.....many of you people sicken me. to label a band a sellout without proper evidence, is wrong. what i'm trying to say is that a sellout is a person/group of people who betray their personal beliefs in exchange for money or success. the difference between a sellout and a maturing musician/band is that when a band matures, their style of music changes progressively throughout their albums to come. a sellout changes many, if not all things...specifically their genre (early linkin park= numetal, minutes to midnight linkin park=alternative rock [the generic, sub-par average kind, IMO]), now, A7X and LP did change, but A7X stayed true to the metal genre. there are many bands who have gone through a major change like both bands aforementioned(Trivium, Metallica, Atreyu, etc.) if you appreciate music, dont judge a band by their sound. get to know why they changed their sound in the first place, because one day, we will be placed in that predicament, whether we like it, or not.