pre ordered this album even though at first I was not super keen on the new singles but once I listened to it as a whole I fell completely in love with all of the songs. Everything is so well thought out it’s insane. This has been super influential for me and my band mates while recording our new stuff.
Cosmic was written about how Matt and his wife felt they were interlinked through many timelines and were always going to find each other in all their lives. The drums are octobons that Brooks uses intentionally to give it a little bit of an eclectic 80s vibe. It can have multiple interpretations and is my favorite tracks. Life, death, rebirth and the endless journey into the future, space and time. Beautiful.
@@alexgrover7693 yeah, it was in an interview where Matt said he and his wife’s were out on the town and took some interesting medicine. That they both had that feeling of parity at the same time and that’s what he wrote it about. I have to find the article, but I’m pretty sure I heard it from him on a Trax podcast or an article I read.
Wow … just wow. I only knew AS from the Album "Waking the Fallen" and would have enjoyed listening to this new one too, but man … with all the information and stories behind it you share it makes it so much better! The last few songs on this album give me heavy 70s rock vibes. You called it Kanye and Daft Punk, but I would go even further back and say it resembles Pink Floyd, Motown Disco and Electric Lightorchestra (EXCUSE ME?! That vocoder?!). Also, how eclectic the orchestra gets at the end … heavy, heavy Pink Floyd feelings. Loved this video, thank you for taking the time and sharing!
I got to watch Aveneged Sevenfold Live, they performed SO well, and it was amazing. I got to hear the stage, Nobody, Roman Sky, Blinded in Chains, Save Me, Hail to the King, Shepherd of Fire, Mattel, Bat country, Nightmare, Unholy Confessions, We love you, and Game Over i cant remember if Game oVer was llayed for sure but i remember the rest clear as day. It was Indianapolis where i got to dee them live, with PIT TICKETS. I actually moshed for We love you, Shelherd of Fire, and Afterlife. It was amazing. The vocals were killer and on point, the playing was spot on and they had it tuned perfectly. And the whole crowd SANG EVERYONE not one person i think didnt sing at least once and it was so good. I cant praise their live performances any higher, it was THAT good, although their chocie for Tourinf partners was odd Poppy was straight up wierd, Sullivan king was cool but not on the level of Avenged Sevenfold.
This was a great breakdown of a really thought provoking album; I’ve loved Avenged for years now and I love that they’re still pushing creative boundaries. I can’t get enough of this album right now, the lyrics, the atmosphere, the themes of it all, it’s huge. And this was a really cool video! 🙏
This was an amazing breakdown of the album. I wish more people would enjoy this album like we do. I think it's up there with the greats. Also, I recommend listening to it back to front. It makes so much sense, that I believe they did it on purpose. Ending the album with game over and the last line "life is but a dream...anyway" gave me chills.😅
Absolutely wonderful to hear from somebody that has done this deep of a dive on the album. I’ve only got one friend that knows/enjoys/appreciates this album or even just the band so it was awesome to hear from somebody else that feels the same way about it as i do. Really good job on this. The thought and detail you put into this is crazy. Thanks!
Thank you so much! I have been a fan of A7X since I was in 5th grade, the Rev is actually the reason I became a drummer :) I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
The (you walk on water but the water swallow you part), I believe is about EGO, the incredible thing that you did, is making you believe that you are better than other around you.
I don't remember the last time I watched an hour and 30 minute video without pausing or skipping, but your commentary was very good in this video. Love this album.
@1:11:28 i cant remember the interview matt did, but i do remember him saying way back in the self titled era that he didnt like the choice of auto tune in Lost. This album just goes to show how much more satisfied they are with their new directions and artistic views. I love you're analysis too
This album very quickly became top three of their albums for me so in depth and it came at a time in my life where it resonated with me in every sense I love it and I loved this reaction it was awesome
How did I never make the connection of that Mattel vocal effect to Bad Guy? Nice callout! I love your breakdown of this album, and I'm only 10 minutes in!
The first song I think, at least in my eyes represents life flashing before someone's very eyes moments before taking their own life, hence it being so speedy and erratic. Thousands of pictures, melodies and memories all flooding your sanity at once.. Incredible!
People usually traditionally go with shamans to do dmt/ Ayahuasca which has a certain chemical in it that brain breaking down you're naturally occurring DMT which totally makes sense as ive been there myself and the song really nails that experience very existentialism
Love this breakdown, makes me wanna do one of of my own for this album. I got to hear majority of the album live, it was bombastic and massive, when you do get to see them it is so damn worth it.
every instrument is following what's the songs theme. like mattel guitar solo, syn's want to make his guitar sound like video games. it just my though, but that so insane!🔥 thank for these video, i love it! great job! and great breakdown too🤘🔥
This was such a cool and insightful video, I don't think it's the best album they've ever done but it's by far the most unique and interesting. This was a great dive into the album and its themes both lyrically and musically : )
i really enjoyed listening to your views on this album and it feels good to know there are still people existing who aren't so close minded especially on something as subjective as music, it just feels refreshing to hear someone like you who appreciates band like avenged sevenfold, band which requires you to respect their freedom of choice, creativity and musicianship, they have already done music that is for the audience only and they have done it perfectly because eventually they became massive band, at this point in their careers they just wanna make every desire they had in the past to come true and listening to this album made me sure that they enjoyed making every piece of this album
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I have been a fan of A7X since I was like, 9, so I wasn't about to let some...interesting music stop me from loving them haha thank you for watching! :)
I must say i walked on this video thinking it was not gonna be good (not tryna be sexist at all) but because usually girls that react to metal don't really know shit and just do it for views, u were absolutely amazing! Above and beyond what I expected, hope to see more reactions of a7x from u.
Holy shit this is about most badass review vid I seen , hmm not just on this hell of an album but it’d be fucking cool if more people did this and with other albums too
Well as they say, you have great taste! Dope review as well, I enjoyed all the tidbits about the album and your enthusiasm or love for music shows most def... ty,,, this album is a jam for me. Cosmic is truly a fave fs.
Incredible video!! Love the way you’re giving facts about the song! Just a little correction Matt did not write Nobody on MDMA but on DMT (psychedelic)
I love your insight of the album. Avenged Sevenfold has been my favorite band since highschool and I'm always nervous about new A7X music. I really liked this album but you've made me like it even more. Thank you.
It's really nice to see someone who enjoys and knows this album as well as me. Nobody was seriously the song I listened to every day when I was traveling in Italy in May It's one of those songs that can bring you back to a certain point in time so you can relive the memories. Thanks, you are very cool and have a new subscriber :) \,,/
Matt screamed in some previous albums too. He screamed in "The Stage" for a small line and "God Hates us" from Nightmare album. But how you said, whatever fits the song. I think Matt has been listening to Knocked Loose alot lately and wanted some screaming in this album lol 😅
When Matt said "when robot?" i felt that Jokes aside, I think I enjoy the G O D trilogy the most. It's admittedly taking me a while to get into this album, but now that I know what they were going for it's really grown on me!
I love your input on the album as much as I love the album itself. The creation of this album is just extremely scary for listeners who are comfortable in their world. It's great that they have guitar solos and prog rhythm for your taste, but this is .... just amazing to hear a concept of truth.
Ok. I just watched the first minute of this video. I was planning on making a video similar to what I think I’m about to watch. I already feel relieved because I can tell yours is going to be way better than anything I would have made :) I’m falling asleep, but I’m pumped to watch this when I wake up! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Loved this album, and embraced the direction. Saw them live in camden and it totally translates live in addition to the rest of their discography. Wild show! Also: the arpeggios during the chorus of nobody are tapped believe it or not, not swept. Which makes sense as to why I couldn’t figure it out when I was learning em lol
I think that dreams are referring to lifetimes and the lyrics “good night” refer to death or dying. When you fall into the good night you ultimately end up in another dream (lifetime) because your part of the cosmos of dreams which ultimately means your nothing more than a manifestation in a series of dreams going through the cycles of life until dying and have no control over it, which means you’re a nobody that lives in a fake setting under illusion of living a life. I tried, thanks.
You're so right about IT IS Avenged Sevenfold. I'm like helloooo have you listened to City of Evil or Self Titled? They experimented a TON in those albums. People also have rose colored glasses. A lot of people hated CoE and Self Titled when they came out and look how they are revered today.
Great video! definitely hit that sub button. This Album grew on me so much to the point i play the entire album through and through every day. Been an Avenged sevenfold fan since i first heard their songs in COD zombies and ended up becoming a massive fan.
Cosmic is almost like a eulogy. Saw Queen's comment in the video saying "end of times?". I feel like it's the opposite... We've always been here, we'll always be here. Earlier in the lyrics Matt says something along the lines of death found us, but we'll see each other again.
I did see a few reactions to this album, but its first time i see a reactor actually get that Nobody is inspired by the shamen experince Matt did have, also many reactors pass the story of Wes and the artwork done for album, so i was happy to see you included these facts. Cosmic is my favorite, its a song about 2 lovers that live through many lives as a pair, they die, and rejoin in the next life, so in the end where Matt sings there you´ll find me, thats all the diffrent charecters they lived, in diffrent lives. I do think Synester Gates did most of the piano work?? im not sure if he did all, but he did the end track right, Life is but a dream, and have been practicing some piano, that i know. Easier is actually a old demo A7X made, took up again and polisihed.. You cant really seperate any song from the GOD trilogy, G is this ashole god, that the (angels or humans) think is so chick, and like what he done to the place, and the song end with God pressing delete, and say when robot, then (Ordinary) kicks in, with the robot making this kind of love song to becoming more human, and control it all, and (Death) i link a lot to the end of of Nobody video, where the skeleton(soul) is leaping to a fall, so connecting this to that song yes. Also as Matt say himself, you can see it from 2 perspectives, is this a ego death exprience, or is this charecters really commiting suicide.. and that takes us back to think of first track once again..
Matt has said that the lyrics were inspired by Albert Camus. No he's all about fleeting joys amid the meaninglessness of life, etc. Said the only philosophical question to be decided is whether or not to take your own life.
Some folks may or may not this but the song FICTION from nightmare was originally going to be called DEATH. I guess in a strange way the Rev will always be in the band.
My belief is Cosmic is about someone dying, descending to hell then fighting your way out. And when that transition happens after the solo that’s when you escape hell and arrive to the gates of heaven. From there then it’s you seeing the holy kingdom for the first time then leading into you seeing and meeting friends and family again all the way to the end….idk that’s how I like to see it at least. But LOVED your reaction and breakdown, great job!:)
I highly suggest listening to Jamie Ford's remix of We Love You in A7X's old school style and he replicates that vibe they had back then perfectly, reminds me of a song that would be on City of Evil.
You:"his vocals are so soft" Matt:"DO UNTO THE MUUUUDD!!!" 😂😂😂
I´ve listened to this album daily since it came out, but I´ve had nobody to really share it with... until I stumbled upon this video. Thank you so much for doing this!
I’m so glad you like it! I also had no one to talk to about it…so I made a video haha
I have a feeling we will all be talking about this masterpiece for years to come.
Same bro❤ everyday!!
Look up Dicodec reactions as well. He fucking gets it.
He also plays the song, and isolates different parts of the songs and pints out really cool nuances within the songs.
Every album they put out gets better and better, this is no exception, utter genius! So much fun, wacky wild, entertaining as hell, epic! Everything music should be, easily my favourite album of 2023!
Agreed 100% it's so interesting to listen to. Makes me happy music is still thriving.
Fuck no. This album is garbage.
This totally affirms how perfect of a fit I knew Brooks would be for this band.
I don't think there was a better replacement out there
From what I understand of Cosmic is about a couple who falls in love, and after every death - through time- they find each other over and over. (Re-incarnation to an extent). So he is saying not to worry because no matter who dies first and leaves the other person alone, to not worry cause they will see each other again. It's honestly a very deep concept and blows my mind when reading the lyrics in that context. Thank you for this! Love the album so friggen much!
That's so cool I has no idea!
meliodas and whats her name spot on
You can also look at it like this: in all the universe there is a fixed amount of atoms. And these atoms just shift places constantly. So the atoms in his body were once in the stars/plants/first humans/pharoahs. Also Saturn’s rings which are basically made of dust and ice so that ties in as well.
Read the novel "Replay" by Ken Grimwood. It's a bit dated now but great concept.
the ending of mattel feels like a game over screen in a video game and i love it
Thank you all so much for your comments! I am incredibly happy there are so many a7x fans who feel the way I do
I saw two NEGATIVE reviews regarding the lead-off single, "Nobody". One person said that it sounded like M. Shadows had smoked 18 packs of cigarettes!
Great breakdown. Huge fan of A7X. This album is insane.
@@robertsparling917 I had friends saying that! Like okay..they obviously just don't understand the stylistic choice
There's so much I love about this album honestly. Very existential, begging the questions of what is life? Why are we here, what does it mean to have free will, do we have control, what is life outside the body etc.
Feeling like a somebody in your own eyes but also like a nobody amongst the crowd of 8 billion people, like, who the hell am I? What is this shit!? Lol. Everything about this is how my brain works and wonders about life and existence. This video has been so much fun so far, I'm half way through cosmic right now. I haven't felt this chilled out in a while, like I'm sat with a friend just enjoying music! Gonna learn that we love you riff on guitar though, their music is so fun on guitar 🎸
I can't help but think about those things when I listen to the album, especially when it comes to Death. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! The reason I like doing reviews like this is because I just want to talk about music!! But my friends are probably sick of it hahaha
@Reaper_Queen_Music we are very alike in that regard :) I love talking about music in the same way you do, but I feel my friends are like shuut uppp haha! For as long as you continue to talk music and how you feel and intricate and interesting backstories I'll be here listening and enjoying!
@@ethanharrisonn Thank you so much :)
THIS album is slowly becoming my number 1. its tied with the self titled album
Our band deeply admires/appreciates this album. It's a work of art. It's unpredictable. Top 3 tracks are We Love You, Cosmic and Mattel. G-O-D is interesting and very different Avenged Sevenfold. For sure those three songs are either going to flip the A7X fans switches - Love it/ Hate it. And who'd have thought the album would end with a 4 and a half piano solo by Synyster Gates? Again... expect the unexpected. I can only imagine that the boys in the band were surely certain that the fans would freak after listening to the album for the first time.
The song that really won me over was Beautiful Morning. Sounds like a nod to Alice in Chains and somehow in the bridge the band finds themselves paying homage to The Beach Boys. What the??
Brilliant. 👏
I know right? Truly incredible.
I love your take on the music...not just the sonic parts, but the engineering parts. You rock!
Thank you! I love anything music :)
Cosmic is my favorite song i think they have ever done. It made me cry. Especially when I understood the meaning of it.
Musical genius to this degree, makes me proud to be a die hard Avenged fan lol
OMG,SHE IS SO FREAKING CUUUUUUUTE
stop i'm blushing >.< haha
@@Reaper_Queen_Music cuuuuuuuuuuuuuute 🥰
What was so cool is that this is not a first reaction video. I saw them all when the album came out but I was looking for a discussion from someone who has spent some time with the music and digesting it - you. Thanks for a great job. I loved watching you enjoy it. I listen to Life Is But A Dream once a day on headphones lying on the bed, concentrating. I just love all the layering, of both music and lyrics. Soooo intricate! The last time I was so blown away by music was when Sgt Pepper came out - when I was 17 - 73 now! I have listened to all good rock all my life after the Beatles, including Pink Floyd, Yes, Led Zep, Talking Heads, Smashing Pumpkings, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Seether, etc. So I have some reference points, but this has blown my mind. Like someone said, and not to offend either The Beatles or A7X, but this is like heavy metal Sgt Pepper!
Amazing, I love it! Thank you for watching!
Ive only been a fan for about a year. I’ve listened to pop,rap, and classical music for 14 years (im 19) and then i discovered metal. Heard metallica, megadeth, ect. Then i heard a7x. It changed me. I can almost find nobody (nobody?) to talk about them. They are my favorite band ever. Love everything they have did and this album made me jaw dropped from beginning to end. Thank you for being like me 😭😭😭
I'm so happy to hear that (GUYS WE GOT ANOTHER ONE) haha A7X is my all time favortie band and I'm happy to talk about them whenever I can. They genuinely made me who I am.
My A7X listening journey started this year just by chance. I live in central FL and on a Friday afternoon in May my roomate calls and says his boss just gave him 2 vip tickets to Rockville that night and if I wanted to go with him. This is like 2 days after this girl I was seeing and I broke up. I was like yeah sure. We got there late so we only got to see evanescence and A7X. But their performance changed something in me. Literally didn’t know any of their songs but their performance was so dope I was just bopping my head along to the music. The next couple days we’re spent listening to all their albums, then waiting for LIBAD to come out. Incredible album. Cried the first time listening to cosmic. It’s crazy how just by chance my roomate gets free Rockville tickets and here I am 3 months later listening to A7X pretty much every day and they have become one of my favorite bands.
I love that! So happy you discovered their music and felt it moved you strongly…that’s the best part about music imo ✨
Brooks has been doing the hi-hats live recently, they didn't at first because they were throwing off everyone's time, it took them time to get used to it.
Brooks is a beast.
49:00 they might really be artificial drums to match the vibe of the voice and change of the tone of the song at the end going from real to robotic/fake. Love this album
It never ceases to amaze me how many A7X fans are shocked when there’s a change of style. The band throws everyone for a loop with a new direction on every album. Although this isn’t my favorite A7X album Cosmic and Mattel are some of their best tracks ever
They are always so creative and innovative, you never know what they're going to do!
Yup from unholy concessions to bat country to afterlife to nightmare to hail to the king to the stage to nobody. Holy moly
i was a diehard fan. but without the Rev they lost me. sadly. im still bangin the old albums. and probably will forever.
Those aren’t fans. If you are a true A7X fan you can find the literal through line of every album.
This is the definitive video for anyone wanting to know every small detail of this album and what to expect from it. A lot of people don’t understand that the album is meant to be experienced as a whole and in a world full of pumping out singles and moving onto the next thing, I’m very grateful for this album.
20:55, he is actually tapping the notes!
My expectations on this album were way low. But from the moment it came out I keep listening to it (or at least parts of it) almost everyday.
In my opinion this is one of the freshest music pieces I heard in the last 10-15 years, you can clearly hear a band who know how to experiment and let be influenced by so many generes. I mean the outro guitars in “Easier” are hendrixish as hell, not to mention all the other influences you mentioned in the video.
I feel it as an album that needs to be listened in its entirety, it lives as a whole. Even if many of the songs are so good taken alone too.
Cheers for the video, brilliant analysis!!
I’m so glad you genuinely gave it a chance! Thanks for the comment :)
1:10:23 best part
still cracks me up lol
21:06 those are legatos
This is probably the best breakdown of the album I’ve watched. Ya earned a sub😎 There is so much to unpack with the album as a whole. I pre ordered this album even though at first I was not super keen on the new singles but once I listened to it as a whole I fell completely in love with all of the songs. Everything is so well thought out it’s insane. This has been super influential for me and my band mates while recording our new stuff.
Cosmic was written about how Matt and his wife felt they were interlinked through many timelines and were always going to find each other in all their lives. The drums are octobons that Brooks uses intentionally to give it a little bit of an eclectic 80s vibe. It can have multiple interpretations and is my favorite tracks. Life, death, rebirth and the endless journey into the future, space and time. Beautiful.
Damn... That's deep as fuck
That's beautiful ❤
Where did you hear about the meaning of Cosmic, did one of the guys say that in an interview?
@@alexgrover7693 yeah, it was in an interview where Matt said he and his wife’s were out on the town and took some interesting medicine. That they both had that feeling of parity at the same time and that’s what he wrote it about. I have to find the article, but I’m pretty sure I heard it from him on a Trax podcast or an article I read.
Wow … just wow. I only knew AS from the Album "Waking the Fallen" and would have enjoyed listening to this new one too, but man … with all the information and stories behind it you share it makes it so much better! The last few songs on this album give me heavy 70s rock vibes. You called it Kanye and Daft Punk, but I would go even further back and say it resembles Pink Floyd, Motown Disco and Electric Lightorchestra (EXCUSE ME?! That vocoder?!). Also, how eclectic the orchestra gets at the end … heavy, heavy Pink Floyd feelings. Loved this video, thank you for taking the time and sharing!
Thank you for watching, I appreciate the comment :)
I got to watch Aveneged Sevenfold Live, they performed SO well, and it was amazing. I got to hear the stage, Nobody, Roman Sky, Blinded in Chains, Save Me, Hail to the King, Shepherd of Fire, Mattel, Bat country, Nightmare, Unholy Confessions, We love you, and Game Over i cant remember if Game oVer was llayed for sure but i remember the rest clear as day. It was Indianapolis where i got to dee them live, with PIT TICKETS.
I actually moshed for We love you, Shelherd of Fire, and Afterlife. It was amazing. The vocals were killer and on point, the playing was spot on and they had it tuned perfectly. And the whole crowd SANG EVERYONE not one person i think didnt sing at least once and it was so good. I cant praise their live performances any higher, it was THAT good, although their chocie for Tourinf partners was odd Poppy was straight up wierd, Sullivan king was cool but not on the level of Avenged Sevenfold.
This was a great breakdown of a really thought provoking album; I’ve loved Avenged for years now and I love that they’re still pushing creative boundaries. I can’t get enough of this album right now, the lyrics, the atmosphere, the themes of it all, it’s huge. And this was a really cool video! 🙏
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed :)
This was an amazing breakdown of the album.
I wish more people would enjoy this album like we do. I think it's up there with the greats.
Also, I recommend listening to it back to front. It makes so much sense, that I believe they did it on purpose. Ending the album with game over and the last line "life is but a dream...anyway" gave me chills.😅
Omg I'm definitely doing this!
What a concept!
Absolutely wonderful to hear from somebody that has done this deep of a dive on the album. I’ve only got one friend that knows/enjoys/appreciates this album or even just the band so it was awesome to hear from somebody else that feels the same way about it as i do.
Really good job on this. The thought and detail you put into this is crazy. Thanks!
Thank you so much! I have been a fan of A7X since I was in 5th grade, the Rev is actually the reason I became a drummer :) I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
The (you walk on water but the water swallow you part), I believe is about EGO, the incredible thing that you did, is making you believe that you are better than other around you.
From all the reviews I have watched yours by far has been the most insightful, thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Thank you so much for saying that! :)
I don't remember the last time I watched an hour and 30 minute video without pausing or skipping, but your commentary was very good in this video. Love this album.
Thank you for watching! Glad you liked it :)
@1:11:28 i cant remember the interview matt did, but i do remember him saying way back in the self titled era that he didnt like the choice of auto tune in Lost. This album just goes to show how much more satisfied they are with their new directions and artistic views. I love you're analysis too
Amazing video! Watched it all the way through.
Yay! Thanks for watching :)
Been saying there is a lot of Mr. Bungle all over this album and it's so awesome! G is maybe my favorite song on the album, Mattel is super close.
This album very quickly became top three of their albums for me so in depth and it came at a time in my life where it resonated with me in every sense I love it and I loved this reaction it was awesome
For anyone who has a VR headset it is a must to watch the We Love You video. The amount of work put into it alone is spectacular.
I wish I had one :(((
19:40 brooks playing that song live is amazing. Didn't miss a beat
Nothing like getting to see these songs live, If you get the chance you should go. Matt's voice was INCREDIBLE
I'm seeing them in September! So excited! :D
@@Reaper_Queen_Musicsammmeee I’m going to the Nashville show in September 🤩 can’t wait
Who’s the artists with them on part 2? I loved getting to see Alexisonfire
Falling in Reverse and Kim Dracula@@grim9943
@@Reaper_Queen_MusicI'm going to the September show in Tampa! 🎸🤘
How did I never make the connection of that Mattel vocal effect to Bad Guy? Nice callout! I love your breakdown of this album, and I'm only 10 minutes in!
The first song I think, at least in my eyes represents life flashing before someone's very eyes moments before taking their own life, hence it being so speedy and erratic. Thousands of pictures, melodies and memories all flooding your sanity at once.. Incredible!
People that say it is not Avenged Sevenfold are Tripping hahaha Love the research you did for the album
Really good break down. Loved all of it.
Thank you so much!!
This is such a good video. Thank you for bringing all of us with nobody to talk about the album with together.
Thank you! I'm glad there are so many people who felt like I did as well :)
People usually traditionally go with shamans to do dmt/ Ayahuasca which has a certain chemical in it that brain breaking down you're naturally occurring DMT which totally makes sense as ive been there myself and the song really nails that experience very existentialism
I love how excited you are to talk about this album, I really love it too.
Isn’t it great! ☺️
Love this breakdown, makes me wanna do one of of my own for this album.
I got to hear majority of the album live, it was bombastic and massive, when you do get to see them it is so damn worth it.
2:24 is like the calm before the storm, that's how I like to think of it anyways. This album is truly another masterpiece by a7x ❤
Couldn't agree more.
every instrument is following what's the songs theme. like mattel guitar solo, syn's want to make his guitar sound like video games. it just my though, but that so insane!🔥
thank for these video, i love it! great job! and great breakdown too🤘🔥
That is so cool! There's so much detail. Thanks for watching!
Love your thoughts on this album. Finally someone who see’s music the way I do! 😌
I'm glad you liked it!! Thanks for watching :)
This was such a cool and insightful video, I don't think it's the best album they've ever done but it's by far the most unique and interesting. This was a great dive into the album and its themes both lyrically and musically : )
I agree! Thank you for watching :)
i really enjoyed listening to your views on this album and it feels good to know there are still people existing who aren't so close minded especially on something as subjective as music, it just feels refreshing to hear someone like you who appreciates band like avenged sevenfold, band which requires you to respect their freedom of choice, creativity and musicianship, they have already done music that is for the audience only and they have done it perfectly because eventually they became massive band, at this point in their careers they just wanna make every desire they had in the past to come true and listening to this album made me sure that they enjoyed making every piece of this album
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I have been a fan of A7X since I was like, 9, so I wasn't about to let some...interesting music stop me from loving them haha thank you for watching! :)
I must say i walked on this video thinking it was not gonna be good (not tryna be sexist at all) but because usually girls that react to metal don't really know shit and just do it for views, u were absolutely amazing! Above and beyond what I expected, hope to see more reactions of a7x from u.
I saw them at their first show for this NA tour and the show was perfect. Their setlist and performance were incredible.
Best album review on this album. Great job! Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you so very much for your analysis. It is so refreshing to hear in detail why this album is a true work of art. Cheers!
Glad you enjoyed it!
blessings!
Holy shit this is about most badass review vid I seen , hmm not just on this hell of an album but it’d be fucking cool if more people did this and with other albums too
I appreciate that!
Well as they say, you have great taste! Dope review as well, I enjoyed all the tidbits about the album and your enthusiasm or love for music shows most def... ty,,, this album is a jam for me. Cosmic is truly a fave fs.
55:20 i would say this part of the song is more akin to the Beach Boys as opposed to The Beatles, but i 100% see the influence from both
Incredible video!! Love the way you’re giving facts about the song! Just a little correction Matt did not write Nobody on MDMA but on DMT (psychedelic)
There's so much I wanna say. ha. I love how they really gave Johnny free reign on this album. He really showcases his abilities. He needs more credit!
Great video! I had a lot of the same points you talked about! Glad someone else caught them too :) Can't wait to see them in October 🤘
Great review, I understand this album as much as you do
I love your insight of the album. Avenged Sevenfold has been my favorite band since highschool and I'm always nervous about new A7X music. I really liked this album but you've made me like it even more. Thank you.
That is so awesome to hear! I’m glad you liked it! 💕
@@Reaper_Queen_Music I was actually listening to Life Is But a Dream... when reading this comment 😂😂😂
It's really nice to see someone who enjoys and knows this album as well as me. Nobody was seriously the song I listened to every day when I was traveling in Italy in May It's one of those songs that can bring you back to a certain point in time so you can relive the memories. Thanks, you are very cool and have a new subscriber :) \,,/
Yay thank you so much! This album is genuinely amazing 💕
Brooks' ghost notes are so good. Ugh.
The drums are crazy good
I know right!!!
Matt screamed in some previous albums too.
He screamed in "The Stage" for a small line and "God Hates us" from Nightmare album.
But how you said, whatever fits the song. I think Matt has been listening to Knocked Loose alot lately and wanted some screaming in this album lol 😅
Haha I'll take any matt screaming I can get, I guess I meant like...consistently screaming? But thank you for watching!
@@Reaper_Queen_Music ah got you. And for sure!
I'm curious how the next record will sound!
@@C-Rod7x ikr haha I'm already ready for more
When Matt said "when robot?" i felt that
Jokes aside, I think I enjoy the G O D trilogy the most. It's admittedly taking me a while to get into this album, but now that I know what they were going for it's really grown on me!
hahaha relatable
I love your input on the album as much as I love the album itself. The creation of this album is just extremely scary for listeners who are comfortable in their world. It's great that they have guitar solos and prog rhythm for your taste, but this is .... just amazing to hear a concept of truth.
Ok. I just watched the first minute of this video.
I was planning on making a video similar to what I think I’m about to watch. I already feel relieved because I can tell yours is going to be way better than anything I would have made :)
I’m falling asleep, but I’m pumped to watch this when I wake up! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
The chorus riff from Nobody are tapped arpeggios. Syn just does it at absolute hyper speed
Thanks for letting me know!
Ordinary is a Daft Punk tribute. This album is insane! Thanks for the review I really enjoyed it.
Loved this album, and embraced the direction. Saw them live in camden and it totally translates live in addition to the rest of their discography. Wild show!
Also: the arpeggios during the chorus of nobody are tapped believe it or not, not swept. Which makes sense as to why I couldn’t figure it out when I was learning em lol
Hahha amazing so excited to see them. Also thanks for that I wish I knew more about guitar..
@@Reaper_Queen_Music no problem we gotta jam! Unholy confessions cover?! 😅
@@petehorrorwood Now you're talking!!
@@Reaper_Queen_Music 🤙🏻🤘🏻
First video of yours that I have watched, I fell in love with you 6+ minutes in. Thank you.
I love this album. I've been listening to it nonstop since it came out. Fun fact the end of mattel is syn beat boxing :) great video!!
Hahaha I had no idea! Thanks for sharing ☺️
Grate video ❤️ loved it
Thank you!
I would love for you to do a reaction to some Avenged Sevenfold songs from the Nightmare album for example "Save Me" "Danger Line". Great video.
Nightmare is one of my favorite albums! I could talk about a7x all day haha
I think that dreams are referring to lifetimes and the lyrics “good night” refer to death or dying. When you fall into the good night you ultimately end up in another dream (lifetime) because your part of the cosmos of dreams which ultimately means your nothing more than a manifestation in a series of dreams going through the cycles of life until dying and have no control over it, which means you’re a nobody that lives in a fake setting under illusion of living a life. I tried, thanks.
For the "Beautiful Morning" guest vocals, it was supposed to be Lionel Richie, but he was too busy with American Idol.
You're so right about IT IS Avenged Sevenfold. I'm like helloooo have you listened to City of Evil or Self Titled? They experimented a TON in those albums. People also have rose colored glasses. A lot of people hated CoE and Self Titled when they came out and look how they are revered today.
CoE is my favorite A7X album 🥰 also did you know that they said “the city of evil is wherever you’re listening to their music” 🤘🏻
ha, I haven't heard that but I believe it!@@Reaper_Queen_Music
Great video! definitely hit that sub button. This Album grew on me so much to the point i play the entire album through and through every day. Been an Avenged sevenfold fan since i first heard their songs in COD zombies and ended up becoming a massive fan.
Thank you!! I've been a ride or die a7x fan forever haha
Cosmic is almost like a eulogy. Saw Queen's comment in the video saying "end of times?". I feel like it's the opposite... We've always been here, we'll always be here. Earlier in the lyrics Matt says something along the lines of death found us, but we'll see each other again.
I most certainly was grasping at straws on the meaning haha happy that my viewers gave some insight! Really cool concept :)
They definitely delivered on this album it's perfect this is one thing I like about this band they always try something different they evolved.
That’s what I’m saying! If I wanted music like nightmare…I’d listen to nightmare haha I’d much prefer new different music.
@@Reaper_Queen_Musicit wasn’t mdma it was DMT
loved this! finally someone who's as passionate about this record as I am haha, really their best work to date i think :)
Couldn't agree more!
I did see a few reactions to this album, but its first time i see a reactor actually get that Nobody is inspired by the shamen experince Matt did have, also many reactors pass the story of Wes and the artwork done for album, so i was happy to see you included these facts.
Cosmic is my favorite, its a song about 2 lovers that live through many lives as a pair, they die, and rejoin in the next life, so in the end where Matt sings there you´ll find me, thats all the diffrent charecters they lived, in diffrent lives.
I do think Synester Gates did most of the piano work?? im not sure if he did all, but he did the end track right, Life is but a dream, and have been practicing some piano, that i know.
Easier is actually a old demo A7X made, took up again and polisihed..
You cant really seperate any song from the GOD trilogy, G is this ashole god, that the (angels or humans) think is so chick, and like what he done to the place, and the song end with God pressing delete, and say when robot, then (Ordinary) kicks in, with the robot making this kind of love song to becoming more human, and control it all, and (Death) i link a lot to the end of of Nobody video, where the skeleton(soul) is leaping to a fall, so connecting this to that song yes.
Also as Matt say himself, you can see it from 2 perspectives, is this a ego death exprience, or is this charecters really commiting suicide..
and that takes us back to think of first track once again..
Wow I love that about the GOD songs, so cool! I thought the artwork and situation with Wes was such a unique talking point I had to include it :)
Matt has said that the lyrics were inspired by Albert Camus. No he's all about fleeting joys amid the meaninglessness of life, etc. Said the only philosophical question to be decided is whether or not to take your own life.
Thank you!
Some folks may or may not this but the song FICTION from nightmare was originally going to be called DEATH. I guess in a strange way the Rev will always be in the band.
Death might just be the best song they've ever written.
I'm so glad you had the little annotation about Snarky Puppy. That was one of the first things I thought of with G.
My belief is Cosmic is about someone dying, descending to hell then fighting your way out. And when that transition happens after the solo that’s when you escape hell and arrive to the gates of heaven. From there then it’s you seeing the holy kingdom for the first time then leading into you seeing and meeting friends and family again all the way to the end….idk that’s how I like to see it at least. But LOVED your reaction and breakdown, great job!:)
Interesting take I like it! Thanks for watching!
I've been meaning to get around to listening to this. Thanks for the video, really enjoyed it
Thanks for watching!!
Cosmic is my absolute favourite, first time a song has made me tear up :)
Pretty sure Matt screams in paradigm but its in the back
Screams in nightmare also
I highly suggest listening to Jamie Ford's remix of We Love You in A7X's old school style and he replicates that vibe they had back then perfectly, reminds me of a song that would be on City of Evil.
Your points and commentary is really great and thorough ❤