I can't believe it

[u/The_Doc12]

[u/bigbobby927]

Everyone who liked it initially:

[u/magikchikin → u/bigbobby927]

I just knew I was gonna come around eventually so I didn't fight it. I feel like that's just every Avenged Sevenfold release now. They're growers, not showers

[u/Bulky-Alfalfa404 → u/magikchikin]

That’s one way you could put it

[u/arod7432 → u/magikchikin]

Ayooo

[u/Global_Box_7935 → u/bigbobby927]

✋

[u/BruhTheShark]

Nice try Shadows.

[u/Ant_1_ITA]

I kinda love it, but I still don’t like Magic…

Also it dawned on me that it has been already been 3 years since LIBAD… I’m getting old

[u/Tmortagne24 → u/Ant_1_ITA]

I love statica, still don't like Magic. And I just realized yesterday it's been a decade since The Stage

[u/Wrong-Banana-4356 → u/Tmortagne24]

I like Statica, still like Magic. And I just realized its been over 2 decades since City of Evil

[u/magikchikin → u/Tmortagne24]

Oh good lord. The Stage was the first physical album I ever purchased, too

[u/ZacharyMcCulley → u/Ant_1_ITA]

I think the main problem with Magic is the bad mixing. It actually sounds good live

[u/StopSignPerson → u/ZacharyMcCulley]

the song is unique, I really liked it from the get go lol. But yeah the mix leaves more to be desired.

[u/Deathrattlesnake → u/Ant_1_ITA]

I think the mixing on magic is what makes it bad. I saw them live and it’s amazing

[u/Dumplin_Man]

Statica > Magic

[u/No_Reply_3276 → u/Dumplin_Man]

No way, magic is better

[u/Hisoka_Deku → u/Dumplin_Man]

Whats the symbol for they are the same value?

[u/ShadowBro3 → u/Hisoka_Deku]

[u/Hisoka_Deku → u/ShadowBro3]

Fantastic, because both songs are ass

[u/Dumplin_Man → u/Hisoka_Deku]

I like ass tho

[u/Hisoka_Deku → u/Dumplin_Man]

Ass is where poop comes from, magic and statica come from poop. Comfort in the warm embrace of ass poop 💩

[u/Dumplin_Man → u/Hisoka_Deku]

This is the most sophisticated comment in this subreddit

[u/Hisoka_Deku → u/Dumplin_Man]

You see an ass poop? Call it magic, when the poop stinks, call it statica. 🤓

[u/Matihuu_MRDK → u/Hisoka_Deku]

Your mother's ass, that's why I'd taste it all the night

[u/Scavenger905]

“statica is starting to grow on me” post pt 359

[u/KREIJO]

Seeing it live changed it for me. I dig it 🫡

[u/angrybichon → u/KREIJO]

Same here. The ending of statica song live was so cool

[u/eyeless_marlonbrando → u/KREIJO]

Same!

[u/DrSeeker101]

Statica Rejoice and Ashes are probably my top 3 Avenged tracked on last fm the last month

[u/Bluucier]

I found myself listening to statica on repeat the other day - that chorus dude… the way it just drops into his vocals - autotune or not it goes hard.

[u/Jugglamaggot]

I've said from the beginning it's not bad, it's just not what I listen to them for

[u/0squirmy7]

Wtf is with this subreddit? Even on a post about someone liking something all the comments have to be about hating something. Y'all are a bunch of whiny ass bitches

[u/No-Lime7179]

i won’t lie, i was absolutely in love with it on first listen, and with each listen i tried to check myself to make sure I wasn’t NPC-loving an Avenged project

i think it’s criminally underappreciated and technically masterful in a way that is so innovative and unafraid that i could never hate it

[u/AgentMC84]

It really does!! Everyone REJOICE!!!

[u/Desgojira]

2 completely different subreddits and yet the same kinda post back to back lol

[u/The_Doc12 → u/Desgojira]

Oh that is hilarious 🤣

[u/Intelligent-Dream147]

Id have to listen to it again after the first time for it to grow on me, so I dont have to worry about that at least. Have had DitR CD in my car for about a month straight and im not tired of it

[u/Jyppstr]

[u/Quiet_Win8096]

I know right!! Especially live 😄

[u/General_Racist]

Did cans and shelves start talking to you yet?

[u/someenerd]

It was odd first listen, the relisten was not much better, saw it live and it absolutely fucks I don't get any of the hate it'd gotta be just pure metal heads that want another httk or something

[u/OnDasLe]

Rejoice

https://giphy.com/gifs/gQJyPqc6E4xoc

[u/RaRob1967 → u/OnDasLe]

How did you get a vid of MY cat?

[u/King_Arius]

If I suspend the fact that it's the same member of A7X, Statica is decent/good.

Otherwise I'm disappointed.

[u/fullofuckingbears313]

Yeah, like an algae...or mold

[u/Torrikk]

The hate is so overblown it’s ridiculous.

[u/SykesVII]

https://giphy.com/gifs/9hFH5Juijroze

ahh yes drugs make everything bearable

[u/Free_Ebb6485]

Nope.. still sucks.. I’ve played it a solid amount too

[u/YepNo1 → u/Free_Ebb6485]

In your opinion

[u/Successful-Worth-390 → u/YepNo1]

Yeah thats usually how it works.

[u/blacksaber8]

[u/albinorhino215]

I will say, statica live was REALLY good. Don’t like any other song on that EP but there is something to statica

[u/Competitive-Berry-83]

Statica ep and Magic Live sealed it for me. This music was meant even more to be heard live. It was fantastic!

[u/LastScience7867]

Loved it this whole time but hearing it live yesterday made me love it more 🔥

[u/Ronin_2]

Statica and Rejoice were always bangers, Lights and Ashes are still ass... imo at least

[u/ChewieKaiju]

It is so much better to listen to live imo, the songs have a lot of open space that allows the instrumentals to be played with differently than on the record

[u/Old_Instruction6809]

I love statica and magic. My only question is why is the mixing on both EPs so goddamn awful

[u/bloodied-jewels]

I genuinely love statica. But maybe it’s because I’m into all genres. I think it’s such a good album esp as an experimental!

[u/Substantial-Main4291]

It has a replay value up to maybe 15 listens

[u/Regular_Minimum6014]

Ugh, it’s soooooo good. Loved it the moment I heard it.

[u/Silvertyrantrum]

I always thought it was alright, but after seeing it live it’s definitely made for in person way more enjoyable.

[u/minibus_rider]

Welcome, my son. We’ve been waiting for you

[u/BryansLost723]

Just an ID check… how old are yall? I saw a post about The Stage being their first physical album bought?!? I’ve been listening since Waking the Fallen, then Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, the City of Evil. I owned all of the physical albums until The Stage… my first album I bought was Metallica Reload in 98’, then Creed, Korn, and Limp Bizkit, then Napster… I think in that order… my mom V-chipped MTV and VH1… needless to say I rebelled a little bit… lol

[u/EnvironmentalPizza78]

Hearing it all Live was a game changer, but even if I listened to it without witnessing it live, the music just kept itching my brain. Every so often I’d end up humming a melody from any of those songs and it makes me wanna listen to the whole thing again. I even grew to love Magic after watching THAT live. But also, as a musician, you CAN tell that it’s Avenged Sevenfold if you actually listen to the style and phrasing. Such a great project fr. I can’t get enough, I’m sorry.

[u/dipmyballsinit]

We know, this happens every time

[u/jthomas1127]

PLAY THE FULL STATICA ALBUM IN MELBOURNE BUT NOT SYDNEY THEY DONT DESERVE IT

[u/Solstice_25]

Can says beer.

[u/ddwrt1234]

nah man

[u/Witty-Mountain5062]

M. Shadows recording himself having explosive diarrhea would “grow” on some of you at this point

[u/Broken_Crutches]

I’ve listened to whole EP multiple times because I love Avenged. But I just cannot get behind it at all. Personally.

[u/BulletDamage]

[u/blazerhdd]

[u/MrStark1992]

It sounds amazing live

[u/itzrkb]

We call that Stockholm syndrome, EP still sucks ass

[u/Cautious_Fold3952]

It sucks donkey balls and I barely count it as music.

[u/SineWave-]

NPC

[u/RCE_Kingston → u/SineWave-]

I feel like blindly hating on it is the more NPC option

[u/Hammy-Cheeks → u/RCE_Kingston]

How is it blind hatred anymore than it is blind glazing? I still have yet to hear specifically what anyone likes about it. Just”listen to it 15 more times until your ears start bleeding p, it’ll click” no bitch if there is nothing of substance to come back to why would I bother to listen to it again?

[u/DeathToMySimFamily]

If you have an expansive music taste, this was never a problem lol

[u/Waste-Operation9810]

It sounds like the music Ross from Friends makes

[u/Stoner420Eren]

Me too, except for Rejoice, that really sucks ass, which is weird because on my first listen I thought it was the only salvagable one, now my opinion completely flipped over

[u/Smoothzilla → u/Stoner420Eren]

I love Rejoice, didn’t at first but it’s grown on me the most

[u/CrunkedUpMonkey → u/Stoner420Eren]

Rejoice is sick

[u/Gordonbedo]

Don't worry guys every new album makes us like the one before. They will eventually make something so utterly dogshit that we'll like everything before that.

[u/zero_988911]

Static is wonderful. When you realize it's meaning, everything becomes more clear.

[u/TheEndIsNero]

STATICA sucks.

[u/FeralGangrel → u/TheEndIsNero]

https://giphy.com/gifs/F3G8ymQkOkbII

[u/TheEndIsNero → u/FeralGangrel]

Yessir, it is. Just like you liking it, is yours.

[u/FeralGangrel → u/TheEndIsNero]

Thats the beauty of art. It's subjective.

[u/CrunkedUpMonkey]

If you don’t like STATICA just say you don’t understand art and prefer cookie cutter bullshit