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AVENGED SEVENFOLD

Five years in the making, the unexpectedly ‘out there’ album Life Is But A Dream…, with all its disparate influences, is going to challenge many people’s idea of what metal music can be. Words: Steve Appleford
Stranger things: Avenged take metal on a trip.
BRIAN CATTELLE/PRESS

Earlier this year, powered by existentialism and hallucinogens, Avenged Sevenfold crafted the weirdest album by a major heavy metal band in decades.

Frontman MShadows and his wife, Valary, were having a night out at a local bar when the psychedelic mushrooms began to take hold. Anew Avenged Sevenfold album was already in the works, but the singer wasn’t seeking chemically enhanced inspiration at that moment – until the feelings of love and happiness got intense.

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