Why avenged sevenfold

The band continued to expand on the album by releasing a string of singles in , including a cover of the Rolling Stones ' "As Tears Go By.

AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully. Blues Classical Country. Electronic Folk International. Jazz Latin New Age. Aggressive Bittersweet Druggy. Energetic Happy Hypnotic. Romantic Sad Sentimental. I am thankful that I got to tell him how much I liked and admired his music. Later, Barbara commented that, "Jimmy wrote some really good songs. I was so proud of him, and I know that even though it will be very hard for them, the band will do a great job getting them recorded soon.

On February 17, , Avenged Sevenfold stated that they had entered the studio, along with Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, to drum for the record, in place of the Rev. Jimmy helped leave this world an amazing gift and now it's our job to make sure to deliver that gift to our fans. We asked Jimmy's all time favorite drummer Mike Portnoy to record on behalf of him.

It's comforting to us that someone like Mike, who is undoubtedly revered as one of the best drummers in the world, held such respect and adoration for the Rev's abilities. Even though it will never be the same without our brother by our side, his essence lives in our hearts and through the music he helped create. He was a legend before any of the success or any of that bullshit and we are fucking excited to lay this down for our fans, and especially for Jimmy.

Avenged Sevenfold's material spans multiple genres and has evolved over the band's ten year 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.

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. 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 includes elements of Broadway show tunes, using primarily brass instruments and stringed orchestra to take over most of the role of the lead and rhythm guitar.

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 that one can expect from the metalcore genre. The band's name is a reference to the Book of Genesis in the Bible — specifically Genesis , where Cain is sentenced to life in exile for murdering his brother.

God marked him so that none would kill him on account of his sin; the man who dared to kill Cain would suffer "vengeance seven times over" KJV. The title of Avenged Sevenfold's song "Chapter Four" refers to the fourth chapter of Genesis, in which the story of Cain and Abel takes place. The song's subject also appears to be this story. Another biblical reference occurs in the song "The Wicked End". In this song, several times it is said "dust the apple off, savor each bite, and deep inside you know Adam was right.

Although the band's title and members' stage names make references to religion, Shadows stated in an interview that they are not a religious band.

We just, the music's there to entertain and maybe thought-provoking on both sides, but we don't try to, like, really shove anything down anyone's throat. There's too many bands that do that nowadays, I think. The band sports a logo known as the "Deathbat". The Deathbat has appeared on all of the band's album covers, many of which were done by Cameron Rackam, a close friend of the band. However, the band didn't finish the song in time, so it later turned up on the soundtrack of the film's sequel.

Sure enough, a month later, the self-titled Avenged Sevenfold record debuted at No. It's kind of funny to wake up and see the words Avenged Sevenfold at the No. So once again thank you from the bottom of our hearts. With the record doing well, Avenged Sevenfold pushed forward with "Afterlife" as the next single in January of The track was one of the more ambitious pieces on the record, including the addition of an orchestral string part that caught the ears of listeners.

In fact, fans voted "Afterlife" as the best song off the album in a poll at the band's website. Vengeance revealed that the song was about a man who dies early and finds himself in heaven. Upon entering, he realizes that he has too many things to do on Earth and to go back and make it right, he must escape from the afterlife. Though it didn't fare as well as "Almost Easy," it did climb to No.

Showing their versatility, "Dear God" had more of a country feel. In fact, Muzik Mafia member Shanna Crooks can be heard on backing vocals. The final single from the record was "Scream," which brought things back to the heavier side. The tension building rocker arrived close to the end of support for the record, with the band announcing on Halloween, that fans were invited to make their own videos for the song as part of a contest.

Award for Best Album in It simply has So. Case in point: Brompton Cocktail. Named after a pain-relieving mixture of morphine, cocaine and heroin, it opens up with M.

Hail To The King was a truly colossal album for Avenged Sevenfold, with its touring cycle eventually granting the band the deserving status of Download Festival headliners. Describing it to Kerrang!