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Welcome to the Avenged Sevenfold Appreciation Thread

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Dear God I pray Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan is in a little piece of heaven in the afterlife, making the angels scream. He seized the day in bat country then burned it down, his unholy confessions trashed and scattered. We gave him the strength of the world and he gave us a second heartbeat. He is MIA, but will walk on through thick and thin to the wicked end. May you be in eternal rest. A synyster man who will leave his shadows behind and strikes with a vengeance, fearing no christ for he is the Rev

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Contents:

1. Band Info
2. Discography
3. Death of The Rev
4. Masterpieces
5. Fan List

1. Band Info

Avenged Sevenfold are an American rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999.

The band's name is a reference to the Book of Genesis in the Bible – specifically Genesis 4:24, where Cain is sentenced to life 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 abbreviation "A7X" for their band name was the idea of guitarist Zacky Vengeance.

They emerged with a metalcore sound on their first two albums, but later changed their musical style into a more hard rock approach with City of Evil. The band themselves have received much credit for their worldwide mainstream success and were most notably proclaimed as one of the leaders and key bands in the New Wave of American Heavy Metal and were featured as second place on Ultimate Guitar's Top Ten Bands of the Decade.

After playing Ozzfest in 2006, Avenged Sevenfold memorably beat out R&B Singers Rihanna and Chris Brown, Panic! at the Disco, Angels and Airwaves and James Blunt for the title of Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards, thanks in part to their Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas-inspired song “Bat Country.”

The band sports a logo known as the "Deathbat". It was originally designed by an artistic high school friend of Avenged Sevenfold, Micah Montague, as seen on the band's first DVD, All Excess. The Deathbat has appeared on all of the band's album covers, many of which were done by Cameron Rackam, a close friend of the band. The Deathbat has developed from just being a skull with bat wings, to sometimes appear as a full "man size" skeleton with bat wings, as it can be seen at the cover of City of Evil. On Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, there are pictures of two people (in which appear to be Cain and Abel), another angel-like human and a semi-opaque Deathbat below it, several Deathbats appear on the back cover of the album as well. The Deathbat also appears on covers of number of singles such as "Bat Country", "Warmness on the Soul" and "Critical Acclaim".

Current Members:

M. Shadows (Matthew Charles Sanders) – lead vocals (1999–present)
Zacky Vengeance (Zachary James Baker) – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1999–present)
Synyster Gates (Brian Elwin Haner, Jr) – lead guitar, backing vocals (2000–present)
Johnny Christ (Jonathan Lewis Seward) – bass, backing vocals (2002–present)

Former Members:

The Reverend Tholomew Plague (James Owen Sullivan) – drums, backing vocals (1999–2009)
Matt Wendt – bass (1999–2000)
Justin Sane (Justin David Meacham) – bass (2000–2001)
Dameon Ash – bass (2001–2002)


2. Discography

Sounding the Seventh Trumpet

Released: January 31, 2001
Label: Good Life Recordings



1. "To End the Rapture" – 1:24
2. "Turn the Other Way" – 5:39
3. "Darkness Surrounding" – 4:51
4. "The Art of Subconscious Illusion" – 3:48
5. "We Come Out at Night" – 4:45
6. "Lips of Deceit" – 4:10
7. "Warmness on the Soul" – 4:20 (Music video)
8. "An Epic of Time Wasted" – 4:22
9. "Breaking Their Hold" – 1:12
10. "Forgotten Faces" – 3:29
11. "Thick and Thin" – 4:15
12. "Streets" – 3:06
13. "Shattered by Broken Dreams" – 7:07


Waking The Fallen

Released: August 26, 2003
Label: Hopeless Records



US: Gold

1. "Waking the Fallen" - 1:42
2. "Unholy Confessions" - 4:43 (Music video)
3. "Chapter Four" - 5:42
4. "Remenissions" - 6:06
5. "Desecrate Through Reverance" - 5:38
6. "Eternal Rest" - 5:12
7. "Second Heartbeat" - 7:00
8. "Radiant Eclipse" - 6:09
9. "I Won't See You Tonight (Part 1)" - 8:58
10. "I Won't See You Tonight (Part 2)" - 4:44
11. "Clairvoyant Disease" - 4:59
12. "And All Things Will End" - 7:40


City of Evil

Released: June 7, 2005
Label: Warner Bros. Records



US: Platinum
CAN: Gold
UK: Silver

1. "Beast and the Harlot" - 5:41 (Music video)
2. "Burn It Down" - 4:58 (Music video)
3. "Blinded in Chains" - 6:35
4. "Bat Country" - 5:13 (Music video)
5. "Trashed and Scattered" - 5:55
6. "Seize the Day" - 5:32 (Music video)
7. "Sidewinder" - 7:01
8. "The Wicked End" - 7:10
9. "Strength of the World" - 9:14
10. "Betrayed" - 6:47
11. "M.I.A." - 8:46


Avenged Sevenfold

Released: October 30, 2007
Label: Warner Bros. Records



US: Gold

1. "Critical Acclaim" - 5:14
2. "Almost Easy" - 3:54 (Music video)
3. "Scream" - 4:48
4. "Afterlife" - 5:53 (Music video)
5. "Gunslinger" - 4:11
6. "Unbound (The Wild Ride)" - 5:11
7. "Brompton Cocktail" - 4:13
8. "Lost" - 5:02
9. "A Little Piece of Heaven" - 8:00 (Music video)
10. "Dear God" - 6:33 (Music video)
11. Almost Easy" (Jam-Along version) – 3:55 (Bonus track)
12. "Bat Country" (Live at Hammerstein Ballroom) – 6:04 (Bonus track)
13. "Crossroads" (B-side; MVI exclusive) - 4:30 (Bonus track)


Diamonds In The Rough (Live In LBC DVD)

Released: September 16, 2008
Label: Warner Bros. Records



US: Platinum

1. "Demons" – 6:17
2. "Girl I Know" – 4:26
3. "Crossroads" – 4:33
4. "Flash of the Blade" (Iron Maiden cover) – 4:05
5. "Until the End" – 4:46
6. "Tension" – 4:51
7. "Walk" (Pantera cover) – 5:24
8. "The Fight" – 4:09
9. "Dancing Dead" – 5:54
10. "Almost Easy" (CLA Mix) – 3:57
11. "Afterlife" (Alternate version) – 5:55


Nightmare

Released: July 27, 2010
Label: Warner Bros. Records



1. "Nightmare" - 6:14 (Music video)
2. "Welcome to the Family" - 4:07
3. "Danger Line" - 5:30
4. "Buried Alive" - 6:43
5. "Natural Born Killer" - 5:17
6. "So Far Away" - 5:29
7. "God Hates Us" - 5:21
8. "Victim" - 7:31
9. "Tonight the World Dies" - 4:43
10. "Fiction" - 5:14
11. "Save Me" - 10:56
12. "Lost It All" - 3:57 (Bonus track)


3. Death of The Rev

On December 28, 2009, drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan was found dead at his home at the age of 28. Autopsy results were inconclusive but it was not until June 9th, 2010 that the cause of death was revealed to have been an "acute polydrug intoxication due to combined effects of Oxycodone, Oxymorphone, Diazepam/Nordiazepam and ethanol".

On February 17, 2010, Avenged Sevenfold stated that they had entered the studio, along with Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, to drum for the record, in place of the Rev.


4. Masterpieces

I Won't See You Tonight Part 1

It is about their former bassist Justin Sane, who wrote a suicide note and tried to kill himself. He eventually left the band. Some of the lyrics are from the suicide note. This song is from the suicidal person's view, using orchestra and other instruments for a sad-themed masterpiece.

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Strength of the World

The composition is perfect, the orchestra, vocals, guitar, and drums are all really clever in this masterpiece.

Youtube video

A Little Piece of Heaven

The meaning of this song is quite strange. It's about violent love, and is quite crazy. The vocals and orchestra are very crazy, but in a clever way, and the lyrics are very clever, in this masterpiece.

Youtube video

M.I.A

This song is about war, and how bad it is on our Planet. It's mixed with sad and angry emotions, and I have to say, the solo in the middle is BRILLIANT. There is also a nice bit of acoustics at the end.

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Second Heartbeat

Lastly, this one is quite heavier than the rest, but fast-paced and energetic. The drums and guitar are simply amazing in my opinion.

Youtube video

5. Fan List

1. lol
2. 30stone
3. BOOSH
4. Sarah.
5. CaraRawr
6. LemonJam
7. Twilight
8. benbc
9. Nate
10. Iceman
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Credit goes to Wikipedia for some bits of information.