Chris Epting thanks Avenged Sevenfold fans.

Finally, a comment about the overwhelming amount of mail I received last week and continue to receive in regards to my piece on Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan. I’ve never experienced anything like this as a column writer. The majority of the messages were from young fan...

Benji Madden: "The Rev didn't have a bad bone in his body."

Good Charlotte's Benji Madden spoke exclusively to Kerrang! magazine about The Rev's passing last December. A part of it was included in last week's magazine (see scan) but Kerrang! posted some more on their website. Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden contacted Kerrang! to pay tribu...

The Rev Lives 4Ever

Last night, January 16th, DCMA Collective threw a party at The Roxy in Hollywood. Even though none of the guys from Avenged Sevenfold seemed to be present, Tal Cooperman was making sure that our Jimmy was remembered that night. Picture by Bartabz.com

Huntington Beach Independent addresses Jimmy's passing

Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Brian Haner, a.k.a. Synyster Gates, delivered a soaring eulogy with focus and class. You look at him and the other young men in the band, M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance and Johnny Christ, and wonder what they must be feeling � but in their eyes, you see the pain of their l...

Scans: Kerrang!

Avenged Sevenfold was featured in last week's issue of Kerrang! magazine. The magazine featured the band and it's upcoming album as one of the 'Albums You Must Hear in 2010!' Matt was also featured on the front cover, so I scanned that one as well. Enjoy!

Happy New Year

2009 has been a great year for Avenged Sevenfold. The band did a lot of touring all over the place and got to play with musical influences like Slash and Metallica (again) and got to play in front of many of you. After touring for months, the guys wrapped it up and headed back home to take their har...

Rest in peace, Jimmy

It comes with great sadness that I have to put this kind of news on here. Our very own Jimmy Owen Sullivan has passed away Monday night in his own home in Orange County, California. I am terribly shocked and have absolutely no words. Please head over to the official Avenged Sevenfold website for...

Avenged Sevenfold featured in Kerrang! magazine

Avenged Sevenfold is featured in this week's Kerrang! magazine. The band is features on the Stars Of 2010 poster special, along with HIM, My Chemical Romance, Bullet For My Valentine and Lostprophets. The issue number is #1291.

M Shadows Talks Album Of The Year

Avenged Sevenfold frontman M Shadows tells us about his musical highlights of 2009. We asked Avenged Sevenfold frontman M Shadows to comment on his favourite albums from 2009 and here’s what he told us: Avenged Sevenfold will be releasing a new album in 2010.

4 year old Jonah plays "Afterlife"

If you head over to YouTube and search for anything along the lines of 'A7X cover' you're likely to find tons of videos, including lots of guitarist. But today, Warner sent us a interesting video of Jonah. Jonah is a 4-year old drummer and is completely self taught. Check out this video of him pl...

USC Trojan Marching Band to release CD

The USC Trojan Marching Band will be releasing a 40-track double CD with hits from Then and Now. This to celebrate 40 Years of Dr. Arthur C. Bartner devotion to the marching band. How is this interesting to all of us? The Now CD will include the YouTube hit Almost Easy by Avenged Sevenfold. The CD wi...

Long Awaited Album Update from Zacky V

Avenged Sevenfold's Top 10 Halloween Songs

10. Marilyn Manson - "This is Halloween" (cover) 9. Old Man's Child - "Towards Eternity" 8. Michael Jackson �€“ "Thriller" 7. Nick Cave - "Song of Joy" 6. AFI - "Fall Children" 5. Avenged Sevenfold (of course) - "A Little Piece of Heaven" 4. The Residents - "Harry the Head"

Avenged Sevenfold's "All Excess" is on iTunes

Still waiting to get the "ALL EXCESS" DVD on iTunes? Well now you can so go get it now. Avenged Sevenfold's "ALL EXCESS" is available now on iTunes HERE! "ALL EXCESS" offers a rare glimpse into A7X's roots, what it's like to live on the road for years, and documents why the band have been able to...

Lick Library excited for Jeff Dunham theme song

Avenged Sevenfold are currently now back in studio recording their next album. Earlier in the month the bands manager, Larry Jacobson was teasing his friends and followers after he heard some of the new album being recorded. “just heard some new a7x music...” so hopefully it won’t be long unti...

Avenged Sevenfold says Happy Halloween!

Halloween is almost here and we want to see your best A7X pumpkin. Send us your entries to a7xcontest@gmail.com by October 25. Winners will receive one merch product autographed by A7X. It only lasts for one week so get out there and get carving today!

Avenged Sevenfold Wakes The Fallen

I ran into this old article about Avenged Sevenfold back in 2003, right after the release of "Waking The Fallen . It features pieces of an interview with Zacky and kind of describes them as a band at that point. It was a fun read and it's always nice to be reminded of the fact that these guys have al...

Scans: Kerrang! Magazine Poster

I have scanned the Avenged Sevenfold poster from Kerrang! magazine issue #1277 and added it to the gallery. It's just Matt, live at Sonisphere, but it's still a nice poster! Enjoy!

Gallery Update: Avenged Sevenfold in the UK!

I have added a bunch of pictures to the gallery from Avenged Sevenfold in the UK. They are from three different shows and were taken by Emma Webb, who has given us permission to add these to our gallery! August 20th, 2008 - ULU, London (for Kerrang! Awards)

Avenged Sevenfold performs 'Almost Easy' on Sonisphere

Avenged Sevenfold has released a live video for 'Almost Easy' through their MySpace profile. The video was shot August 2nd 2009, during the Sonisphere festival in Knebworth, UK. Enjoy!!

Scans: Kerrang!

Sarah J. sent us two scans of the UK Kerrang! magazine that included an 8 page review special. Sarah scanned the pages for us that included Avenged Sevenfold, so check them out! Sarah also told us that the Channel Four special on Sonisphere did not include Avenged Sevenfold, so no one missed a...

Help some fellow A7X fans win an MTV Award!

A few days ago, I received an e-mail from Jeff. He told me about Pepsi and Rockband teaming up for a video contest, where you create a video of your favorite band, incorporating the Rockband instruments. The winner of the contest will be presented with an original MTV Award.

UK's Channel for to air Sonisphere coverage

Packed with raw backstage footage, exclusive interviews and full-on, high-def, multi-camera live performances from some of the biggest names in rock including Metallica, Limp Bizkit, Feeder, Anthrax, Taking Back Sunday, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet for my Valentine and Alice in Cha...

Review: Avenged Sevenfold at Sonisphere

Avenged Sevenfold are Guns n Roses gone speed metal. Ridiculously brilliant guitar solos, extraordinary double bass pedal drumming and songs lasting for ten minutes that have about four different choruses each. It is over the top, it is absurd, it is amazing. The band includes the wonderf...

Avenged Sevenfold performs 'Afterlife' at Sonisphere

Video by chutersbeard on YouTube!

A few more live videos of Avenged Sevenfold in Dublin!

Below are two more videos of Avenged Sevenfold performing in Dublin, Ireland yesterday. Only a few more hours before the band will hit the stage in Knebworth, UK today. Keep a close eye on YouTube for new videos of both the Dublin and Knebworth shows popping up!

Avenged Sevenfold perform Scream/Walk in Dublin

Below is a video by burkea29 on YouTube, that shows you Avenged Sevenfold performing Scream and Walk in Dublin, Ireland. Like many times before, the band got someone out of the crowd to perform Walk with them. This time, the lucky fella was a guy named Russell. Enjoy the video!

New MySpace layout for A7X!

Avenged Sevenfold's MySpace has gotten a little bit of a makeover: a new background and a new header! Click the image to head over to their MySpace.

Avenged Sevenfold's carreer gets reviewed

In an interview with Blistering.com, M. Shadows commented on whether he was worried about backlash from older fans, and if the new direction of the band would be perceived as A7X selling out. It was clear that the band would continually make whatever music they wanted, with Shadows saying: "...

New Avenged Sevenfold merchandise!

A new hoodie has been added to the official Avenged Sevenfold webstore along with a new sticker and an awesome backpack! Below are some previews. For larger images, pricing and purchases, head over to the official Avenged Sevenfold webstore!

Avenged Sevenfold on 'Soundcheck'

I bumped into this (Mexican?) video from last year, where Johnny and The Rev were on the TV show 'Soundcheck'. The guys are discussing the process of making the selftitled album, their video for 'A Little Piece of Heaven' being banned from TV and more. I had never seen it before, so I thought I'...

Reminder: Not the real Rev!

We noticed that he/she is still updating and pretending to be the drummer of the band and a lot of people are still following this account. Please do yourself a favor and stop following this person - you are nothing but a joke to him/her.

Want Avenged Sevenfold to perform on the 2009 MTV VMA's?

MTV posted a message on their Twitter, asking us all who we want to see perform on the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. If you have Twitter, simply send an @reply to MTV saying something along the lines: MTV Avenged Sevenfold should perform at the 2009 MTV VMA's

Hammerstein Ballroom, New York - 2006

It's been a little quiet around the band, so I felt like doing a little update with some good old pictures. Avenged Sevenfold at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on May 19th, 2006. Enjoy! :)

Another shoutout from James Hart

We recently posted some shoutouts from James Hart (Burn Halo) to Syn and Avenged Sevenfold. Another member of Examiner.com also had an interview with James and he, again, gave both Syn and Avenged Sevenfold a shoutout. It's really no big deal, but it's always nice to see appreciation and fri...

Kerrang! Rock 100

We told you to vote for Avenged Sevenfold in the Kerrang! Rock 100 and you sure voted like hell! Be proud and give yourself a tap on the shoulder, because Avenged Sevenfold did good! 11 - Bat Country 12 - Seize The Day A big shout out to xchezzacx for letting us know!

Avenged Sevenfold talks about their gear

Harmony Central had an exclusive interview with the band and discussed their gear. Thanks to Deathbatnews.com for the heads up!

The Rev does not have Twitter!!

Earlier today we made a post about Jimmy joining Twitter. This has been confirmed to be FALSE. twitter.com/therev is NOT Jimmy/The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold. Their management, The Collective, has confirmed this. Warner Bros has been sending out emails to notify us of this.

CD Review: Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold has always been a band obsessed with retribution, as their name and recorded output show. Peculiarly for a monstrous metal band, the members seem to have no problem turning a reflective eye inward rather than, but occasionally with, a vicious eye pointed at the outside...

Why the world needs Avenged Sevenfold

Gone are the monotonous screams and songs of metal’s regurgitated simplicity, and now Avenged Sevenfold stands on top of the mountain with truly one of the best heavy metal albums ever recorded. This album not just plays; it contains intelligence, raw guttural power, and is a welcomed ad...

Guitar Hero Smash Hits Music Awards 2009

With the Guitar Hero games being oh-so popular, they decided it was time for the first ever Guitar Hero Smash Hits Music Awards 2009. There's nine categories and Avenged Sevenfold is nominated in two of them: Best Scream and Song Of The Year. To make sure our favorite band gets at least one of t...

And we're up!

If you have a site, be sure to send it in and who knows how soon you'll be up there! Submissions can be send to a7xfansites@gmail.com. For specific details, read this page so they have all the info they need! I know there's some great A7X sites out there and some awesome MySpaces, so start submit...

The Kerrang! Awards 2009

It's that time of the year again. Kerrang! magazine is having their annual Kerrang! Awards again and it's time for you all to take action! Head over to awards.kerrang.com, register yourself and start nominating Avenged Sevenfold as much as you can.

Review: Oakland, California

Avenged Sevenfold first appeared on the rock scene in 2001, when they dropped their first album. Not much noise was made though, until their smash single "Bat Country," was released in 2005. The hard rocking group has now graduated to playing arenas. Avenged Sevenfold headlined the bill as...

More live photos from South Carolina

I only realised when I put them up; this set of picture is also from a show in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Avenged Sevenfold on November 17th, 2007. I have to admit that I loved that mohawk on Shadows! ;)

Win tickets for Sonisphere Festival!

Avenged Sevenfold will be playing the Sonisphere Festival on August 2nd in Knebworth, UK. Don't have tickets but want to go anyways? Here's your chance to win a pair of weekend tickets for the festival, that GO! is giving away! Answer the following question:

Re-review of Avenged Sevenfold's selftitled album

After a few years of retrospective, my opinion of Avenged Sevenfold remains about the same. I would probably keep the rating the same, but I don't think it is the weakest album by the band anymore. That honor would go to debut Sounding The Seventh Trumpet, which may not win me any favors from th...

James Hart gives Synyster Gates a shout out!

Synyster Gates from Avenged Sevenfold has been a longtime friend of mine. Those guys are always pulling for me, so when I asked him if he'd like to lend a guitar, he was there in seconds. It's good to have friends that are always pulling for you in this industry.

More live pictures from Los Angeles!

These pictures keep popping up! Avenged Sevenfold at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, CA on April 16th! There's quite a few nice ones in this 65-picture batch, so be sure to check them out! Enjoy!

The Synyster Gates Scholarship

Musicians Institute and Schecter Guitar Research are proud to announce two new scholarships designed to support the education of talented up-and-coming Rock guitarists. The scholarships are named for two of the brightest stars in the contemporary Rock guitar genre: Synyster Gates o...

Avenged Sevenfold blogs!

A7X’s own Johnny Christ will be joining the lovely Fuel Girls on their across the country quest starting tomorrow on the 2009 GUMBALL 3000 rally. They will be driving a Cadillac representing the Wounded Warriors Project http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org and a souped up hummer reppi...

Opinion: Avenged Sevenfold: live and dangerous!

Avenged Sevenfold’s performance saved the night with its abundant energy and flawless performance. The band had the audience’s complete attention from the first organ chord of opener “Critical Acclaim” to the last note of encore “A Little Piece Of Heaven.”

Matt sings another GNR song!

As you may know, Avenged Sevenfold had their Las Vegas after-party at Hart's Wasted Space on April 19th. Somehow Matt ended up on stage with Steel Panther and performed the Guns N Roses classic "Sweet Child O' Mine" with the band. Our friends over at deathbatnews were able to get a good video o...

Flyer: The Joint, Las Vegas

To celebrate the opening of the new Joint in Las Vegas, Avenged Sevenfold will be performing there tonight along with guests Atreyu and Rev Theory. In addition to that, I bring you the flyer:

Slash loves Avenged Sevenfold!

Slash has been tweeting like a maniac and put up some pictures and comments from and about the Los Angeles A7X show! I've added all the pictures and some screencaps into one folder, so check them all out! Avenged Sevenfold and Slash played the Guns N Roses' song "It's So Easy" and according t...

Avenged Sevenfold to join Fuel Girls on The Gumball rally

“We are also taking Avenged Sevenfold except they are doing the whole Rally. We did plan to have a rock star car, so we chose Avenged for a few reasons… there aren’t that many bands around these days thats are really that rock and roll anymore and Avenged have definitely got that going on! They...

Avenged Sevenfold to appear on LoveLine!

A7X will be appearing tonight on the radio show known as Loveline. The show starts at 10pm PST on KROQ 106.7 so get ready to listen in and hear the boys answer your toughest questions. Be sure to call in at 1-800-love-191 or 1-800-568-3191 to talk with the guys or to ask a question! For a list of sta...

Rapper MIMS raps about Avenged Sevenfold

New York rapper MIMS name drops Avenged Sevenfold on his latest album 'Guilt'. The song is called Rockin' N Rollin' and features Tech N9ne. It's near the end of the song. If you care to give it a listen, you can go to his MySpace. Thanks to Arron for the heads up! Again, you rawk! ;)

'Live in the LBC' now available on iTunes!

Avenged Sevenfold's 'Live in the LBC' is now available on iTunes! Even though I'm sure most of you already have the DVD, in case you don't, you can download it now! So no more excuses that it isn't available in your country, it's downloadable ;) If you do already have it, it could still be fun,...

Win tickets for Avenged Sevenfold in Colorado Springs!

There will be a contest in Colorado Springs, called "Show Us Your Tat!" By showing off your tat, you can win two tickets to the Avenged Sevenfold show. The winners will be picked by Avenged Sevenfold themselves! WorldArena.com sent out an e-mail, which include the details. Please read it bel...

What is the sound of Avenged Sevenfold?

Remember what Matt said on the Avenged Sevenfold MVI? It was something along the lines of: "We are Avenged Sevenfold. We can make whatever we want." Yet there are some sounds that are typical Avenged Sevenfold sounds, says Synyster Gates.

Opinion: Avenged Sevenfold fans rule the place.

Below is a piece of a show review from the Nashville, Tennessee show on March 30st. Even though the review isn't that impressive, I thought this was fun to share to simply show you all that we, Avenged Sevenfold fans, simple rule and it shows ;)

Opinion: Avenged Sevenfold: Bringing Down The Roof

He played two different solos, each only using one had on the neck of the guitar. The second guitar solo lead into their next song that they played, “Bat Country”. Avenged Sevenfold ended their set list with my favorite song of theirs, “Almost Easy”.

Podcast: Interview with Zack & Syn on Philadelphia's 93.3 WMMR

Jacky BamBam of Philadelphia's 93.3 WMMR radio station conducted an interview with Zacky Vengeance and Synyster Gates of AVENGED SEVENFOLD on March 19, 2009 at Camden, New Jersey's Susquehanna Bank Center. The chat is now available for download as an MP3 audio file at this location.

Review: Rosemont, IL

Where else should the Long Beach base punk-metal group Avenged Sevenfold finish their latest jaunt around North American but at Chicago’s Allstate Arena. In support of their current self-titled album, the band set out this past January with the alternative rock band Buckcherry (the se...

Arrests made at Avenged Sevenfold concert

Seventeen people were arrested at the Buckcherry and Avenged Sevenfold concert held at the Giant Center in Derry Township Saturday. They say 17, I count 21 one though. Either way, it's a lot. Beware everybody, you don't want to get your ass kicked by the cops before or after an A7X show! That sh...

Review: Highland Heights, Kentucky

I thought they were going to be a hard act to follow, but Avenged Sevenfold soon proved me wrong. Their set list included the following songs: “Critical Acclaim”, “Afterlife”, “The Beast and the Harlot”, “Scream”, “Dear God”, “Bat Country”, “Gunslinger”, “Unholy Confessions” and “Alm...

M.Shadows in Slash's New Track

Velvet Revolver's Slash is currently working on his solo album and it seems like he's working with some artists such as Kid Rock, Estelle, and many more. The great news is that in his twitter account he mentioned M.Shadows as one of the artist he has been working with.

Blogs: Avenged Sevenfold

Don't forget to send in your tour pictures from the current tour or your pictures of you with the band to a7xtourpicture@gmail.com Then look to see if you make it to their myspace page. Every week a new tour photo is being posted as their default picture so send yours in now! Be sure to include Yo...

Vote for Avenged Sevenfold!

Last week we told you that 411mania.com is having its annual 411 Music March Mayhem Tournament and for the first round Avenged Sevenfold's City of Evil was placed against Bullet For My Valentine's The Poison. Based on the voting result, Avenged Sevenfold got the right to advance to the next...

Review : Rosemont, IL

I felt especially bad for the surprising number of families in attendance. I'm guessing those kids (and their parents) were there to see Avenged Sevenfold, who drape their conservative values in horror-movie imagery. Were they the epitome of class Friday night? Certainly not -- their lu...

The OC Weekly Comments About 2009 OC Music Awards "Best Metal" Category

Best metal" is just as troubling as "best punk," with Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold and Death By Stereo among the nominees. Avenged Sevenfold haven't had an album since October 2007; Atreyu, two months earlier. Death by Stereo? No full-length new material since 2005's Death for Life. Even if y...

Burn Halo vs Avenged Sevenfold

The only difference between the two was 18 Vision’s lack of success, which ultimately played into its breakup in ‘07, the same year Avenged Sevenfold released a self-titled record. Avenged Sevenfold was more hard rock than heavy metal, experimented with strings and production gadgetr...

Show Review: Highland Heights, KY

Last night, Avenged Sevenfold put a big mark on the Bank of Kentucky Center's history. Avenged Sevenfold co-headlining tour with Buckcherry was their first rock concert and the bands rocked the hell out of that place. Let's see what Tim Owens from The Northerner had to say about that histor...

Show Review: Indianapolis, Indiana

A7X played many other fan favorites including "Beast and the Harlot", "Scream" and their most recent, more mellow, single "Dear God." The band returned for their encore, playing their most story-like, "A Little Piece of Heaven." Although slightly obscure, the song serves a perfect port...

Show Review : Battle Creek, MI

Then there was the sound -- Saving Abel's southern-influenced classic rock, Papa Roach's nu-metal rap-punk, Avenged Sevenfold's 1970s-influenced heavy metal, Buckcherry's groove-heavy party anthems. The only thing louder was the screaming crowd.

Exclusives: Zack and Syn sign guitar for 94.5 KATS

Do you remember this contest, that we told you about a few days ago, where you are able to win a SIGNED Schecter guitar by members of Avenged Sevenfold, Buckcherry, Papa Roach & Saving Abel? Well, thanks to program director Todd of 94.5 KATS, we are able to show you some exclusive picture...

Avenged Sevenfold made Black Tide’s bassist scared of Warped Tour

So I found this article in Live Daily made by Christina Fuoco-Karasinski about her earlier chat with Black Tide’s bassist Zack Sandler. What I found interesting and funny at the same time is the fact that Sandler became a little scared about the Warped Tour after he talked with the boys from...

Avenged Sevenfold Look Forward to Rock Great Falls, MT

Avenged Sevenfold Avenged Sevenfold has been together since 1999 but really broke through in 2005 with the record "City Of Evil" and the singles "Burn It Down" and "Bat Country." While the nation struggles through rocky economic times, Avenged Sevenfold is still packing them in.

Learn To Play Avenged Sevenfold

A new DVD featuring the ultimate guide to playing Avenged Sevenfold tracks is out now on Lick Library. The DVD features five of their top selling tracks - ‘Afterlife’, ‘Almost Easy’, ‘Bat Country’, ‘The Beast and The Harlot’ and ‘Trashed And Scattered’.

Arizona Show Review & Photos

Fashion rockers Avenged Sevenfold closed the evening with a mediocre performance. They tried to kick things into gear opening with the epic Critical Acclaim just as they did last time they paid a visit to the Valley, during last year's Taste of Chaos tour. The difference this time was the py...

Opinion: Buckcherry Couldn't Match Avenged Sevenfold at Utah

The other guys, lead guitarist Synyster Gates, rhythm guitarist Zachary Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ and drummer The Reverend, offered to their adoring fans epic works such as "Afterlife," "Beast and the Harlot" and the heartfelt "Gunslinger," which was dedicated to the troops...

Avenged Sevenfold Wanted to Cover Mr.Bungle for Warner Bros. Compilation Album

On the recent Metal Hammer blog, the UK Metal Magazine uncovered Avenged Sevenfold's desire to cover Mr.Bungle's 1991 track 'Strubb (A Dub)'. They also got a confirmation from Shadows about the next album writing process. Check it out!

Metal Hammer Readers' Poll 2008 Results Are Here

BEST FRONTPERSON 1. Corey Taylor (Slipknot) 2. James Hetfield (Metallica) 3. Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) 4. Robb Flynn (Machine Head) 5. M. Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold) BAND YOU LOVED & NOW HATE 1. Guns N' Roses 2. Linkin Park 3. Avenged Sevenfold 4. Dragonforce 5. Slipknot

Avenged Sevenfold to Cover Black Sabbath Song

After the success of covering Pantera’s "Walk" and Iron Maiden’s "Flash of The Blade", it seems like Avenged Sevenfold will record another cover song. According to Metal Hammer, this time the boys will do Black Sabbath’s "Paranoid" for a new compilation album on Warner Bros. Records titl...

City of Evil; analyzed and criticized.

Avenged Sevenfold, or A7X for short, came into fruition in 1999 in Huntington Beach, California. At the time, neither Johnny Christ nor Gates was in the band. Those two would join shortly around the release of Avenged Sevenfold's first album, 2001's Sounding the Seventh Trumpet (Gates on...

Avenged Sevenfold featured on "X Games After Party" CD

X Games After Party" will feature renowned artists: Angels & Airwaves, Serj Tankian, Armor for Sleep, Avenged Sevenfold, The Crystal Method, Galactic, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, N.E.R.D., All Too Much, The Wildbirds and the Flobots.

'Scream' Pounded 411mania Eardrums in 2008

Avenged Sevenfold's "Scream" is a heavy track with strong inspiration from the axe-wielding metal masters of yesteryear. The song's lyrics are about being a slave to primal instincts and coercing your victim to enjoy being ravaged in a twisted kind of way. "With your arms by your side, the...

THANKS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM A7X

So with your dedication we look forward to the next 10 years together with all of you and hopefully the rest of our lives. We wish you a safe and happy holiday season and thank you so much for every ounce of sacrifice and devotion you return to us in Avenged Sevenfold.

Avenged Sevenfold Videos Will Be Removed From YouTube?

The order could affect hundreds of thousands of videos clips, as it covers Warner Music's recorded artists as well as the rights for songs published by its Warner/Chappell unit, which includes many artists not signed to Warner Music record labels.

Opinion: Ultimate Guitar interview with Synyster Gates

Ultimate Guitar caught up with Synyster Gates and talked about the the Long Beach show which was featured in Avenged Sevenfold's latest CD/DVD Live In The LBC & Diamonds In The Rough. And also about tracks from the selftitled and Diamonds In The Rough album. Check it out!

Scream YouTube Contest Winner

That’s right folks! After a few weeks of waiting, finally we have our “Avenged Sevenfold Scream YouTube Contest” winner hand picked by Mr. Zacky Vengeance himself. The lucky fan who has the right to get a new macboook air computer loaded with Avenged Sevenfold videos and music is:

Avenged Sevenfold will NOT tour Europe anytime soon.

I know a lot of people have been asking about the tour Avenged Sevenfold was supposed to do in Europe in 2009. Unfortunately, this tour will NOT be happening. People at chapter-four.net got to send in some questions and they were answered by Matt himself. Below is one of the questions regarding...

Avenged Sevenfold wins 3 awards in Kerrang! Readers Poll 2008

A few weeks ago, we told you to go and vote for Avenged Sevenfold in the Kerrang! Readers Poll. Now, the polls have been closed and the votes have been counted... Avenged Sevenfold has been voted "Best Band" and "Best Live Band". And last but certainly not least, our very own Synyster Gates has bee...

Buckcherry and Avenged Sevenfold tour adds new dates in 2009

Hard rock crews Buckcherry and Avenged Sevenfold have announced that they will extend their co-headlining tour into 2009. The newly expanded itinerary will feature an additional two bands for support -- Papa Roach and Saving Abel -- with tickets priced to sell.

Opinion: MTV Asia interview with Zacky & Synyster

A7X released their eagerly-awaited self-titled 4th album in late 2007, which debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200. The record spawned glorious scream-fests like "Afterlife" and "Dear God," cementing their status as a rock/heavy metal mainstay in the music industry.

Opinion: SILENT NIGHT (NOT): Avenged Sevenfold, others to play 99X-Mas Ball

New sounds Avenged Sevenfold and Atreyu tried out new musical styles on their latest albums. Avenged Sevenfold tried some new tricks on its self-titled 2007 album, too. There’s pedal-steel guitar, a country-tinged song and even a children’s choir.

Opinion: Avenged Sevenfold Rocked Hardest on Augusta, GA

Avenged Sevenfold singer M. Shadows channeled both Rob Halford and Phil Anselmo, and the band rocked harder than anything this side of Ozzfest. Impressive? Sure. Rocking? Definitely. So for now, the only question remains: Which bands are next?

Avenged Sevenfold Return Rock To Augusta, GA

Although last night's big rock show featuring Avenged Sevenfold, Buckcherry, Shinedown and Saving Abel did not sell out the James Brown Arena, it certainly did repectable business. Kayla Ott, the arena's most exalted mistress of marketing, reported that more than 4600 tickets were so...