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Avenged Sevenfold Biography

Avenged Sevenfold was created in 1999 in California, by founding members Zacky Vengeance, M. Shadows, Matt Wendt, and The Rev. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, Avenged Sevenfold’s debut album, was released in 2001, but re-released after the band signed to Hopeless Records a year later. The band experienced some changes to the lineup, and released their sophomore effort, Waking the Fallen, in 2003.

Waking the Fallen began to garner Avenged Sevenfold more attention and positive critical reviews, and an offer from Warner Bros. Records. After switching labels, Avenged Sevenfold embarked on a more “metalcore” sound, releasing the album City of Evil, which rose to the number thirty spot on the charts. The albums Avenged Sevenfold (2007) and Nightmare (2010) followed, bringing audiences the singles “Nightmare,” “Welcome to the Family,” “So Far Away,” “Not Ready to Die,” “Buried Alive,” and “Carry On.”

Despite the untimely death of band member The Rev Sullivan, Avenged Sevenfold has continued forward with a new drummer, headlining the Uproar Festival in 2011, performing at the Orion Music + More Festival, and touring throughout Asia in 2012. Avenged Sevenfold has so far sold more than eight million copies of its five studio albums. Most recently, the band released the album Hail to the King, in 2013.