After a successful first year of their divisive yet epic eighth album cycle ‘Life Is But A Dream…’, Avenged Sevenfold are gearing up for an even stronger return in early 2024. Today the band took to social media to announce that they’ll be hitting road in the Midwest and northeast parts of North America, starting in Buffalo, NY on March 6th, 2024. For this third leg of their latest album cycle the band will be accompanied by supporting acts Poppy and Sullivan King, which seem to be keeping with A7X’s theme of showcasing trending modern rock and metal adjacent acts; the band’s first leg included rock chart toppers Falling In Reverse as direct support.

Showcasing their recent endeavor into blockchain and crypto currency, the band has stated that their own Deathbats Club (Avenged Sevenfold’s NFT NFT and Web 3.0 based fan club) will get access to ticket sales first, while tickets will be available to the general public starting December 1st. In addition to the tour, A7X have been announced as the day one headliner for Hellfest 2024 in Clisson, France.

Among the northeast and Midwest parts of North America, it’ll be interesting to see how Avenged Sevenfold’s European audience takes to their new album and tour production. As I stated in my review of the band’s electrifying performance at the Los Angeles Forum, Avenged Sevenfold’s ‘Life Is But A Dream…’ is as mesmerizing as it is alienating to longtime fans of the band. Given the steep shift in themes and musical direction the band has taken for this record cycle, many fans were left completely surprised or caught off guard with the new direction, both for better and for worse.

I personally feel Avenged Sevenfold are doing themselves and the metal genre a huge service in taking such a massive risk with their brand and sound on this record, as it’s opening avenues for heavy music experimentation and branding that many bands would not have considered before. On that note, it’s a more than a shame that A7X are not up for a Grammy nomination this year. ‘Life Is But A Dream…’ is one of the most moving and unique metal moreover rock albums to release in the last decade, despite the record being rather polarizing for many listeners.