by Chris Colgan | Aug 27, 2013 | New Music
To say that Avenged Sevenfold has blown up in popularity is a huge understatement. 2010’s Nightmare debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts, a phenomenal achievement for a band that was barely even recognized when they began in 1999. Now we can see if lightning...
by Matt Brown | Aug 7, 2013 | Metal By Numbers
We’re not always 100% right in our predictions when it comes to album sales. It’s like predicting the weather except 1) we have a high success rate and 2) no one ever cursed us for unforeseen torrential downpours. But in the case of a certain band and the...
by Matt Brown | Nov 28, 2012 | Meet The New Guy, WTF?!
Let’s be real: if you consider yourself a metalhead but have never listened or gotten into bands like Black Sabbath, Metallica, or Pantera, most people will say that something went seriously wrong with your upbringing and then proceed to throw albums at your...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 16, 2012 | In The Studio
Even though it’s been two years since their last album, this was a pretty big week for Avenged Sevenfold. The video game they contributed a track to, (and appeared in), Call of Duty: Black Ops II, sold over $500 million in its first 24 hours alone. That’s...
by Zach Shaw | Jan 20, 2011 | Metalcore Musical Chairs, Updates
Back in December of 2010, Avenged Sevenfold confirmed that Mike Portnoy would not continue with the band after the New Year. At the time, A7X had yet chosen who would be filling in behind the drum kit during their upcoming Nightmare After Christmas tour, which starts...