Avenged Sevenfold Profile

Group Name: Avenged Sevenfold

Nickname: A7X

Members:
M. Shadows (1999-Present) (Matthew Charles Sanders) — Lead Vocals
Synyster Gates (2001-Present) (Brian Elwin Haner, Jr.) — Lead Guitars, Backing Vocals
Zacky Vengeance (1999-Present) (Zachary Johnathan Baker) — Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals
Johnny Christ (2002-Present) (Johnathan Lewis Seward) — Bass (not to be confused with John Christ of Danzig)
The Rev "The Reverend Tholomew Plague" (1999-Present) (James Owen Sullivan) — Drums, Backing Vocals

Former Members:
Justin Sane (1999-2001) — Bass guitar
Daemon Ash (2001-2002) — Bass guitar

Name Game: Band name references the book of Genesis in the Bible and more specifically the story of Cain and Abel. In this story Cain is punished to live in exile, alone and miserable. Anyone who relieved Cain of his misery by killing him would be "avenged in sevenfold," or punished in a way that is seven times worse than Cain's punishment.

Genre: Metalcore (older stuff), Heavy Metal/Hard Rock

Formed: In Huntington Beach, California, (1999, in high school)

Debut Album: Sounding the Seventh Trumpet (July 24th, 2001)

Influences: Pantera, Metallica, Misfits, and Guns N' Roses

Did You Know:
The song "Blinded in Chains" was featured in the soundtrack for the video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted.
The song "Bat Country," was used in the soundtracks for SSX on Tour, NHL 06 and Madden 06,
Their latest record City Of Evil, was certified gold on Jan 13th, 2006 by the RIAA with over 785,000 copies sold
They won the 2006 MTV Best New Artist Award over such artists as James Blunt, Panic At The Disco, Rihanna and Chris Brown.
Their song "Beast and the Harlot" is in the video game "Guitar Hero II"

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