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Avenged Sevenfold is an American hard rock band formed in Huntington Beach, California. The band has achieved mainstream success with their 2005 album City of Evil, which included singles such as " Burn It Down", "Bat Country," "Beast and the Harlot" and "Seize the Day." The band's success followed with their self-titled album, Avenged Sevenfold with singles such as "Critical Acclaim" "Almost Easy", " Afterlife", "Dear God", and "Scream".
Musical characteristics
Band name and lyrical content
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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 bands first DVD, All Excess, though Cameron Rackam has done many more pieces for the band's albums. The Deathbat has appeared on all of the band album covers including their new CD/DVD Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough and is on the inner part of the cover with City of Evil being the exception. It is also on covers of a number of singles such as "Bat Country", "Almost Easy" and "Critical Acclaim."
Genre
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In general, Avenged Sevenfold is classified as an important and even influential band in the NWOAHM. Their material ranges across many genres - including several crossover genres - often leaving the concept of genres altogether (especially in their most recent albums). For example, Avenged Sevenfold's debut Sounding the Seventh Trumpet consisted almost entirely of metalcore sound, however consisted of several deviations to this genre, most notably in "Streets" which adopts a punk style, and "Warmness on the Soul," which consists of mainly piano, and could be considered soft rock. On Waking The Fallen, the band displayed a much more refined and fluent metalcore album that was able to harness the rawness of the first album, and add more mature and intricate musical elements. On City of Evil, Avenged Sevenfold's third album, their post-hardcore influences remain intact (while abandoning the metalcore genre), they have also developed a punk metal/thrash style, very much like bands such as Bullet for My Valentine and Trivium. Also, the drumming on both these albums is played in a more thrash-influenced alternative metal style, similar to that of Slipknot. Avenged Sevenfold's self-titled album, again, consists of several deviations to less consistent genres and styles from the album's main hard rock and heavy metal songs, 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 changed considerably since its first album, which was characterized as a heavy band with the screams, growls, and lyrics one can expect from the metalcore genre, to being more of a fusion between punk rock, hard rock, and heavy metal.
Band members
Current members
- M. Shadows - lead vocals, piano (1999–present)
- Synyster Gates - the guitar from guitar hero, backing vocals (1999–present)
- Zacky Vengeance - rhythm guitar, , backing vocals (1999–present)
- Johnny Christ - ukalaley backing vocals (2002–present)
- The Rev - trumpet (1999–present)
Former members
- Justin Meacham - Bass (1999–2001)
- Daemon Ash - Bass (2001–2002)
Discography
Main article: Avenged Sevenfold discography- Sounding the Seventh Trumpet (2001)
- Waking the Fallen (2003)
- City of Evil (2005) US #30
- Avenged Sevenfold (2007) US #4
- Diamonds in the Rough (2008) US #24
Singles
Main article: Avenged Sevenfold discography- Warmness on the Soul (2001)
- Unholy Confessions (2003)
- Bat Country (2005)
- Beast and the Harlot (2006)
- Burn It Down (A7X song) (2006)
- Seize the Day (song) (2006)
- Critical Acclaim (2007)
- Almost Easy (2007)
- Crossroads (Avenged Sevenfold song) (2007)
- A Little Piece of Heaven (2008)
- Afterlife (Avenged Sevenfold song) (2008)
- Dear God (Avenged Sevenfold song) (2008)
- Scream (Avenged Sevenfold song) (2008)
References
- http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=44955
- http://www.globaldomination.se/reviews/avenged-sevenfold-sounding-the-seventh-trumpet
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