Avenged Sevenfold History

Band ini terbentuk ketika para anggota di SMU. Their first album was titled Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, and was recorded when the band members were eighteen years old. Album pertama mereka berjudul Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, dan direkam ketika anggota band itu delapan belas tahun. Their follow-up album was entitled Waking the Fallen, which received a positive rating in Rolling Stone magazine. Lanjutan mereka album ini berjudul Waking the Fallen, yang mendapat rating positif di majalah Rolling Stone.

City of Evil, released on June 7, 2005, strays from hardcore/metalcore, and adds a more "metal" sound with obvious influences ranging from Iron Maiden, Pantera and Metallica to Misfits and Guns N' Roses. City of Evil, dirilis pada tanggal 7 Juni 2005, piatu dari hardcore / metalcore, dan menambahkan yang lebih "logam" suara dengan jelas pengaruh mulai dari Iron Maiden, Pantera dan Metallica untuk Misfits dan Guns N 'Roses. Although the band has been labeled metal, metalcore and hard rock in many publications, the band themselves claim that they are a metal band and have no musical similarities to metalcore in any way. Walaupun band ini diberi label metal, Metalcore dan hard rock dalam berbagai publikasi, band ini sendiri menyatakan bahwa mereka adalah band metal dan tidak memiliki kesamaan dengan musik Metalcore dengan cara apapun. During the recording of City of Evil, M. Shadows' vocal stylings have changed more to focus on melodic singing than on hardcore screaming, due to a decision by the band to change directions. Selama perekaman dari City of Evil, M. Shadows 'vocal stylings telah berubah lebih banyak untuk fokus pada nyanyian merdu daripada hardcore menjerit, karena keputusan band untuk mengubah arah.

The band's name is an alleged 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. Nama band adalah sebuah dugaan mengacu pada Kitab Kejadian dalam Alkitab dan cerita Kain dan Habel, dimana Kain dihukum untuk tinggal di pengasingan, sendirian dan sengsara. Anyone who relieved Cain of his misery by killing him would be "avenged sevenfold," or punished in a way that is seven times worse than Cain's punishment. Siapa pun yang lega Kain penderitaannya dengan membunuh dia akan "membalas dendam tujuh kali lipat," atau dihukum dengan cara yang tujuh kali lebih buruk daripada hukuman Kain. 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. Judul Avenged Sevenfold's song "Chapter Four" referensi Kejadian IV, bab dari Alkitab di mana cerita Kain dan Habel terjadi. The song's subject also appears to be this story. Subjek lagu itu juga tampaknya cerita ini. 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. Beast and the Harlot, namun lagu lain yang berasal dari Alkitab, berasal dari kitab Wahyu dan mengacu pada hukuman Babel dan penghancuran bangsa-bangsa Pagan. Although the band's title and members' stage names make obvious reference to religion, Shadows stated in an interview that they are "not really religious at all." Walaupun band judul dan anggota 'nama panggung membuat jelas merujuk pada agama, Shadows menyatakan dalam sebuah wawancara bahwa mereka "tidak benar-benar agama sama sekali."

Their song "Blinded in Chains" was used in the soundtrack for the video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted. Lagu mereka "Blinded in Chains" digunakan dalam soundtrack untuk 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 both NHL 2004, Madden 2004 and NASCAR Thunder 2004. Lagu lain, "Bat Country," digunakan dalam soundtracks untuk SSX on Tour, NHL 06 dan Madden 06, mengikuti jejak "Chapter Four" yang juga telah di soundtrack untuk kedua NHL 2004, Madden 2004 dan NASCAR Thunder 2004. The song "Beast and the Harlot" was in the soundtrack for Burnout Revenge. Lagu "Beast and the Harlot" berada di soundtrack Burnout Revenge. All the above games, not coincidentally, are produced by various divisions of Electronic Arts. Semua permainan di atas, bukan kebetulan, yang diproduksi oleh berbagai divisi dari Electronic Arts.

Avenged Sevenfold will be touring on Ozzfest in 2006, alongside Ozzy Osbourne, System of a Down, Black Label Society and Disturbed. Avenged Sevenfold akan tur di Ozzfest tahun 2006, bersama Ozzy Osbourne, System of a Down, Black Label Society dan Disturbed. They will be opening for Guns N' Roses and Metallica this summer along with playing at European festivals such as the Download Festival and Rock am Ring. Mereka akan membuka untuk Guns N 'Roses dan Metallica musim panas ini bersama dengan bermain di festival Eropa seperti Download Festival dan Rock am Ring.