Avenged Sevenfold have released their first album since 2016. ‘Life Is But A Dream…’ brings together philosophical concepts of existentialism, the meaning of life and the acceptance of death whilst, musically, giving fans a throwback to their normal Heavy Metal music but with a myriad of progressive elements and characteristics added; jazz, classical, electronic, pop, funk and much more! As two big A7X fans, Daria and Laz react to and review the album - giving their thoughts on the music, the lyrics and concept of the album and how it impacted them on an emotional level.  

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A7X - ‘Life Is But A Dream…’ Review | An intense, emotional Prog Metal thrillride.

Welcome to Minds Of Metal - we are Daria and Laz! Laz is a professional bass player and, having been brought up on Heavy Metal and Hard Rock, has been a Metalhead for most of his life! Daria is a professional singer and vocal coach who has fallen in love with the genre after a 6 year marriage with Laz incessantly playing Heavy Metal daily! Together, this husband and wife team will talk all things Heavy Metal - bringing to you an array of Metal topics covering a variety of bands, sub-genres and eras! On this podcast… *Classic Metal Reviews: We’ll take a dive into the past and pinpoint important releases in Metal History and talk about albums that shaped Metal into what it is today! *Modern/New Metal Reviews: In the same vain, we will also look at modern Metal albums that have contributed to the progress of the genre as well as reviewing brand new releases! *The Metal Chronicles: In this section, we’ll discuss the career, legacy and impact of certain Metal bands! *The Metal Debate: We debate, discuss and argue important questions concerning Metal music and the people involved! As well as being able to listen to us here, you can watch us over on our YouTube Channel! So raise your horns and open your minds to Metal!