Avenged Sevenfold (American Heavy Metal / Metalcore / Hard Rock Band)

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Avenged Sevenfold (abbreviated as A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, lead guitarist Synyster Gates, bassist Johnny Christ, and drummer Brooks Wackerman.

Avenged Sevenfold are known for their diverse rock sound and dramatic imagery in album covers and merchandise. The band emerged with a metalcore sound on their debut album Sounding the Seventh Trumpet and largely continued this sound through their second album Waking the Fallen. The band's style had evolved by their third album and first major label release, City of Evil, into a more traditional heavy metal style. The band continued to explore new sounds with its self-titled release and enjoyed continued mainstream success before their founding drummer, Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, died in 2009. Despite his death, Avenged Sevenfold continued on with the help of ex-Dream Theater member Mike Portnoy, and released and toured in support of their fifth album Nightmare in 2010, which debuted atop the Billboard 200, their first number one debut.

In 2011, drummer Arin Ilejay joined the band on tours and recording. The band's sixth studio album Hail to the King, which was released in 2013, marked the only Avenged Sevenfold album featuring Ilejay. It would feature a heavy metal and hard rock style, with it being written as a tribute to their influences. Hail to the King charted as number 1 on the Billboard 200, the UK Albums chart, as well as the Finnish, Brazilian, Canadian, and Irish charts. Ilejay left the band in late 2014 and was replaced by former Bad Religion drummer Brooks Wackerman, but the lineup change was not announced to the public until 2015. The band then surprise-released their seventh studio album The Stage in October 2016, which debuted as number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart in the US. The Stage is their first conceptual album and marked another stylistic change for the band, moving towards a progressive metal sound. The band released their eighth studio album, Life Is But a Dream..., a highly experimental record, in June 2023.

To date, Avenged Sevenfold have released eight studio albums, one live album/DVD, two compilation albums and eighteen singles and have sold over 8 million albums worldwide, and their records have received numerous certification awards, including five platinum album awards from their home country's institution (RIAA). They have also created four original songs for the Call of Duty: Black Ops series, all of which were compiled together in the 2018 EP Black Reign. The band were ranked No. 47 on Loudwire's list of Top 50 Metal Bands of All Time.

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2001Sounding the Seventh TrumpetAvenged Sevenfold44
2003Waking the FallenAvenged Sevenfold3.88
2005City of EvilAvenged Sevenfold3.511
2007Avenged SevenfoldAvenged Sevenfold3.8512
2010NightmareAvenged Sevenfold4.213
2013Hail to the KingAvenged Sevenfold3.2510
2016The StageAvenged Sevenfold4.412
2023Life Is But a Dream…Avenged Sevenfold35

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2008Diamonds in the RoughAvenged Sevenfold43
2009Waking the Fallen / Sounding the Seventh TrumpetAvenged Sevenfold1
2016The Best of 2005-2013Avenged Sevenfold3

Album + Compilation + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2008Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the RoughAvenged Sevenfold4.55

Album + Soundtrack

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2015Hail to the King: Deathbat (Original Video Game Soundtrack)Avenged Sevenfold1

Album + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
20062006-07-27 Darien, NYAvenged Sevenfold1
20072007-11-08 :Summer Sonic Osaka, JapanAvenged Sevenfold1
20082008.07.22 Trondheim, NorwayAvenged Sevenfold1
200820081111 Bloomington, ILAvenged Sevenfold1
2017Live at the GRAMMY Museum®Avenged Sevenfold1
2020Live in the LBCAvenged Sevenfold1

Single

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2005Bat CountryAvenged Sevenfold3
2006Beast and the HarlotAvenged Sevenfold5
2006Burn It DownAvenged Sevenfold4
2007WalkAvenged Sevenfold1
2007Critical AcclaimAvenged Sevenfold2
2007Almost EasyAvenged Sevenfold2
2007AfterlifeAvenged Sevenfold5
2007Dear GodAvenged Sevenfold6
2008CrossroadsAvenged Sevenfold1
2010NightmareAvenged Sevenfold3
2010Welcome to the FamilyAvenged Sevenfold2
2011Not Ready to Die (from Call of the Dead)Avenged Sevenfold2
2011So Far AwayAvenged Sevenfold3
2012Carry On (Call of Duty: Black Ops II Version)Avenged Sevenfold2
2012Eternal Rest (Live from Ventura Theater - January 2004)Avenged Sevenfold1
2013Hail to the KingAvenged Sevenfold2
2016The StageAvenged Sevenfold1
2017Malagueña Salerosa (La Malagueña)Avenged Sevenfold1
2017RetrovertigoAvenged Sevenfold1
2017DoseAvenged Sevenfold1
2017RunawayAvenged Sevenfold feat. Warren Fitzgerald1
2017God Only KnowsAvenged Sevenfold1
2017As Tears Go ByAvenged Sevenfold1
2017Wish You Were HereAvenged Sevenfold2
2018Mad HatterAvenged Sevenfold1
2020Set Me FreeAvenged Sevenfold1
2021LinewleumNOFX feat. Avenged Sevenfold41
2023NobodyAvenged Sevenfold1
2023We Love YouAvenged Sevenfold52
2023We Love You MoarAvenged Sevenfold feat. Pussy Riot2
2023Astro Zombies (Misfits Cover)Avenged Sevenfold1

Single + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2007Strength of the World (Julien‐K remix)Avenged Sevenfold1
2012Welcome to the Family (Freq Nasty Remix)Avenged Sevenfold1

EP

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2001Warmness on the SoulAvenged Sevenfold52
2018Black ReignAvenged Sevenfold2

Other

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2007All ExcessAvenged Sevenfold2

Other + Demo

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1999DemoAvenged Sevenfold2

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