Avenged pull out of Reading festival

Avenged Sevenfold, who picked up the Best Album award at last Thursday's Kerrang! Awards for their latest self-titled long player, have been forced to pull out of today's Reading festival.

An official statement from the band's record company reads as follows:

"We're very sorry to tell you that Avenged Sevenfold will not be performing at Reading today, August 24. As many of you know, the band had to shorten their set at Leeds Friday due to vocal strain. Since then, Matt's doctors in the United Kingdom and Los Angeles have both advised him that he must rest his voice and cannot perform.

"Thankfully there are no long term problems and with proper rest, Matt will return to the road shortly. The band toured all summer with Iron Maiden throughout Europe and the UK. They returned home August 1, but because they wanted to play Reading and Leeds very much, they returned this week for the festival. They were blown away by the number of fans who came to see them play at Leeds. The band is still in England now and is extremely disappointed that they can't play a show they have been looking forward to for a long time.

"A7X will return to the United Kingdom at the beginning of 2009."


Posted by Dan at 03:00PM | August 24, 2008

hope he gets better but the beginning of 2009!?!? jeez

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start of 2009?
i'll deffs go and see them
so long as they do a gig in scotland
but that sucks about reading.
get well soon matt =P

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NOO

NOOO!!!
First Slipknot now this!?!?!!

Get better soon matt..

A7X <3

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Omg i feel so sorry for the fans first slipknot now avenged who next bullet??

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yano what.. it wouldnt suprise me. I feel sorry for all the fans who spent their money on the tickets just to go to see them :( Well, atleast theyre coming back in '09 :D

get well soon matt :')

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nah, bullet played and was insane!!!!!

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He said on Wednesday that his voice was hurting him. That said, he also said the same thing in January. I'm not surprised they've had to pull out. I hope he gets well soon and doesn't strain himself too much.

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that sucks for everyone at Reading, shit cant wait to see them next year

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That sucks really bad :( Get better soon, Matt!

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That sucks really bad. Yeah, get better soon, Matt!

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Get well soon Matt....and woooo beginning of 09 ...come to ireland too XD

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OMFG!! Poor Matt! Get well soon!!! xxx

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OMFG!! Poor Matt! Get well soon!!! xxx

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talking like he's lost a limb ffs

Posted by apocalypse please | August 24, 2008 8:07 PM | Reply to this
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Poor Matt

Get Well Soon Matt!

I hope A7X come to Manchester

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tw*t

haha hope he dies, f*cking faggot thinking hes metal

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tw*t

What the fuck did he ever do to you?
And last time I checked Avenged WERE classed as metal. The music industry are the ones who class them as metal and put it on their album genres. Go call the goddamn music industry faggots. Not a band member who is actually pretty damn good at what he does.
So shut the hell up. Just cause you don't agree with what they're classed as doesn't mean you go around wishing someone dead.

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awww no way....

i live matt to bits i think he has a brill voice.

i saw him live and met hin he is a lovely bloke really he is.

Posted by blayde | August 24, 2008 10:43 PM | Reply to this
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holy shit

man thats bad first slipknot pull out now avenged had 2 as well y cnt the bad luck put its self on the boring indie bands? o wells...

matt get betta soon ; (
oh yea joey to x

i so wanna see a7x in 2009 woop!

Posted by the nightmare | August 24, 2008 10:59 PM | Reply to this
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Ahhhhhh!!!

Poor ole M.....
Least Reading won't have to put up that shite. Can't even sing.

In response to Jessy: The media class anything with a screams/guitar solo's etc as metal. Doesn't mean they are.
Shit I have seen Panic at the disco & fall out boy called metal.

Metal is Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Carcass, Sepultura etc....

Finally you lot make me laugh they way you dive on anyone who is critical of a band you like. If we all liked the same music there would be no debates ever.....metal is freedom of speech.

Avenged Wankfold are posers & shame music. May they disappear without a trace soon. Sadly it won't happen as mugs like you pay for there shite.....

REAL METAL FOREVER....

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Ahhhhhh!!!

...
That's your opinion that they're posers.
And the media don't class everything like that as metal.
PATD and FOB are not metal... that is just some stupid genre identifying... Though 30STM have been classed as metal on their CDs...

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I hope he dies of laryngeal cancer.

They are shit. Unfortunatly i have had the bad experience of seeing this shit band live twice, once before i had even heard their music, and one of their support bands, Bloodsimple, were 100x better.

The second time was just because they were supporting maiden. They didnt deserve it, stupid fuckers didnt even finish their last song. Plus i threw a bottle at them... good times.

@ jessy

No, avenged shitenfold are not metal. They are an american 'rock' band. Not metal.

They are mainstream shitfucks and are no better than all the other mainstream shitlickers in the world today.

Ugh it just makes me sick seeing all these 10 year olds saying 'Omfg gt well sn matt. i luv u!!!'

Your all a bunch of low life fucking emos. Go die.

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Last time I checked, I didn't say "omfg gt well sn matt, i luv u!!!".

And just cause they're mainstream doesn't make them shitfucks, and they are much better than most of the other mainstream "shitlickers" as you so nicely put it.

I'm not an emo last time I checked, and I don't want to die, so no.

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People need to have respect

Metal is freedom of expression, heres mine...

To the haters of Avenged Sevenfold... get a friggin life. i class old school metal as Metallica, Slayer, Maiden and Annihilator. A7X are not old school but they are metal. What you idiots need to remember is the fac that as something becomes bigger... it spreads and different genres come out of it. They're used to just be Heavy Metal... now they're is loads. A7X are a mix of progressive and american forms of metal... like crossing Lamb of god with Staind lol. fact is you fools need to stop wishing people dead bacause they get paid to use their talents, while you most likely have none... exept of course making a nusence of yourself on here.

To M Shadows... Hope to hear that voice at full strength soon mate... saw you in twickenham and you were decent.

Im all for REAL METAL FOREVER... but some of you out there need to actually leave the glorious 80's and take a look around... Metal is now Trivium, A7X, Lamb Of God & Bullet For My Valentine.

they lead nowadays... the batton has been passed... accept it.

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People need to have respect

The bands you mention as modern metal need to be bludgeoned to death with that baton.

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People need to have respect

Well said, mate.

Posted by . | August 25, 2008 12:26 PM | Reply to this
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People need to have respect

You've summed it up beautifully!
Music is constantly changing and evolving. If it didn't it would get awfully boring and repetitive.

I too saw A7X at Twickenham and I am determined to see them at one of their own tours.

Matt - I hope you get well soon and take care of your voice, I look forward to your future albums and gigs.

btw Twickenham was AWESOME!

Cat

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People Need To Have Respect?

Are you serious 'Antony'?
Passing the baton on? Jesus most of the bands I mentioned are still going strong so why would they be passing n the baton?!

Metal is a number of things today from bands like Children Of Bodom to bands like Turisas to bands like Malefice. Things change (I agree) and its important to try and keep up with the times but you refer to bands like Trivium & Avenged Wankfold as if they are in the same league as the "glorious 80's" (your words) bands.

Trivium took Metallica sound & James voice & f**ked it up. Avenged Fuckfold are everything metallers should hate. Poor singing, poor guitar & bass work & so up their own arse its un-believable. They are posers - metal posers.

The sooner you all realise this the better "metal" will be.

& please don't include LOG alongside that lot again. It's shameful that you would think the others can even touch them.

Finally stop calling everyone idiots who disagree with you. Its sad & makes you look like you can't have a decent debate without resorting to name-calling . But what should I expect, thats all you get on here.....

This place is full of fake-metallers & your all being found out....

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jeez, with the amount of go die comments thrown around willy-nilly, is it any wonder Kerrang! tries to stop the whole Emo thing happening, rock for life etc?

...Tenner bet that Hannah Bond's name creeps up in here somewhere like...

...I like A7X :)

I Like what's classed as Real metal too...Megadeth, Machine Head, Drowning Pool, etc.

Just because they're not metal doesn't mean theyre a shit band like.

LOL.
I wish it showed pics of people on here...most people who read and get featured in kerrang always seem to look like right fags. haha. ;)


oh,
AND JUST HOW MANY FUCKING TIMES CAN SOMEONE COME UP WITH A PUN ON THE WORD "SEVENFOLD" ?


...Jesus Christ.
:P

Posted by george | August 25, 2008 8:38 AM | Reply to this
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HAHA

when i was going into reading stages and a women on the megaphone announced this news a girl wearing a A7X shirt broke down in tears! ONE OF THE FUNNIEST THINGS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Izzys | August 25, 2008 9:47 AM | Reply to this
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At least at leeds they gave it a go. Considering they were ill they were awesome.

Unlike Slipknot cheeky b******s. Pull out and then have a plane flying over leeds festival with a sign telling us when the tour tickets go on sale!!

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Dicks above

Just a quick message for the dicks above, grow the fuck up. I am sick to death of little shits like some of the people above spending pointless hours going on about shit bands are. All i have to say is where the fuck are your bands. Your stuck in some shitty little practise room the ass of nowhere and fucking going nowhere.

Posted by Simon | August 25, 2008 11:58 AM | Reply to this
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matt rest up dude you all deserve a rest after all the work you've been doing lately

cant wait to see you guys back in the uk next year

people who hate avenged sevenfold seriously do something more interesting with your life than commenting shit on here, i mean talking shit about them is one thing but wishing death on them is fucking sick! go listen to whatever you class as metal and just fuck off

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Why even bother posting here? Seriously.

If you guys are just gonna bitch about how un-metal Avenged are then don't bother posting. Cause some people actually like the band and don't think they're shit.

Posted by Jessy | August 25, 2008 1:36 PM | Reply to this
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leeds fest

i was well bummed to hear slipknot pulled out then when avenged said they were ill i was like juts my luck. i think concidering they did well and was glad with the songs played. hope theyre better soon.

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...?

why the hell are people still complaining about them!
They dont suck, they dont blow, they can play, and why was someone who commented above blaming the entire band for it!?
Plus its a bit late to still complain about it, reading and leeds is OVER!

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Complete Fucking Cunt

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Complete Fucking Cunt

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Complete Fucking Cunt

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Should be ashamed...

ROFLMAO:
"I hope he dies of laryngeal cancer."

Thats a disgusting thing to say about anyone let alone someone you don't know. You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
Fair enough you don't like the band but wishing death on someone just because of the band they are in is shocking.
I hope you and other people who have posted similar things think about what you are saying in future and kindly refrain from wishing death on people you don't know.
I personally hope that Matt gets well soon and has a long and happy life.

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Should be ashamed...

Well said.

Posted by Jessy | August 26, 2008 2:48 PM | Reply to this
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Should be ashamed...

Thanks. I'm glad someone on here respects life.

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Aye see all these cunts who are like he should die!

Tell me do you really hate him or just the band!

Most likely the band so ill tell yi wit get tae fuck if u dont like them thats your problem not theirs so maybe you should all grow up and get a life :)

wousten_002@hotmail.com

Posted by Para-Man-Whore | August 25, 2008 7:09 PM | Reply to this
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Avenged Sevenfold!!!

Omg that seriously sucks, god the fans must feel PISSED! i know i wuld but never mind, their back in '09! and i am sooo going to their London gigs! ^_^
Get well soon Shadows =]
ly Zacky! xoxo

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ROFLMAO

oi! ROFLMAO one thing to say to you...

I HOPE YOU GET BATTERED TO DEATH BY ALL THE AVENGED SEVENFOLD FANS COZ I FOR ONE WILL BATTER YOU IF I EVER COME ACROSS YA!

who the fuck are you to turn around and and say" hope he dies of laryngeal cancer" you are down right fucking harsh, you wouldnt like it if someone said that to you you little heartless prick. M shadows has done ntohing personally to you so why say that for!?

avenged sevenfold are absolute legends and i think theyve got the fans and the awards to prove that.

i wish matt all the very best in recovering poor guy

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ROFLMAO

oi! ROFLMAO one thing to say to you...

I HOPE YOU GET BATTERED TO DEATH BY ALL THE AVENGED SEVENFOLD FANS COZ I FOR ONE WILL BATTER YOU IF I EVER COME ACROSS YA!

who the fuck are you to turn around and and say" hope he dies of laryngeal cancer" you are down right fucking harsh, you wouldnt like it if someone said that to you you little heartless prick. M shadows has done ntohing personally to you so why say that for!?

avenged sevenfold are absolute legends and i think theyve got the fans and the awards to prove that.

i wish matt all the very best in recovering poor guy

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ROFLMAO

So your solution for some wishing death upon someone is to... Threaten to batter them to death? Amazing logic.

A7X aren't particularly great to their fans to be honest. Fair enough, the guy has throat problems but there have been occasions spanning from 2004-2006 where they have cancelled dates and in one case an entire tour in the UK. The latter's reason? ... They wanted to start writing the new album. Or in other words... They couldn't be fucked.

Great way to treat the fans.

They are definitely NOT legends. Having loads of awards does not make someone a legend. Fuck me, Robbie Williams has loads of awards... Even Lamar (remember him?) won loads of awards. That doesn't make them legends.

Stupid children.

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I was lucky enough to catch them at Leeds and for all their problems (3 of them looked really sick) they did really well. I had never seen them live before and i was really impressed.

Although i totally cringed when they let a girl up on stage to sing with them. She was terrified.

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Urm.....
At Leeds on Friday three of them looked sick....
On Thursday night they were at the K Awards and they all looked fine. Puzzling to say the least...
Can anyone say free booze! lmao

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i like what dropkicks murphys said @ive been playing with strained voice ofr 20 year "

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wank*r

readin an leeds was shite wen slipknot was taken out, but as avenged poserfold got taken out too, it got just that lot better

Avenged Sevenfold: just give up trying to be something you will never be

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To the dick heads above....

To be honest, anyone who decides to wish death upon someone just because they don't like the music they make is a sad, pathetic little waste of life who seriously needs to grow the fuck up. Music is a matter of taste. A7X are a metal band, but their music can also be classed in other genres, just like anything else. Personally, I think all bands deserve a chance, i will listen to anything before i decide upon an opinion, no matter what the band members look like, 'emo' or not. Except, obviously, for MCR. They seriously suck.

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To the dick heads above....

MCR have far more talent than A7X

and thats comming from some one who is mainly into extreame black metal

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To the dick heads above....

LOL.! That's all I can say.

Go to a blood bank you're obviously deprived of blood from all that cutting.

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To the dick heads above....

Ok the start of your comment started out great, and then you undermined the whole thing by having a dig at MCR. Like you started saying - people have different tastes - yeah good point. But surely that includes MCR, or am I missing something here?

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still amazing

i seen them at leeds
although they only played 4 songs, they were still the best band there
even with the vocal strain and stuff, i felt sorry for them when they went off cos a loada wankers were boo-ing and u could just see that they didnt want to leave the stage but had too
definetly going in february 09!! best band ever

and whoever varg is, your a cock for believing MCR have more talent .... i dont care if u like them better cos its up to u - but to say their more talented is just bollocks

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still amazing

i seen them at leeds
although they only played 4 songs, they were still the best band there
even with the vocal strain and stuff, i felt sorry for them when they went off cos a loada wankers were boo-ing and u could just see that they didnt want to leave the stage but had too
definetly going in february 09!! best band ever

and whoever varg is, your a cock for believing MCR have more talent than a7x .... i dont care if u like them better cos its up to u - but to say their more talented is just bollocks

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still amazing

i seen them at leeds
although they only played 4 songs, they were still the best band there
even with the vocal strain and stuff, i felt sorry for them when they went off cos a loada wankers were boo-ing and u could just see that they didnt want to leave the stage but had too
definetly going in february 09!! best band ever

and whoever varg is, your a cock for believing MCR have more talent than a7x .... i dont care if u like them better cos its up to u - but to say their more talented is just bollocks

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still amazing

i seen them at leeds
although they only played 4 songs, they were still the best band there
even with the vocal strain and stuff, i felt sorry for them when they went off cos a loada wankers were boo-ing and u could just see that they didnt want to leave the stage but had too
definetly going in february 09!! best band ever

and whoever varg is, your a cock for believing MCR have more talent than a7x .... i dont care if u like them better cos its up to u - but to say their more talented is just bollocks

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Alright .. laryngeal cancer?..
Shut the fuck up. So i understand everyone had a right to an oppinion but thats too fucking far i was there at leeds right at the front you could tell he was struggling to even talk let alone sing,
He got told by sevral GP's he shouldnt sing he doesnt wana fuck up his voice full stop although you might think so half of us dont want that and the decent fans will understand why they had to pull out!
So you might think there making it up, but they couldnt have made an apperance at all but they did so that clearly shows they actually went out there gave it a go and for me thats something!
And also " that girl " that got up on stage is my best friend dont think about slating her about how she couldnt sing ether cause she was absoloutly terrified put your self in her position infront of all them people and the band you idolise more than anything and im sure you'd be the same.

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No

Finally, someone talking sense. Very well said, and good on your friend too. I just wish I could have been there to give them some support too.

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Alright .. laryngeal cancer?..
Shut the fuck up. So i understand everyone had a right to an oppinion but thats too fucking far i was there at leeds right at the front you could tell he was struggling to even talk let alone sing,
He got told by sevral GP's he shouldnt sing he doesnt wana fuck up his voice full stop although you might think so half of us dont want that and the decent fans will understand why they had to pull out!
So you might think there making it up, but they couldnt have made an apperance at all but they did so that clearly shows they actually went out there gave it a go and for me thats something!
And also " that girl " that got up on stage is my best friend dont think about slating her about how she couldnt sing ether cause she was absoloutly terrified put your self in her position infront of all them people and the band you idolise more than anything and im sure you'd be the same.

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Alright .. laryngeal cancer?..
Shut the fuck up. So i understand everyone had a right to an oppinion but thats too fucking far i was there at leeds right at the front you could tell he was struggling to even talk let alone sing,
He got told by sevral GP's he shouldnt sing he doesnt wana fuck up his voice full stop although you might think so half of us dont want that and the decent fans will understand why they had to pull out!
So you might think there making it up, but they couldnt have made an apperance at all but they did so that clearly shows they actually went out there gave it a go and for me thats something!
And also " that girl " that got up on stage is my best friend dont think about slating her about how she couldnt sing ether cause she was absoloutly terrified put your self in her position infront of all them people and the band you idolise more than anything and im sure you'd be the same.

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Alright .. laryngeal cancer?..
Shut the fuck up. So i understand everyone had a right to an oppinion but thats too fucking far i was there at leeds right at the front you could tell he was struggling to even talk let alone sing,
He got told by sevral GP's he shouldnt sing he doesnt wana fuck up his voice full stop although you might think so half of us dont want that and the decent fans will understand why they had to pull out!
So you might think there making it up, but they couldnt have made an apperance at all but they did so that clearly shows they actually went out there gave it a go and for me thats something!
And also " that girl " that got up on stage is my best friend dont think about slating her about how she couldnt sing ether cause she was absoloutly terrified put your self in her position infront of all them people and the band you idolise more than anything and im sure you'd be the same.

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Hey i didn't slag her, i was cringing because she was sooo terrified. I never said she couldn't sing and she did well considering she was virtually shaking. I thought she sounded really good considering most people would have froze on the spot or vomited. Big cheers to her, i hope she got to meet them properly afterwards. I loved the fact she relaxed towards the end and really went for it.

I feel bad that my comment came off as being negative and it really wasn't meant to be like that Karis.

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oh grow up, she wasn't having a go at your friend. Jeeez

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Carl Fisher...

Im going to simply allow your opinion. You at least have an individual take on metal.

Do me a favor though... dont ever try and describe me as a fake metaller. You dont know shit about me and you never will mate.

My opinion may not be accepted by many, but i know what im talking about and frankly, i dont have the time to be sittin here and argueing the toss over what bands sound like the 80's... Metallica are the best metal band ever and always will be... then Iron Maiden. End Of Story.

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who's got a band, prick?

You say it so good that it makes me think you are in a band. But you aren't, so you're more disgusting than music critics. Get a life and listen to your likes but don't condemn a man to death just because you don't like the way he's playing. You seem to have not understood A7x for what they really are didnt ya you just wanted to say what you had to say. They're a band who does metalcore, punk (streets), country, hard rock, british wave of heavy metal, even have some progressive-style songs, they like pop and they will do what they want to do. If you're such a genius I wanna hear your name from the crowd. Make your own songs. Make em better than a7x and you have something smokin up! but that doesnt give you the right to say Matt should die. Anyway matt got surgery a long time ago and they havent took a break ever since they issued their selftitled album. And they rock live so ask yourself to die maybe that will do some good to the world.

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2009? FUCK YESS

proper gutted they didnt play that would have been sick but their coming back in 2009 fuck yes I'll be there!

I saw them at the start of the year in glasgow and it was fucking insane, there was a kid in the crowd who was hurt bad and mat stopped playing until they got him out they were all ace and apoligised to the crowd then Mat held up the scottish flag and the crowd were going crazy and started singing oh flower of scotland what a killer gig

hope they play scotland again

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I love how everyone's insulting A7X because they're not metal. They've never claimed to be metal. You read interviews etc and they never say they're metal.

They're a great band. They're all incredibly talented - say what you like, half of you couldn't pull off the things they do. Their music is always fun, always exciting. They're just being themselves, they're not trying to be some big metal band or some punk band or some emo band. They're just being Avenged Sevenfold and they're damn good at it.

Wishing he would die is fucking heartless. I don't like Fall Out Boy or fuckin' Panic At The Disco but I don't want them to die. Grow the fuck up.

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I totally agree with everything you just said,

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A7X

is it fair to say that most people under the age of 30 will like A7X and most people over 30 will just think their a lame version of bands like Metallica.

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A7X

No. =)

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A7X

No. =)

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he sounded fine at leeds, although they played a short set it was still good, shame they didnt carry on
the fest organisers did shit for replacing bands, bring me the horizon for slipknot..... wtf :| no one to replace set your goals or a7x
better be good line up again next year

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he sounded fine at leeds, although they played a short set it was still good, shame they didnt carry on
the fest organisers did shit for replacing bands, bring me the horizon for slipknot..... wtf :| no one to replace set your goals or a7x
better be good line up again next year

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to sean above - i am 30 and i absolutely love both bands!!!

i was there sunday and was disappointed to say the least that a7x had to pull out but i would rather see them at full strength as i have before than if they're ill

so no - its not just people under 30 like a7x and over 30s like metallica!!!!


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to sean above - i am 30 and i absolutely love both bands!!!

i was there sunday and was disappointed to say the least that a7x had to pull out but i would rather see them at full strength as i have before than if they're ill

so no - its not just people under 30 like a7x and over 30s like metallica!!!!


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to sean above - i am 30 and i absolutely love both bands!!!

i was there sunday and was disappointed to say the least that a7x had to pull out but i would rather see them at full strength as i have before than if they're ill

so no - its not just people under 30 like a7x and over 30s like metallica!!!!


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to sean above - i am 30 and i absolutely love both bands!!!

i was there sunday and was disappointed to say the least that a7x had to pull out but i would rather see them at full strength as i have before than if they're ill

so no - its not just people under 30 like a7x and over 30s like metallica!!!!


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to sean above - i am 30 and i absolutely love both bands!!!

i was there sunday and was disappointed to say the least that a7x had to pull out but i would rather see them at full strength as i have before than if they're ill

so no - its not just people under 30 like a7x and over 30s like metallica!!!!


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to sean above - i am 30 and i absolutely love both bands!!!

i was there sunday and was disappointed to say the least that a7x had to pull out but i would rather see them at full strength as i have before than if they're ill

so no - its not just people under 30 like a7x and over 30s like metallica!!!!

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to sean above - i am 30 and i absolutely love both bands!!!

i was there sunday and was disappointed to say the least that a7x had to pull out but i would rather see them at full strength as i have before than if they're ill

so no - its not just people under 30 like a7x and over 30s like metallica!!!!

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Hey Sean. Just thought I'd support your arguement by saying that my mum is 43 and she loves A7X she even came with me to see them in Cardiff in January & will be straight on to booking more when the 2009 tour is announced!

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I was at Reading festival and I thought, along with most other people that was a pretty pathetic reason to pull out. I like the band but as far as I can tell they partied too hard on thursday night, were not up to par on Friday at Leeds due to this and then decided not to play Reading so they could recover. They may or may not have actually needed to miss it; however I think that in all likelihood they problems were self inflicted and no matter what they say they let fans down, plain and simple.

That said, given the form Metallica were in, by the end of the night I don't think anyone remebered that a7x were ever meant to play.

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behave yersel

just behave yersels

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fuck u all!

i dnt get it, if u dnt like avenged or matt, dnt fucking waste ur time reading, get a life!
Like it or not Avenged are one of the biggest bands in the world rite now and i'm sure they dnt give a fuck wot u think! they also do not claim to be metal. Matt has a great voice and they are an extremely talented band, they have helped me thru a lot of hard times and continue to amaze me. You dnt like? gd for u! now fuck off and let the rest of us enjoy their amazing music.

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what about others?

sorry i love you n avenged but what about good bands that dnt get noticed like state of error they r real good and deserve 2 be in kerrang!
www.myspace.com/stateoferror

lv yall
mcr rule

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what about others?

sorry i love you n avenged but what about good bands that dnt get noticed like state of error they r real good and deserve 2 be in kerrang!
www.myspace.com/stateoferror

lv yall
mcr rule

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well i think that them and slipknot should both do a couple of FREE shows for the people that wanted to see them at Reading but didnt

if the people at Reading could show some form of proof that they were there either there wristband or ticket then they should get to go and for FREE

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Antony

My fake metaller comment wasn't directed at you. I should have pointed that out. It was aimed that the people who resort to petty name calling & saying stupid things such as "I hope he dies". That is just plain stupid.

I got respect for you as you clearly know what your talking about.

It is annoying when someone says what they think about a particular band, insulting or not, & is instantly labeled an idiot. One of my fav genre's happens to be Black Metal which is not to most people's taste but I wouldn't call someone an idiot for disagreeing with me.

I think Avenged Sevenfold are a poor band but I am aware that to a lot of people they are very good. To me I just think they are everything I dislike in metal.

Reality is each to our own. But that should not stop anyone saying what they want about a band they don't like.

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Get Well Soon Matt!!!!

Get Well Sonn and I hope to see you at the begining of 2009!!!

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I'm portuguese, and I read a lot of things but Avenged Sevenfold for me its one of the best band's in this times. They are fucking awesome. His songs are cool and they are a hard rock band not metal. For the guys who says that band sucks just listen Waking the Fallen.
Metal music its Machine Head and not Avegended Sevenfold.
Synester Gates its probably one of the best guitars players today.

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I agree synyster gates is one of the best guitarist ever!!! M shadows and the rest of the guys are all amazing and A7X have helped me through a lot and their music is so amazing

I can't see how stupid twats can say they wish matt dies especially of cancer if they knew what it's like they should not have said it and should be dissapointed in themselves!!!

Get well soon Matt xxx

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Have people really got fuck all better to do than rant about avenged sevenfold

You people are so sad if you haven't!!!
If i were you i would stop ranting about a band you hate and either stop ranting and start listening to some of A7X or maybe you should try to learn to sing the songs, play the awesome drum beat or even atemp to play the guitar solo's
Because none of you are the next synyster Gates!!!

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Cant wait till 2009 !!!!!!!!!!!

gett well soon matt !!!!!!
ly zack :)

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i thought it was appalling. knowing that a lot of fans bought tickets to see avenged, slipknot and metallica and they still pulled? surely they could have played a jam type set, with the rest of the band helping out with the vocals. only 40 mins for chrissakes, hardly going to cause him long term damage.

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i thought it was appalling. knowing that a lot of fans bought tickets to see avenged, slipknot and metallica and they still pulled? surely they could have played a jam type set, with the rest of the band helping out with the vocals. only 40 mins for chrissakes, hardly going to cause him long term damage.

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hahaha i thought it was funny that in the queue for teh arena when everyone was entering, a security guard announced it with a large mega phone type thing. a very arge section of this crowd cheered very loudly at the idea that this shitty band had dropped out... i for one was happy to hear that we didnt have to sit through this tripe.

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i dont understand why people are talking shit about a band they dont even know. i think avenged sevenfold is a great band and they play better than most of the bands out there.things change,ya metallica is one of my favorite bands too, but things change and metallica isnt gunna be the best band forever. i think most of you people talkin shit are just pissed 'cause you guys arent doing shit with your lives and havent made it anywhere and avenged sevenfold made it. i would like to see you guys play and see how good you are...dont talk shit unless you understand, im sure you havent played in a band to know how difficult it is, and if you have, you obviously sucked 'cause your sitting on ur ass wishing people dead.
to all fellow a7x fans, i was happy to see you guys defending them...love you guys. and im happy that matt is now doing better

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i dont understand why people are talking shit about a band they dont even know. i think avenged sevenfold is a great band and they play better than most of the bands out there.things change,ya metallica is one of my favorite bands too, but things change and metallica isnt gunna be the best band forever. i think most of you people talkin shit are just pissed 'cause you guys arent doing shit with your lives and havent made it anywhere and avenged sevenfold made it. i would like to see you guys play and see how good you are...dont talk shit unless you understand, im sure you havent played in a band to know how difficult it is, and if you have, you obviously sucked 'cause your sitting on ur ass wishing people dead.
to all fellow a7x fans, i was happy to see you guys defending them...love you guys. and im happy that matt is now doing better

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i dont understand why people are talking shit about a band they dont even know. i think avenged sevenfold is a great band and they play better than most of the bands out there.things change,ya metallica is one of my favorite bands too, but things change and metallica isnt gunna be the best band forever. i think most of you people talkin shit are just pissed 'cause you guys arent doing shit with your lives and havent made it anywhere and avenged sevenfold made it. i would like to see you guys play and see how good you are...dont talk shit unless you understand, im sure you havent played in a band to know how difficult it is, and if you have, you obviously sucked 'cause your sitting on ur ass wishing people dead.
to all fellow a7x fans, i was happy to see you guys defending them...love you guys. and im happy that matt is now doing better

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i dont understand why people are talking shit about a band they dont even know. i think avenged sevenfold is a great band and they play better than most of the bands out there.things change,ya metallica is one of my favorite bands too, but things change and metallica isnt gunna be the best band forever. i think most of you people talkin shit are just pissed 'cause you guys arent doing shit with your lives and havent made it anywhere and avenged sevenfold made it. i would like to see you guys play and see how good you are...dont talk shit unless you understand, im sure you havent played in a band to know how difficult it is, and if you have, you obviously sucked 'cause your sitting on ur ass wishing people dead.
to all fellow a7x fans, i was happy to see you guys defending them...love you guys. and im happy that matt is now doing better...and if your gunna talk that nasty about somebody, keep that fuckin shit to yourself

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and dont judge the band because you listened to one song and didnt like it. sit down and listen to their lyrics...they actually have a meaning unlike most bands, and sysnyster gates is one of the best guitar players ive heard...if you all are just u gunna talk that nasty, keep that bullshit to yourselves

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umm yeh

besides the fighting about whether they are any good or not..
Does anyone know when they are meant to be touring this year?
cause me and my uncle REALLY want to see them live : )
x

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umm yeh

besides the fighting about whether they are any good or not..
Does anyone know when they are meant to be touring this year?
cause me and my uncle REALLY want to see them live : )
x

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umm yeh

besides the fighting about whether they are any good or not..
Does anyone know when they are meant to be touring this year?
cause me and my uncle REALLY want to see them live : )
x

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