Avenged Sevenfold have just released a 360-degree VR video for the second Life Is But a Dream single "We Love You" and it's another experimental track, this time with some screaming in it.
The track follows "Nobody," the lead single off A7X's first new album since 2016's The Stage and, much like that track, "We Love You" is a real head-turner that takes stylistic detours down a few different roads, mixing up gentle Pink Floyd-esque acoustic moments, pulsing industrial passages topped by spoken word vocals and some aggressive metal passages.
The band has primed fans to expect a bold record, one that may not fit comfortably under a simple rock/metal umbrella, but pushes boundaries, explores new sonic avenues and is best "served as a whole" as a front to back album experience.
Even with this sort of "expect the unexpected" mindset fans should have, hearing M. Shadows discharge harsh screaming vocals may have caught some fans off guard with a welcome surprise. The screaming is atop some of the band's heaviest and most extreme moments of their career, demonstrating that Avenged Sevenfold are not only stretching their sound through outside styles, but others within metal as well.
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Read the lyrics to "We Love You" below and listen to the song further down the page.
Life Is But a Dream will be released on June 2.
Tonight (May 12), Avenged Sevenfold will play their first show since June 30, 2018. It's a 360-degree immersive concert where they'll perform the entirety of Life Is But a Dream at Area 15 in Las Vegas. They'll also be out on the road later this year on multiple tour legs in support of the new record. See all the upcoming dates at the group's website and get tickets here.
Avenged Sevenfold, "We Love You" Lyrics (via Genius)
There you are, you've come so far
Sunny days, the air tastes so sweet, flowers greet
Birds will sing "You mean everything"
You can be anything
More power
More pace
More money
More taste
More sex
More pills
More skin
More shills
Build tall
Build higher
Build far
Build wider
Build here
Build down
Build up
Build now
Well, look at the way you go
You're one in a million
And you know it shows
And we love you
Unto the mud
More wants
More needs
More hits
Morphine
More speed
More drive
More self
More time
Build out
Build fast
Build strong
Build vast
Build too
Build more
Build all
Build war
Look at the way you go
You're one in a million
And you know it shows
And we love you
Do unto the mud
Mud
Race to scale the body stack
Lay foot to face atop broken back
A failure here is a failure earned
So do unto the top
Do unto the end
Do unto the mud
Do
More power
More pace
More money
More taste
More sex
More pills
More skin
More shills
More wants
More needs
More hits
Morphine
More speed
More drive
More self
More time
Build tall
Build higher
Build far
Build wider
Build here
Build down
Build up
Build now
Build out
Build fast
Build strong
Build vast
Build, build
Build, build
Build, build
Build, build
Look at the way you go
You're one in a million
And you know it shows
And we love you
Look at the way that you choose
You know you'll never lose
And all that you are
It was all you deserved anyway
Sunny days
And we love you
And we love you
And we love you
Avenged Sevenfold, "We Love You" 360° VR Video
