2. We had a group discussion over Facebook, because
it is easily accessible, and also we are able to record
what we are wanting to do. As you can see from
the chat, we decided that we wanted a Rock genre
straight off, as all of us in the group are interested
about that genre, and all listen to it. We looked at
two different bands, System, and Avenged,
however outside of the group conversation, we
decided that Bullet For My Valentine would be a
better band to look into. From there, we were
thinking more about songs for Avenged Sevenfold,
and then what sort of things we can include in the
music videos and locations we could use for certain
songs.
3. Initial Ideas - Genre
Genres
Dance
Rock
PopRock & Roll
Rap
Hip Hop
Electronic
Trap
Jazz
House
Skiffle
RnB
Soul
Reggae
Metal
4. • For our Genres, we narrowed it down to Rock and
Metal, this is because it is on the rise with the youths
of modern society, also, as all the members of the
group listen to it, it would be good to cater for our
tastes, rather than swaying out of the comfort zone.
Another reason we did this, is that there are many
parts to the music videos of this genre, most of which
we can replicate in our own music video. We also
thought, that artists of this style have become very
popular with a younger audience, by having “sex
appeal”, as they are now marketing points within the
style, and they are helping boost the genre of music.
5. Initial Ideas - Bands
Bands
Avenged
Sevenfold
Slipknot
Cancer Bats
Five Finger Death
Punch
Bring Me the
Horizon
Bullet for My
Valentine
Down
Korn
Trivium
Parkway Drive
Stone Sour
The Blackout
Rammstein
Escape the
Fate
Enter Shikari
Falling in Reverse
You Me At Six
System of a Down
6. • We then listed bands within the genre, that all of us
listen to, or know about that we could possibly do a
music video of. The discussion came down to “Avenged
Sevenfold” and “Bullet for my valentine”, based on
previous music videos for that band. We also all agreed
that the sound of each band were to the stereotypes
(violent, wild, loud, heavy guitar/drums), but also that
these bands are seen as the “driving force” of the
genre, and are the face of the style as of now, we know
this as “Avenged Sevenfold” with their new album went
straight in at #1 in the UK album charts.
7. Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold have been an active band since 1999, and have had
6 studio albums, and 1 live album. They are a predominantly metal
band, however they started out as a metalcore band, but progressively
got tamer, with genres like country and folk making an appearance in
later albums.
The band has 5 current members, with only 3 been in the band the
whole of their career, they are:
M Shadows – Lead Singer
Zacky Vengence – Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals
Synister Gates – Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals.
The only other member who had a large run in the band was James
“The Rev” Sullivan who died in 2009 from overdosing on drugs. The
Bands 5th album “Nightmare” was highly dedicated to his death, and
included the song “Fiction” which he wrote 3 days before his death.
8. • The band have performed at many large festivals such as:
Rock am Ring, Aftershock and Download. There last album
“Hail To The King” went straight to 1# in the UK album
charts, US charts and many other countries around the
world, it is their most successful album to date.
• They have received many awards such as “Best Live Band”,
“Best album” and “Best Newcomer band”, as well as being
nominated for “Best single – Nightmare” and “Best
International Band”
• Some of their tracks have been featured on games, as
“Nightmare”, “Not ready to die” and “carry on” have all
been featured in “Call of Duty – Zombies Mode” Where the
players have to find certain parts to set off the song.
9. Bullet For My Valentine
Bullet For my Valentine are a British band from Brigend, Wales, and
have been an active band since 1998, with 4 Studio albums to date.
They are a heavy/thrash metal band who have influences of Korn,
Slayer and Megadeath.
The Band has 4 Current members, with 3 of which been in since the
beginning:
Matt Tuck – Lead Singer/ Rhythm Guitar
Michael Paget – Lead Guitarist/ Backing Vocals
Michael Thomas – Drums/Percussion
The basist (Jason James) joined in 2003, but has been an active
member since his patching in.
The 3 members of the band since the beginning, were originally in a
college band “Jeff Killed John” who were a tribute band to Nivarna and
Metallica.
10. • The band have performed at many large festivals such as:
Leeds/Reading festivals, Download, Warped Tour, Rock am
Ring. Their studio albums “Scream Aim Fire” and “Fever”
respectively got #5 in the UK album charts, however there
2013 album “Temper Temper” had a huge downfall,
without even making the charts.
• They have received many awards, such as 3 time winner of
“Best British Band”, “Best Single – Tears Don’t Fall” and
“Best Live Band”.
• Lead Singer Matt Tuck, is also part of a band called
“Axewound” which is a band combined of artists from other
bands, to create a “super band” with members coming
from: Cancer Bats, Glamour of the Kill, Rise to Remain and
Pitchshifter.
11. • We decided to choose “Avenged Sevenfold” as our band, as
many of the songs have lyrics that can easily be put into a
music video, and they have many conventions in there
music video, that would be easy to replicate.
• Looking at all of their history too, they have many different
influences, such as System of a Down, and Korn, which
contain many unusual things in their music videos.
The reason we decided on Avenged over Bullet, is because
Avenged are currently on the up, and more people are likely
to have heard of them, so looking into audience research, it is
much easier to have a band that is more known, so people are
more likely to have some knowledge on certain songs, and
things that could be relevant to the music video that we will
create.
12. Initial Ideas - Songs
Albums
Hail to the KingNightmare
Avenged Sevenfold City of Evil
Sounding the
Seventh Trumpet
Waking the Fallen
Nightmare
So Far Away
Victim
Natural Born Killer
Hail to the King Crimson Day
Acid Rain
Shepherds of Fire
Critical Acclaim
Dear God Afterlife
Almost Easy
Bat Country
Betrayed
M.I.A.Trashed & Scatted
Forgotten Faces
Streets Lips of DeceitThick and Thin
Chapter 4 Unholy
confessions
Eternal Rest Waking the Fallen
