Christy Tells: "I Knew They Had Potential To Alter My Life."

Published on June 04, 2010 @ 9:46AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

Yesterday, long-term fan Christy send me an email with her story about Avenged Sevenfold, how she got to know them and how they changed her life. Her story touched me, seeing as I truly believe that music and bands can affect the life of a fan. And recently, Zacky Vengeancce told Noisecreep how we changed their lives: ""If it wasn't for them, we certainly wouldn't have had the strength to get back there and basically walk through the fire at the hardest time in our life."

I wanted to share her story with all of you, because I'm sure some of you can relate to it.

All of my life, the music I listened to — as well as the people who make it - shaped and molded me into who I have become. I’ve lived through my share, and probably a few other peoples’ share, of hard times, bumps, bruises, and scars, and the one thing that has always been able to keep me from going under was the music I love. These are a few of my stories.

AVENGED SEVENFOLD
At the ever-so-tender age of fourteen, I was in the midst of a handful or two of potentially life-threatening events. When you were fourteen, were you ever afraid to wake up in the morning? I could recall at least a few times where I have been. I’ve suffered from severe depression, bipolar disorder, a painful skin disease and anxiety practically since I was a child. All I needed was a reason to keep on, and although I looked for it every day for years, it found me, at the most critical time. I remember the first time I ever heard of Avenged Sevenfold; I was browsing the web non-chalantly one day and became fixed on one website, where I kept seeing the old Waking the Fallen promo photo of Avenged Sevenfold all over peoples’ profiles. I asked myself, “Who is this band, and why do I keep seeing and hearing about them?” And I answered my own question when I looked them up and listened to “Chapter Four”. I knew the first time I listened to them that they had potential to alter my life and my way of thinking, just by doing whatever it is they do.

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If you want to submit your own story, memories, poems etc for/about the band, send them to a7xfansdotcom@gmail.com and I will publish them as soon as possible.

Avenged Sevenfold To Play Loud Park 2010!

Published on June 04, 2010 @ 6:42AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

Avenged Sevenfold has been confirmed as one of the headliners of the Loud Park 2010 festival in Japan. The festival takes place on October 16th and 17th in the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Among other artists are Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Motörhead, Angra, Spiritual Beggars, Dir En Grey, Amon Amarth, Kuni and more. Tickets go on sale July 31st.

The festival flyer states: "Loud Park will always remember Ronnie James Dio, Paul Gray and The Rev..."



Thanks to Deathbat Japan for the heads up!

Published on June 03, 2010 @ 9:24PM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

x107.5 's Dustin Carlson is giving YOU the chance to ask Avenged Sevenfold whatever you want! M Shadows and Zacky Vengeance will be in the station's studio on Monday for an interview based on your questions. So dont waste any time and contact Dustin to submit your questions! You can do that here!

Prize Of Evil: Black Ticket Contest

Published on June 03, 2010 @ 1:12PM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

When pre-ordering your copy of the Limited Edition "Book of Nightmares", you will automatically enter the "Black Ticket Contest". This contest allows you to win one of the following grand prizes:

• Your limited lithography sighed by each band member.
• Two tickets to an Avenged Sevenfold show nearest to you.

There will the 5 grand prize winners only. Look for winning prize message inside specially marked "Book of Nightmare" CD.

Please note: this contest is for US citizens only. More details here.

Limited Edition Pre-Order "Nightmare" The Album Now!

Published on June 03, 2010 @ 12:04PM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

We have all been waiting for this moment to come and now it's finally here! Pre-order your copy of a Limited Edition of Avenged Sevenfold's new album "Nightmare" with a bunch of extras! This package is called the "Book of Nightmares" and included the following:

• Full "Nightmare" album on CD.
• Expanded booklet featuring lyric sheets from the band and exclusive artwork.
• Housed in a synthetic leather bound book with special silver plated "Nightmare" crest.
• Limited 24"x36" lithograph entitled "Death Bat Anatomy" featuring original artwork on special textured paper embossed with a silver colored Death Bat.
• Instant download of the new single "Nightmare"



Click here to pre-order "Nightmare" by Avenged Sevenfold!!

Another Clue?

Published on June 03, 2010 @ 10:41AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

Avenged Sevenfold just tweeted the following:

Now I find myself in my own blood The damage done is far beyond repair - http://bit.ly/DBMyp

Even though the link does not seem to work for everyone at the moment (they are working at this, stay tuned!), could these be some new lyrics??

DAY 7 - #THEA7XNIGHTMARE -

Published on June 03, 2010 @ 3:26AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

And the pieces keep falling into place...

Submit Your Questions For Mike Portnoy

Published on June 02, 2010 @ 1:02PM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

Mike Portnoy will soon sit down with Music Radar and answer some of their questions. But that's not all. Music Radar is giving you the chance to submit YOUR questions for the drummer and have a chance at getting it answered. So, if you have any good questions for him, send them in!

You can comment on this post and submit your question, follow @musicradar on Twitter and tweet them or like them on Facebook and send them a message!

Good luck!!

Avenged Sevenfold On The Cover Of Metal Hammer!

Published on June 02, 2010 @ 6:17AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

As posted before, Avenged Sevenfold is on the cover of the July issue of Metal Hammer magazine. The magazine also features a large article on the band, so be sure to get yourself a copy!

Chris Jericho is excited for Nightmare

Published on June 02, 2010 @ 3:28AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

Rocksins.com recently interviewed WWE Champion and Fozzy frontman Chris Jericho and asked him what new music would he recommend to everybody. His answer?

Chris: I'm really excited about the new Avenged Sevenfold record with Mike Portnoy on drums, that¢s gonna be great.

Later on in the same interview, he mentions Avenged Sevenfold again:

I was talking to M Shadows (From Avenged Sevenfold), they came to our show in New York too, kinda a star studded show with Avenged Sevenfold and Vinnie Paul and Charlie (Benante) and Scott (Ian) brought Joey Belladonna before Joey was back in Anthrax, its like the healing music of Fozzy helped those guys get back together again! But there were all these great people there and M Shadows was telling me about how when Avenged Sevenfold toured with Maiden it was just a massacre and Metallica too but they're a great band too so you just have to go out there and do your thing and hope to win them over. We opened for Motorhead on a bunch of shows and that was just rotten and then maybe at the end you'd get a nod and you'd be like “Thank You!!”. But you know you¢d expect that if you open for those bands they're legendary bands people go to see them and that's it; it's not easy to be an opening band. If we were given the chance to do something like I said and it was feasible for us to do it we absolutely would.

You can read the whole interview here

Day 6 - #THEA7XNIGHTMARE

Published on June 02, 2010 @ 3:19AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

One more piece has fallen into place. Twelve more to go...

Avenged Sevenfold: "When Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan Died, It Was Over"

Published on June 01, 2010 @ 10:52AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

Check out this article from Noisecreep.com, who spoke to Zacky Vengeance about Jimmy's passing and the future of the band.

Every band handles tragedy differently. The Who of course went on when drummer Keith Moon died in 1978. Led Zeppelin, however, decided to call it quits following the demise of drummer John Bonham in 1980. Avenged Sevenfold are moving forward, with a new hit song, 'Nightmare,' and album due in July of the same name.

But guitarist Zacky Vengeance tells Noisecreep that when drummer Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan passed away last year, the band was finished. "When we called each other and got the call that Jimmy had died, literally it all ended right there," Vengeance, whose real name is Zachary Baker, says. "Everything we've ever known as human beings, everything we've ever known as a band, changes at that moment, and you can't think clearly. You can't see anything, you can't talk, you can't make any sense of anything. It was just done. You don't care about music, there's just nothing."

So what changed their minds? "I can honestly tell you if it wasn't for our fans, there would not be Avenged Sevenfold right now," he says. "The fans would send in hundreds and thousands of letters, and they'd make books begging us to keep going and thanking us for what we have done and honoring Jimmy. They held vigils all over the world."

Avenged didn't acknowledge the fan reception at the time, because as Vengeance says, "We weren't in the state to say, 'OK, we're gonna organize events for everyone, all of our fans to get together.' 'Cause it's not a publicity stunt. When that really happens, it's not about that." But they were paying attention and saw all of the vigils. And he says that's what kept the band going. "If it wasn't for them, we certainly wouldn't have had the strength to get back there and basically walk through the fire at the hardest time in our life."

The result is an album they are immensely proud of, and one they feel honors their fallen band mate. "Our friend had written this amazing album with us, and we had to preserve his legacy -- let everyone know how genius he really was," Vengenace says. "He'd done everything in life that he wanted to do, but now we realize we were put on this earth to show everyone how great he was."

Still, as thrilled as they are with the album -- which Vengenace teases, "People aren't even gonna believe what's in store for them" -- it remains very, very difficult for him to hear the music. "There are times when I'm going back through playing some parts and thinking about the lyrics, and I'll tear up because there's nothing else I can do," he says. "That probably happens at least once a day at this point."

Thanks to Alex for sending this in!

Day 5 - #THEA7XNIGHTMARE

Published on June 01, 2010 @ 10:47AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

The fifth piece of the puzzle has been revealed...

Day 4 - #THEA7XNIGHTMARE

Published on May 30, 2010 @ 1:40PM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

Avenged Sevenfold has uploaded the fourth piece of the puzzle:

The Wild Ride: A Documentary

Published on May 30, 2010 @ 5:09AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

Yesterday I received an email from a couple of fans. They told me about "The Wild Ride", a documentary they are going to make about their trip to Avenged Sevenfold's performance on the Heavy MTV Festival 2010 on July 25th in Montreal, Quebec. Also known as their first ever performance after a very dark journey.

Check it out for yourself, get involved!



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Day 3 - #THEA7XNIGHTMARE

Published on May 30, 2010 @ 3:01AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

Avenged Sevenfold have posted another piece of the puzzle:

Joel Madden Speaks Out About "Nightmare" Single And Album

Published on May 29, 2010 @ 11:35AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

Good Charlotte is currently attending the Bamboozle Roadshow and did a live video chat yesterday on UStream. When asked about Avenged Sevenfold's "Nightmare" Joel said the following:

"I think that 'Nightmare' is awesome. The song is awesome. If you haven't heard it, go to iTunes and get Avenged Sevenfold's new single 'Nightmare'. But I got the hear the record and it's amazing. That record, as an Avenged Sevenfold fan, I've been a fan since 'Waking The Fallen' and I've really liked every record. We all have our favorites, but I like every record. This record blows away every record they've ever made. It's really exciting. I'm excited for them. I can't wait to see it live. But if you haven't heard 'Nightmare' from Avenged Sevenfold, go to iTunes and check it out. It's good."

Day 2 - #THEA7XNIGHTMARE

Published on May 29, 2010 @ 10:18AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

Another piece of the puzzle...



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Metal Hammer Says "Nightmare" Must Hear Album Summer 2010

Published on May 29, 2010 @ 10:14AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

Metal Hammer has released their "Top 10 Albums You Must Hear This Summer" and "Nightmare" is on it:

Avenged Sevenfold – ‘Nightmare’
Through adversity, will Avenged triumph? Well, by the sounds of the album’s title-track and lead single, we’d have to say hell fucking yeah! After the tragic passing of Jimmy ‘The Rev’ Sullivan, A7X have arguably the best drummer in the world in Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy pounding the skins on ‘Nightmare’. Throw in Avenged’s customary, epic song structures and this one is sure to smoke.

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Published on May 29, 2010 @ 10:10AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!

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