avenged sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold’s Waking the Fallen Turns 15 Years Old
What elements did the band bring to their metalcore base on this album that made it stand out at the time? How did the newly solidified lineup (with Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance joining the fold) improve the band’s sound? How did this album set the stage for the band’s future evolution?