Finally...

...a new band bringing back the true spirit of rebellious rock. I haven't heard their music (yet) and I may not even like it, but with all the pre-fab, formulaic sounds, regurgitated ideology, and mindless trend followers infiltrating this scene of music today, Avenged Sevenfold may be the most punk yet.

Quote fromg singer M. Shadows in AMNY:
In fact, "Blinded In Chains" is about the philosophical war between Republicans and Democrats. The former are excessively closed-minded, says Shadows, 24, and the latter are "a bunch of -- idiots where everyone looks at Michael Moore and does what he says." If from that statement you can't glean the band's politics, consider that Avenged Sevenfold sells American-flag T-shirts proclaiming, "Love It Or Die."

"Most people know we're kind of one of the only bands around right now that will admit that we're Republican," says Shadows, who performs at Saturday's Ozzfest on Randalls Island. "When we went on the [punk-rock] Warped Tour last year - all of those bands, they're not only anti-war, they're anti-everything our country stands for. We were like, ' -- this.' We're going to wear our America shirts."