Avenged Sevenfold (sometimes stylized as A7X) is an American rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. 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, with singles such as “Critical Acclaim”, “Almost Easy”, “Afterlife”, “Scream”, and “Dear God”.

Inception (1999-2004)

The band was formed in 1999 in Huntington Beach, California 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 Cain and Abel from The Bible, although it is not a religious band.[1] Upon its formation, each member of the band also took on a pseudonym which were already nicknames of theirs from high school.[2] The band released two demos in the years 1999 and 2000. Avenged Sevenfold’s debut album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, was recorded when the band members were just eighteen years old and in high school. It was originally released on their first label, Good Life Recordings in 2001. After lead guitarist Synyster Gates joined the band, the introductory track “To End The Rapture” was re-recorded featuring a full band element. The album was subsequently re-released on Hopeless Records in 2002.

The band started to receive recognition, sharing the stage with metal acts like Mushroomhead and Shadows Fall and playing on the Take Action Tour.[3][4] Having settled on their fourth bassist, Johnny Christ, they released Waking the Fallen on Hopeless Record in August 2003. The band received profiles in Billboard and The Boston Globe, and played in the Vans Warped Tour.[5][6][7] In 2004, Avenged Sevenfold toured again on the Vans Warped Tour and recorded a video for their song “Unholy Confessions” which went into rotation on MTV2’s Headbanger’s Ball.[8] Shortly after the release of Waking the Fallen, Avenged Sevenfold was signed to Warner Bros. Records.

City of Evil (2005–2007)

City of Evil, the band’s third album, was released on June 7, 2005 and debuted at #30 on the Billboard Top 200 selling over 30,000 copies.[9][10] It utilized a more epic, classic metal sound than Avenged Sevenfold’s previous albums, which had been grouped into the metalcore genre.[11][12] The album is also notable for the absence of screaming vocals; M. Shadows worked with vocal coach Ron Anderson — whose clients have included Axl Rose and Chris Cornell — for months before the album’s release to achieve a sound that had “grit while still having the tone.[13][11]

They returned to the Vans Warped Tour, this time headlining, and then continued on their own “Cities of Evil Tour.”[14] In addition, their lead single “Bat Country” 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 Total Request Live.[15] Propelled by this success, the album sold well and became Avenged Sevenfold’s first gold record. They would go onto win “Best New Artist” at MTV’s Video Music Awards, beating out artists like Rihanna, Panic at the Disco, and Chris Brown.More

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Avenged Sevenfold – Sounding The Seventh Trumpet (2002)
Avenged Sevenfold – Waking The Fallen (2003)
Avenged Sevenfold – City Of Evil (2005) PART I and PART II
Avenged Sevenfold – Avenged Sevenfold (2007)

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