Nathan Mukhtar from Southampton

Now I've got to say, Avenged Sevenfold are a brilliant band live and Sonisphere was no exception!

Being the next band right after Nine Inch Nail's very passionate though, maybe even a little secluded performance, the massive crowds desperately needed something to dig their teeth in to and rip apart before... [more]

Event Date: August 2, 2009
Event Venue: Sonisphere Festival

Now I've got to say, Avenged Sevenfold are a brilliant band live and Sonisphere was no exception!

Being the next band right after Nine Inch Nail's very passionate though, maybe even a little secluded performance, the massive crowds desperately needed something to dig their teeth in to and rip apart before the weekend’s finale by the legends of metal themselves, Metallica! And thus, A7X delivered, and damn did they delivered well!

The beginning sound of the Organ from there song Critical Acclaim had the crowd immediately roaring with excitement! Everyone then went quiet and started singing the famous first few words 'Shhh... Quiet, you might p*ss somebody off' then after everyone started jumping and moshing like there was no tomorrow!

After only a couple of songs, 'The Rev' rocked out too hard and managed to break the bass drum which lead to a comical 5 minutes with 'Synyster Gates' doing a mini solo to accompany the wasted
time, but soon after they were back on and pleasing everyone as they do.

Nearing the end of their performance the last song they played was 'Almost Easy' from thier latest album and by this point everyone went wild! There were a mass amount of crazy circle pits and an even crazier amount of crowd surfers, you had to keep looking back just incase a crowd surfer was about to land on your head!

For me this was the best gig of the night, or atleast the most energetic. A great warm up to get everyone hyped before Metallica played. So if you get the chance, go see them as you will not regret it! [less]