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Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare guitar lesson video
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Nightmare
2010 6:14
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Avenged Sevenfold Heavy Metal 2010 C# minor
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Nightmare

"Nightmare" is a heavy metal track by Avenged Sevenfold, released on May 18, 2010, as the lead single from their fifth studio album of the same name. The song serves as a tribute to the band's late drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan and sets a dark, aggressive tone for the album. It offers electric guitarists a strong study in heavy riffing, layered harmonies, and the melodic lead work characteristic of Avenged Sevenfold's style.

  • "Nightmare" was the first single Avenged Sevenfold released following the death of drummer Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan.
  • The song features dual guitar interplay typical of Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance, making it rewarding for two-guitar arrangements.
  • It was the lead single from Avenged Sevenfold's fifth studio album, also titled 'Nightmare', released in 2010.
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Zacky Vengeance pairs the JCM800 with his Schecter for a grittier, more classic crunch on rhythm duties, cutting through the mix with natural breakup without relying solely on high-gain saturation.

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Synyster Gates uses this wah to add expressive dynamics to his lead passages, allowing him to shape the midrange of his high-output bridge pickup for singing, vocal-like solo tones.

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The ISP Decimator tames the high-gain hum inherent to Avenged Sevenfold's aggressive drop-tuned rhythms and sustain-heavy leads, keeping the signal clean without sacrificing the thick distortion tone.

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MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay

Synyster Gates deploys this analog delay to add ambience and spaciousness to his solos, complementing his Sustainiac-driven feedback passages with lush, tape-like modulation for dynamic lead work.

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