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	==Biography==		==Biography==
			===Early years===
	The band was formed in 1999. Avenged Sevenfold's first album, '']'' was originally released on their first label, ]. After lead guitarist Synyster Gates joined the band ~~(right after Sounding the Seventh Trumpet was recorded in 2000)~~, the introductory track "To End ~~the~~ Rapture" was re-recorded with Gates playing, and the album was re-released on ]. Their follow-up album, entitled '']'', was also released on Hopeless Records and was awarded a positive rating in ~~'']''~~ magazine. Shortly after its release, Avenged Sevenfold ~~was~~ signed to ~~]. Their first release with WBR was "City of Evil" in 2005 on June 6~~.		The band was formed in 1999. Avenged Sevenfold's first album, '']'', was recorded when the band members were eighteen years old. It was originally released on their first label, ]. After lead guitarist Synyster Gates joined the band, the introductory track "To End The Rapture" was re-recorded with Gates playing, and the album was re-released on Hopeless Records. Their follow-up album, entitled '']'', was also released on Hopeless Records and was awarded a positive rating in Rolling Stone magazine. Shortly after its release, Avenged Sevenfold were signed to Warner Bros. Records.

			===Mainstream success===
	Avenged Sevenfold released their first DVD, '']'', on July 17, 2007. The DVD includes a documentary and live footage dating back to 1999 along with music videos and the making of the Seize The Day music video. It is a region-free DVD and is approximately 156 minutes long. Before the actual release of the DVD, there were several theatrical premiers around the United States on July 16, 2007.
			'']'', the third album which was released on ] ], strayed from ], and M. Shadows chose to abandon the screaming from the first two albums. Although Shadows acknowledges throat and vocal cord damage, and the following surgery to help correct the issues, he says that the change in vocal style was not a result. In their new DVD "All Excess", ], producer of Avenged's second and third albums, said prior to ''Waking the Fallen'', Shadows had stated that he wanted a CD with half-screaming, then one with no screaming, which was achieved in ''City of Evil'', But he maintains that he's able to scream even better than before since the surgery and training with vocal coach ], who worked with various artists, from ], to ], and ].<ref></ref>

	==~~Current~~ ~~News~~==		===Recent events===
			In 2006 A7X completed a worldwide tour, including the ], ], ], ], ] and ]. After canceling Fall and Winter 2006 tour dates, the band announced that they were planning their fourth studio album, a '']''. M. Shadows has stated that it would not be a ''City of Evil Part 2'' or ''Waking the Fallen Part 2'', but he says it will attract fans of both original albums while still being a surprise.<ref></ref> They played their first tour dates of 2007, an Asian tour with stops in ], ], and ].<ref name="MySpace"/> To "tide fans over" until the release of the new album, Avenged Sevenfold released their first DVD, '']'', on 17 July 2007. The DVD includes a documentary and live footage dating back to 1999 along with music videos and the making of the Seize the Day music video.
⚫	The self titled album was released out on ], ] to early success, debuting at #4 on the ] with approximately 94,000 copies sold.<ref name="Billboard">~~Katie Hasty.~~ , ''Billboard.com'', ] ]. Last accessed ] ]</ref> Two singles, "]" and "]" along with its music video, were released prior to the album. An animated video was made for "]" and was going to be included on the MVI, but due to the song's subject matter (i.e. necrophilia) Warner Brothers released it to registered MVI users over the age of 18 in December of 2007~~. It is currently available on iTunes and now you can watch it on youtube~~. The third single, "]" and its video was released in January 2008. Avenged Sevenfold has confirmed that their fourth single is the country rock style song "Dear God".

		⚫	The self titled album was released out on ], ] to early success, debuting at #4 on the ] with approximately 94,000 copies sold.<ref name="Billboard">, ''Billboard.com'', ] ]. Last accessed ] ]</ref> Two singles, "]" and "]" along with its music video, were released prior to the album. An animated video was made for "]" and was going to be included on the MVI, but due to the song's subject matter (i.e. necrophilia), Warner Brothers released it to registered MVI users over the age of 18 in December of 2007. The third single, "]" and its video was released in January 2008. Avenged Sevenfold has confirmed that their fourth single is the country rock style song "Dear God".
	They are also planning on releasing a live DVD entitled "Road To Realization", which will also include the rest of their unreleased studio songs.

	They are currently headlining the ] tour with ~~other bands,~~ ], ], ] and ].		They are currently headlining the ] tour with ], ], ] and ]. On the tour, they are recording a live DVD, entitled "Road To Realization", which will also include the rest of their unreleased studio songs from the most recent album.

	==Musical characteristics==		==Musical characteristics==
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	===Genre===		===Genre===
	Avenged Sevenfold's material ranges across many genres, often leaving the concept of genres altogether (especially in their most recent album). For example, Avenged Sevenfold's debut Sounding the Seventh Trumpet consisted almost entirely of a metalcore sound, however consisted of several deviations to this genre, most notably in "Streets" which adopts a Punk style, and "]". Avenged Sevenfold's self-titled album, again, consists of several deviations to less consistent genres and styles, most notably in "Dear God", which adopts a country 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, though, changed considerably since its first album, which was characterized as very heavy, to being more of a hard rock type band.		Avenged Sevenfold's material ranges across many genres, often leaving the concept of genres altogether (especially in their most recent album). For example, Avenged Sevenfold's debut Sounding the Seventh Trumpet consisted almost entirely of a metalcore sound, however consisted of several deviations to this genre, most notably in "Streets" which adopts a Punk style, and "]". Avenged Sevenfold's self-titled album, again, consists of several deviations to less consistent genres and styles, most notably in "Dear God", which adopts a country 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, though, changed considerably since its first album, which was characterized as very heavy, to being more of a hard rock type band.

	===Screaming===
	First album ] was an all screaming record, except for on the songs "]" and "Streets". On albums since, there hasn't been as much screaming. Rumors had spread that M. Shadows had torn a vocal cord and therefore couldn't scream anymore. These rumors are not true, according to the band's producer ] who produced ] and ] Murdock said on the ]:

	"One thing I'd see a lot on the internet, and I hear a lot about, and that I just want to set the record straight on. When I met the band after ] had come out and before they recorded ], Matt handed me the CD and he said to me "This record's screaming, the record we want to make," which turned out to be ], "is going to be half screaming and half singing." Matt said "I don't want to scream anymore but I'm going to make a record that's half screaming, half singing and the record after is going to be all singing." They already knew that they wanted to make a record that was all singing, by the time ] came out, and that was 2 years before that record came out. And, all that rumors about him not being able to scream anymore were in fact, not true, it was a stylistic direction change for the band.

	==Band members==		==Band members==
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	*] - lead guitars, piano, backing vocals <small>(2000 - present)</small>		*] - lead guitars, piano, backing vocals <small>(2000 - present)</small>
	*] - rhythm guitars, backing vocals <small>(1999 - present)</small>		*] - rhythm guitars, backing vocals <small>(1999 - present)</small>
	*] - bass, backing vocals <small>(~~2003~~ - present)</small>		*] - bass, backing vocals <small>(2002 - present)</small>
	*] (The Reverend Tholomew Plague) - drums, percussion, vocals, piano <small>(1999 - present)</small>		*] (The Reverend Tholomew Plague) - drums, percussion, vocals, piano <small>(1999 - present)</small>

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For the self-titled album, see Avenged Sevenfold (album).

Avenged Sevenfold

Musical artist

Avenged Sevenfold is an American hard rock/heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California.

Biography

Early years

The band was formed in 1999. Avenged Sevenfold's first album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, was recorded when the band members were eighteen years old. It was originally released on their first label, Good Life Recordings. After lead guitarist Synyster Gates joined the band, the introductory track "To End The Rapture" was re-recorded with Gates playing, and the album was re-released on Hopeless Records. Their follow-up album, entitled Waking the Fallen, was also released on Hopeless Records and was awarded a positive rating in Rolling Stone magazine. Shortly after its release, Avenged Sevenfold were signed to Warner Bros. Records.

Mainstream success

City of Evil, the third album which was released on 7 June 2005, strayed from metalcore, and M. Shadows chose to abandon the screaming from the first two albums. Although Shadows acknowledges throat and vocal cord damage, and the following surgery to help correct the issues, he says that the change in vocal style was not a result. In their new DVD "All Excess", Mudrock, producer of Avenged's second and third albums, said prior to Waking the Fallen, Shadows had stated that he wanted a CD with half-screaming, then one with no screaming, which was achieved in City of Evil, But he maintains that he's able to scream even better than before since the surgery and training with vocal coach Ron Anderson, who worked with various artists, from Axl Rose, to Kylie Minogue, and Chris Cornell.

Recent events

In 2006 A7X completed a worldwide tour, including the US, England, Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. After canceling Fall and Winter 2006 tour dates, the band announced that they were planning their fourth studio album, a self-titled album. M. Shadows has stated that it would not be a City of Evil Part 2 or Waking the Fallen Part 2, but he says it will attract fans of both original albums while still being a surprise. They played their first tour dates of 2007, an Asian tour with stops in Indonesia, Singapore, and Japan. To "tide fans over" until the release of the new album, Avenged Sevenfold released their first DVD, All Excess, on 17 July 2007. The DVD includes a documentary and live footage dating back to 1999 along with music videos and the making of the Seize the Day music video.

The self titled album was released out on October 30, 2007 to early success, debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 94,000 copies sold. Two singles, "Critical Acclaim" and "Almost Easy" along with its music video, were released prior to the album. An animated video was made for "A Little Piece of Heaven" and was going to be included on the MVI, but due to the song's subject matter (i.e. necrophilia), Warner Brothers released it to registered MVI users over the age of 18 in December of 2007. The third single, "Afterlife" and its video was released in January 2008. Avenged Sevenfold has confirmed that their fourth single is the country rock style song "Dear God".

They are currently headlining the Taste of Chaos tour with Atreyu, Bullet for My Valentine, Blessthefall and Idiot Pilot. On the tour, they are recording a live DVD, entitled "Road To Realization", which will also include the rest of their unreleased studio songs from the most recent album.

Musical characteristics

Band name and lyrical content

The band's name is a reference to the Book of Genesis in the Bible, where Cain is sentenced to live 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). The title of Avenged Sevenfold's song "Chapter Four" references 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. "Beast and the Harlot", yet another song derived from the Bible, comes from the book of Revelation 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 "The Wicked End". 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 Adam 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." The band has a few songs that are somewhat political in nature like "Critical Acclaim" and "Blinded In Chains".

Genre

Avenged Sevenfold's material ranges across many genres, often leaving the concept of genres altogether (especially in their most recent album). For example, Avenged Sevenfold's debut Sounding the Seventh Trumpet consisted almost entirely of a metalcore sound, however consisted of several deviations to this genre, most notably in "Streets" which adopts a Punk style, and "Warmness on the Soul". Avenged Sevenfold's self-titled album, again, consists of several deviations to less consistent genres and styles, most notably in "Dear God", which adopts a country style, and "A Little Piece of Heaven", which includes elements of broadway 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, though, changed considerably since its first album, which was characterized as very heavy, to being more of a hard rock type band.

Band members

Current members

M. Shadows - lead vocals (1999 - present)
Synyster Gates - lead guitars, piano, backing vocals (2000 - present)
Zacky Vengeance - rhythm guitars, backing vocals (1999 - present)
Johnny Christ - bass, backing vocals (2002 - present)
The Rev (The Reverend Tholomew Plague) - drums, percussion, vocals, piano (1999 - present)

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions					Album
Year	Title	US Hot 100	US Mainstream Rock	US Modern Rock	UK Singles Chart	UK Rock Chart	Album
2001	"Warmness on the Soul"	-	-	-	-	-	Sounding the Seventh Trumpet
2004	"Unholy Confessions"	-	-	-	-	-	Waking the Fallen
2005	"Burn It Down"	-	-	-	92	22	City of Evil
2005	"Bat Country"	60	2	6	84	12
2006	"Beast and the Harlot"	-	19	40	44	33
2006	"Seize the Day"	-	17	-	-	-
2007	"Critical Acclaim"	-	-	-	-	-	Avenged Sevenfold
2007	"Almost Easy"	106	3	6	67	1
2008	"Afterlife"	-	20	-	197	3
2008	"Dear God"	-	-	-	-	-

Videography

Compilations

Date	Title	Notes	Link
March 2001	Warmness on the Soul	Professional video	(Video)
March 6, 2004	Unholy Confessions	Live video with dubbed music	(Video)
June 2005	Burn It Down	Live video with dubbed music
July 28, 2005	Bat Country"	Professional video directed by Chuck Wilson	(Video from Bedlam Society)
February 6, 2006	Beast and the Harlot	Professional video directed by Tony Petrossian
June 30, 2006	Seize the Day	Professional video directed by Wayne Isham
July 17, 2007	All Excess	DVD featuring a documentary, live performances, music videos, and outtakes.

Date	Title	Label	Songs
2002	Plea for Peace/Take Action! Vol. 2	Subcity Records	"Turn the Other Way"
2003	Take Action! Vol. 3	Subcity Records	"Chapter Four"
2003	Warped Tour 2003 CD	SideOne Dummy Records	"Darkness Surrounding"
2003	Metal=Life CD/DVD	Subcity Records	"Unholy Confessions" & Video
2003	Operation: Punk Rock Freedom	Hopeless Records / Subcity Records	"Chapter Four" & "Darkness Surrounding"
2004	Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 4	Hopeless Records / Subcity Records	"Second Heartbeat" & "Darkness Surrounding"
2005	Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 5	Hopeless Records / Subcity Records	"Chapter Four" & "Eternal Rest (Live)" (feat. "Unholy Confessions" video on Enhanced CD)
2005	Headbanger's Ball: The Revenge	Roadrunner Records	"Burn It Down"
2005	Masters of Horror Soundtrack		"Beast and the Harlot" (live)
2006	Kerrang! - High Voltage: A Brief History of Rock		"Walk" (Pantera cover)
2006	Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 6	Hopeless Records / Subcity Records	"Darkness Surrounding" & "Unholy Confessions" (feat. "Unholy Confessions" video and "We Come Out at Night" live at Warped Tour 2003 video on included DVD)
2006	Kerrang! - Kerrang! Awards 2006		"Beast and the Harlot"
2006	Saw III Soundtrack		"Burn It Down"
2007	Saw IV Soundtrack		"Eternal Rest"

Guest features in other artist's songs

"Savior, Saint, Salvation" - Bleeding Through featuring M. Shadows
"The River" - Good Charlotte featuring M. Shadows and Synyster Gates
"Buffalo Stampede" - Cowboy Troy featuring M. Shadows
"Falling Away from Me" (Live) - Korn featuring M. Shadows who temporarily replaced Jonathan Davis (due to medical attention)
"Like Always" - A Permanent Holiday featuring M. Shadows
"Dirty Little Girl" - James Stephen Hart featuring Synyster Gates

External links

References

Rolling Stone article
MTV article
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"Eagles Fly Past Britney to Debut at No. 1", Billboard.com, November 7 2007. Last accessed November 7 2007
ultimate-guitar.com article

v t e Avenged Sevenfold
M. Shadows Zacky Vengeance Synyster Gates Johnny Christ Brooks Wackerman The Rev
Studio albums	Sounding the Seventh Trumpet Waking the Fallen City of Evil Avenged Sevenfold Nightmare Hail to the King The Stage Life Is But a Dream...
Extended plays	Warmness on the Soul Black Reign
Other albums	Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough The Best of 2005–2013 Live at the Grammy Museum
Singles	"Chapter Four "Unholy Confessions" "Burn It Down" "Bat Country" "Beast and the Harlot" "Seize the Day" "Walk" "Almost Easy" "Afterlife" "Dear God" "Scream" "Nightmare" "Welcome to the Family" "So Far Away" "Not Ready to Die" "Buried Alive" "Carry On" "Hail to the King" "St. James" "Shepherd of Fire" "The Stage" "God Damn" "Mad Hatter" "Nobody"
Other songs	"Second Heartbeat" "I Won't See You Tonight" "A Little Piece of Heaven" "Fiction "This Means War" "The River"
Tours	Avenged Sevenfold Tour
Related articles	Discography Pinkly Smooth Mike Portnoy Brian Haner
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