In a recent interview that drummer James Cassells of Asking Alexandriahad with Midwest Music Scene, he claimed that he thinksAvenged Sevenfold will be the nextMetallica.

“Hail To The King”,Cassellssaid: “Avenged Sevenfold, they’re good friends of ours. We’ve been on tour with them, and they’re sweet dudes, awesome guys. They are stepping it up, man; they’re going to the next level. They’re already a massive, massive band, but they’re becoming, like, the nextMetallica, the nextIron Maiden, a band that’s gonna go down in history.”

Now, we do realize theenormityof that claim, but maybe he has a point. What do you guys think? Check out the entire interview below.