Every Avenged Sevenfold Member Shares Their Top 5 Albums of 2022

All five members of Avenged Sevenfold have shared their Top 5 albums of 2022 and there’s even one album that each of them selected.

Longtime fans of the band shouldn’t be entirely shocked when they see some selections from outside the world of rock and metal, especially from singer M. Shadows who has openly discussed his affinity for modern rap/hip-hop and pop artists and how they inspire his own songwriting.

It turns out rapper Kendrick Lamar’s latest record, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is quite a hit with the others in the band too, as both Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance shout it out in addition to Shadows.

Another commonality is Weezer, who released a studio album to correspond with each of the four seasons. For the Avenged Sevenfold singer, Summer and Autumn from Weezer’s SZNZ series occupy two of the five spots on his personal list. And it’s Autumn that appeared on each members’ 2022 roundup.

Bassist Johnny Christ and drummer Brooks Wackerman leaned hardest into heavy music territory with Megadeth, Alter Bridge, Dead Cross and more topping their year-end picks.

See each members’ Top 5 list below.

Meanwhile, 2023 figures to be a huge year for Avenged Sevenfold. They’re expected to release their long-awaited followup to 2016’s The Stage.