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| {{Infobox musical artist | <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Musicians --> | |||
| | Name = Avenged Sevenfold | |||
| | Img = Avenged Sevenfold.JPG | |||
| | Img_capt = Avenged Sevenfold in ], ] in 2007 | |||
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| | Background = group_or_band | |||
| | Alias = Sevenfold, A7X | |||
| | Origin = ], ]<br>] | |||
| | Genre = <!--DO NOT TOUCH GENRES WITHOUT CONSULTING THE TALK PAGE!!!-->], ], ] | |||
| | Years_active = Since 1999 | |||
| | Label = ], ], ] | |||
| | Associated_acts = ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], Kisses for Kings, ] | |||
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| | Past_members = ]<br>]<br>Matt Wendt | |||
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| '''Avenged Sevenfold''' is an American <!--DO NOT change this without consulting the talk page-->] band from ], formed in 1999. The band has achieved mainstream success with their 2005 album '']'', which included singles such as "]", "]," "]" and "]." The band's success followed with their ], with singles such as "]", "]", "]", "]" and "]". | |||
| ==Band history== | |||
| ===Inception (1999-2004)=== | |||
| The band was formed in 1999 in ] with original members M Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, The Rev and Matt Wendt. M Shadows came up with the name as a reference to the story of ] from ], although it is not a religious band.{{Clarify|date=August 2009}}<ref>Decker, Ashley ''Skratch Magazine''.</ref> Upon its formation, each member of the band also took on a ] which were already nicknames of theirs from high school.<ref> "I think we all kind of had before we were in the band." ''93.3 WMMR Radio''. March 19, 2009.</ref> Before release their debut album, the band recorded two ] in 1999 and 2000. Avenged Sevenfold's debut album, '']'', was recorded when the band members were just eighteen years old and in high school. It was originally released on their first label,{{Clarify|date=August 2009}} ] in 2001. After lead guitarist ] joined the band,{{When|date=August 2009}} the introductory track "To End the Rapture" was re-recorded featuring a full band element. The album was subsequently re-released on ] in 2002. | |||
| The band started to receive recognition, performing with bands such as ] and ] and playing on the ].<ref>Brace, Eric. "The Circuit." '']''. Accessed via . "Cleveland's excellent envelope-pushing metal band Mushroomhead performs Wednesday night at Jaxx (703-569-5940), along with Shadows Fall, Avenged Sevenfold and High on Fire." October 18, 2002.</ref><ref> ''NinerOnline''. September 19, 2003.</ref> Having settled on their fourth bassist, ], they released '']'' on Hopeless Records in August 2003. The band received profiles in '']'' and '']'', and played in the ].<ref> "Artists to Watch: AVENGED SEVENFOLD." '']''. "Orange County, Calif.'s Avenged Sevenfold stands at a crossroads. In one direction is the present and future: the current punk/metal hybrid known as "screamo." In the other, the past: influences of such punk bands as NOFX and Bad Religion; the '80s-metal dynamic of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Metallica; and a touch of goth."</ref><ref>Kielty, Tom "Music Review The Vans Off the Wall Tour Suicide Machines, the Unseen and Avenged Sevenfold" '']''. Accessed via . "Earlier, Avenged Sevenfold showed a dramatic flair, opening its set with a sample of the theme from "The Exorcist" before combining impressive harmonies with a muscular melody that recalled early A.F.I."</ref><ref> ''Unrated Magazine''. Publicity Release.</ref> In 2004, Avenged Sevenfold toured again on the Vans Warped Tour and recorded a video for their song "]" which went into rotation on ]'s ].<ref> "Headbanger's Ball spawns second compilation" ''BPI Entertainment News Wire''. "Here is the MTV2 Headbanger's Ball, Volume 2" track list... Disc one... 'Unholy Confessions,' Avenged Sevenfold." August 2, 2004.</ref> Shortly after the release of ''Waking the Fallen'', Avenged Sevenfold left Hopeless Records and were signed to ]. | |||
| ===''City of Evil'' (2005–2007)=== | |||
| '']'', the band's third album and ] debut, was released on June 7, 2005 and debuted at #30 on the ] chart, selling over 30,000 copies in its first week of release.<ref>Whitmire, Margo '']''. June 15, 2005.</ref><ref> ''Market Wire''. June 22, 2005.</ref> It utilized a more epic, classic metal sound than Avenged Sevenfold's previous albums, which had been grouped into the ] genre.<ref name=ocregister> ''The Orange County Register''. July 6, 2005. "We were lumped into metalcore, but with this record we really wanted to get out of it... We didn't even know why we were screaming. One day, we were just like, '(Bleep) this, there's no way we're gonna scream on the next record.'"</ref><ref>"Avenged Sevenfold: City of Evil." '']'' accessed via . September 11, 2005. "But City Of Evil is some of the most exciting and epic rock'n'roll around at the moment. In fact, this album is a snorting and snarling mongrel that is as much for fans of classic rock as it is for those into metal."</ref> The album is also notable for the absence of ] vocals; M. Shadows worked with vocal coach Ron Anderson—whose clients have included ] and ]—for months before the album's release to achieve a sound that had "grit while still having the tone".<ref name=ocregister/><ref> ''Blistering''.</ref> | |||
| They returned to the Vans Warped Tour, this time headlining and then continued on their own "Cities of Evil Tour."<ref> ''Market Wire'' through ''Warner Bros. Records''. Sep 13, 2005.</ref> In addition, their lead single "]" reached #2 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Charts, #6 on Billboard's Modern Rock Charts and the accompanying video made it to #1 on MTV's ].<ref name=mtvappetite>Moss, Corey ''MTV''.</ref> Propelled by this success, the album sold well and became Avenged Sevenfold's first ] record.{{Clarify|date=August 2009}} They would go onto win "Best New Artist" at MTV's ], beating out artists like ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5304654.stm|title=MTV Video Music Awards: Winners|date=September 1, 2006|work=]|publisher=BBC|accessdate=August 9, 2009}}</ref> | |||
| ===Self-titled album (2007-2008)=== | |||
| Avenged Sevenfold's mainstream success got them an invitation to 2006's ] tour on the main stage, alongside other well known ] and ] acts ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>Harris, Chris ''MTV News''. May 19, 2006.</ref> That same year they also completed a worldwide tour, including the US, ] (as well as mainland Europe), ], ] and ]. After being on tour for sixteen months in promotion of ''City of Evil'', the band announced that they were cancelling their Fall 2006 tour in favor of recording new music.<ref name=mtv100406>Moss, Corey ''MTV News''. October 4, 2006.</ref> M. Shadows stated that their fourth studio album—which the band self-titled and self-produced—would not be a "City of Evil Part 2" or "Waking the Fallen Part 2," but would incorporate a new, grittier sound.<ref name=mtv100406/><ref>Christie, Dixon ''PunkTV''. January 5, 2008.</ref> To tide the fans over in between albums, the band released their first ] titled ''All Excess'' on July 17, 2007.<ref> ''Market Wire''. July 11, 2007.</ref> ''All Excess'', which debuted as the #1 DVD in the USA, included live performances and backstage footage that spanned the band's eight year career. Two tribute albums, ] and ] were also released in October 2007. | |||
| '']'', the band's fourth album, was released on October 30, 2007, debuting at #4 on the ] with over 90,000 copies sold.<ref name="Billboard">, ''Billboard.com'', November 7, 2007.</ref> Two singles, "]" and "]" were released prior to the album's debut. In December 2007, an animated video was made for "]." Due to the song's controversial subject matter, however, Warner Brothers only released it to registered MVI users over the internet. The third single, "]" and its video was released in January 2008. Their fourth single, "]", was released on September 30, 2008. The self-titled album went onto sell over 500,000 copies and was awarded "Album of the Year" at the ].<ref> ''Ultimate Guitar''. August 22, 2008.</ref> | |||
| ===''Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough'' (2008–2009)=== | |||
| Avenged Sevenfold headlined the 2008 ] tour with ], ], ] and ].<ref name=buzznet></ref> They used the footage from their last show in ] for '']'', a two-disc B-sides CD and live DVD which was released on September 16, 2008. They also recorded numerous covers, including ]'s "Walk," ]'s "Flash of the Blade" and ]'s "Paranoid" (the first two of which were included on "]").<ref name=buzznet/><ref> ''Kerrang!''. June 25, 2008.</ref><ref> ''Metal Hammer''. January 21, 2009.</ref> They will also be releasing a Guitar Tutorial DVD, which include the five tracks, ], ], ], ] and Trashed And Scattered, breaking down the guitar solos and riffs in each song.<ref> ''Metal Hammer''. February 2, 2009.</ref> | |||
| During a sold-out festival performance in ] and ], the band were forced to shorten their Leeds performance and cancel their Reading performance due to a vocal strain sustained by M. Shadows.<ref> ''Avenged Sevenfold Official Website''.</ref> A few days later, the band was forced to announce the cancellation of the remaining September shows, with the tour set to resume again on October 15.<ref> ''Avenged Sevenfold Official Website''.</ref> | |||
| ===New album (2009 onward)=== | |||
| {{Update|type=section|date=August 2009}} | |||
| In January 2009, M. Shadows confirmed that the band is writing the follow-up to their ] within the upcoming months.<ref> ''Metal Hammer''. January 27, 2009.</ref> They also announced that they will be playing at ], from May 16-17, 2009.<ref> ''Avenged Sevenfold Official Website''.</ref> In April 16, they performed a version of ]' "It's So Easy" onstage with ], at the Nokia Theater in ].<ref> ''Metal Hammer''. April 17, 2009.</ref> ] has also been confirmed to be a featured vocalist on ]'s forthcoming solo album '']''. | |||
| M. Shadows and the rest of the band has expressed interest in making a follow-up to Avenged Sevenfold. They plan to start writing in June 2009 and recording in October 2009. M. Shadows also said in an interview with Loveline that the next record would be a more classic metal, more rock-oriented record, since the self-titled record was very experimental. He also said it would feature more progressive, longer songs and would be the "biggest Avenged Sevenfold record ever." Additionally, he said they were possibly thinking about a concept record. | |||
| On July 15, 2009, their website and MySpace page updated with a statement from Shadows implying that work on this next album has started, but they are still "throwing around ideas". This update was on the same day that Waking the Fallen went Gold. | |||
| In an interview, vocalist ] has revealed that after the band will complete their tour with a final performance at the ] on August 2, they will get in the studio to write and record a new studio album, a follow-up to their ].<ref>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/avenged_sevenfold_to_begin_new_album_after_tour.html</ref> | |||
| ==Musical characteristics== | |||
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| ===Genre=== | |||
| In general, Avenged Sevenfold is classified as an important and influential band in the ].<ref> ''Blabbermouth.net''. November 30, 2005.</ref>{{Failed verification|date=August 2009}} Their material spans multiple genres and has evolved over the band's ten year career. Initially, Avenged Sevenfold's debut '']'' consisted almost entirely of ] sound; however, there were several deviations to this genre, most notably in "Streets" which adopts a ] style and "]," which is a piano-oriented ].<ref> ''Global Domination''. December 20, 2007.</ref>{{Verify credibility|date=August 2009}} On '']'', the band displayed a more refined and fluent ] album that was able to harness the rawness of the first album and add more mature and intricate musical elements. In the band's DVD ''All Excess'', producer ] explained this transition: "When I met the band after ''Sounding the Seventh Trumpet'' had come out before they had recorded ''Waking the Fallen'', M. Shadows said to me 'This record is screaming. The record we want to make is going to be half-screaming half-singing. I don't want to scream anymore. And the record after that is going to be all singing.'" On '']'', Avenged Sevenfold's third album, the band chose to abandon the ] genre, developing a more ]/] style. Also, the drumming on both these albums is played in a more thrash-influenced ] style. Avenged Sevenfold's self-titled album, again, consists of several deviations to less consistent genres and styles from the album's main ] and ] songs, most notably in "]", which adopts a ] style and "A Little Piece of Heaven", which includes elements of ] show tunes, using primarily brass instruments and stringed orchestra to take over most of the role of the lead and rhythm guitar. The band has changed considerably since its first album, which since then they have been characterized as a ] band with ] and ] combined with clean vocals that one can expect from the ] genre. | |||
| ===Band name and lyrical content=== | |||
| The band's name is a reference to the ] in the ] - specifically Genesis 4:24, where ] is sentenced to life in exile for murdering his brother. God marked him so that none would kill him on account of his sin; the man who dared to kill Cain would suffer "vengeance seven times over" (KJV)<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%204:24&version=9</ref>. The abbreviation "A7X" for their band name was the idea of guitarist ]. The title of Avenged Sevenfold's song "Chapter Four" refers to the fourth chapter of Genesis, in which the story of Cain and Abel takes place. The song's subject also appears to be this story. "]", yet another song derived from the Bible, comes from the ] only it is written in the first person and refers to the punishment of Babylon the Great, world empire and seat of false religion. Another biblical reference occurs in the song "]". In this song, several times it is said "dust the apple off, savor each bite, and deep inside you know Adam was right." making reference to Eve eating the forbidden fruit. Although the band's title and members' stage names make references to religion, Shadows stated in an interview that they are not a religious band. "Anyone that reads the lyrics and really knew anything about us, they would know we're not promoting either," he said. "That's one thing about this band that I love is that we never really shove any kind of, like, political or religious beliefs on people. We just, the music's there to entertain and maybe thought-provoking on both sides, but we don't try to, like, really shove anything down anyone's throat. There's too many bands that do that nowadays, I think."<ref></ref> The band has a few songs that are somewhat political in nature like "Critical Acclaim", "Gunslinger" and "Blinded In Chains". The song "Betrayed" off of their album "City of Evil" was written about "Dimebag" Darrel's, of Pantera and Damageplan, death. | |||
| ===The Deathbat=== | |||
| The band sports a logo known as the "Deathbat". It was originally designed by an artistic high school friend of Avenged Sevenfold, Micah Montague, as seen on the band's first DVD, ''All Excess''. The Deathbat has appeared on all of the band's album covers, many of which were done by Cameron Rackam, a close friend of the band. The Deathbat has developed from just being a skull with bat wings, to sometimes appear as a full "man size" skeleton with bat wings, as it can be seen at the cover of ]. On ], there are pictures of two people (Presumably ] and ]), another angel-like human and a semi-opaque Deathbat below it. It also appears on covers of a number of singles such as "]", "]" and "]." | |||
| ==Band members== | |||
| ===Current members=== | |||
| <!-- Members are listed in the order they joined the band. --> | |||
| * ] — ], <small>]s, ], ], ] (1999 - present)</small> | |||
| * ] — ], ], <small>piano, keys, synth, organ (2000 - present)</small> | |||
| * ] — ], backing vocals, <small>]s, piano (1999 - present)</small> | |||
| * ] — ], backing vocals <small>(2002 - present)</small> | |||
| * ] — ], ], <small>backing vocals, piano (1999 - present)</small> | |||
| ===Former members=== | |||
| *] — bass <small>(2001–2002)</small> | |||
| *] — bass, piano <small>(2000–2001)</small> | |||
| *Matt Wendt - bass <small>(1999–2000)</small> | |||
| == Discography == | |||
| {{Main|Avenged Sevenfold discography}} | |||
| *'']'' (2001) | |||
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| *'']'' (2005) | |||
| *'']'' (2007) | |||
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this band is gay, if you like them your a faggot like brandon whitley. go listen to pantera if u like real music. and o there walk cover blowed and synester gates deff. didnt come from cemetery gates or anything.