1. Avenged Sevenfold Research
Eddie Gough

2. Avenged Sevenfold is an American band that was formed in
1999. The band members are M. Shadows as the lead vocalist,
Zacky Vengeance as backing vocalist and rhythm guitarist,
Synyster Gates as lead guitarist and backing vocalist, Johnny
Christ as bass guitarist and Arin Ilejay as drummer. The band
was named after the story of Cain and Abel even though the
band is not religious.
They are known for their artistic CD’s, t-shirts and
merchandise. They were originally a metalcore band but
changed through time to become the heavy rock band that
they are today. They have released 5 albums so far selling over
8 million copies all together so far. The band have mentioned
that their major influences have been Metallica, Guns N’
Roses and Iron Maiden. All of which are metal or heavy rock
bands. It is obvious where they gained their influence as it is
reflected within their music as the style and rhythms used.

3. Sounding The Seventh Trumpet and
Waking The Fallen (2001-2004)
Their first album “Sounding The Seventh Trumpet” was
released in 2001 with Good Life Recordings. One of the
songs was then re-recorded to show a full band feature
when the lead guitarist first joined. It was the re-released
by Hopeless Recordings in 2002. They then went on the
Take Action Tour after which brought them a lot of
attention. They then released another album “Waking
The Fallen” when their bassist, Johnny Christ joined the
band. This was released with Hopeless Records after
which they then went on the Vans Warped Tour. Shortly
after the release of Waking The Fallen they signed to
Warner Bros. Records.

4. City of Evil (2005-2006)
City of Evil being the bands third album and first
with a major recording company was a big deal and
sold over thirty thousand copies in the first week of
sales. The album had great reviews from many
magazines and was what gave the band a push into
major popularity. In 2006 the band was nominated
and won MTV Music Video Awards “Best New
Artist” for their song “Bat Country”. They then
returned to headline the Vans Warped Tour and
their own Cities Of Evil Tour. Their single Bat
Country was their first to reach gold and then later
reached platinum in 2009.

5. Avenged Sevenfold (2007-2009)
After performing at Ozzfest, the band did their first
world wide tour including the US, United Kingdom
and many more. They then released a DVD showing
the backstage of the band while on tour. They then
released the self titled album with over ninety
thousand sold. With a more and more fans
everyday they began to create videos for their
songs some a bit controversial. Yet in 2008 the
bands drummer was found dead in his home. The
cause of death was an overdose of many drugs. The
band suffered a lot from this but carried on for the
fans of the band.

6. Nightmare (2010- 2011)
The band considered disbanding after the death
of their drummer but found a replacement and
released the single Nightmare. After good
reviews from both magazines and fans they
continued to record the rest of the album. The
record went on to win “Afflictions Album of The
Year”. After headlining at the Uproar Festival
they announced that they would be taking a
break before starting a album.

7. Hail To The King (2012- present)
The band managed to win both “Best Live Band”
and “Most Dedicated Fans” in 2012 at the
Revolver Golden Gods Awards. After touring
Asia in April and May they then played in the
Orion Music + More Festival. There song “Carry
It On” was then featured in a Call Of Duty game.
The album “Hail To The King” was released in
August and sold extremely well within the first
week of sales.

8. I will use this information to decide on the style
of the video as they tend to base their videos on
things that have occurred in their life. The main
event that is used a lot in the videos are around
the death of their drummer. This was a major
part of their life and is obvious in their music
and videos.