It might have been different if I had a little warning. But I heard there was a new Avenged album, got excited, listened to it, and was completely caught off guard by the complete musical shift.
I applaud them for making the music that they want and not the music the fans want, but it's just not for me. I'm not a metal head, either, I listen to a lot of different music. I'll give it a few more listens because I've initially 'disliked' a number of albums that I ended up loving.