Shadows described the new material as “ over the top, eclectic and wild.” As of February of this year they said they were “ 70% done” with it and as of March they were still in the studio. What other way can we possibly interpret those words? Even for scummy clickbait trash like MetalSucks there’s not much to twist!Ī new album would be the band’s first since The Stage was released in October 2016. “It’s a work of art that we’ve worked on for a long time we had a bunch of personal things that we’ll explain later… but we’re booking shows for next summer, and the record will be out before then.”Īvenged Sevenfold’s new album will be out before next summer, at which time the band will tour.