Avenged Sevenfold?

[Magnetica]

Quick question for all you metal heads out there.

I keep getting ads on Facebook about Avenged Sevenfold and now Amazon is emailing me recommendations for them.

They are not a band I know anything about, so the question is are they any good?

As a reference point I like Metallica (which is why I think I am getting these targeted ads) plus also Iron Maiden, Guns n' Roses, Def Leppard and Faith No More.

[dweezil2]

They're fairly popular, I believe.
I saw them support Iron Maiden several years back and to be honest I found them rather generic, without any particularly memorable songs.

My advice, give them a spin on Youtube and see if they float your boat! 

[locustsofdeath!]

They started out as a kind of metalcore or screamo-ish band, but then evolved or devolved (depending on how you feel about the genres) into a sort of GnR/Maiden/Metallica worship-type band. Musically they're talented, but the vocalist is just an atrocious singer.

Faith No More is my favorite band of all time, btw! Awesome to see other fans.

[Albion]

Faith No More is my favorite band of all time, btw! Awesome to see other fans.

One of mine too. 

I've had the misfortune of seeing Avenged Sevenfold a couple of times as a friend likes them. I wasn't impressed.

[sheridan]

They started out as a kind of metalcore or screamo-ish band, but then evolved or devolved (depending on how you feel about the genres) into a sort of GnR/Maiden/Metallica worship-type band.

When you say worship-type - worshipping GnR/Maiden/Metallica, or christian metal?

[Magnetica]

Also intrigued how a band can, lets say, "pay homage" to Metallica, Maiden and GnR given they all have pretty different sounds and levels of heaviness.(?)

[JayzusB.Christ]

I see a lot of the young folk these days with tattoos and T shirts of them.  But I don't imagine they're for the older folks like me.

[Zarjazzer]

Didn't their drummer sadly pass away ? Anyway whilst I can't pretend I know that much about them  I did enjoy this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBYVlFXsEME

[Albion]

Didn't their drummer sadly pass away ?

He did. When I saw them ex Dream Theatre drummer Mike Portnoy was playing with them.