VinAnd Sori Fiction: tell everybody the ones who walk bedside me.. i hope youll find your own way when im not with you... So far away: the ones that we love are here with me ... as soon as im done ill be on my way to live eternally I think syn is telling him that he is with the ones that walk besides him are still with him and he will find his own way ( continue living his life) but still never forget him and he has plans on reuniting with the rev in the afterlife... hope that was clear what i was trying to say lol
Funny how you guy's bring up how young boys interact with eachother. When syn (he wrote this song) met the rev they was in school and they fought eachother. when they got sent out they started talking to eachother and relized they both played music. So they met up after school and started playing together and became best freinds.
they actually have another song about suicide called "I Won't See You Tonight" . the singer walked in on their former bassist trying to commit suicide with cough syrup. there are 2 parts, part one sung in the perspective of the bassist and part 2 sung in the perspective of the singer.
I'm so glad that you guys showed your emotional reactions afterwards, as hard as it may have been to show on camera, it's important to show that it's ok to feel emotional in response to these things and the band would be so glad to be able to touch people like that.
Sadly I only got to see them for the first time during Hail to the King tour. Line up was Ghost, Deftones and A7X. Show was legendary but I wish I could have seen them when the Rev was still with us though.
Not sure if you'd be interested but there's actually a 4th part to your Rev trilogy. It's a bonus track on the hail to the King album called "St James". In the pamphlet for the album it describes the song as the light to "so far aways" darkness
VinAnd Sori St James is a great song. I know you’ve had enough of sad songs but this one is more happy and upbeat. Recommend you check that out. After “A little piece of heaven” of course ;) lol
VinAnd Sori everyone above is right. St. James would be the next step to the series. Definitely more up beat like raising a glass to celebrate the life of Jimmy. EXTREMELY looking forward to hopefully seeing a reaction video to that song as well. In addition, A Little Piece of Heaven was essentially The Rev’s masterpiece. He basically wrote the entire song minus the majority of the strings. And he sings a fair amount! My #1 song out of their entire discography!
One correction to the lyrics, it's "I love you; you were ready. The pain is strong and urges rise." Basically, he misses him so much and it hurts him so much, that sometimes he gets the urge to kill himself just so he can see him again. He follows that up with "But, I'll see you when He lets me." Basically saying that despite how much he wants to go and see him RIGHT NOW, he's going to wait until his time is actually up rather than going before his time.
Oh man, ya'll gotta watch the actual music video for this one. It's a great tribute to the rev. Each time they do this song live the large screens are filled with pictures and videos of the Rev. They honor his memory every concert.
This is still hard for me to listen to. The Rev is my idol, and always will be. Whenever I heard the lyrics "I love you, you were ready, the pain is strong enough despite. But ill see you when He lets me. Your pain is gone your hands are tied." I lost it. Ive wanted to meet him since I was just a kid and it breaks my heart that the one person ive idolized is gone. I hope God has him in his hands so i can still meet him when its time for me to go.
Damn this hit me hard as this song reminds me of my dad as he got into a7x when I was just 4 back in '07 may the Rev and my father rest in peace good souls who have left too early💔
seeing the great way you both react to songs, (I mean, you literally make an analysis of the songs you react, not as other guys on youtube that only hears and say "hmm nice" at the end) and I being a great fan of this band, it's hard to request a song, or many of them, bcs the entire 7 albums they made have their own flavor, and it's just like an ice-cream store, everything is good.
"One day, I'm gonna jump off the bus, and run into the woods, and never come out! And when I do, I'm gonna be the knife master" is actually a quote from the rev, thats the reasoning it was just put so randomly into the song. Basically saying that he's not dead, but saying that that's what he's doing instead.
out of all three times i have seen them live, they had only played this once. They had videos and pictures of the rev playing behind them during the entire song and you could just HEAR them pour their everything into this song. This was their best friend since they were teenagers, especially for synyster. Losing him for them was like losing your left arm, a piece will forever be gone.
You are a great couple of people, first off. This is the first video of yours I watch, and I continued to watch your entire Rev trilogy. I love what you guys are doing here. I also love how you connect with the music. Without a doubt, Avenged Sevenfold put meaning behind their music. I myself lost my 27 year old cousin, who was pregnant at the time but her baby survived...for ten months (yup we had to bury her and then her baby not even a year later), so I understand the topics of sudden death around you. Watching you guys get emotional is amazing in the sense that music connects us so in depth that it’s unconscious; we cried to the same song. Anyway, I’ll stop boring you lol you earned a new sub. And check out an Avenged Sevenfold song called Seize The Day! The video is a story, but the lyrics are deep.
my all time favorite band. This song reminds me of the time, when my grandpa died, I couldn't do anything or was unable to do anything for a long time, just sitting around and feeling a huge loneliness. When you hear these phrases like "it's hard, but you have to move on", yes it's not that easy. Then I listened to this song 3-4 times, while crying but also feeling better afterwards, knowing he is going to be alright wherever he might be now!
My best friend Sonny died by his own hand ten years, and one moth ago, today. He thought me my love of music. I'll never forget you, my friend. RIP yourself, and the REV.
Damn Vin... You made me cry. I could see that you could "feel" this song. I can't stand to see a man cry. Hell I can't stand to see anyone cry. For some strange reason though, when a man cries, it's a river of tears for me. There is one thing I can say about this band that I can't say about any other metal band is that they were devoted to their friendships/brotherhood. They did not let egos get inflamed and take it out on each other. They are truly unique in that way. It makes me feel a different type of respect and admiration to them. And ultimately it has made me absolutely devoted to them.
Saw Avenged perform this at Download last month. They played a clip of an interview with the Rev beforehand where he said what his bandmates meant to him and, as the bridge finished, M. Shadows told the crowd to "sing it to the stars, Download, let the Rev know you're thinking of him". Very powerful and moving.
I would listen to their radio hits but I never really invested any time into getting know anything about them. I kinda viewed them like an 80’s hair band, kind of fun to listen to but not much substance (hope that analogy makes sense). I was very very wrong. The good news is I now have some discovering to do!
I love you both so much you are now my new favourite channel on RUclips you are so genuine and you listen to and brake down the lyrics to reach the meaning and the feeling. Please more avenged sevenfold
I really love your reaction guys, i like the way you describe the lyrics and trie to understand the feelings of the artist in the song. For me a true reaction.
Wow it's so sweet to see a genuine reaction to music. Lots of reactors are just entertainers and it takes away from the music. Respect to the both of you.
This song breaks my heart, I remember knowing about Jimmy's death before the world knew, Shelly (Brians aka Syn wife)called me and told me and she simply needed a shoulder to cry on........... they were all so very close , all growing up together , Matts wife is Syn's wifes twin sister, they've all known each other since grade school. I cried, so many hearts broken, Jimmy wasn't heavy into drugs ,but that night he partied HARD and went far over the line(he did NOT commit suicide).........great people and I will cherish there friendship for life, I will remember my birthday phone call and they sang happy birthday to me over the phone, forever, and please don't ask how i know them, all's i'll say is my ex husband was in a well known band from Seattle, so i've been around A LOT OF MUSICIANS. RIP JIMMY gone but never forgotten. I know you didn't commit suicide but since its out there people will refuse it was Cocaine and your heart issue that killed you. BTW they are all Catholic Christians..........
I’ve never been a huge fan of A7X but this song has always hit me hard. It’s one of those songs that anybody who has lost a loved one can relate to. It reminds me of my Grandmother personally. And I’ll admit I’ve shed tears listening to this song because it makes me think of her. I miss her and love her! I need her to know! I have so much to say! But she’s so far away!
Just got into that channel, and God Damn! Love how you guys react/discuss about the song after listening to them. And then there are the emotions that you guys show during the whole video, that's something true.. And now this songs have even more meaning to me because of a 17 yrs friend that I lost couple months ago, and I hope I said that I love him as a good friend. Damn..
This is the song that helped me make it through rehab! Everyday in caseload my counselor would play songs chosen by us for music therapy. I would get this played everyday, I'd close my eyes and just think about life and how that I had so much more to live. That it wasn't my time just yet, to give up!
You are truly great people. Thank you for what you do. It may just be a video to some but to others and to me it's nice to see this understood rather than some punk on the internet saying how horrible it is.
This song makes me break down every time. My brother did a lot of messed up stuff and made us lose my nephew he is with his mom in Texas and she won't let us see him and they won't talk to us I love that little boy so much. I didn't want to be a part of his life when I first met him because I knew where it would go and I wish I was wrong my mom ended up leaving me with him one day and with his smile I couldn't help falling in love. I took care of him a lot. Every word of this song pulls my heartstrings because it explains exactly how I feel. It's my favorite song but its so hard to listen to.
I lost my little brother in 2012 to suicide. This song rips my heart out every time I hear it. He was 1 year 11 months younger than me. We shared almost everything together growing up. Everything has changed, nothing is the same, the world has become an evil place.
I can't imagine the pain you've been through, I have a little brother and it would literally break my heart if he left before me. Wishing you all the best.
The knife masta thing was a reference to this video where the rev was telling the greatest story hes ever heard, where some guy said, "One day Im gonna just gonna get off the bus and Im never gonna come back, and when I come back Im gonna be the knife master." Its funny and everything but I dont think that placing it in the middle of a lyric video was smart on that persons part seeing as the subject matter of the song is a little sad. But anyway, thank you guys for these videos.
Its all good, no worries :) You both were great, and its honestly awesome to see people who react the same way as I do to my favorite band. Its amazing seeing people who arent afraid to feel from music, its magical tbh. I wish I could recommend all of their songs as well as the Rev and Synysters other band "Pinkly Smooth." If anything, maybe you guys could do album reviews? Although I feel like those videos would be long considering you guys always have great input which sparks conversation and other ideas. Id watch them for sure but Im not sure its somethings you guys would want to do. Either way, I'll keep watching your vids. I finally remembered to sub
Appreciate that so much!! Actually I you look at the most recent three minute vid you might be pleasantly surprised about us and full album reviews. There’s also a blueprint there where you can put in a request for a full album review as a member of the community. Reach out after you’ve seen the video !
Hello, Vin and Sori! I just wanna show my appreciation on how you both interacted with the song on a human level. Especially on how Sori would silently tear up when some of the lyrical line hits too hard. This particular song from A7X became my ode for everyone I know (both family and friends, especially those who are dearly close to me) that went on to pass in my life. I may have heard this song for a number of times but it still tugs my emotions everytime it plays. I gotta let you both know that when you, Vin particularly tore up on "I'll see you when He lets me" line, I became connected with you from the same amount of emotion that this song has always made me feel. Anyway, I've subbed at your channel because of A7x stuff because I've happened to be a hardcore fan of this group. I'm sending you both some love here from Manila, Philippines. Keep on doing stuff like these!
It’s not corny... love conquers all. A reaction video that actually shows the reaction you had vs the faces you made in real time experiencing said video. It’s not about what face you make. It’s about how you feel. You both articulated how and why this song made you feel the way you did. Take Care 🐺
I used to listen to this song and feel sad for them losing a a brother so early in his life, today i heard it 4 months after my fathers death, it wasn't the same song, it wasnt about them anymore... those words "and i have so much to say but you're so far away" are just too real
Oh geez this lyric video you guys were watching really takes some feeling out with the way is misreads some of the lyrics. It's supposed to be "And urges rise" not "Enough despite", saying that he considers taking the 'easy way' of seeing his friend again. And it's "Your hands untied" not "Your hands are tied", saying that the Rev is finally free
architects gone with the wind and doomsday the first was written by the guitar who was suffering through cancer and the second was finished by his twin brother which is the drummer in the band and is a tribute to the guitar play who ended up losing his battle to cancer and is pretty heartbreaking
RIP THE REV #foREVer The REV is the best drummer i have seen till now. Also he was a good songwriter. So Far Away is the first song that Synyster Gates wrote for his late bestfriend and this song is one of the best song by the Band and also you should listen to their albums and you will see that everytime there's a different thing. Thank you your reaction.
Once again, it's great to hear the thoughts and interpretations that the two of you have to offer. I don't know why love and emotion is so difficult for men to express with other men. I have a friend that I've made within the last several years of my life, and he is much more open about saying "I love you", and giving hugs. This feels so foreign to me, but I sense with great sincerity that my lack of comfort with those actions/emotions are not what God intended for me, and anyone else for that matter. I hope to grow in that area of my life. Thanks again.
I saw a concert on AXSTV(Formerly HDNET) with Avenged Sevenfold that was at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas and it had Jimmy on the drums but his face had been blurred out due to him passing the concert was filmed 6 months before he passed
I lost my pawpaw nearly 10 years ago, but I still can't listen to this song without thinking about him and crying. Whoever said that time heals all wounds was a fool.
This reminds me of my favorite quote, We are not Bodies with souls, we are Souls with bodies. C.S. Lewis ~ Ponder that carefully, it's deep wen you really think about it.
Damn soooooooo many great A7X songs y'all need to hear. The following are my personal favorites: - Hail to the king - Sheppard of fire - Gunslinger - Danger line - Buried alive - Bat country - Coming home
You mentioned you're looking for suites of songs like Maynard's and A7X that talk about something they faced. Check out Dream Theater's suite of songs about their previous drummer's, Mike Portnoy, struggle with alcoholism. He's still alive and well today, working with other bands. Fun fact: Mike Portnoy worked with Avenged Sevenfold on the album Nightmare. He's the one drumming in this song. The Shattered Fortress suite of songs by Dream Theater are: “The Glass Prison,” “This Dying Soul,” “The Root of All Evil,” “Repentance” and “The Shattered Fortress.”
Have you guys heard Brockton cocktail? The REV wrote it, and I think it may have been a pre “fiction” note. It was on the previous album. What he died from later on after writing and giving “fiction” to the band was basically a Brompton cocktail..:
I actually read a magazine article years ago where shadows said the Rev died after a friend's wedding where he was drinking it was an accidental overdose on pain meds he was taking after having lasik surgery on his eyes his heart condition wasn't known until the autopsy was done the Rev wasn't a suicidal guy from everything I've seen but great reaction she'd a couple tears watching this
Fiction: Promise me you'll never feel afraid...
So far away: Sleep tight im not afraid.
Whoa! Good call !
VinAnd Sori i listen to both of these songs hundreds of times and im still finding new connections and meaningful lines i haven't yet appreciated
Give me an example !
VinAnd Sori
Fiction: tell everybody the ones who walk bedside me.. i hope youll find your own way when im not with you...
So far away: the ones that we love are here with me ... as soon as im done ill be on my way to live eternally
I think syn is telling him that he is with the ones that walk besides him are still with him and he will find his own way ( continue living his life) but still never forget him and he has plans on reuniting with the rev in the afterlife... hope that was clear what i was trying to say lol
Prov 969 damn....that somehow makes the whole album a lot sadder
Funny how you guy's bring up how young boys interact with eachother. When syn (he wrote this song) met the rev they was in school and they fought eachother. when they got sent out they started talking to eachother and relized they both played music. So they met up after school and started playing together and became best freinds.
Wow!!! Did not know that! Thanks for that !!
Such a human reaction. I cried with you guys.
If you look closely, the fret markers on Gate's guitar that usually say SYN, say REV in this video. That alone makes it even more heartbreaking.
Brutal !
They also all got tattoos of the revs version of the deathbat. And syn has foREVer on his chest as well.
Just watching them in that Video is painful to watch. You seriously can tell how much they Loved the REV. You feel and see their sadness. ❤foREVer ❤
they actually have another song about suicide called "I Won't See You Tonight" . the singer walked in on their former bassist trying to commit suicide with cough syrup. there are 2 parts, part one sung in the perspective of the bassist and part 2 sung in the perspective of the singer.
Ya I’ve heard that from someone else ...
Cough syrup? I thought he mixed his pills...
I don’t think soul is referring to the rev in this one
Soulinflamez Great profile picture! Go Devils!
Tá cáin goidte LGD! Hopefully next year we'll make it further in the playoffs!
You guys ❤️ I feel like we are all healing together. This is the most genuine reaction I have ever seen. Love you guys.
That’s so cool!!! I agree with u completely it feels like we are all healing together!!
That solo guitar is played by the deepest heart..
I'm so glad that you guys showed your emotional reactions afterwards, as hard as it may have been to show on camera, it's important to show that it's ok to feel emotional in response to these things and the band would be so glad to be able to touch people like that.
I'd love the moment Sori hugging Vin after hearing this song. It's so CRYABLE
crying yesterday, crying today, and cry tomorrow.. this song remember always the girl that i love..
Slamming ims till crying today and it’s been a year.
If your doing avenged you gotta do shit from the city of evil album.Every song is a gem guaranteed.
Whst year was that published ?
VinAnd Sori 2005
That’s my favorite Avenged Sevenfold album. I’m going to see them in concert in September. So excited!
Sang Tran badass!!!! I saw them when rev was still with us it was a badass show!
Sadly I only got to see them for the first time during Hail to the King tour. Line up was Ghost, Deftones and A7X. Show was legendary but I wish I could have seen them when the Rev was still with us though.
Not sure if you'd be interested but there's actually a 4th part to your Rev trilogy. It's a bonus track on the hail to the King album called "St James". In the pamphlet for the album it describes the song as the light to "so far aways" darkness
Very interested ! I don’t recognize your name , you must be new..welcome !
Yesss, St. James it's the last
VinAnd Sori St James is a great song. I know you’ve had enough of sad songs but this one is more happy and upbeat. Recommend you check that out. After “A little piece of heaven” of course ;) lol
It better be!! Lol !
VinAnd Sori everyone above is right. St. James would be the next step to the series. Definitely more up beat like raising a glass to celebrate the life of Jimmy. EXTREMELY looking forward to hopefully seeing a reaction video to that song as well. In addition, A Little Piece of Heaven was essentially The Rev’s masterpiece. He basically wrote the entire song minus the majority of the strings. And he sings a fair amount! My #1 song out of their entire discography!
One correction to the lyrics, it's "I love you; you were ready. The pain is strong and urges rise." Basically, he misses him so much and it hurts him so much, that sometimes he gets the urge to kill himself just so he can see him again. He follows that up with "But, I'll see you when He lets me." Basically saying that despite how much he wants to go and see him RIGHT NOW, he's going to wait until his time is actually up rather than going before his time.
Oh man, ya'll gotta watch the actual music video for this one. It's a great tribute to the rev.
Each time they do this song live the large screens are filled with pictures and videos of the Rev. They honor his memory every concert.
Also, guys. The song Victim talks a lot about the aftermath of the Rev's passing. Very heartfelt. Kind of like a part 4 to this.
We’ve heard that a ton!
this song gives me tears every time!
Scream and Almost Easy
Worth a shot.
This song and music video always gets me choked up. Great song and great reaction guys thank you for that \m/
Thanks! More reactions coming!
This is still hard for me to listen to. The Rev is my idol, and always will be. Whenever I heard the lyrics "I love you, you were ready, the pain is strong enough despite. But ill see you when He lets me. Your pain is gone your hands are tied." I lost it. Ive wanted to meet him since I was just a kid and it breaks my heart that the one person ive idolized is gone. I hope God has him in his hands so i can still meet him when its time for me to go.
Damn this hit me hard as this song reminds me of my dad as he got into a7x when I was just 4 back in '07 may the Rev and my father rest in peace good souls who have left too early💔
Amen!
I love the heart in your faces when you realize the hurt in this song!!
seeing the great way you both react to songs, (I mean, you literally make an analysis of the songs you react, not as other guys on youtube that only hears and say "hmm nice" at the end) and I being a great fan of this band, it's hard to request a song, or many of them, bcs the entire 7 albums they made have their own flavor, and it's just like an ice-cream store, everything is good.
english is not my 1st language, sorry if I wrote something wrongly
You did great ! Thanks for what you said to us!
"One day, I'm gonna jump off the bus, and run into the woods, and never come out! And when I do, I'm gonna be the knife master" is actually a quote from the rev, thats the reasoning it was just put so randomly into the song. Basically saying that he's not dead, but saying that that's what he's doing instead.
Great song selections guys, Rev will be missed for sure. We lost a good one. Really enjoy what your doing, looking forward to more.
Ya it’s crazy cause I never knew him until I we started the trilogy. But I miss him! Each person is so unique
out of all three times i have seen them live, they had only played this once. They had videos and pictures of the rev playing behind them during the entire song and you could just HEAR them pour their everything into this song. This was their best friend since they were teenagers, especially for synyster. Losing him for them was like losing your left arm, a piece will forever be gone.
You are a great couple of people, first off. This is the first video of yours I watch, and I continued to watch your entire Rev trilogy. I love what you guys are doing here.
I also love how you connect with the music. Without a doubt, Avenged Sevenfold put meaning behind their music. I myself lost my 27 year old cousin, who was pregnant at the time but her baby survived...for ten months (yup we had to bury her and then her baby not even a year later), so I understand the topics of sudden death around you. Watching you guys get emotional is amazing in the sense that music connects us so in depth that it’s unconscious; we cried to the same song.
Anyway, I’ll stop boring you lol you earned a new sub.
And check out an Avenged Sevenfold song called Seize The Day! The video is a story, but the lyrics are deep.
Wow thanks for sharing! That sux so badly that u all went through that! I’m glad u found us tho...music helps heal us! -Sori✌🏻
my all time favorite band. This song reminds me of the time, when my grandpa died, I couldn't do anything or was unable to do anything for a long time, just sitting around and feeling a huge loneliness. When you hear these phrases like "it's hard, but you have to move on", yes it's not that easy. Then I listened to this song 3-4 times, while crying but also feeling better afterwards, knowing he is going to be alright wherever he might be now!
React to A little peace of heaven by avenged sevenfold 🙏 it’s the Revs greats masterpiece
So I’ve heard !
Edgar Velasco i agree!!!!!
His vocals on that song are just amazing! :D
Up
Edgar Velasco it sure is
My best friend Sonny died by his own hand ten years, and one moth ago, today. He thought me my love of music. I'll never forget you, my friend. RIP yourself, and the REV.
Gotta watch the actual video...beautiful tribute!❤
Beautiful and Emotional song there my favorite band and it’s great to see you guys checking them out loved the reaction! R.I.P REV
For sure
And definitely still highly recommend The Stage and Hail the apocalypse by Avatar ! 👍🏻very different songs but great haha
Good call !
Damn Vin... You made me cry. I could see that you could "feel" this song. I can't stand to see a man cry. Hell I can't stand to see anyone cry. For some strange reason though, when a man cries, it's a river of tears for me.
There is one thing I can say about this band that I can't say about any other metal band is that they were devoted to their friendships/brotherhood. They did not let egos get inflamed and take it out on each other. They are truly unique in that way. It makes me feel a different type of respect and admiration to them. And ultimately it has made me absolutely devoted to them.
Saw Avenged perform this at Download last month. They played a clip of an interview with the Rev beforehand where he said what his bandmates meant to him and, as the bridge finished, M. Shadows told the crowd to "sing it to the stars, Download, let the Rev know you're thinking of him". Very powerful and moving.
I wanna say 2005 back when they were on Warner Bros. Records. That whole album from start to finish is great.
Word!
it's even on the top 10 of best albums ever by billboard, if i'm not wrong.
Whoa
The Video makes this song so much more emotional. At the concerts they have pictures of him up on the screen as they sing it.
Beautiful reaction.
Thank you !
This band was never high on my playlist but I have newfound respect for them.
Why’s that ?
I would listen to their radio hits but I never really invested any time into getting know anything about them. I kinda viewed them like an 80’s hair band, kind of fun to listen to but not much substance (hope that analogy makes sense). I was very very wrong. The good news is I now have some discovering to do!
Awesome !!
I love you both so much you are now my new favourite channel on RUclips you are so genuine and you listen to and brake down the lyrics to reach the meaning and the feeling. Please more avenged sevenfold
Awesome!!! Yes!! More on the way... am old school song next!
I really love your reaction guys, i like the way you describe the lyrics and trie to understand the feelings of the artist in the song. For me a true reaction.
Appreciate that !
Wow it's so sweet to see a genuine reaction to music.
Lots of reactors are just entertainers and it takes away from the music.
Respect to the both of you.
A little piece of heaven guys. Written by The rev. 4° album
Def on the list!
It s so great to have someone to share good music with . I wish a happy life to both of you. Much love
Lost my brother in 2011 and this song makes me cry every time. Typing this as tears fall on my tablet.
It’s “the pain is strong and urges rise but I’ll see you when he lets me your pain is gone your hands untied”
Never really listened to these cats, till I started diggin' yall. I like it
Awesome! Usually works the other way around
Right? I'm mostly into unpopular music, though. Been trying to find a song to request, but.....yeesh!...it's difficult
Go for it !
fleshofdanny I think they are actually people, not cats.. I don't think cats can play guitar
it's a term of endearment :P
This is my favorite song from them. And the first song I heard from them.
What an introduction
I love your videos they make me so happy.The human experience is strong with you.
Appreciate that a lot! 🤘🏾-Vin
Great and honest reaction.
You're the best guys, God bless you.
This song breaks my heart, I remember knowing about Jimmy's death before the world knew, Shelly (Brians aka Syn wife)called me and told me and she simply needed a shoulder to cry on........... they were all so very close , all growing up together , Matts wife is Syn's wifes twin sister, they've all known each other since grade school. I cried, so many hearts broken, Jimmy wasn't heavy into drugs ,but that night he partied HARD and went far over the line(he did NOT commit suicide).........great people and I will cherish there friendship for life, I will remember my birthday phone call and they sang happy birthday to me over the phone, forever, and please don't ask how i know them, all's i'll say is my ex husband was in a well known band from Seattle, so i've been around A LOT OF MUSICIANS. RIP JIMMY gone but never forgotten. I know you didn't commit suicide but since its out there people will refuse it was Cocaine and your heart issue that killed you. BTW they are all Catholic Christians..........
Really. You know Synster's family personally?
I appreciate you guys doing the trilogy. I could feel the emotion in it.
Fantastic review. Love how genuine you guys are. Loving your channel too.
The song's every lines will helps us to remember The rev.We love you ReV.
The moment we've all been waiting for
Never clicked a notification so fast
Appreciate that my man!
Seven months later and I can’t believe how much you guys have grown
This song gets me every single time. RIP the Rev
I’ve never been a huge fan of A7X but this song has always hit me hard. It’s one of those songs that anybody who has lost a loved one can relate to. It reminds me of my Grandmother personally. And I’ll admit I’ve shed tears listening to this song because it makes me think of her. I miss her and love her! I need her to know! I have so much to say! But she’s so far away!
Just got into that channel, and God Damn! Love how you guys react/discuss about the song after listening to them.
And then there are the emotions that you guys show during the whole video, that's something true..
And now this songs have even more meaning to me because of a 17 yrs friend that I lost couple months ago, and I hope I said that I love him as a good friend. Damn..
This is the song that helped me make it through rehab! Everyday in caseload my counselor would play songs chosen by us for music therapy. I would get this played everyday, I'd close my eyes and just think about life and how that I had so much more to live. That it wasn't my time just yet, to give up!
I don't think life is dead after death. My grandma came to me in my sleep shortly after she died to let me know she was proud of me. It was amazing!
You are truly great people. Thank you for what you do. It may just be a video to some but to others and to me it's nice to see this understood rather than some punk on the internet saying how horrible it is.
Very strong emotional song. I learned long ago to tell the ones you care about that you love them.
Fu** Yes i waited so much for this song reaction
Thank you for feeling that song.
This song makes me break down every time. My brother did a lot of messed up stuff and made us lose my nephew he is with his mom in Texas and she won't let us see him and they won't talk to us I love that little boy so much. I didn't want to be a part of his life when I first met him because I knew where it would go and I wish I was wrong my mom ended up leaving me with him one day and with his smile I couldn't help falling in love. I took care of him a lot. Every word of this song pulls my heartstrings because it explains exactly how I feel. It's my favorite song but its so hard to listen to.
I lost my little brother in 2012 to suicide. This song rips my heart out every time I hear it. He was 1 year 11 months younger than me. We shared almost everything together growing up. Everything has changed, nothing is the same, the world has become an evil place.
I can't imagine the pain you've been through, I have a little brother and it would literally break my heart if he left before me. Wishing you all the best.
The knife masta thing was a reference to this video where the rev was telling the greatest story hes ever heard, where some guy said, "One day Im gonna just gonna get off the bus and Im never gonna come back, and when I come back Im gonna be the knife master."
Its funny and everything but I dont think that placing it in the middle of a lyric video was smart on that persons part seeing as the subject matter of the song is a little sad. But anyway, thank you guys for these videos.
The guy who did this video... I’ll never do him again... what a disaster
Its all good, no worries :)
You both were great, and its honestly awesome to see people who react the same way as I do to my favorite band. Its amazing seeing people who arent afraid to feel from music, its magical tbh. I wish I could recommend all of their songs as well as the Rev and Synysters other band "Pinkly Smooth." If anything, maybe you guys could do album reviews? Although I feel like those videos would be long considering you guys always have great input which sparks conversation and other ideas. Id watch them for sure but Im not sure its somethings you guys would want to do. Either way, I'll keep watching your vids. I finally remembered to sub
Appreciate that so much!! Actually I you look at the most recent three minute vid you might be pleasantly surprised about us and full album reviews. There’s also a blueprint there where you can put in a request for a full album review as a member of the community. Reach out after you’ve seen the video !
Hello, Vin and Sori! I just wanna show my appreciation on how you both interacted with the song on a human level. Especially on how Sori would silently tear up when some of the lyrical line hits too hard.
This particular song from A7X became my ode for everyone I know (both family and friends, especially those who are dearly close to me) that went on to pass in my life. I may have heard this song for a number of times but it still tugs my emotions everytime it plays. I gotta let you both know that when you, Vin particularly tore up on "I'll see you when He lets me" line, I became connected with you from the same amount of emotion that this song has always made me feel.
Anyway, I've subbed at your channel because of A7x stuff because I've happened to be a hardcore fan of this group. I'm sending you both some love here from Manila, Philippines.
Keep on doing stuff like these!
It’s not corny... love conquers all. A reaction video that actually shows the reaction you had vs the faces you made in real time experiencing said video. It’s not about what face you make. It’s about how you feel. You both articulated how and why this song made you feel the way you did. Take Care 🐺
I used to listen to this song and feel sad for them losing a a brother so early in his life, today i heard it 4 months after my fathers death, it wasn't the same song, it wasnt about them anymore... those words "and i have so much to say but you're so far away" are just too real
You guys are the best reviewer...
Thank you so much!
Oh geez this lyric video you guys were watching really takes some feeling out with the way is misreads some of the lyrics. It's supposed to be "And urges rise" not "Enough despite", saying that he considers taking the 'easy way' of seeing his friend again. And it's "Your hands untied" not "Your hands are tied", saying that the Rev is finally free
architects gone with the wind and doomsday the first was written by the guitar who was suffering through cancer and the second was finished by his twin brother which is the drummer in the band and is a tribute to the guitar play who ended up losing his battle to cancer and is pretty heartbreaking
RIP THE REV
#foREVer
The REV is the best drummer i have seen till now. Also he was a good songwriter. So Far Away is the first song that Synyster Gates wrote for his late bestfriend and this song is one of the best song by the Band and also you should listen to their albums and you will see that everytime there's a different thing. Thank you your reaction.
love you, guys!
Disturbed inside the fire is a crazy video with a serious message
The video with this gives me chills
Bands do have a bond like that, but this band in particular grew up together from childhood listening to and practicing music.
Once again, it's great to hear the thoughts and interpretations that the two of you have to offer. I don't know why love and emotion is so difficult for men to express with other men. I have a friend that I've made within the last several years of my life, and he is much more open about saying "I love you", and giving hugs. This feels so foreign to me, but I sense with great sincerity that my lack of comfort with those actions/emotions are not what God intended for me, and anyone else for that matter. I hope to grow in that area of my life. Thanks again.
Fiction:"promise me you'll never feel afraid"
So far away: "sleep tight I'm not afraid"
I feel the same way Vin I always tear up when I hear this song 💔 to many friends gone too early. Many people don't understand depression and suicide.
You 2 are awesome!
Appreciate that my man!!
I saw a concert on AXSTV(Formerly HDNET) with Avenged Sevenfold that was at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas and it had Jimmy on the drums but his face had been blurred out due to him passing the concert was filmed 6 months before he passed
I lost my pawpaw nearly 10 years ago, but I still can't listen to this song without thinking about him and crying. Whoever said that time heals all wounds was a fool.
This reminds me of my favorite quote, We are not Bodies with souls, we are Souls with bodies. C.S. Lewis ~ Ponder that carefully, it's deep wen you really think about it.
I love y'alls reaction to this song! Gets me good too! Tough stuff... I'm ganna subscribe ...
5 finger death punch - Wrong side of Heaven.
Deep... powerfull.
And I remember everything too
Brilliant as always :)
Appreciate that my man!
You guys have to watch the music video. It has chome video clips of the rev and is perfectly done. It takes the song to a new level.
Damn soooooooo many great A7X songs y'all need to hear. The following are my personal favorites:
- Hail to the king
- Sheppard of fire
- Gunslinger
- Danger line
- Buried alive
- Bat country
- Coming home
You mentioned you're looking for suites of songs like Maynard's and A7X that talk about something they faced.
Check out Dream Theater's suite of songs about their previous drummer's, Mike Portnoy, struggle with alcoholism. He's still alive and well today, working with other bands.
Fun fact: Mike Portnoy worked with Avenged Sevenfold on the album Nightmare. He's the one drumming in this song.
The Shattered Fortress suite of songs by Dream Theater are:
“The Glass Prison,” “This Dying Soul,” “The Root of All Evil,” “Repentance” and “The Shattered Fortress.”
Good call... thank you!
The official video for this makes it so much more emotional. FoREVer
Have you guys heard Brockton cocktail? The REV wrote it, and I think it may have been a pre “fiction” note. It was on the previous album.
What he died from later on after writing and giving “fiction” to the band was basically a Brompton cocktail..:
If I recall the majority of this song was actually written and composed by synister gates the lead guitarist. It's like his love letter to the Rev
Something kinda interesting is in Fiction the Rev says "promise me you'll never feel afraid" and in this song M. says "sleep tight I'm not afraid."
Most genuine reaction videos ive seen. New subscriber here 🤘
nice reaction guys, you always have an opinion to share with us, not like others...
Goosebumps everytime
What a powerful and great song
I actually read a magazine article years ago where shadows said the Rev died after a friend's wedding where he was drinking it was an accidental overdose on pain meds he was taking after having lasik surgery on his eyes his heart condition wasn't known until the autopsy was done the Rev wasn't a suicidal guy from everything I've seen but great reaction she'd a couple tears watching this
Talking about trilogies. Check out Falling in Reverse- Losing my mind, Losing my life, and Drugs. It's great!