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Metal superstars Avenged Sevenfold: ‘Reading Camus led to psychedelic exploration with a shaman’

They weathered the death of their drummer to score back-to-back US No 1s – frontman M Shadows explains why they’ve now left ‘hockey arena metal’ behind to make an absurdly polarising album

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Loving the new Avenged Sevenfold album? Here are the 10 records you need to listen to next

From glitching electronics to unpredictable prog and heavy metal theatrics, ...Life Is But A Dream is an absolute trip. If you're enjoying it, here's where to go next

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5 new bands to listen to if you love Avenged Sevenfold

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Avenged Sevenfold’s Life Is But A Dream… – the ultimate track by track breakdown

Avenged Sevenfold talk us through their upcoming new album Life Is But A Dream… track by track

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Avenged Sevenfold’s Life Is But A Dream… is a brilliantly deranged, LSD-soaked psycho-metal musical

Album review: Avenged Sevenfold have made the craziest album you’ll hear this year with Life Is But A Dream…

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M Shadows says The Rev would have loved Avenged Sevenfold’s wild new album: “He’d be stoked”

M Shadows reveals late drummer Jimmy ‘The Rev’ Sullivan’s influence on Avenged Sevenfold’s experimental Life Is But A Dream… album

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“We did a lot of f**king drugs - the good kind!": Synyster Gates on Avenged Sevenfold's new album Life Is But A Dream...

Avenged Sevenfold's forthcoming album Life Is But A Dream... is a wild ride

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Here are all the bands that every member of Avenged Sevenfold were in before Avenged Sevenfold

They may be one of the 21st century's biggest metal bands, but Avenged Sevenfold's various members have certainly spent time elsewhere

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The story behind every Avenged Sevenfold album cover art

From the striking to the bizarre, here are the stories behind all eight of Avenged Sevenfold's album covers

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The 10 greatest Avenged Sevenfold riffs ever

Reinventing the guitar hero for 21st century metal, these are the 10 riffs that have defined Avenged Sevenfold's career

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10 completely bonkers guest spots from metal legends on non-metal songs

From Ozzy rapping and Rob Zombie collabing with P Diddy to Serj Tankian teaming with Benny Benassi, these are some appearances from metal icons we were NOT expecting

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M Shadows credits a "deep" exploration into psychedelic drugs as the reason for Avenged Sevenfold's "bold" new sound

Profound experiences shared by vocalist M Shadows and guitarist Synyster Gates while tripping on DMT have apparently influenced their band's new "boldness"

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26 of the best piano tracks to test your hi-fi

We reveal the piano tracks our reviewers use most when testing hi-fi

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