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

Biography

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".

Band members

Current members

• M. Shadows - lead vocals, piano (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

Studio albums

• 2001: Sounding the Seventh Trumpet (re-released in 2002)
• 2003: Waking the Fallen
• 2005: City of Evil (Gold)
• 2007: Avenged Sevenfold

EPs

• 2001: Warmness on the Soul

Demo Recordings

For information, see Early Avenged Sevenfold releases.

Singles

Videography

Compilations

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

• Official website
• Template:MySpace

References

1. ultimate-guitar.com article

• Hard rock groups
• Warner Music Group artists