Avenged Sevenfold (sometimes abbreviated as A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's members are lead vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Zacky Vengeance, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Synyster Gates, bass guitarist Johnny Christ and drummer Arin Ilejay.
They are known for their diverse rock sound and dramatic imagery in album covers and merchandise.[1] 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/heavy metal 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.[2] Their latest record Hail to the King released in 2013 marks the album debut of new drummer Arin Ilejay. Hail to the King charted as #1 on the US Billboard 200, the UK albums chart, as well as the Finnish, Brazilian, Canadian, and Irish charts.
To date, Avenged Sevenfold has released six studio albums, one live album/compilation/DVD, and eighteen singles and have sold over 10 million albums worldwide.[3][4]
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, which can be found in Genesis 4:24, although they are not a religious band.[5] Upon its formation, each member of the band also took on a pseudonym which were already nicknames of theirs from high school.[6] Matt Wendt was later replaced by Justin 'Sane' Meacham who was previously the bassist for Suburban Legends.
Before the release of their debut album, the band recorded two demos in 1999 and 2000.[7][8] In mid-2001, it was reported that Meacham had attempted suicide [9] by drinking excessive amounts of cough syrup.[10] The attempt had an impact on the band's Take Action Tour.[9] During his hospitalization he remained in poor condition and was replaced by Dameon Ash.[10] In an interview, lead singer M. Shadows said of Meacham that "he perma-fried his brain and was in a mental institution for a long time, and when you have someone in your band who does that, it ruins everything that's going on all around you, and it makes you want to do something to prevent it from happening to other people."[10]Avenged Sevenfold's debut album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, was recorded when the band members were in their late teens and still in high school. It was originally released on their first label, Good Life Recordings in 2001.[11] After lead guitarist Synyster Gates joined the band, at the end of 1999 when he was 18, 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, performing with bands such as Mushroomhead and Shadows Fall and playing on the Take Action Tour.[12][13]
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List Of Song + Download Link
Album: Waking The Fallen: Resurrected (2014)
Waking The Fallen: Resurrected - Full Album 2014- Waking The Fallen: Resurrected
- Second Heartbeat (Alternate Version)
- Chapter Four (Demo)
- Remenissions (Demo)
- I Won't See You Tonight Part 1 (Demo)
- I Won't See You Tonight Part 2 (Demo)
- Intro, Chapter Four (Live in Pomona)
- Desecrate Throught Reverence (Live in Pomona)
- Eternal Rest (Live in Pomona)
- Unholly Confessions (Live in Ventura)
- Second Heartbeat (Live in Ventura)
- I Won't See You Tonight Part 1 (Live in Ventura)
- I Won't See You Tonight Part 2 (Live in Ventura)
