Claim: The album Waking the Fallen of Avenged Sevenfold from Huntington Beach, California received negative ratings from music critics including Sputnikmusic and Louder Sound.
Evidence: It received a positive profile in Billboard, with the magazine comparing Avenged Sevenfold to bands like NOFX, Iron Maiden, and Metallica. Overall reviews on Ultimate Guitar were very positive and along with 2016's The Stage has the highest overall rating of any Avenged Sevenfold studio albums on Ultimate Guitar. Waking the Fallen was highly acclaimed.