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Avenged Sevenfold formed when the members were in high school. Their first album was titled Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, and was recorded when the band members were eighteen years old. It was released originally on their first label, Good Life Recordings, and then again on Hopeless Records. Their follow-up album was entitled Waking the Fallen, also released on Hopeless, was very well received and was awarded a positive rating in Rolling Stone magazine. Shortly after the release of Waking the Fallen, Avenged Sevenfold was signed to Warner Bros. Records.
City of Evil, released on June 7, 2005, strays from metalcore, and adds a more "hard rock" sound with obvious influences ranging from various bands. Although the band have been labeled metal, metalcore and hard rock in many publications, the band themselves claim that they are a "heavy-metal" band and have no musical similarities to metalcore in any way although this is heavily debated by their peers. City of Evil has been occasionally accused of being the band's sell out album, some people agree that the band has completely changed their image and attitude since jumping to a major label. During the recording of City of Evil, M. Shadows' vocal stylings have changed more to focus on melodic singing than on hardcore screaming. M.Shadows had minor surgery on his vocals cords, but this was not the cause of the music style changing.
The band's name is a reference to the book of Genesis in the Bible and the story of Cain and Abel, where Cain is punished to live in exile, alone and miserable. Anyone who relieved Cain of his misery by killing him would have "vengeance taken upon him sevenfold." The title of Avenged Sevenfold's song "Chapter Four" references Genesis IV, the chapter of the Bible in which the story of Cain and Abel takes place. The song's subject also appears to be this story. Beast and the Harlot, yet another song derived from the Bible, comes from the book of Revelation and refers to the punishment of Babylon and the destruction of Pagan nations. Although the band's title and members' stage names make obvious references to religion, Shadows stated in an interview that they are "not really religious at all." "Anyone that read the lyrics and really knew anything about us, they would know we're not promoting either," he said. "That's one thing about this band that I love is that we never really shove any kind of, like, political or religious beliefs on people. We just, the music's there to entertain and maybe thought-provoking on both sides, but we don't try to, like, really shove anything down anyone's throat. There's too many bands that do that nowadays, I think."
Their song "Blinded in Chains" was used in the soundtrack for the video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted. Another song, "Bat Country," was used in the soundtracks for SSX on Tour, NHL 06 and Madden 06, following in the footsteps of "Chapter Four" which had also been on the soundtrack for NHL 2004, Madden 2004 and NASCAR Thunder 2004. The song "Beast and the Harlot" was in the soundtrack for Burnout Revenge. All the above games, not coincidentally, are produced by various divisions of Electronic Arts. "Beast and the Harlot" will appear in Red Octane's Guitar Hero II, scheduled for release on Nov 07, 2006.
During recent tours (Coheed and Cambria spring 2006 tour and Ozzfest 2006), Avenged Sevenfold have been performing the song "Walk," originally by Pantera, as part of a tribute to the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott.
Recently at the MTV Video Music Awards, Avenged Sevenfold received the award for best new artist. They took the award over several other artists--Angels and Airwaves, Panic! at the Disco, Chris Brown, Rihanna, and James Blunt.
After canceling fall and winter 2006 tour dates, the band is planning their unnamed fourth studio album.
Stage Name: M.Shadows
Birth Name: Matthew Sanders
Age: 25
Birthday: July 31, 1981
Hometown: Hunnigton Beach California
Job in A7X: Vocalist
Girlfriend: Valary Dibenedetto
Random Quote: "We are just trying to make music, and if people like it, then that's awesome. Be yourself and like what you like, fuck everyone else."
Stage Name: Synyster Gates
Birth Name: Brian Haner JR.
Age: 25
Birthday: July 7, 1981
Hometown: Hunnigton Beach, California
Job in A7X: Lead Guitarist
Girlfriend: Michelle DiBenedetto
Random Quote: "We see a lot of sheep, and they are like (does crazy impression) “baaa!†And we’re like, what the fuck?! That’s odd! Baaa is baaad!"
Stage Name: Zacky Vengeance
Birth Name: Zachary Baker
Age: 25
Birthday: December 11, 1981
Hometown: Hunnigton Beach, California
Job in A7X: Guitarist
Girlfriend: Gena Paulhus
Random Quote: "The best thing about being in a band, and becoming sucessful, is that you get to have hot girls lace up your shoes"
Stage Name: Johnny Christ
Birth Name: Jonathon Seward
Age: 22
Birthday: November 18, 1984
Hometown: Hunnigton Beach, California
Job in A7X: Bassist
girlfriend: Lacey Franklin
Random Quote: "Heroin? If I was offered it, I wouldn't say no."
Stage Name: The Rev
Birth Name: Jimmy Sullivan
Age: 26
Birthday: Feburary 10, 1981
Hometown: Hunnington Beach, California
Job in A7X: Drummer
Girlfriend: Leana Silver
Random Quote: "I like to impress Synyster with my drumming, because I like him"
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BAND BIO:
Avenged Sevenfold formed when the members were in high school. Their first album was titled Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, and was recorded when the band members were eighteen years old. It was released originally on their first label, Good Life Recordings, and then again on Hopeless Records. Their follow-up album was entitled Waking the Fallen, also released on Hopeless, was very well received and was awarded a positive rating in Rolling Stone magazine. Shortly after the release of Waking the Fallen, Avenged Sevenfold was signed to Warner Bros. Records.
City of Evil, released on June 7, 2005, strays from metalcore, and adds a more "hard rock" sound with obvious influences ranging from various bands. Although the band have been labeled metal, metalcore and hard rock in many publications, the band themselves claim that they are a "heavy-metal" band and have no musical similarities to metalcore in any way although this is heavily debated by their peers. City of Evil has been occasionally accused of being the band's sell out album, some people agree that the band has completely changed their image and attitude since jumping to a major label. During the recording of City of Evil, M. Shadows' vocal stylings have changed more to focus on melodic singing than on hardcore screaming. M.Shadows had minor surgery on his vocals cords, but this was not the cause of the music style changing.
The band's name is a reference to the book of Genesis in the Bible and the story of Cain and Abel, where Cain is punished to live in exile, alone and miserable. Anyone who relieved Cain of his misery by killing him would have "vengeance taken upon him sevenfold." The title of Avenged Sevenfold's song "Chapter Four" references Genesis IV, the chapter of the Bible in which the story of Cain and Abel takes place. The song's subject also appears to be this story. Beast and the Harlot, yet another song derived from the Bible, comes from the book of Revelation and refers to the punishment of Babylon and the destruction of Pagan nations. Although the band's title and members' stage names make obvious references to religion, Shadows stated in an interview that they are "not really religious at all." "Anyone that read the lyrics and really knew anything about us, they would know we're not promoting either," he said. "That's one thing about this band that I love is that we never really shove any kind of, like, political or religious beliefs on people. We just, the music's there to entertain and maybe thought-provoking on both sides, but we don't try to, like, really shove anything down anyone's throat. There's too many bands that do that nowadays, I think."
Their song "Blinded in Chains" was used in the soundtrack for the video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted. Another song, "Bat Country," was used in the soundtracks for SSX on Tour, NHL 06 and Madden 06, following in the footsteps of "Chapter Four" which had also been on the soundtrack for NHL 2004, Madden 2004 and NASCAR Thunder 2004. The song "Beast and the Harlot" was in the soundtrack for Burnout Revenge. All the above games, not coincidentally, are produced by various divisions of Electronic Arts. "Beast and the Harlot" will appear in Red Octane's Guitar Hero II, scheduled for release on Nov 07, 2006.
During recent tours (Coheed and Cambria spring 2006 tour and Ozzfest 2006), Avenged Sevenfold have been performing the song "Walk," originally by Pantera, as part of a tribute to the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott.
Recently at the MTV Video Music Awards, Avenged Sevenfold received the award for best new artist. They took the award over several other artists--Angels and Airwaves, Panic! at the Disco, Chris Brown, Rihanna, and James Blunt.
After canceling fall and winter 2006 tour dates, the band is planning their unnamed fourth studio album.
INDIVIDUAL BIOS:
Stage Name: M. Shadows
Birth Name: Matthew Sanders
Age: 25
Birthday: July 31, 1981
Hometown: Hunnigton Beach California
Job in A7X: Vocalist
Fact: M. Did all the accoustic guitars in Sounding the Seventh Trumpet.
Stage Name: Synyster Gates
Birth Name: Brian Haner JR.
Age: 25
Birthday: July 7, 1981
Hometown: Hunnigton Beach, California
Job in A7X: Lead Guitarist
Fact: Only Appears in To End the Rapture on Sounding the Seventh Trumpet.
Stage Name: Zacky Vengeance
Birth Name: Zachary Baker
Age: 25
Birthday: December 11, 1981
Hometown: Hunnigton Beach, California
Job in A7X: Guitarist
Fact: Zacky and his brother (Matt Baker) designed the c.d. layout for both Sounding the Seventh Trumpet and Waking the Fallen
Stage Name: Johnny Christ
Birth Name: Jonathon Seward
Age: 21
Birthday: November 18, 1984
Hometown: Hunnigton Beach, California
Job in A7X: Bassist
Fact: Is the only member in the band with only 1 sleeve of tatoos.
Stage Name: The Reverend Tholomew Plague or The Rev
Birth Name: Jimmy Sullivan
Age: 25
Birthday: Feburary 10, 1981
Hometown: Hunnington Beach, California
Job in A7X: Drummer
Fact: The Rev has a side project (Pinkly Smooth) with Synyster Gates, were he sings. The Rev uses his singing abilities and appears in The Art of Subconscious Illusions on Sounding the Seventh Trumpet.
Names: Gena, Val, Leana, and Michelle.
Name: Brian Haner Sr.
Nickname: Papa Gates
Age: 48
Fact: Papa Gates plays guitar in Sidewinder and provides back-up vocals in M.I.A.
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