[Metal] Avenged Sevenfold or Metallica?

This feels like a generational thing to me. Most of the 30+ year olds will probably choose Metallica, but the younger generation is more familiar with A7X. I definitely go with Metallica.

 

80s Metallica if I had to choose, but I'm not a fan of either in general. I prefer heavier metal.

Sorry to sound like a typical internet metal snob, but that's my take.

 

I say Metallica just because of their body of work, but I am a fan of A7X too and I saw them 2 weeks ago and they were fantastic. They are easily the biggest of the new 21st century metal bands and for good reason.

 

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Neither

 

I'm usually plugged in to current this that and the other thing but sometimes I feel like I've been standing in a heavy rain at the platform and somehow missed the last three or four trains.

Avenged Sevenfold....never even heard of them. I'm surrounded by too many other middle-aged individuals, I suppose. I'm gonna have to go check them out.

My wife and I recently had the pleasure of popping in the (eponymous, I think?) Metallica CD driving from Kingwood back to Westchase. I had almost forgotten just how good that album is.

 

Never heard of Avenged before so went to check out a few of their tracks. Reminds me of 00's Metallica. Sorry but they can't even touch 80's Metallica. So to answer your question, Metallica and it's not even close. I actually can't believe this is a constant debate in your circle.

 

I only know Dear God by A7X.

Other than that, I don't listen to metal. They give Jontro a headache.

 

I'm 20 and I'm going with Metallica... But to be fair the only reason I know who avenged sevenfold are is because they were in a madden game a few years back.


One by Metallica is my favorite metal song no doubt

 

Deafheaven

 

Metallica, though I love A7X. When I started listening to Avenged about 7 years ago, there were certain songs where I couldn't stand their lead singer's (M. Shadows) voice. He's definitely gotten better, but as they've gotten more popular, they're starting to sound a little bit like Metallica now.

I don't have a problem with it since I love Metallica, but it's interesting to see how their sound and style has changed.

 

The bulk of this board is older at this point so you're going to see a skew towards Metallica. All things being equal, Metallica is probably better as a whole.

I'm 'older' and voted A7X. They're far fresher than Metallica (to me) at this point. Metallica lost me with the whole Napster debacle, and their music has gone downhill since 'Black' anyway. They should have hung it up a couple decades ago and gone out on a high note.

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I've never heard of this band Avenged Sevenfold. Must not be hipster-approved metal like Mastodon and Baroness.

 

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I think any metal head will laugh at you if you suggest avenged sevenfold is metal. And then you stack them up against arguably the greatest and most influential metal band of all time.

That's like asking, who's the better rapper, Soulja boiiiii or Nas?

 

Soulja Boy.

 

Seriously, one band pioneered thrash metal and produced four major albums in the 80's (middle two being the best in my opinion). Plus one huge crossover monster. The other is some kind of hybrid hard rock band that has essence of 311-style bro rap-rock with very sugary pop choruses. I don't really hear innovation. I have tried listening to them multiple times over the years and the best I can usually do is, "well this part isn't bad". I generally don't want bro rock. I want my metal to be from disenfranchised outsiders and weird kids.