Avenged Sevenfold (comprising M. Shadows, Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance, Brooks Wackerman and Johnny Christ) have unveiled a twisted music video for their new single “Mattel”.
Directed by Zoe Katz [Robot Chicken, Brad Pitt’s Magical Adventure], the live-action visual plunges into a plastic world starring various dolls.
The band not only continues a career tradition of arresting and provocative visuals, but they also raise the bar once again.
Watch HERE.
Mattel” is taken from the group’s unanimously lauded eighth full-length LP, Life Is But a Dream…, and follows “Nobody,” which hit #1 on the Rock radio charts.
Avenged Sevenfold have just kicked off the second leg of the Life Is But a Dream… North American Tour.
Joined by Falling In Reverse and Kim Dracula, they continue to roll through arenas and amphitheatres throughout October. Forbes summed up the current jaunt “If anything at all, art is simply to express one’s self with the hopes of whoever is consuming it to feel something.
In that respect, A7X have already accomplished far more than many of their rock and metal contemporaries with Life Is But A Dream…”
See the dates below and visit avengedsevenfold.com for more details and to purchase tickets.
‘LIFE IS BUT A DREAM…’ NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:
Fri Sep 22 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Mon Sep 25 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis, MO
Tues, Sept 26 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
Thu Sep 28 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena^
Sat Sep 30 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
Mon Oct 02 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
Tue Oct 03 – Portland, OR – MODA Center
Sat Oct 07 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sun Oct 08 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Tue Oct 10 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Thu Oct 12 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Fri Oct 13 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
Sun Oct 15 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
Wed Oct 18 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
^Without Falling in Reverse
To date, Avenged Sevenfold have sold over 10 million albums worldwide and earned two consecutive No. 1 albums on Billboard 200 album chart (2010’s Nightmare and 2013’s Hail To The King) to go along with over a billion video views and a billion-plus Spotify streams, as well as multiple No. 1 singles on rock radio.
The band (comprising M. Shadows, Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance, Johnny Christ and Brooks Wackerman) are equally known for their spectacular live shows, selling out arenas and headlining the world’s most prestigious rock festivals as well as always being at the forefront of rapidly changing technology, cultural mile markers, and new ways for communities to engage.
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