Avenged SevenfoldCity of Evil

Twin guitars gallop and soar like a stadium-sized horror movie, all theatrical sweep and thunderous double-kick. 'Bat Country' tears off on a desert-fever sprint with one of the era's most quoted solos, 'Beast and the Harlot' rides a riff that won't quit, and 'Seize the Day' lands as a sweeping power ballad that earns every tear. This is the swaggering leap from metalcore pit to arena throne. Drop the needle and feel the gallop.