Avenged Sevenfold



Avenged Sevenfold discography
This is a discography of Avenged Sevenfold, an American rock band from Huntington Beach, California. They have achieved mainstream success with City of Evil, which spawned singles such as "Beast and the Harlot", and "Bat Country". The success followed with their self-titled album, Avenged Sevenfold with singles such as "Almost Easy", and "Afterlife". Their latest album, Nightmare, hit number one on the Billboard 200 chart.
Two string instrument tribute albums to Avenged Sevenfold were released in 2007: Strung Out on Avenged Sevenfold: Bat Wings and Broken Strings and Strung Out on Avenged Sevenfold: The String Tribute.

Avenged Sevenfold is an American rock band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1999, the group consists of vocalist M. Shadows, lead guitarist Synyster Gates, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ.
They are known for their diverse heavy metal sound, dramatic imagery in album covers and t-shirts and their fiercely loyal fans.[1][2][3][4] 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 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.[5]
To date, Avenged Sevenfold has released five studio albums, one live album/compilation/DVD, and eighteen singles and sold more than four million album worldwide.[6] The band has received much credit for their worldwide mainstream success, considered a leader of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal and were featured as second place on Ultimate Guitar's Top Ten Bands of the Decade.
History
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Inception (1999-2000)
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.[7] Upon its formation, each member of the band also took on a pseudonym which were already nicknames of theirs from high school.[8] 

Sounding the Seventh Trumpet (2001-2002)
Before the release of their debut album, the band recorded two demos in 1999 and 2000. Avenged Sevenfold's debut album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, was recorded when the band members were just eighteen years old and in high school. It was originally released on their first label, Good Life Recordings in 2001.[9] After lead guitarist Synyster Gates joined the band, at the end of 1999 when he was 18 at 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.[10][11]

Waking the Fallen (2003-2004)
Having settled on their fourth bassist, Johnny Christ, they released Waking the Fallen on Hopeless Records in August 2003. The album featured a more refined and mature sound production in comparison to their previous album. The band received profiles in Billboard and The Boston Globe, and played in the Vans Warped Tour.[12][13] In 2004, Avenged Sevenfold toured again on the Vans Warped Tour and recorded a video for their song "Unholy Confessions" which went into rotation on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball.[14] Shortly after the release of Waking the Fallen, Avenged Sevenfold left Hopeless Records and were signed to Warner Bros. Records.

City of Evil (2005-2006)
City of Evil, the band's third album and major label debut, was released on June 7, 2005 and debuted at #30 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 30,000 copies in its first week of release.[15][16] It utilized a more classic metal sound than Avenged Sevenfold's previous albums, which had been grouped into the metalcore genre.[17][18] The album is also notable for the absence of screamed and growled vocals; M. Shadows worked with vocal coach Ron Anderson—whose clients have included Axl Rose and Chris Cornell—for months before the album's release to achieve a sound that had "grit while still having the tone".[17][19] The album received steller reviews from several magazines and websites and is credited for propelling the band into international popularity.
After playing Ozzfest in 2006, Avenged Sevenfold memorably beat out R&B Singers Rihanna and Chris Brown, Panic! at the Disco, Angels & 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.”[20]
They returned to the Vans Warped Tour, this time headlining and then continued on their own "Cities of Evil Tour."[21] In addition, their lead single "Bat Country" reached #2 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Charts, #6 on Billboard's Modern Rock Charts and the accompanying video made it to #1 on MTV's Total Request Live.[22] Propelled by this success, the album sold well and became Avenged Sevenfold's first gold record.[23] It was later certified platinum in August 2009.

Avenged Sevenfold (2007-2009)
Avenged Sevenfold's was invited to join Ozzfest tour on the main stage, alongside other well known hard rock and heavy metal acts DragonForce, Lacuna Coil, Hatebreed, Disturbed and System of a Down for the first time in 2006.[24] That same year they also completed a worldwide tour, including the US, The United Kingdom (as well as mainland Europe), Japan, Australia and New Zealand. After a sixteen month promotion of City of Evil, the band announced that they were cancelling their Fall 2006 tour to record new music.[25] M. Shadows stated that their fourth studio album—which the band self-titled and self-produced—would not be a "City of Evil Part 2" or "Waking the Fallen Part 2," but would incorporate a new, grittier sound.[25][26] In the interim, the band released their first DVD titled All Excess on July 17, 2007.[27] All Excess, which debuted as the #1 DVD in the USA, included live performances and backstage footage that spanned the band's eight year career. Two tribute albums, Strung Out on Avenged Sevenfold: Bat Wings and Broken Strings and Strung Out on Avenged Sevenfold: The String Tribute were also released in October 2007.
Avenged Sevenfold, the band's fourth album, was released on October 30, 2007, debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200 with over 90,000 copies sold.[28] Two singles, "Critical Acclaim" and "Almost Easy" were released prior to the album's debut. In December 2007, an animated video was made for "A Little Piece of Heaven." Due to the song's controversial subject matter, however, Warner Brothers only released it to registered MVI users over the internet. The third single, "Afterlife" and its video was released in January 2008. Their fourth single, "Dear God", was released on September 30, 2008. Although critical reception was generally mixed the self-titled album went on to sell over 500,000 copies and was awarded "Album of the Year" at the Kerrang! Awards.[29]
Avenged Sevenfold headlined the 2008 Taste of Chaos tour with Atreyu, Bullet for My Valentine, Blessthefall and Idiot Pilot.[30] They used the footage from their last show in Long Beach for Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough, a two-disc B-sides CD and live DVD which was released on September 16, 2008. They also recorded numerous covers, including Pantera's "Walk", Iron Maiden's "Flash of the Blade" and Black Sabbath's "Paranoid".[30][31][32] They will also be releasing a Guitar Tutorial DVD, which include the five tracks, Afterlife, Almost Easy, Bat Country, Beast and the Harlot and Trashed And Scattered, breaking down the guitar solos and riffs in each song.[33] During a sold-out festival performance in Leeds and Reading, the band were forced to shorten their Leeds performance and cancel their Reading performance due to a vocal strain sustained by M. Shadows.[34] A few days later, the band was forced to announce the cancellation of the remaining September shows, with the tour set to resume again on October 15.[35]

Death of Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan and Nightmare (2009-present)
In January 2009, M. Shadows confirmed that the band was writing the follow-up to their self-titled fourth album within the upcoming months.[36] They also announced that they will be playing at Rock on the Range, from May 16–17, 2009.[37] On April 16, they performed a version of Guns N' Roses' "It's So Easy" onstage with Slash, at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.[38] M. Shadows was featured on Slash's debut solo album Slash in the song "Nothing to Say". They announced that they plan to start writing in June 2009 and recording in October 2009.
On December 28, 2009, drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan was found dead at his home at the age of 28.[39] Autopsy results were inconclusive,[40] but on June 9, 2010, the cause of death was revealed to have been an "acute polydrug intoxication due to combined effects of Oxycodone, Oxymorphone, Diazepam/Nordiazepam and ethanol".[41] In a statement by the band, they expressed their grief over the passing of The Rev and and later posted a message from Sullivan's family which expressed their gratitude to his fans for their support.[42][43]
The band members admitted in a number of interviews that they considered disbanding at this point of time. However, on February 17, 2010, Avenged Sevenfold stated that they had entered the studio, along with now-former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, to drum for the record, in place of the Rev. [44]
The single "Nightmare" was digitally released on May 18, 2010.[45][46] A preview for the song was released on May 6, 2010 on Amazon.com, but was removed soon after for unknown reasons.[46][47] Mixing for the album had been completed in New York City, and Nightmare was finally released worldwide on July 27, 2010.[48] It met with mixed to positive reviews from music critics but was well received by the fans. Nightmare beat sales projections easily, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 with sales of 163,000 units in its first week.[49]
On December 16, 2010, Portnoy announced via Facebook that he would no longer be working with Avenged Sevenfold.[50] The band posted a statement on their website on December 17, 2010 stating that Mike Portnoy will not be their replacement for The Rev. On January 20, 2011, Avenged Sevenfold announced via Facebook that former Confide drummer Arin Ilejay will tour with them starting this year. Whether or not he will be joining the band on a permanent basis has not been decided yet.[51][52]
Avenged Sevenfold will perform at the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals on June 3–5, 2011 alongside other bands such as Alter Bridge, System of a Down, and In Flames.[53] On April 2011, the band headlined the Golden God Awards held by Metal Hammer. The same night the band won three awards for "Best Vocalist" (M. Shadows), "Epiphone Best Guitarist(s)" (Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance) and "Affliction’s Album of The Year: " for Nightmare, while Mike Portnoy won the award for "Drum Workshop’s Best Drummer" for his work on the album.
In May 2011, it was confirmed that the band had written a new song to be included in the Escalation DLC pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops.[54] The song is the first time developers Treyarch have commissioned an outside band to contribute a song since the franchise began. [55] The song, titled "Not Ready to Die", was released on iTunes on May 02, 2011.

Nightmare (album)
Nightmare is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. Released on July 27, 2010 through Warner Bros. Records, it was produced by Mike Elizondo and mixed in New York City by noted engineer Andy Wallace.[1] Nightmare is the first Avenged Sevenfold record without founding member James "The Rev" Sullivan performing drums due to his death in December 2009, although he had a large role as a songwriter, and his vocals were prerecorded for the songs "Fiction" and "Save Me".[2]
Nightmare debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 selling 163,000 copies, surpassing its predecessor in first week sales. This debut ended Eminem's five week reign atop the Billboard 200, and pushed Recovery to No. 2. It is the first album by Avenged Sevenfold to top the Billboard 200 chart.[3][4] On February 2011, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA and won the Golden God Award for "Album of The Year".
Background
In late 2009, two years after Avenged Sevenfold released their self-titled album, and four years after they had issued their breakthrough studio set, 2005's City of Evil, the band started working on their next record, their "most personal and epic that will definitely take you on a very dark journey."[5] Around late 2009, the band worked on the album's production until the death of their drummer.
On December 28, 2009, the body of James "The Rev" Sullivan was discovered inside his home. This tragic incident made the band suspend the work of the album for some time. Sullivan died from combined effects of pain relievers and alcohol.[6][7] In the later months, Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater (a major influence on The Rev and the rest of the band) agreed to step in and complete the recording of the drumming tracks for the album:
“ Even under normal circumstances, I would've been happy to help the guys out in any way I could as I think Avenged Sevenfold are a great band; But under these incredibly sad and tragic circumstances, I must say I am truly honored to have been asked to play with them and I didn't even have to think twice about saying yes. [...] These guys are a true family and it is an incredibly emotional experience to be here with them for the first time without their lost brother. But they have welcomed me into the family with open arms and there's a real excitement to make the record they had set out to make. I am treating my participation on this album with the utmost respect for Jimmy's memory and am remaining as true as possible to the drum parts that he wrote for the songs and the record he wanted to make. [...] Although I wish I could stay on board with Avenged Sevenfold in a more permanent capacity; I will need to resume work with Dream Theater to start a new album at some point in 2011. However, I will be able to join my brothers in Avenged Sevenfold for at least the duration of their touring throughout 2010, and hopefully this will give them the time to continue to heal and get comfortable back on the road.[8][9] ”
After a couple of months, more notices about the album became available; a short message from Zacky Vengeance was posted on the official Avenged Sevenfold Twitter on April 17, 2010: "Tracking is complete. There are no words that will ever describe the feeling of listening to this album while driving home alone at 4 am."[10]
Johnny Christ stated in an interview with Ultimate Guitar about the writing process and subject matter of Nightmare:
“ We definitely had made the decision that it was going to be a concept record. We wanted to have a dark concept record, sort of like The Wall or Operation: Mindcrime. At the same time we wanted to incorporate some of what we had done in the past with the guitar work. We wanted to make it heavier in general. Throughout all of that, the songs that came out were musically already as dark as we wanted them to be. Then lyrically it took a different turn when Jimmy passed. The lyrics then became mostly – not 100 percent – but mostly to do with his death and his life.[11] ”
M. Shadows and Synyster Gates, in an interview with The Pulse of Radio, confirmed The Rev's special appearance in the record. According to the band members, he left a couple of vocals (to their fortune, clear and in key) before his death, which they used on the record. With his drum fills and vocals intact, the record shows itself like the band's last record with their drummer.[1] The same band members revealed some details about the new record in an interview to Hard Drive radio:
“ [...] The new album, Nightmare, is dedicated to The Rev's memory and although it's not exactly a concept album, it does center around The Rev. The eeriest thing about it is there is a song on the album called "Fiction" (a nickname The Rev gave himself) which started out with the title "Death". And it was the last song The Rev wrote for the album, and when he handed it in, he said, 'That's it, that's the last song for this record'. And then, 3 days later, he died."[12] ”
He also recorded vocals for the track entitled "Fiction" and used as a tribute to him.[1] Mike Portnoy, formerly of Dream Theater, performed as the drummer for the album in his place and played with the band on all of their 2010 tour dates.[8] In support of Nightmare, Avenged Sevenfold, along with Disturbed, became co-headliners for the first annual Uproar Festival. This was the band's first tour without Sullivan.[13] 
Release
The first single, "Nightmare", was released digitally on May 18, 2010.[9][14] A preview for the song was released on May 6, 2010 on Amazon.com, but was removed soon after for unknown reasons;[14] However, on May 10, 2010, a 30-second audio uncensored sample was again revealed, but this time at SoundCloud and on the band's official website. The band also posted, the same day, a video of the song on their official YouTube channel with animated lyrics, which received over 275,000 plays in 24 hours.[15][16][17]
The song "Buried Alive" was posted on the band's Facebook page on July 14, 2010, but experienced loading issues due to a large number of users trying to access the video, and was taken down momentarily. The problem was resolved on July 15, 2010, and was posted on YouTube as a lyric video which also contained a small animation.[18] On July 19, 2010, a preview of "God Hates Us" was released onto the band's official website. It could be heard by holding the cursor over the flickering deathbat logo at the top of the front page. The front page has since been redesigned and the preview can no longer be heard there.
On July 20, 2010, previews to each song on the album were released by Barnes & Noble. On July 21, 2010 the song "So Far Away" was released by KROQ radio exclusively for one day.[19]
On July 27, 2010, the band played main stage at the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in Mansfield Massachusetts in support for their new album. Zacky Vengeance said on the Mayhem podcast "We needed to play for the fans on the day of the release and we thank all the bands for letting us in for the show."[20]
Nightmare debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. On that day, the band released a post on their website and elsewhere; "Today we raise our glasses to Jimmy who is smiling down on us all for sending him off with the #1 album in America. TONIGHT WE DRINK TOGETHER IN CELEBRATION OF SUCCESSFULLY MAKING IT #1!!! and the blood sweat and many tears it took us and our fans to get to this moment. This #1 belongs to every member of the A7X family. Pause....and Enjoy – love A7X"
On October 19, 2010, Nightmare's second single was released; "Welcome to the Family."
The band announced that beginning in January 2011 they will be touring throughout the US with Stone Sour and Hollywood Undead for the "Nightmare After Christmas Tour"
It was announced on December 16, 2010 by Mike Portnoy that he had been dismissed by the band who wished to find a different replacement for The Rev. In paraphrase they cite that they don't want to be as 'Avenged Sevenfold & Mike Portnoy', but Avenged equal in whole, with each member having its own great personal talents and traits.[21]
A new unreleased track called "4:00 AM" was released on iTunes on December 21, 2010.
"Fiction" made its first live debut on January 20th, 2011. For this performance especially, The Rev's voice is dubbed over a PA system, while a piano and single stool is brought out on stage to re-create the feeling of The Rev actually being there. Whenever the Rev's voice is heard, The light focuses on the Piano, While the Light focuses on Matt while he sings.
As of January of 2011, Arin Ilejay was called up as the band's touring drummer as a replacement for Mike Portnoy. It is unknown whether or not he will be Avenged Sevenfold's full-time replacement drummer. At a concert in Chile, M. Shadows mentioned "Arin will help with Avenged Sevenfold for the next 25 to 35 years."
A music video for "So Far Away" was released May 9th.
Reception
Nightmare has received mainly positive reviews from notable music critics, averaging a score of 62 aggregate from professional critics on Metacritic.[22] The summary stated: "Following the unexpected death of drummer Jimmy Sullivan, the metal band's latest release is a reflection on death and despair that fits the menacing mood, which has shaped its sound over the years."[22]
Ultimate Guitar gave Nightmare one of the most positive reviews among other critics. Amy Sciarretto stated "In the wake of their drummer's tragic and untimely passing, Avenged Sevenfold rise to the occasion and make one of their strongest albums in one of the most vulnerable periods in their history."[30]
Aaron Titan of 411mania.com admitted he is an Avenged Sevenfold fan and summarized his review saying "If you’re a fan of Avenged Sevenfold, Nightmare is a must-have for you, and immediately! If you didn’t like this band before, this one MAY change your mind, but you’ve gotta’ come into the listening experience with an open opinion about A7X. As a fan of this band, I loved this album and feel it is their best work to date. If Avenged Sevenfold can continue to heal and find a permanent drummer sometime down the line – Mike Portnoy is a great choice if that stars can align for that to happen – I see them becoming one of the elite hard rock/metal (what’s in a label anyways?) acts of this era. This album is incredibly moving and is better than any tribute to the late Rev I could have possibly imagined. I gave this album a very high rating because of how moved I was by its content, songwriting, and just the truly amazing performances of everyone in the band. I will hold this album dear to my heart for a long time and think many other fans will as well."[31]
Kerrang! Magazine gave the album 4 K's out of 5 concluding: "Where Avenged [Sevenfold] go from here is still in the lap of the gods. Whatever their future, though, Nightmare marks the point at which the Huntington Beach crew put away childish things and became men. Wherever he is now, their brother must be immensely proud."[25]
About a month and a half before the record had released, Faye Lewis of Rocksound.tv, gave the record a highly critical review, saying that the title track "Nightmare" was the only highlight, which generated much criticism. Rocksound later issued an apology for the review and took it down from their site. In their letter of apology they said: "Rock Sound recently published a track-by-track guide to the forthcoming Avenged Sevenfold album. We wish to apologize wholeheartedly for any misunderstanding in the article that caused upset to both the band and their fans. This was certainly not our intention and therefore we have removed the piece from the site."[27]
AllMusic gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and finished their review by saying "It's a fitting tribute for their fallen 28-year-old comrade, and excellent proof of the band's ability. However, as great as Nightmare's finale is, the Alice Cooper-gone-blue “it’s your fuckin’ nightmare!” chorus on the title track is too cliché to be excused."[23]
Jeff Weiss of the Los Angeles Times awarded the album two out of four stars ending with "With imagery haunted by death and lyrical allusions to alienation and angst, Avenged Sevenfold's fifth full-length is almost impossible to appreciate unless you fit the prime demographic: tormented teenage boys."[26]
Leonard Pierce of The A.V. Club gave the album a mixed review ending with "Nightmare" is already rocketing up the charts, so it’s unlikely the band’s fans will care, but Avenged Sevenfold continues to sound like five different bands on every album"[29]
Track Listing
All songs written and composed by Avenged Sevenfold.
Standard Single Disc edition[32][33]
No. Title Length
1. "Nightmare"   6:14
2. "Welcome to the Family"   4:05
3. "Danger Line"   5:28
4. "Buried Alive"   6:44
5. "Natural Born Killer"   5:15
6. "So Far Away"   5:27
7. "God Hates Us"   5:19
8. "Victim"   7:30
9. "Tonight the World Dies"   4:41
10. "Fiction"   5:13
11. "Save Me"   10:56
Total length:
 66:46
[show]Limited edition Book of Nightmares Instrumental digital download[citation needed]Promotion
On June 3, 2010, the band revealed a "Limited Edition" of Nightmare for pre-order available only on their website, which contains:
  • Full Nightmare album on CD.
  • Expanded booklet featuring lyric sheets from the band and exclusive artwork.
  • Housed in a synthetic leather bound book with special silver plated Nightmare crest.
  • Limited 24″ x 36″ lithograph entitled Death Bat Anatomy, featuring original artwork on special textured paper embossed with a silver colored Death Bat.
  • Instant download of the new single, Nightmare.[15][34][35]
Since May 27, 2010, the band revealed the album cover piece by piece like a jigsaw puzzle over a period of eighteen days, revealing the complete cover on June 15, 2010, along with the track listing.[36][32][33]
On June 29, 2010, the band made available an iTunes pre-order of the album, which contains:
  • Full Nightmare digital album.
  • Bonus track: "Lost It All"
  • Exclusive photos.
  • "Nightmare" music video.
  • Behind the scenes footage from "Nightmare" music video shoot.
  • Written treatment for "Nightmare" music video.
  • "Nightmare" lyric video.
  • Audio interview with album producer, Mike Elizondo.
  • Type-set lyrics with hand-written notes for bonus track, "Lost It All".
  • Sketches of album art concept.
[13][37]
Release history
CD
Region↓ Date↓
Austria, Switzerland July 23, 2010 (2010-07-23)
New Zealand, United Kingdom July 26, 2010 (2010-07-26)
United States, Canada, France July 27, 2010 (2010-07-27)
Malaysia, Japan, Sweden July 28, 2010 (2010-07-28)
Australia July 30, 2010 (2010-07-30)
Italy, Spain August 1, 2010 (2010-08-01)
Germany August 27, 2010 (2010-08-27)
Brazil September 21, 2010
Chart perfomance
Nightmare debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at #1, selling around 163,000 copies in its first week. This was Avenged Sevenfold's first album to rank at the top spot on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. The album has sold over 500,000 copies in the USA as of February 2011.
Chart (2010)↓ Peak
position↓
U.S. Billboard 200[38] 1
Australian Albums Chart[39] 9
Finland[40] 1
Austria [41] 33
New Zealand [42] 2
Sweden [43] 9
Japan [44] 12
Norway [43] 14
German Albums Chart [45] 36
German Newcomer Chart[46] 4
Italian Albums Chart[47] 47
UK Albums Chart[48] 5
Spain [43] 57
Greece [43] 46
Mexico [43] 35
Canadian Albums Chart[49] 2
Top Rock Albums 1
Top Alternative Albums 1
Top Hard Rock Albums 1
Year-end charts
Chart (2010) Position
US Billboard 200 76[50]
Preceded by
Recovery by Eminem		 U.S. Billboard 200 number-one album
August 14, 2010 – August 21, 2010		 Succeeded by
The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
Personnel

Avenged Sevenfold
  • The Rev - drum arrangement, vocals on "Fiction" & "Save Me"

Additional musicians

Production (in alphabetical order)
  • Craig Aaronson - A&R
  • Brent Arrowood - assistant engineer
  • Chad Carlisle - assistant engineer
  • Mike Elizondo - producer
  • D.A. Frizell - illustrations, treatment
  • Adam Hawkins - engineer
  • Ted Jensen - mastering
  • Jodie Levine - production co-ordination, contractor
  • Clay Patrick McBride - photography
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Welcome to the Family (song)
"Welcome to the Family" is a heavy metal song by the American metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released as the second single for their fifth studio album, Nightmare.[1] It is the band's second single released without former drummer "The Rev", who died on December 28, 2009.[2] In the news Theprp.com mention the second single from the album Nightmare is "Welcome to the Family", scheduled to be played on the radio starting on October 19, 2010.[3] In Avenged Sevenfold's "making of" series on YouTube, In the Studio, singer M. Shadows and bassist Johnny Christ say that the song was inspired by The Rev. Though no plans for a music video have been made so far, A Call of Duty: Black Ops video game trailer was made featuring the song as a fan-made video.[4]
Reception
On Active Rock radio Charts, they are now #1 and #15 on Alternative Songs charts, #2 on U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. Also, on Detroit-area radio station 89X, the song set an all time "People's Choice" record, winning 23 straight times.Track listing
"Welcome to the Family" — 4:06Chart position
Chart↓ Peak↓
US Billboard Rock Songs 8
US Billboard Alternative Songs 15
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 2
UK Rock Chart 8
[5]
Personnel
Avenged Sevenfold
Additional musicians
Production[2]
References
  1. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold Select Next Single From “Nightmare”". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. May 14, 2010. http://www.theprp.com/2010/10/06/news/avenged-sevenfold-select-next-single-from-nightmare/. Retrieved May 14, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Late AVENGED SEVENFOLD Drummer 'Appears' On Band's New Album". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. May 14, 2010. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140059. Retrieved May 14, 2010. 
  3. ^ "The second single from albums Nightmare is Welcome to the Family, will play at October 19, 2010 on radio". http://www.theprp.com/2010/10/06/news/avenged-sevenfold-select-next-single-from-nightmare. 
  4. ^ In the Studio (Welcome to the Family)
  5. ^ "The Nightmare After Christmas Tour and Welcome to the Family charts - Avenged Sevenfold". http://evigshed.com/avenged-sevenfold-the-nightmare-after-christmas-tour/. Retrieved Nov 17, 2010.

Welcome to the Family (EP)
Welcome to the Family is the second EP by Avenged Sevenfold. It was released on December 21, 2010 by Warner Bros. EP include "Welcome to the Family", "4:00 AM", "Seize the Day (Live in Seattle)" and "Welcome to the Family" of digital booklet. The track "4:00 AM" is an unreleased song from the Nightmare sessions, from the interview sessions M. Shadows in Revolver Magazine's Special Edition products available through the phone. A preview for the "4:00 AM" song was released on Amazon.com.[1]
Track Listing
All songs written and composed by Avenged Sevenfold.
No. Title Length
1. "Welcome to the Family"   4:05
2. "4:00 AM"   5:00
3. "Seize the Day (Live in Seattle)"   5:38
4. "Welcome to the Family Digital Booklet"  
Total length:
 14:43
Personnel
Avenged Sevenfold
Additional musicians
Production[2]
References
  1. ^ "honor The Rev.". http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004FH3QR8/ref=dm_dp_trk2?ie=UTF8&qid=1291749006&sr=8-3. 
  2. ^ "Late AVENGED SEVENFOLD Drummer 'Appears' On Band's New Album". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. May 14, 2010. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140059. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
External links
Musical Style
Avenged Sevenfold's material spans multiple genres and has evolved over the band's entire career. Initially, the band's debut album Sounding the Seventh Trumpet consisted almost entirely of metalcore sound; however, there were several deviations to this genre, most notably in "Streets" which adopts a punk style and "Warmness on the Soul," which is a piano-oriented ballad.[56] On Waking the Fallen, the band displayed the contemporary metalcore style once more, but added more clean vocals as well as more mature and intricate musical elements. In the band's DVD All Excess, producer Andrew Mudrock explained this transition: "When I met the band after Sounding the Seventh Trumpet had come out before they had recorded Waking the Fallen, M. Shadows said to me 'This record is screaming. The record we want to make is going to be half-screaming half-singing. I don't want to scream anymore. And the record after that is going to be all singing.'"
On City of Evil, Avenged Sevenfold's third album, the band chose to abandon the metalcore genre, developing a more hard rock style. Avenged Sevenfold's self-titled album, again, consists of several deviations to less consistent genres and styles from the album's main hard rock and heavy metal songs, most notably in "Dear God", which adopts a country style and "A Little Piece of Heaven", which is circled within the influence of Broadway show tunes, using primarily brass instruments and stringed orchestra to take over most of the role of the lead and rhythm guitar. Nightmare contains further deviations, including a piano ballad called "Fiction" and a brief return to their metalcore roots on "God Hates Us". The band has changed considerably since their first album, in which during that time they have been characterized as a heavy band with a screamed and growled vocal style combined with clean vocals, chugging guitar riffs and breakdowns that one can expect from the metalcore genre.

Influences
The band has cited bands such as Bad Religion, Guns N' Roses, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Dream Theater, Metallica, NOFX, Alice in Chains, Black Flag, Corrosion of Conformity, The Misfits, Slayer, The Vandals, Rage Against the Machine, Korn, Deftones, and AFI as their artistic influences.[57] 

Band Members
The band members occasionally play instruments other than their primary instruments listed below.

Current members
Former members
  • The Rev – drums, vocals (1999–2009)
  • Matt Wendt – bass (1999–2000)
  • Justin Sane – bass (2000–2002)
  • Dameon Ash – bass (2002–2003)
Session and touring members

6 komentar:

Let's Listening Avenged Sevenfold Song .

DharmaYudha87
1 Juni 2011 pukul 21.21 comment-delete

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topangates
1 Juni 2011 pukul 21.43 comment-delete

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topangates
1 Juni 2011 pukul 22.48 comment-delete

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DharmaYudha87
1 Juni 2011 pukul 22.59 comment-delete

Seep..

topangates
1 Juni 2011 pukul 23.36 comment-delete

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DharmaYudha87
2 Juni 2011 pukul 08.21 comment-delete

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