ARTISTdirect: Albums We Hope Change The Game In 2013

ARTISTdirect have put up a feature “Albums We Hope Change In The Game In 2013″ in which Avenged Sevenfold and their sixth studio album get a mention.

Avenged Sevenfold — TBA

Avenged Sevenfold indisputably own modern hard rock and heavy metal right now.

Very few bands in this day and age can debut at #1 on the Billboard
Top 200 and sell out arenas all over the world. They’re in the position
to really elevate the genre once more with their forthcoming sixth
full-length studio album.

Nightmare emphasized hard-hitting grooves and searing solos. Here,
the band’s desire is to return to the roots of classic metal—something
they’ve always had a great handle on. M. Shadows has mentioned going
back and studying everything from Pantera to Led Zeppelin. However, this
will undeniably be Avenged Sevenfold and Avenged Sevenfold alone. Their
most recent track “Carry On” charged forward with old school-style
lyrics and mind-numbing fretwork, standing out as one of their heaviest
and best yet. It’s still simply a prelude of what’s on the horizon
though.

Heavy metal needs to come back as the number one genre and, if
anybody can once again carry it to that status, it’s Avenged Sevenfold.