10 Best Acoustic Metal Songs

10. So Far Away - Avenged Sevenfold

Losing a member of a band is like losing a family member. After years of slogging it on the road, in the studio, or just hanging out, how are you supposed to move on once an integral piece of the puzzle isn't there anymore? Though times looked dark for Avenged Sevenfold after losing the Rev in the early 2010's, So Far Away showed them channeling all of their turmoil into the music.

When compiling the tracks for their next album Nightmare, the Rev had already laid down a lot of the songs before his untimely death. Left with half an album to finish, the group came together with an acoustic song in So Far Away, which felt like they were trying to contact their lost brother from the other side of reality.

While the song was originally written by Synyster Gates as an ode to his deceased grandfather, lines about time turning a page and not being able to speak to your loved ones has the Rev's aura all over it.

As the band took the road, they dedicated every performance of this song to the Rev's memory, becoming one of the true power ballads the band has in their catalog. It's said that time heals all wounds, and with songs like So Far Away around for catharsis, metalheads will have a great song for when they have to deal with friends venturing into the great beyond.