10 Killer Tracks From Huge Bands’ Early Punk Days

It’s no secret that a lot of rock bands form with a heavier or punkier sound in mind and then get softer with age. Most of the time that’s due to changing personal taste and not some elaborate conspiracy to dominate mainstream radio and get a Coca-Cola sponsorship. In many cases, bands who pivoted from their initial sound – which was often underdeveloped or half-baked – wrote their best stuff later on in their careers. Other times, a band’s early material will always be regarded as their best. We dive deep into the discographies of now-famous bands to look at killer songs from early in their careers that are way faster, heavier, or rougher around the edges than what they’d eventually become known for. From radio-pop staples with ska roots, to hip-hop legends with hardcore origins, to ...

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1. Killin Me 2. Zero Wheels 3. Comfortably Dumb 4. Dial Up 5. Rich to Rags 6. Nervous 7. Naptime 8. PePaw 9. Worm 10. Funerals 11. Sympathy Cone 12. Daughter 13. Travellin Time 14. Cynical Serene

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2010 release, the fifth album from the Alt-Metal outfit, produced by Mike Elizondo (Dr. Dre, Eminem) and mixed by noted engineer Andy Wallace. The album is the first from the band without drummer James the Rev Sullivan, who passed away in December. Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy plays drums on the album. Over the years, Avenged Sevenfold has built a fanatical fan base that includes more than one million fans on Facebook. They have also attracted 93 million plays on MySpace.

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