Personil Avenged Sevenfold

Biodata Personil Avenged Sevenfold

M.Shadows (lead vocal. keyboard,gitar,)

Matthew Charles Sanders, (lahir Juli 31,1981) yang lebih dikenal dengan nama panggung M. Shadows , is currently the vocalist for the American band Avenged Sevenfold . Bayangan, saat ini vokalis band untuk Amerika Avenged Sevenfold.

Biografi

In his youth, Shadows was notorious for his disorderly conduct and misbehavior. Di pemuda, Shadows yang terkenal jahat untuk melakukan kacau dan kelakuan buruk. He was quoted as saying “I was in between a good kid and a terrible kid – I had a good heart, but a terrible attitude.” Dia telah dikutip sebagai berkata “Saya di antara yang baik dan anak-anak yang dahsyat kid – I had a good heart, tapi sikap yang dahsyat.” He attended Huntington Beach High School and was expelled from his middle school in the eighth grade. Dia dihadiri Huntington Beach High School dan diusir dari sekolah menengah di delapan kelas. As the band was just starting out, he was the darker kid of the band (hence the name “Shadows”) but he also wanted to incorporate his name, Matt, into his stage name. Sebagai band baru saja memulai, dia adalah anak gelap dari band (hence the name “Shadows”) tetapi dia juga ingin memasukkan nama-Nya, Matt, dia menjadi nama panggung. Matt was reduced to “M” because it had a better ring when combined with his stage name and ever since he has been known as M. Shadows. ^{[ 1 ]} . Matt dikurangi untuk “M” karena memiliki cincin yang lebih baik jika digabungkan dengan nama panggung dan sejak itu ia telah dikenal sebagai M. Shadows.

Zacky Vengeance

Zachary James Baker, (lahir 11 Desember 1981) yang lebih dikenal dengan nama panggung Zacky Vengeance, adalah ritme gitar vokal dan cadangan untuk American Hard Rock band Avenged Sevenfold.

Biografi

In the Avenged Sevenfold DVD All Excess he recalls that before Avenged Sevenfold, he was in a one time punk band called MPA* , which stands for Mad Porno Action. Di Avenged Sevenfold DVD Semua Kelebihan dia recalls that before Avenged Sevenfold, dia berada dalam satu waktu punk band called MPA *, yang berarti Mad Porno Aksi. He implies that they were not successful. Dia menunjukkan bahwa mereka tidak berhasil. He and M. Dia dan M. Shadows (who at the time was singer for a band named Successful Failure) formed Avenged Sevenfold. Bayangan (yang pada saat itu adalah penyanyi untuk band bernama Berhasil Kegagalan) dibentuk Avenged Sevenfold. He was also responsible for the creation of the acronym ” A7X “. ^{[ 1 ]} He is left-handed. Dia juga bertanggung jawab untuk penciptaan akronim dari “A7X”. ^[1] Dia adalah tangan kiri. He taught himself how to play the guitar when he was thirteen. Dia mengajarkan kepada dirinya untuk bermain gitar ketika ia tigabelas.
The guitar he first learned on was actually his dad’s, who was right-handed. Gitar pertama ia belajar pada sebenarnya his dad’s, yang adalah tangan kanan. He learned by watching his favorite bands and other people he knew who played and practiced as much as he could. Dia belajar oleh menonton band favorit dia dan orang lain yang ia tahu diputar dan dipraktekkan sebanyak dia dapat. He would also read each edition of Guitar World cover to cover, learning the tabs of the songs published in there and watching the professionals perform it until he got it right. Dia juga akan membaca setiap edisi Guitar World penutup ke depan, belajar tab dari lagu diterbitkan di sana dan menonton profesional melakukan sampai ia got it right. His influences in his style are Rancid , Misfits and Bad Religion . Pengaruh-Nya dalam gaya yang Rancid, Misfits dan Buruk Agama. Zacky’s favorite bands also include Pantera , Metallica , ELIXIR, and Guns N Roses . ^{[ citation needed ]} Zacky’s favorite bands juga termasuk Pantera, Metallica, eliksir, dan Guns N Roses.

Zacky dirilis pakaian disebut baris “Vengeance University.” He just released a new site called Vengenz.com. Dia baru saja merilis sebuah situs baru bernama Vengenz.com. The line currently features t-shirts, hoodies, belt buckles and stickers in the shape of switchblade Vs. Baris saat ini memiliki t-shirt, hoodies, belt buckles dan stiker dalam bentuk switchblade Vs. Many, if not all of the shirts in the line include his trademark “Est. 6661″. Banyak, jika tidak semua dari kaos dalam baris itu termasuk merek dagang “Est. 6661.” The site is updated weekly with photos of travels and a “Gangster of the Week”.He has a sister Zina Baker who is now Zina Pacheco She has two kids, Zackys niece and nephew Gianna and Gavin.He has a brother Matt Baker who was with the band Dear & Departed. Situs ini diupdate mingguan dengan foto dari perjalanan dan “Gangster of the Week”. Dia memiliki saudara Zina Baker yang kini Zina Pacheco Dia memiliki dua anak, dan keponakan perempuan keponakan Zackys GiAnna Gavin.He dan memiliki saudara Matt Baker yang dengan band Dear Berangkat &. His parents are James and Maria Orang tuanya adalah Yakobus dan Maria

The Rev

James Owen Sullivan, (lahir 9 Februari 1981) yang lebih dikenal dengan nama panggung, The Rev, atau The Reverend Tholomew plague adalah drum dan vokal sekunder untuk Metal band Avenged Sevenfold, dan mengarahkan vokal dalam Avant-Garde Metal band Smooth Pinkly dengan sesama Avenged Sevenfold gitar Synyster Gates.

Biografi

Di tahun-tahun di sekolah, yang telah diusir Rev lima kali. One of the schools was a catholic school which he attended with M.Shadows(A7X lead vocalist), but were both kicked out in 2nd grade. Salah satu sekolah yang merupakan sekolah Katolik yang ia hadir dengan M. Shadows (A7X memimpin vokal), namun kedua kicked out di kelas 2.. Also, The Rev has been arrested a total of 7 times for incidents such as bar fights. Selain itu, The Rev telah ditangkap total 7 kali untuk insiden seperti perkelahian bar. This is the reason he has a pair of handcuffs tattooed on his neck, to remind him of his arrests. Ini adalah alasan ia memiliki sepasang borgol tattooed pada leher, untuk mengingatkan dia kepada penangkapan. Some of The Rev’s other tattoos consist of a football shirt(actual size) on his back with “Sullivan” and the number 0 on it. Beberapa dari The Rev tato lain terdiri dari sepak bola baju (ukuran sebenarnya) pada kembali dengan “Sullivan” dan angka 0 di dalamnya. He also has a zombie Virgin Mary on his left arm. Dia juga memiliki zombie Virgin Maria pada lengan kiri. He had been raised Catholic so it seemed a good idea to get one. Dia telah dibangkitkan Katolik sehingga terkesan baiknya untuk mendapatkannya. This was his first tattoo at the age of 18. Ini adalah yang pertama tato pada usia 18 tahun. His own version of the Deathbat is tattooed on his right arm. Sendiri versi dari Deathbat adalah tattooed pada tangan kanan. He has “FICTION” tattooed down the middle of his chest. Ia telah “fiction” tattooed bawah bagian tengah dada-Nya. His reason for this is: “If I told you a story of my life, you would never believe it. So it is like fiction”. His alasan ini adalah: “Jika saya mengatakan kepada anda kisah hidup saya, Anda tidak akan pernah percaya. Jadi seperti fiction”. He has many other tattoos creating two full sleeves on both arms, one more on his chest, and one which he says he can’t show to anybody. Dia telah banyak membuat dua tattoos sleeves penuh pada kedua tangan, satu lagi di dada, dan satu yang ia mengatakan ia tidak dapat menunjukkan kepada siapa saja. “I claw at this tattoo some nights to try and get it off. I think I might have it covered up soon, I don’t know why I had it done in the first place.” “Saya kuku tato di beberapa malam ini untuk mencoba dan keluar. I think I might have it up segera dibahas, saya tidak tahu mengapa saya telah itu dilakukan di tempat pertama.” He also has a tattoo on his left ring finger in honor of his fiance former porn star Leana Silver. Dia juga memiliki tato di kiri cincin di jari kehormatan kepada mantan tunangan porn star Leana Silver.

Synyster Gates

Brian Elwin Haner, Jr (lahir 7 Juli 1981), lebih dikenal dengan nama panggung Synyster Gates atau Syn, merupakan musisi Amerika. He is currently the lead guitarist for Heavy Metal band Avenged Sevenfold . Saat ini ia memimpin gitar untuk Heavy Metal band Avenged Sevenfold.

Biografi

Haner pergi ke Mayfair High School di Lakewood, California dan juga Ocean View High School di Huntington Beach, California.
Haner attended, but did not graduate from, the Musicians Institute in Hollywood as part of the GIT program, studying jazz guitar. Haner hadir, tetapi tidak lulus, di Musicians Institute di Hollywood sebagai bagian dari program GIT, belajar jazz gitar. Up until that time he was primarily self taught by watching music videos and reading books, which is surprising because his father was/is a songwriter and guitar player, having played with Frank Zappa during his career. Sampai waktu itu dia telah diajarkan terutama oleh diri menonton video musik dan membaca buku-buku yang mengejutkan karena ayahnya telah / adalah lagu dan pemain gitar, yang dimainkan dengan Frank Zappa selama karirnya. After six or so months of being there, he got a phone call from The Rev (and the rest of the current line up of Avenged Sevenfold) asking him if he wanted to join the band as lead guitarist. Setelah kira-kira enam bulan yang ada, dia mendapat panggilan telepon dari The Rev (dan sisanya pada baris atas dari Avenged Sevenfold) meminta dia jika ia ingin bergabung dengan band sebagai timah gitar. Haner joined up with them rather than continuing his education and becoming a studio musician. Haner bergabung dengan mereka daripada melanjutkan pendidikan nya dan menjadi musisi studio.

Johnny Christ

Jonathan Lewis Seward, (lahir 18 November 1984), lebih dikenal dengan nama panggung Johnny Kristus, adalah bassist dari band Avenged Sevenfold. Johnny Christ was the fourth bassist to join Avenged Sevenfold in 2002 replacing former members Dameon Ash and Justin Sane . Johnny Kristus yang keempat bassist Avenged Sevenfold bergabung pada tahun 2002 menggantikan mantan anggota Dameon Ash dan Justin Sane. He grew up in Huntington Beach, California. Ia dibesarkan di Huntington Beach, California. Johnny is the younger brother of a schoolmate of Synyster Gates and recalls The Rev and Synyster picking on him as a child in high school. ^{[ 1 ]} Johnny adalah adik dari sesekolah dari Synyster Gates dan recalls The Rev dan Synyster picking pada dia sebagai anak di sekolah menengah.

Awal tahun

Johnny Christ attended Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California. Johnny Kristus dihadiri Marina High School di Huntington Beach, California. He proceeded through high school and eventually formally met M. Dia berjalan melalui sekolah tinggi dan akhirnya resmi bertemu M. Shadows , Zacky Vengeance , Synyster Gates , and The Rev (the latter of the two which he already knew from school) through his older brother. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, Synyster Gates, dan The Rev (yang kedua dari dua yang dia sudah tahu dari sekolah) melalui kakak. He is also friends with Zacky Vengeance’s younger brother Matt Baker formerly from the band The Dear & Departed . Ia juga dengan teman-teman Zacky Vengeance’s younger brother Matt Baker sebelumnya dari band The Dear & Berangkat.

Musik karir

Johnny initially took a few weeks off from high school during his senior year to fill in for Avenged Sevenfold’s previous bassist, Dameon Ash, during one of their tours. Johnny awalnya mengambil beberapa bulan dari sekolah tinggi selama tahun senior untuk mengisi untuk Avenged Sevenfold’s bassist sebelumnya, Dameon Ash, salah satu dari mereka selama tur. These few weeks would become permanent as Johnny dropped out of high school to become the band’s current bassist. Beberapa bulan ini akan tetap menjadi sebagai Johnny putus sekolah tinggi menjadi bassist band saat ini.
When the band was practicing in M. Shadows’s parent’s garage, Johnny would walk down the street and tell them that their bassist was inadequate and that they should let him play with them instead. Ketika band ini melatih di M. Shadows’ s orangtua garasi, Johnny akan berjalan di jalan dan memberitahu mereka bahwa mereka bassist yang memadai dan bahwa mereka harus membiarkan dia bermain dengan mereka, bukan. Johnny has known The Rev since he was in kindergarten. Johnny Rev yang telah dikenal sejak ia di taman kanak-kanak.
His two biggest influences are Cliff Burton (now deceased bassist for Metallica ) and Duff McKagan (the bassist from Velvet Revolver and formerly Guns N Roses ). Dua pengaruh terbesar adalah Cliff Burton (sekarang almarhum untuk bassist Metallica) dan Duff McKagan (bassist yang dari Velvet Revolver sebelumnya dan Guns N Roses). The person that inspired him the most to pick up a bass was Les Claypool , the bassist and vocalist from Primus . Orang yang paling terinspirasi dia untuk mengambil sebuah bass adalah Les Claypool, yang bassist dan vokalis dari Primus.
His playing style varies by song. Nya gaya bermain berbeda lagu. While he primarily finger picks, he also is adept with a pick for faster songs, such as Beast and the Harlot and Bat Country. Terutama saat dia picks jari, dia juga adalah ahli dengan cepat untuk memilih lagu, seperti Beast dan pelacur dan Bat Country.
Johnny first recorded on their second album Waking the Fallen. Johnny pertama tercatat di album kedua Waking the Fallen. He used to write only Johnny on his autographs until Zacky came up with the name ‘Johnny Christ’, and in All Excess he said, “That sounds… really ballsy. Everyone’s gonna hate that, so… I should definitely go with that!” Ia hanya digunakan untuk menulis pada Johnny autographs sampai Zacky datang dengan nama ‘Johnny Kristus’, dan di Semua Kelebihan katanya, “That sounds really … ballsy. Everyone’s gonna hate that, so … saya harus pergi with that! “ He resides in Huntington Beach, Orange County. Dia tinggal di Huntington Beach, Orange County.
Mereka cenderung memainkan nuansa agresif pada vokal, gitar, dan drum (bass tetap statis). Dengan sentuhan yang dinamis, mau keras atau lambat, mereka tetap menggunakan harmonisasi yang luar biasa dan komposisi yang teratur. Sebut saja lagu-lagu yang sedikit melow, seperti Seize The Day dan Dear God, gitarnya tetap di drop Dm seperti halnya metal-metal kebanyakan. Kemudian, ciri khasnya selain komposisi dan drop, Syn memasukkan nuansa sweep picking (arpeggio) di hampir semua lagunya. Keindahan sweep picking yang dipadukan dengan kromatik, slide, dan teknik-teknik lainnya bisa kita dengar di lagu The Wicked End. Kemudian selain itu, tidak lupa juga sentuhan akustik yang membawa suasana seperti di Hawaii, bisa kita dengar di lagu Sidewinder. Tapi, satu lagi ciri khas yang tidak pernah lepas dari mereka, menduetkan gitar Syn dan Zacky, memakai double bass dengan tempo yang beberapa kali lipat beat-nya dari biasanya.

Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold (sometimes abbreviated to A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1999, the group consists of M. Shadows (lead vocalist), Zacky Vengeance (rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist), Synyster Gates (lead guitarist and backing vocalist), and Johnny Christ (bassist and backing vocalist).
They are known for their diverse rock sound and dramatic imagery in album covers and t-shirts.^[1][2][3] 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/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 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.^[4]
To date, Avenged Sevenfold has released five studio albums, one live album/compilation/DVD, and eighteen singles and sold more than 8 million albums worldwide.

Formation and Sounding the Seventh Trumpet (1999–2002)

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.^[8] Upon its formation, each member of the band also took on a pseudonym which were already nicknames of theirs from high school.^[9]
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.^[10] After lead guitarist Synyster Gates joined the band, at the end of 1999 when he was 18, 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.^[11][12]

Line-up stability, chart success and "Waking the Fallen" (2003–2004)

Having settled on their fourth bassist, Johnny Christ, the group released their second studio album titled 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.^[13][14] 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.^[15] 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 No.30 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 30,000 copies in its first week of release.^[16][17] It utilized a more classic metal sound than Avenged Sevenfold's previous albums, which had been grouped into the metalcore genre.^[18][19] 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".^[18][20] The album received positive 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.”^[21]
They returned to the Vans Warped Tour, this time headlining and then continued on their own "Cities of Evil Tour."^[22] In addition, their lead single "Bat Country" reached No.2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts, No.6 on the Billboard Modern Rock Charts and the accompanying video made it to No.1 on MTV's Total Request Live.^[23] Propelled by this success, the album sold well and became Avenged Sevenfold's first gold record.^[24] It was later certified platinum in August 2009.

Self-titled album and death of Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan (2007–2009)

Avenged Sevenfold 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.^[25] 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.^[26] In the interim, the band released their first DVD titled All Excess on July 17, 2007.^[27] All Excess, which debuted as the No.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.
On October 26, 2007, Avenged Sevenfold released their self-titled album, the band's fourth studio album. It debuted at No.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 June 15, 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]
In January 2009, M. Shadows confirmed that the band was writing the follow-up to their self-titled fourth album within the upcoming months.^[33] They also announced that they will be playing at Rock on the Range, from May 16–17, 2009.^[34] 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.^[35]
On December 28, 2009, drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan was found dead at his home at the age of 28.^[36] Autopsy results were inconclusive,^[37] 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".^[38] In a statement by the band, they expressed their grief over the passing of The Rev and later posted a message from Sullivan's family which expressed their gratitude to his fans for their support.^[39][40]

Nightmare (2010–2011)

Zacky Vengeance and Synyster Gates live in 2011

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.^[41]
The single "Nightmare" was digitally released on May 18, 2010.^[42][43] A preview for the song was released on May 6, 2010 on Amazon.com, but was removed soon after for unknown reasons.^[43] Mixing for the album had been completed in New York City, and Nightmare was finally released worldwide on July 27, 2010.^[44] 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.^[45] After finishing recording, in December, Portnoy and the band posted simultaneous statements on their websites stating that he will not be their replacement for The Rev. However, Portnoy did travel with the band overseas in December 2010 for three shows in Iraq and Kuwait sponsored by the USO. They played for U.S. Soldiers at Camp Adder, Camp Beuhring, and Balad Air Base.^[46] 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.^[47][48]
Avenged Sevenfold performed 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.^[49] 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 the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops.^[50] The song is the first time developers Treyarch have commissioned an outside band to contribute a song since the franchise began.^[51] The song, titled "Not Ready to Die", was released on iTunes on May 2, 2011.
Avenged Sevenfold headlined the 2011 Uproar Festival with supporting acts Three Days Grace, Seether, Bullet For My Valentine, Escape The Fate, among others.^[52] In August 2011, vocalist M. Shadows stated the band would finish the Uproar Festival, then go home to take a break for six to seven months before starting a new record.^[53] He also roughly stated that Arin Ilejay and the band are getting along great, but they have to make sure he's comfortable writing music with them, but he hopes everything works out. In November and December, 2011, the band went on their "Buried Alive" tour with supporting acts Hollywood Undead, Asking Alexandria, and Black Veil Brides.^[54]

Sixth studio album (2012–present)

On April 11, 2012, Avenged Sevenfold won the award for "Best Live Band" and "Most Dedicated Fans" at the Revolver Golden Gods awards.^[55] The band toured through Asia into April and early May, and played at the Orion Music + More, Festival on June 23 and 24 in Atlantic City, New Jersey alongside Metallica and Cage the Elephant among many others.^[56]
On September 24, 2012, Avenged Sevenfold released a new song, titled "Carry On", it was featured in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II.^[57] On November 15, 2012, vocalist M. Shadows said that the band has been working on a new album since the recording of "Carry On" in August 2012.^[58]
In an interview with Metal Hammer, M. Shadows stated that the song 'Carry On' does not represent what direction the band wishes to explore for their upcoming album. "We’ve been working on the album since September, and this isn't a dig at the direction of that song or anything, but I want people to understand that even if they like that song or if they don’t like it or whatever, the album is a completely different entity. We’re working in a direction that I really feel confident with." He has also said that the other band members have been introducing drummer Arin Illejay to albums by Metallica, Pantera, Slayer and Megadeth in order to familiarize him with their influences and what bands they grew up with.^[59]
On December 7, 2012, the band was confirmed in the edition of Rock in Rio 2013, on September 22.

Style and influences

The band has cited bands such as Bad Religion, Guns N' Roses, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Dream Theater, Megadeth,^[60] 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.^[61]
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.^[62] 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 Murdock 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 heavy metal sound related to their metalcore roots on "God Hates Us" and "Not Ready to Die". 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.
The band has been criticised in the past for "not being metal enough".^[63] Vocalist M. Shadows responded to this with, "we play music for the sake of music, not so that we can be labeled a metal band. That's like telling us we aren't punk enough. Who cares?".^[63] Avenged Sevenfold is one of the notable acts for New Wave of American Heavy Metal^[64]