Oh, the A7X box has finally arrived. Lyd and her sis went through such pains to get it from the customs, because (no surprise) our systems are really screwed up and the people.. well, they're lacking a lot in the brain department. Lyd's sis went first because they called her to come check the parcel. So she went during the weekend, and after checking, they refused to let her take it because they weren't open on weekends. Lyd had to return to the same place on a weekday, walked to a few different places to get it checked/signed /blah blah before she finally went home with it. I guess, well.. there are (quite a few) naked chicks in the magazine, so they weren't gonna let us off so easy. Plus, guys in tattoos and black clothes = black metal, in their puny minds. I was supposed to go with her, but then the VRay problem came up so she had to go on her own instead.

Its so awesome. There are 7 magazines (same content), each member gets their own cover, then the 6th one was an image A7X when they started, and the 7th an image of them now (minus The Rev). Started reading a while ago and its sad. I would be bawling, if I wasn't reading this in a corner of my parent's bedroom (this is the only place with air-cond).

Synyster Gates on how, before The Rev's death, he was suddenly all fired up, working his bum off on their new album. Like as if he wanted to give it his all before going;

Yeah, he f*cking planned it all, that crazy f*ck. Knew he was gonna be gone before 30. He told my Dad that he was f*cking out. He said "I know two things. I'm gonna be in a famous rock band and I'm gonna die before I'm 30." He told my Dad that at 15.

Zacky Vengeance on The Rev, a week before his passing;
So he left [my house] - it was f*cking pouring rain - he was as sober as a judge. He calls me 5 seconds after he left my house, hasn't even left my neighbourhood, and like "Hey dude, I left my jacket," his favorite jacket. "I left it on your coat rack." So, I'm like "Dude, just turn around, come grab it. You're like 3 seconds from my house." I'm running outside. He said "Nah nah, don't worry about it."
I'm like "I can bring it to you tomorrow." He's like "Ah, no, don't even worry about it." Its like he knew, cause I always loved that jacket and he knew that I always loved it. And there his favorite jacket is sitting on my coat rack right now. I haven't touched it.


"It wasn't just like losing a band member; it was losing a brother, losing a best friend, and like losing your f*cking spouse and it's like losing your dream, all in the same moment. Its something that most people will never be able to comprehend, just really the most absolute definition of devastation."
-Zacky Vengeance