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Let's get back to business!Published on October 17, 2009 @ 10:12AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!Hey everyone!
HALLOWEEN VU SHIRTS!Published on October 08, 2009 @ 7:52PM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!Straight from the VU myspace
Syn and Papa Gates write theme song for Jeff DunhamPublished on October 04, 2009 @ 11:29AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!Yesterday, Syn's father aka Papa Gates tweeted about Jeff Dunham's upcoming TV show. He said he wouldn't be in it, but he did write the theme song. Then just now he mentioned he actually wrote it with his son, Syn.
 Family: Tal hangs out with The RevPublished on September 30, 2009 @ 6:31AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!Tal from DCMA Collective hung out with our very own Jimmy recently. He shared a picture with us all on the DCMA Collective website and wrote the following:
Vengeance University posts new pictures!Published on September 30, 2009 @ 6:28AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!
   Check out the new pictures here! |
go get yours in the store at
VENGENZ.COM
Shadows and Benji hang out!
Published on September 27, 2009 @ 2:16AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!
Benji Madden from Good Charlotte and DCMA Collective just tweeted the following:
http://twitpic.com/jbt4v - Well lookie lookie who I found....Mr. M shadows himself. Might be one of those night!
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Looking at his tweets and those of DCMA Collective, the guys are spending some time together in Las Vegas this weekend. Keep an eye on DCMA Collective for updates! ;)
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Avenged Sevenfold Wakes The Fallen
Published on September 24, 2009 @ 6:59AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!
I ran into this old article about Avenged Sevenfold back in 2003, right after the release of "Waking The Fallen . It features pieces of an interview with Zacky and kind of describes them as a band at that point. It was a fun read and it's always nice to be reminded of the fact that these guys have always had a goal and they have achieved it. Enjoy!
Avenged Sevenfold Wakes the Fallen
Nov. 10, 2003
Don’t look for any genres here. It is pretty difficult to classify Avenged Sevenfold’s hardcore guitar riffs, harmonious breakdowns, where-did-that-come-from? tempo changes, and blazing fast solos into a single type of music. Are they punk? Metal? Hardcore? Hardcorepunkmetal? A7X’s music is a big melting pot of classic metal, punk and modern hardcore that does not have a genre. Fans of the more punk-oriented Vans Warped Tour as well as the more metal-oriented Ozzfest can both equally appreciate the brilliance that is A7X.
‘We listen to so much different stuff that, like all of us we listen to everything across the whole spectrum and I think all of us have such different musical tastes,’ said guitarist Zacky Vengeance. ‘We all vary so much in what we like and I think that’s where we get our sound from.
‘We all grew up listening to punk and a bunch of heavy music too. We always loved Guns N’ Roses, we are Misfits fans, Pantera, Iron Maiden, you know we all loved Metallica, Bad Religion and NOFX,’ Vengeance said.
A7X is a five-piece band originally hailing from Orange County. They feature one of the most explosive drummers in recent memory who calls himself The Reverend. Lead guitarist Synyster Gates and second guitarist Vengeance are the masterminds behind the wicked riffs and solos that are backed up by bassist Johnny Christ. Finishing off the puzzle is versatile lead vocalist M. Shadows.
‘We were just a group of friends and I met everyone in high school and we all just hit it off and had an idea of playing heavier music that had a new twist to it,’ Vengeance said. ‘Our goal was to always be true to ourselves and try and write stuff that we love.’
A7X just released their sophomore album ‘Waking the Fallen’ on Hopeless Records. The album features everything you expect from a band that has such a wide variety of tastes. One minute Shadows is singing his heart out in a beautiful piano ballad called ‘I Won’t See You Tonight, part I,’ and the next minute Shadows is screaming and growling dark lyrics over Gates and Vengeance’s guitar riffs in songs like ‘Unholy Confessions’ and ‘Second Heartbeat.’ With ‘Waking the Fallen,’ A7X has moved toward acquiring a sound that is all their own while staying true to their long, epic-type songs that made their first album, ‘Sounding of the Seventh Trumpet,’ so unique in modern music.
‘We had no expectations for ['Sounding of the Seventh Trumpet'], we were young and we wrote it in high school, and we definitely grew a lot and we had a ton of new ideas,’ Vengeance said. ‘We went back more to stuff we grew up loving. We started pulling out the Pantera and Metallica albums and realized that was the stuff that we really enjoyed and it would be fun to use our real influences instead of trying to be something different. ['Waking the Fallen'] came out exactly how we wanted and we are really happy about it.’
It did not take long for A7X’s music to end up in the hands of major record labels and the band has recently made the jump into the big time, signing on with Warner Brothers.
‘It is a new opportunity for us,’ Vengeance said. ‘One of our goals is to get our music heard by as many people as possible. A lot of kids aren’t able to get the CD and they aren’t able to even know that we exist and we want people to have a chance to find out about us.’
Often with jumps from smaller, lesser-known labels to major labels, there is uproar among the fans. The concern is usually in regards to if their favorite band is ’selling out.’
‘We aren’t worried about that in the slightest,’ Vengeance said. ‘We have already gotten a great reaction from our true fans. [Sellout] is a term thrown around loosely by younger kids that don’t really understand because I was the same way when I was that age. I felt the band was breaking away from me. But now I’m older and wiser and I realize that you are always growing.’
Because of a deal with Electronic Arts video games, Avenged Sevenfold’s track, ‘Chapter Four,’ off their ‘Waken the Fallen’ album can be heard between plays on Madden 2004.
‘We play [Madden 2004] in the van all the time,’ laughed Vengeance.
In the event that you’re trying to hustle A7X at Madden 2004, if you’re trying to win, don’t choose to play against Reverend and don’t pick their favorite team.
Nov. 10, 2003
Don’t look for any genres here. It is pretty difficult to classify Avenged Sevenfold’s hardcore guitar riffs, harmonious breakdowns, where-did-that-come-from? tempo changes, and blazing fast solos into a single type of music. Are they punk? Metal? Hardcore? Hardcorepunkmetal? A7X’s music is a big melting pot of classic metal, punk and modern hardcore that does not have a genre. Fans of the more punk-oriented Vans Warped Tour as well as the more metal-oriented Ozzfest can both equally appreciate the brilliance that is A7X.
‘We listen to so much different stuff that, like all of us we listen to everything across the whole spectrum and I think all of us have such different musical tastes,’ said guitarist Zacky Vengeance. ‘We all vary so much in what we like and I think that’s where we get our sound from.
‘We all grew up listening to punk and a bunch of heavy music too. We always loved Guns N’ Roses, we are Misfits fans, Pantera, Iron Maiden, you know we all loved Metallica, Bad Religion and NOFX,’ Vengeance said.
A7X is a five-piece band originally hailing from Orange County. They feature one of the most explosive drummers in recent memory who calls himself The Reverend. Lead guitarist Synyster Gates and second guitarist Vengeance are the masterminds behind the wicked riffs and solos that are backed up by bassist Johnny Christ. Finishing off the puzzle is versatile lead vocalist M. Shadows.
‘We were just a group of friends and I met everyone in high school and we all just hit it off and had an idea of playing heavier music that had a new twist to it,’ Vengeance said. ‘Our goal was to always be true to ourselves and try and write stuff that we love.’
A7X just released their sophomore album ‘Waking the Fallen’ on Hopeless Records. The album features everything you expect from a band that has such a wide variety of tastes. One minute Shadows is singing his heart out in a beautiful piano ballad called ‘I Won’t See You Tonight, part I,’ and the next minute Shadows is screaming and growling dark lyrics over Gates and Vengeance’s guitar riffs in songs like ‘Unholy Confessions’ and ‘Second Heartbeat.’ With ‘Waking the Fallen,’ A7X has moved toward acquiring a sound that is all their own while staying true to their long, epic-type songs that made their first album, ‘Sounding of the Seventh Trumpet,’ so unique in modern music.
‘We had no expectations for ['Sounding of the Seventh Trumpet'], we were young and we wrote it in high school, and we definitely grew a lot and we had a ton of new ideas,’ Vengeance said. ‘We went back more to stuff we grew up loving. We started pulling out the Pantera and Metallica albums and realized that was the stuff that we really enjoyed and it would be fun to use our real influences instead of trying to be something different. ['Waking the Fallen'] came out exactly how we wanted and we are really happy about it.’
It did not take long for A7X’s music to end up in the hands of major record labels and the band has recently made the jump into the big time, signing on with Warner Brothers.
‘It is a new opportunity for us,’ Vengeance said. ‘One of our goals is to get our music heard by as many people as possible. A lot of kids aren’t able to get the CD and they aren’t able to even know that we exist and we want people to have a chance to find out about us.’
Often with jumps from smaller, lesser-known labels to major labels, there is uproar among the fans. The concern is usually in regards to if their favorite band is ’selling out.’
‘We aren’t worried about that in the slightest,’ Vengeance said. ‘We have already gotten a great reaction from our true fans. [Sellout] is a term thrown around loosely by younger kids that don’t really understand because I was the same way when I was that age. I felt the band was breaking away from me. But now I’m older and wiser and I realize that you are always growing.’
Because of a deal with Electronic Arts video games, Avenged Sevenfold’s track, ‘Chapter Four,’ off their ‘Waken the Fallen’ album can be heard between plays on Madden 2004.
‘We play [Madden 2004] in the van all the time,’ laughed Vengeance.
In the event that you’re trying to hustle A7X at Madden 2004, if you’re trying to win, don’t choose to play against Reverend and don’t pick their favorite team.
Gallery Update: Vengeance University
Published on September 23, 2009 @ 10:36AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!
Vengeance University: International Help
Published on September 20, 2009 @ 3:26AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!
Vengeance University posted the following blog on their MySpace:
INTERNATIONAL HELP
Hey guys first off the response to the new items is REMARKABLE. So thank you very much. Second we want to apologize for a few international orders that have had problems with our secure paypal checkout. Apparently we came across a glitch in the system that wasnt allowing certain currencys to be converted. This problem should now be fixed and all International transactions will be allowed.
sorry for the mix up
head to vengenz.com and visit the store to get your favorite goods.
-VU
Hey guys first off the response to the new items is REMARKABLE. So thank you very much. Second we want to apologize for a few international orders that have had problems with our secure paypal checkout. Apparently we came across a glitch in the system that wasnt allowing certain currencys to be converted. This problem should now be fixed and all International transactions will be allowed.
sorry for the mix up
head to vengenz.com and visit the store to get your favorite goods.
-VU
Vengeance University: Limited edition posters + Zomby restock
Published on September 19, 2009 @ 8:17AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!
Vengeance University has released limited edition posters that are printed true to exact detail of the original Munk One sketch (like the latest VU t-shirt). The dimensions are 18x22 inches. There are 500 posters available of which the first 250 are signed by Zacky V in blue ink. #251-500 are hand numbers in red ink (and not signed by Zacky V).
Signed by Zacky V OR Hand numbered (and NOT signed)
Also, the popular Zomby t-shirts have been restocked, both the colored (for men and women) and black and white (men only) designs.
Zomby Colored for Women OR Zomby Colored for Men OR Black and White for Men
And last but not least: tomorrow, Sunday September 20th is your FINAL day to order one of the Trasher design shirts by Munk One, so if you want one, act quick!
Trasher for Women OR Trasher for Men
Signed by Zacky V OR Hand numbered (and NOT signed)
Zomby Colored for Women OR Zomby Colored for Men OR Black and White for Men
Trasher for Women OR Trasher for Men
This Is It
Published on September 16, 2009 @ 9:26AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!
A little off-topic but as a long term fan, I felt the need to share this.
Check out the awesome trailer of the upcoming Michael Jackson movie This Is It. His full show that never made it to the London O2 Arena. I think this is going to be fucking fantastic.
For more info on This Is It, please visit the official This Is It movie website.
Scans: Kerrang! Magazine Poster
Published on September 14, 2009 @ 10:29AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!
I have scanned the Avenged Sevenfold poster from Kerrang! magazine issue #1277 and added it to the gallery. It's just Matt, live at Sonisphere, but it's still a nice poster! Enjoy!
Vengeance University releases new t-shirt!
Published on September 12, 2009 @ 6:34AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!
Vengeance University has added a new shirt to their webstore. The colorful shirts go by the name 'Trasher' and were designed by Munk One. They are available for a limited time only - you have exactly 10 days to order your shirt. They are available for both men and women!
Colors available: purple, pink, blue, green, red, yellow
Yo we are here to brighten up Fall with a little something we learned from our friend Summer. COLOR! So for a limited time you can taste the rainbow and pick out this Munk drawn Thrasher shirt in your favorite size and COLOR. These color schemes will only be available for the NEXT 10 DAYS! When you see someone wearing one of these dope color schemed thrashers your gonna be bummed if you miss out. We are custom producing ONLY the exact amount ordered. That way you know not just anyone can get them. All orders placed will begin shipping on OCT 1 so you can look hot when the weather gets cold. We're so excited about these shirts that we had to drop them early and we promise they will be well worth the wait. Go VU!
What are you waiting for, shop Vengeance University now!
Colors available: purple, pink, blue, green, red, yellow
Vengeance University: A message from Dan...
Published on September 11, 2009 @ 11:57AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!
Zacky posted the following update on the Vengeance University website:
a message from Dan…
“Las Vegas , cocktails, concert, explosions, cocktails, rooftop suite penthouse party, lots of cocktails, hallway adventures, room service, more cocktails, spaghetti tossing, passed out drunk sleep talking, food, more cocktails, 8 people 1 car, beer, …crown, more cocktails, rusty nail, pigtails, 3 clown suits, 5 wigs, sharpied faces, naked frollocking in the pool, more cocktails, 1 drum head, a carrot top, enchiladas, waterfall, cardboard cutouts, blue eyes, 1 yellow hat, loud music, tattoos, more cocktails, getting lost, licorice, a lost pillow, a truck stop, more cocktails, and not going home like you thought you would …plus more”
This might be one of the best random messages Ive ever recieved. He stopped by the headquarters on saturday on his way to go see papa roach. This is all Ive heard from him since. I hope he took pictures…
Also labor day was a non stop party. BBQ to the max.
If I had to some up our weekend in words it would be something like this…
Sun ,basketball, 2 blown up kegs, short circuit the kegarator, 1 functioning keg, Korn, babies galore, zv behind the grill, ice tea vodka, Israel best hair ever, billy bong, street drum corps, Talon the Tank, JCs hair, runway model at my house, didnt even know it, ribs, propane meltdown, meat, booze, more booze, meat, more meat, ice cream sandwiches, locked Efrem out of the party on accident, beer, gained 50 lbs, sucking at pool, swimmin in pool, marinated to perfection blah blah blah
The weekend was fun but I think the award goes to…….Dan
ps. You guys rocked it and helped raise several hundreds of dollars for Chi from the Deftones and his family to help tackle the medical bills! Good work
“Las Vegas , cocktails, concert, explosions, cocktails, rooftop suite penthouse party, lots of cocktails, hallway adventures, room service, more cocktails, spaghetti tossing, passed out drunk sleep talking, food, more cocktails, 8 people 1 car, beer, …crown, more cocktails, rusty nail, pigtails, 3 clown suits, 5 wigs, sharpied faces, naked frollocking in the pool, more cocktails, 1 drum head, a carrot top, enchiladas, waterfall, cardboard cutouts, blue eyes, 1 yellow hat, loud music, tattoos, more cocktails, getting lost, licorice, a lost pillow, a truck stop, more cocktails, and not going home like you thought you would …plus more”
This might be one of the best random messages Ive ever recieved. He stopped by the headquarters on saturday on his way to go see papa roach. This is all Ive heard from him since. I hope he took pictures…
Also labor day was a non stop party. BBQ to the max.
If I had to some up our weekend in words it would be something like this…
Sun ,basketball, 2 blown up kegs, short circuit the kegarator, 1 functioning keg, Korn, babies galore, zv behind the grill, ice tea vodka, Israel best hair ever, billy bong, street drum corps, Talon the Tank, JCs hair, runway model at my house, didnt even know it, ribs, propane meltdown, meat, booze, more booze, meat, more meat, ice cream sandwiches, locked Efrem out of the party on accident, beer, gained 50 lbs, sucking at pool, swimmin in pool, marinated to perfection blah blah blah
The weekend was fun but I think the award goes to…….Dan
ps. You guys rocked it and helped raise several hundreds of dollars for Chi from the Deftones and his family to help tackle the medical bills! Good work
Syn updates on Syn Gates Clothing
Published on September 10, 2009 @ 6:03AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!
As you probably know, Syn Gates Clothing was on hiatus for a while. Syn posted a blog on the Syn Gates Clothing MySpace. Here's what is says:
Update
What's up everyone. I come with a long overdue explanation of the current state of affairs, or lack of affairs, with Syn Gates. It's an extremely unfortunate and frustrating situation when you set out to do something so exciting and fun with your friends and fans and you get stopped in your tracks with shitty legalities. So instead of regurgitating the same old shit without creative evolution, Syn Gates the brand has been temporarily out of commission. The good news is, it won't be much longer and when all the dust settles, we will be back with bigger, better, brand new shit. In the meantime, I will be writing an album with my best friends and looking forward to playing it for all of you.
Sincerely,
Syn
What's up everyone. I come with a long overdue explanation of the current state of affairs, or lack of affairs, with Syn Gates. It's an extremely unfortunate and frustrating situation when you set out to do something so exciting and fun with your friends and fans and you get stopped in your tracks with shitty legalities. So instead of regurgitating the same old shit without creative evolution, Syn Gates the brand has been temporarily out of commission. The good news is, it won't be much longer and when all the dust settles, we will be back with bigger, better, brand new shit. In the meantime, I will be writing an album with my best friends and looking forward to playing it for all of you.
Sincerely,
Syn
Vengeance University reminds you...
Published on September 09, 2009 @ 6:20AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!
LAST DAY OF SALE!
Dont forget to pick up your fave VU gear today before the sale ends. just use the promo code PARTY at checkout!
Official Vengeance University Website
Dont forget to pick up your fave VU gear today before the sale ends. just use the promo code PARTY at checkout!
Gallery Update: Avenged Sevenfold in the UK!
Published on September 07, 2009 @ 10:35AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!
I have added a bunch of pictures to the gallery from Avenged Sevenfold in the UK. They are from three different shows and were taken by Emma Webb, who has given us permission to add these to our gallery!
July 5th, 2008 - Twickenham Stadium, London (in support of Iron Maiden)
August 20th, 2008 - ULU, London (for Kerrang! Awards)
August 2nd, 2009 - Knebworth (Sonisphere Festival)
A big thank you to Emma for letting us add these! Please check out her Flickr, Facebook and MySpace!
August 20th, 2008 - ULU, London (for Kerrang! Awards)
August 2nd, 2009 - Knebworth (Sonisphere Festival)
Gallery update: Vengeance University
Published on September 07, 2009 @ 9:48AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!
I have updated the Vengeance University folder in the gallery with the recently posted pictures!
Vengeance University: Labor Day Madness!
Published on September 05, 2009 @ 11:26AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!
LABOR DAY MADNESS!
lets cut the bullshit. we love you guys...alot
you work hard so have fun this weekend. alot of the stuff in our store is sold out. This is because this shit is the bomb. We want to sell out of every single thing so we can start dressing you up in all new stuff. FACT.
25% off your entire purchase from now until labor day (and the day after labor day cuz we cant put you to work on labor day that shit is unamerican) Have yourself a blast this weekend and grab whatevers left in the store before its gone for good.
all you gotta do is...type the promo code PARTY when your checking out of the store at VENGENZ.COM
make sure to sign up for the mailing list too because you would already know about this sale before hand. you can do that at the website also.
AND last but not least. We realize that alot of you have VU inspired tats. This is a beautiful beautiful thing. SEND US THOSE PICS so we can post that shit up and let the world know whose on our team.
puppies & anarchy,
Vengeance University
lets cut the bullshit. we love you guys...alot
you work hard so have fun this weekend. alot of the stuff in our store is sold out. This is because this shit is the bomb. We want to sell out of every single thing so we can start dressing you up in all new stuff. FACT.
25% off your entire purchase from now until labor day (and the day after labor day cuz we cant put you to work on labor day that shit is unamerican) Have yourself a blast this weekend and grab whatevers left in the store before its gone for good.
all you gotta do is...type the promo code PARTY when your checking out of the store at VENGENZ.COM
make sure to sign up for the mailing list too because you would already know about this sale before hand. you can do that at the website also.
AND last but not least. We realize that alot of you have VU inspired tats. This is a beautiful beautiful thing. SEND US THOSE PICS so we can post that shit up and let the world know whose on our team.
puppies & anarchy,
Vengeance University
Avenged Sevenfold performs 'Almost Easy' on Sonisphere
Published on September 03, 2009 @ 8:36AM // SHARE ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK!
Avenged Sevenfold has released a live video for 'Almost Easy' through their MySpace profile. The video was shot August 2nd 2009, during the Sonisphere festival in Knebworth, UK. Enjoy!!
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