Sounding the Seventh Trumpet
Avenged Sevenfold · 2001
52 min · 13 tracks · heavy metal · progressive metal · metalcore
A raw blend of metalcore aggression and melodic undertones that foreshadows the band's future evolution.
Why this album works
The album helped solidify Avenged Sevenfold's presence in the burgeoning metalcore scene of the early 2000s. It received significant attention from fans and critics alike, ultimately leading to a deal with Hopeless Records, which allowed them to build on this initial momentum in their later releases.
- Best for
- dynamic emotional journeys long immersive listening sessions wave-like pacing variations
- Context
- 'Sounding the Seventh Trumpet' is Avenged Sevenfold's debut album released in 2001. At this point, they were relatively unknown, having formed just a few years earlier. This album laid the groundwork for their signature sound, combining heavy metal and metalcore elements that would define their subsequent rise to fame.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Between the Buried and Me· Black Tide· Mickey Avalon
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 To End the Rapture Standout 1:24
- 2 Turn the Other Way 5:36
- 3 Darkness Surrounding 4:49
- 4 The Art of Subconscious Illusion 3:45
- 5 We Come Out at Night 4:44
- 6 Lips of Deceit 4:09
- 7 Warmness on the Soul Standout 4:19
- 8 An Epic of Time Wasted 4:18
- 9 Breaking Their Hold 1:11
- 10 Forgotten Faces 3:26
- 11 Thick and Thin 4:15
- 12 Streets 3:06
- 13 Shattered by Broken Dreams Standout 7:08
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