Avenged Sevenfold (sometimes abbreviated as A7X) are an American rock band from
Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's members are lead vocalist M.
Shadows, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Zacky Vengeance, lead guitarist and
backing vocalist Synyster Gates, bass guitarist Johnny Christ and drummer Arin Ilejay.
They are known for their diverse rock sound and dramatic imagery in album covers and
t-shirts. Avenged Sevenfold emerged with a metalcoresound 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 ahard rock/heavy metal 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 Theaterdrummer 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.
Their latest record Hail to the King released in 2013 marks the album debut of new
drummer Arin Ilejay. Hail to the King charted as #1 on the US Billboard 200, the UK
albums chart, as well as the Finnish, Brazilian, Canadian, and Irish charts.
To date, Avenged Sevenfold has released six studio albums, one live
album/compilation/DVD, and eighteen singles and sold more than 8 million albums
worldwide.
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