Out of sight, out of mind

Yesterday I had a bit of free time (procrastinating) and suddenly, I thought of Jimmy aka The Rev, so I went surfing around the net for news on Avenged Sevenfold and I read that they'll be releasing a new album next week, their first since The Rev's passing. I'm holding my breath and looking forward to it. Hoping nothing has changed, although I still think the absence of The Rev's drums would be very palpable. But hey, Dream Theater's drummer can't be all that bad, considering I like that band too.

I've also seen the video for one of the songs, Nightmare. Pretty awesome; it was shot in an insane asylum-like place. I keep seeing blood and all that. Think that video may also have some link to their older video, Afterlife, probably in tribute to The Rev. Because there were shots of a fallen drum set and a spider crawling over it, reminiscent of the spider on The Rev's face in Afterlife. Also, Zacky (with gorgeous red hair!!) is dancing with a skeleton, also something he did in Afterlife (the dancing part, not the skeleton).

In conjunction with the release of the album, Revolver magazine is releasing a limited collector's edition special issue on everything Avenged, and they mentioned interviews with the members on the death of The Rev so I'm reallyyyy hoping to get it. Wonder if we can pre-order in Kinokuniya? Need to get my bum there asap. Please don't let me have to go back to college again this weekend. I'll scream.

"There's an empty space here where you used to be. And that is where you belong."