Avenged Sevenfold Say New LP Is Heaviest Yet Source: mtv.com
In October, the hard-partying, grill-sporting dudes in Avenged Sevenfold will release the self-titled follow-up to 2005's City of Evil, the band's breakout LP that's sold close to 810,000 copies in the U.S. alone.
Heavy metal evolving, not dyingSource: ocolly.com
Heavy metal may have been the greatest thing to happen in the history of music.
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But many consider the genre an endangered species or say it's adapting to the new-age, death-metal scene.

When you're in a hard rock band on tour, you find yourself having a lot of downtime in between shows. If presented with such an abundance of time, many of us would find ourselves reading more, probably playing some video games, and generally trying to keep our mind sharp.