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Avenged Sevenfold- From Metalcore To Rock
The original members of the band Avenged Sevenfold were only eighteen years old when they started making music together in Huntington Beach, California. The group’s name came from lead vocals M. Shadows. The group is notably not a religious one but its name is actually a reference to a well known bible story in which God warns that anyone who kills Cain will incur vengeance sevenfold.
Aside from the band’s striking, original name, its band members also carry similarly related names that show the group’s dark roots. The first members include Zacky Vengeance, James “The Rev” Sullivan and Matt Wendt. Currently sharing the spotlight with Shadows and Vengeance are lead guitarist Synyster Gates and bassist Johnny Christ.
At the outset, the group appropriately took on metalcore tones which seemed to fit perfectly with their image. This was evident in their first album Sounding the Seventh Trumpet which was released under Good Life Recordings in 2001 and under Hopeless Records in 2002.
In the following year, the group saw more action with the release of Walking the Fallen. In the same year, the group saw greater recognition as they played in the Vans Warped Tour in both 2003 and 2004. After this Avenged Sevenfold album release, their eventual move to mainstream was marked by their move to Warner Bros. Records. Apparently, this also introduced more popular Avenged Sevenfold merch.
Under their new, popular label, the group made their third release, City of Evil in 2005. The work seemed to define the group’s style. It was however also clearly detached from the group’s original metalcore roots. The sound of rock seemed to be now more dominant as indicated by the noticeably distinct absence of screamed vocals.
In 2006, the group gained acclaim as MTV Video Music Awards’ Best New Artist. In this same year, they returned to the Vans Warped Tour, played in Ozzfest and launched their own world tour covering the US, UK and Australia among other locations. As if to highlight their new popular status, the band capped 2007 with the release of their self-titled fourth album, Avenged Sevenfold which debuted at the #4 spot.
The end of 2009 cast a pall on the rising fame of this gritty band. Drummer James “The Rev” Sullivan was found dead due to drug-related causes. He was only 28. The timing was unfortunate since the band had come in second place in the same month to Metallica in Ultimate Guitar’s list of Top Ten Bands of the Decade. Although the band mourned the loss of its member, they eventually decided to move on in February of 2010 with new drummer Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater.
The group started work in 2010 with its new drummer. A fifth release is scheduled for July. Shadows says it will be deeper and darker compared to all the other albums made by the band.
Despite the apparent genre switch, Avenged Sevenfold seems to be on more solid ground than many other genre bands. There is no question where the band is headed. By all appearances, they have become leaders in deeply emotional, dark music. This is one band you’ll definitely see in more band posters.
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