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January

30th

053. A7X Taste Of Chaos Contest

Want to win tickets to see A7X & a chance to sit down with a member of the band for a one-on-one interview? Make sure you check out A7X's latest blog to learn more about the contest. Good luck!

Contest ends February 22nd @ 12am PST

January

24th

052. A7X On Tour With Iron Maiden (UK)

"We have some very special news that we want to share with you. This summer, we will be joining one of our favorite and most influential bands, Iron Maiden, on an amazing tour of sold out stadiums throughout the United Kingdom and Europe..." -M.Shads

Click here to read more!

January

19th

051. A7X's Afterlife Video & Song "Crossroads"

Avenged Sevenfold's video for "Afterlife" has been released! Search YouTube to watch the video. I would post a link here, but the video keeps getting deleted by Warner Bros.

Also, make sure you listen to Avenged Sevenfold's latest song to be released off of the new MVI B-Side(see previous update) - "Crossroads". Click here to download it!

January

18th

050. Gain Access To A7X'S MVI "B-Side"

Customers who have bought and registered Avenged Sevenfold's CD/MVI will now gain free access to Avenged Sevenfold's ground breaking Fan Access Network (F.A.N.) and a free, exclusive, never-before-heard b-side from the band!

F.A.N., put simply, turns the concept of a "fan club" right on its head! Instead of limiting access to an elite few, as traditional fan clubs do, the A7X Fan Access Network is for all Avenged Sevenfold fans, and is free along with purchase of the band's self titled CD/Mvi.
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January

17th

049. A7X Featured On MTV.com's Overdrive

A7X takes you back in time with their HARD 7 PLAYLIST featured on mtv.com's "Overdrive". They take you down to hell, the jungle, and back in seven of their favorite hard-rockin' videos.

Click here to watch!

January

15th

048. Win Autographed A7X Gear - Enter NOW!

You heard right! Avenged Sevenfold is giving away duplicates of their gear, including Synyster Gates' "Synyster Custom", Zacky's "Vengeance Custom" and Johnny Christ's "Sting Ray" bass --
ALL AUTOGRAPHED BY THE BAND THEMSELVES!

And if that weren't enough, they are throwing in a full DW drum kit, amps, three microphones, a year's supply of Ernie Ball Slinky Strings and a $250 gift certificate to Hot Topic. The rest will be up to you to get off your ass and play!

Contest ends FEBRUARY 15th @ 12 PM PST

CLICK HERE TO ENTER!

Check out the guys in action, as they were taped at sound check before their first show at The Wiltern, Los Angeles. These videos also have some great interviews with the guys talking about these very same instruments you can win!

Click the image below to watch the interviews.

January

11th

047. UK Fans - Check Out These Updates

Zacky Vengeance's Message to UK Fans
UK Fans - Win free tickets, enter this contest!

January

11th

046. A7X Groups - Represent Your Country!

Join these groups on Myspace to chat with other fans from your country! Click the links below to visit each group.

United States , United Kingdom , France , Canada , Japan , China , Australia , Italy , Germany , Southeast Asia , South Central America , Europe , & South Africa .

January

07th

045. "A Little Piece Of Heaven" Full Length

You've all seen the clip, but the full length is now available to view by registering your copy of the MVI self titled album!

Don't know how to register your MVI? Head over to avengedsevenfold.com for "How To" instructions.

January

04th

044. Pre-Order Taste of Chaos Tickets NOW!

Update courtesy of A7X's blog .

Tickets are NOW available for pre-sale for all of the Avenged Sevenfold tour dates as they headline the Taste of Chaos Tour. Hurry and get yours NOW as the pre-sale ends on January 11th at 5pm EST. Get your tickets now by clicking here now!

Seeing Avenged Sevenfold live not enough for you? Check out what you can get if you pre-order your tickets!

- All ticket buyers get early access to the venue. No waiting in line!
- 1 ticket purchaser will win a flyaway trip to any RTOC show.
- 1 first prize winner in each market will win all access passes.
- Add an Alternative Press subscription to your order for only $10 and you'll also get a cut pass to the AP booth.
- Exclusive RTOC t-shirt available only with your pre-sale purchase.
- Service charges on pre-sale tickets are generally 50/60% less than ticketmaster. (not guaranteed)

So there it is, folks. All the reasons in the world you'd need.

So visit the website here and let the new year start off right!

December

29th

043. Enter To WIN An A7X Giveaway! (closed)

Avenged Sevenfold is teaming up with Buzznet.com to end your year right! By clicking the banner below, you can enter to win an Avenged Sevenfold PRIZE PACKAGE with some of Zacky Vengeance's "favorite things from 2007"! It only takes about 5 seconds to enter!

Click here to enter, or simply click the banner below.

Deadline to enter is 12.31.07 at 11:59 pm PST
Click here to see the official rules.

(1) Grand Prize Winner will receive:
- iPod shuffle
- a Southpark DVD
- 10 of Zacky's favorite albums from 2007
- a one year membership to A7X's official fan club
- an A7X prize package

(2) Runners-Up will receive:
- a Avenged Sevenfold prize package (including their s/t album)

December

24th

046. A7X @ Taste of Chaos - Tour Dates

Make sure you mark your calendars because A7X will be headling THE TASTE OF CHAOS '08 TOUR! Also appearing on the tour will be Atreyu, Bullet for my Valentine, Blessthefall, Idiot Pilot, Mucc, D'espairsray, and The Underneath.

Dates courtesy of TasteOfChaos.com !

Feb. 29 - Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, CO
Mar. 01 - Memorial Hall in Kansas City, MO
Mar. 02 - Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee, WI
Mar. 04 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Minneapolis, MN
Mar. 05 - Family Arena in St. Louis, MO
Mar. 07 - Hara Arena in Dayton, OH
Mar. 08 - Cobo Arena in Detroit, MI
Mar. 10 - The Armory in Rochester, NY
Mar. 11 - Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, IL
Mar. 13 - Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, VA
Mar. 14 - Tweeter Center in Philadelphia, PA
Mar. 15 - Convention Center in Asbury Park, NJ
Mar. 17 - Patriot Center in Washington, DC
Mar. 18 - Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, ME
Mar. 20 - Nassau Coliseum in Nassau, NY
Mar. 21 - Tsongas Arena in Lowell, MA
Mar. 22 - The Armory in Albany, NY
Mar. 24 - Gwinnett Center in Atlanta, GA
Mar. 25 - USF Sundome in Tampa, FL
Mar. 26 - Bayfront Park in Miami, FL
Mar. 28 - USC Arena in Orlando, FL
Mar. 29 - Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, MS
Mar. 30 - The Woodlands/Verizon in Houston, TX
Apr. 01 - Nokia Theatre in Dallas, TX
Apr. 03 - Fairgrounds Arena in Oklahoma City, OK
Apr. 04 - Concrete Street Amphitheatre in Corpus Christi, TX
Apr. 05 - Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, TX
Apr. 06 - County Coliseum in El Paso, TX
Apr. 09 - Jobing.com Arena in Phoenix, AZ
Apr. 10 - Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, CA
Apr. 12 - Event Center in San Jose, CA
Apr. 13 - ARCO Arena in Sacramento, CA
Apr. 15 - WaMu Center in Seattle, WA

"Don't miss out when we bring the Chaos to a town near you!"
- A7X

December

18th

045. "A Little Piece Of Heaven" Animated!

Update courtesy of A7X's blog .

That's right! The ANIMATED MOVIE for A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN is about to be released!

But! It's not going to be released on TV or MySpace or YouTube! The only way to get it is if you have the MVI version of the ALBUM .

If you don't have it, don't worry. You still have time to GET IT before A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN is released to MVIers on January 7th, 2008.

Can't wait? Here's a little taste:

December

05th

044. Having Trouble With Your MVI?

Click here for A7X's blog to find out how to fix it, pronto!

November

07th

043. Zacky V. Says "Thank You"

Update courtesy of A7X's blog .

"It's kind of funny to wake up and see the words Avenged Sevenfold at the 4 spot on the billboard top 200. Right next to the eagles and a Britney/Carrie Underwood threesome.

I don't know about you but it puts a smirk on my face just knowing that our fans tattooed it right on the foreheads of everyone who would quickly disregard the name Avenged Sevenfold (like we aren't a fucking force to be reckoned with, Haha). So once again thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

MTV has decided to debut our video for almost easy on TRL which makes me believe that someone over at MTV is screaming for something real. I'll be honest with you, when I roll out of bed every morning my goal in life isn't to be alongside popstars or actors and actresses or on the cover of the national enquirer. It sure does feel good though to surprise all those people that don't even know what "an A7X" is by putting them right behind us on the countdown or going home with their moonman.

...Thank you all again for every ounce of support love and respect!"

-Zacky V

The above entries were continued from our old list of updates.

The following biography is from Avenged Sevenfold's official website .
“They’re cheesy. They sing nowadays; they should scream like they used to. They’re sellouts.”

They fight. They fuck. They destroy hotel rooms. They’re misunderstood. They are warm. They are loyal. They are brave. They are authentic. They are disciplined.

As musicians, the members of Avenged Sevenfold are definite virtuosos in a time when being accomplished artists seemingly means so little. They are inquisitive and never fully satisfied with their own work. They seek to grow and improve every day, regardless of the obstacles or costs involved.

They are a rock band. They are rock stars. They are Avenged Sevenfold.

Avenged Sevenfold, the album, is a self-produced effort. While the band shared co-production credit on 2005’s million-selling City Of Evil with Mudrock, this new album is solely their responsibility — and they’re primed to accept it.

But attaining such stature didn’t arrive in an overnight jaunt. To the contrary, Avenged Sevenfold had been an integral part of the independent, underground rock scene years before breaking through on commercial radio. In fact, the Orange County, California-based act launched its career several years ago (they were barely out of high school) with the release of its debut in July 2001 of Sounding The Seventh Trumpet.

Miles of van touring ensued, performing in tightly packed clubs, and sweating shoulder-to-shoulder on both national and international levels. Despite the truly D.I.Y. affair (which still found the fledgling act putting on an eye-opening, elaborate stage show), Avenged Sevenfold never offered anything less than a full-throttle set. The band released its second independent full-length in August 2003, Waking The Fallen, a couple years later, greatly expanding on its metal-based foundation and giving us a not-so-subtle nudge that something exciting was in the imminent forecast.

Our suspicions were confirmed a couple years later, with Avenged Sevenfold’s breakthrough 2005 Warner Bros. debut, City Of Evil, featuring the wildly popular single “Bat Country.” That was the turning point for the fearless, genre-bending quintet that, after years of clocking in on the independent level, had finally advanced towards a milestone they had been seeking throughout their careers. A7X wrapped 18 months of relentless touring in October 2006 and immediately began writing Avenged Sevenfold. After the success of City Of Evil — where they proved they had truly captured the imagination of music fans of all shapes and sizes — they became the only band to headline Warped Tour and Ozzfest while simultaneously hitting Number One on MTV’s TRL. The natural question was whether the band would continue its creative odyssey or return to the formula that brought them such success on the last go-around. Thankfully, they continued their musical exploration without caving in to any outside influences.

For this self-titled release, the act returned to the garage at M. Shadows’ parents’ home where these high-school friends had penned every other song in their discography. The band sought to delve into genres and recording techniques they had discovered on the road. For instance, they wanted to incorporate the narrative lyrics and biting guitar tones they’d admired in country music, as well as the powerful bottom end of hip-hop they felt would only add to the power of their music and message.

“All those months on the bus we really weren’t finding new rock that was moving us,” says frontman M. Shadows. “Instead, we were listening to everything from Toby Keith to T.I., and finding elements we could incorporate into what we were doing to make our next record more interesting to us.”

In the studio, Avenged Sevenfold enlisted engineers Fred Archambault and Dave Schiffman (System Of A Down, Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers), and the team went to work.

The resulting sound and rhythm of Avenged Sevenfold is, in a word, eclectic. Yet it’s still trademark A7X. “‘Scream’ has a groove we really wanted to inject into this record,” says guitarist Synyster Gates. “And on ‘Lost,’ you can hear the influence melodic bands like NOFX have always had on our band.”

A7X composed the string sections, including the individual instrument orchestration, with the assistance of Marc Mann and Steve Bartek from Oingo Boingo (and who currently orchestrate for Danny Elfman). With the soaring strings in “Afterlife,” the haunting and theatrical performance of “A Little Piece Of Heaven,” or the gentle vocals of a child in “Unbound,” the band’s creative and varied approach is surprising. Percussionist Lenny Castro brought a dynamic to “Brompton Cocktail,” and noted pedal steel and banjo player Greg Leisz added a country flair to the song “Dear God.” Yet as Gates adds, “it’s the dueling guitars, Shadows’ voice and the Rev’s brutality that make every one of the songs sound like Avenged Sevenfold.”

Lyrically, Shadows was striving for something more personal on the new album. “I feel we all experience a certain inner conflict, the push and pull between how we think we should act, or want to act, and the temptations and human instincts that we often blame when we don’t end up being the person we want to be.”

In fact, the album’s first single, “Almost Easy,” focuses on more similar temptations. “Afterlife” addresses the notion of “memento mori,” or the need to remember that death may intervene before we have reconciled differences with friends or loved ones.
These guys worked their asses off making Avenged Sevenfold (enlisting studio legend Andy Wallace to mix the record), literally sweating every detail with the same (if not stronger) conviction they had years earlier in trying to prove themselves to the masses. But it’s best you understand what was really going on during the three months these five best friends were holed up making Avenged Sevenfold.

They were having the time of their lives. M. Shadows (born Matthew Charles Sanders on July 31, 1981), is the vocalist/lead singer for Avenged Sevenfold. He is from Huntington Beach, California but presently lives elsewhere in Orange County. Some of his biggest musical influences are Guns N' Roses, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Megadeth, and Pantera.
Synyster Gates (born Brian Elwin Haner, Jr. on July 7, 1981) is the lead guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold. He joined Avenged Sevenfold (A7X) in 2001, after the release of the band's first album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet. In the Avenged Sevenfold DVD "All Excess," to emphasize the seemingly random placing of names, Synyster stated that his name was thought of on a drunken drive through the park with The Rev. His exact words were, "I am Synyster Gates, and I am awesome."
Zacky Vengeance (born Zachary James Baker on December 11, 1981) is the rhythm guitarist and back up vocals for the band Avenged Sevenfold. He has played guitar since he was thirteen years old, and is self taught. He plays the guitar left handed. Zacky has stated that there are many bands that influence him. "I still love the heavy bands. I love... Danny Elfman and Elvis Costello. [It's] all over the place - I think that's the best way to be."
Johnny Christ (born Jonathan Lewis Seward November 18, 1984) is the bassist for the metalcore/hard rock band Avenged Sevenfold, from Huntington Beach, California, in Orange County. He is the third bassist for Avenged Sevenfold, following the departures of Dameon Ash and Justin Meacham. He first recorded on their second CD Waking the Fallen. He used to write only Johnny on his autographs until Zacky came up with the name 'Johnny Christ', and in All Excess he said "It sounded kind of ballzy and it would piss some people off....I like it."
The Rev (born James Owen Sullivan on February 9, 1981), short for The Reverend Tholomew Plague, is the drummer and backing vocalist of Avenged Sevenfold. Recognized for vocals in side project Pinkly Smooth, The Rev is utilized as a back-up vocalist in Avenged Sevenfold. The single from the band's eponymous album, Critical Acclaim features The Rev at lead vocals during the chorus of the song, both singing and screaming. His vocals are also featured in other songs from the Avenged Sevenfold eponymous. He also had a tendency to wear eccentric outfits such as outrageously colored kimonos.

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