Avenged Sevenfold

Jomusicblog | Avenged Sevenfold | Avenged Sevenfold is an American rock band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1999, the group consists of vocalist M. Shadows, lead guitarist Synyster Gates, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ.

They are known for their diverse heavy metal sound, dramatic imagery in album covers and t-shirts and their fiercely loyal fans Avenged Sevenfold emerged with a metalcore sound on their debut Sounding the Seventh Trumpet but their style had evolved by their third album and first major label release, City of Evil into a hard rock sound. The band continued to explore new sounds with their self-titled release and enjoyed continued mainstream success before their drummer, James "The Rev" Sullivan, died in 2009. Despite his death, the band continued on with help of now-former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy and released and toured in support of their fifth album Nightmare in 2010 which debuted on the top spot of the Billboard 200, their first number one debut.

In January 2009, M. Shadows confirmed that the band was writing the follow-up to their self-titled fourth album within the upcoming months.They also announced that they will be playing at Rock on the Range, from May 16–17, 2009. On April 16, they performed a version of Guns N' Roses' "It's So Easy" onstage with Slash, at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.M. Shadows was featured on Slash's debut solo album Slash in the song "Nothing to Say". They announced that they plan to start writing in June 2009 and recording in October 2009.

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-Warmness on the Soul
-Second Heartbeat
-Unholy Confessions
-Burn It Down
-Bat Country
-Beast and the Harlot
-Seize the Day
-Walk
-Critical Acclaim
-Almost Easy
-Afterlife
-Crossroads
-Dear God
-Scream
-Nightmare 
-Welcome to the Family
-So Far Away 
-Not Ready to Die"