Released on October 30, 2007, the Avenged Sevenfold album was a high-wire act without a net. Following the exhausting, decade-defining tour for City of Evil , the band—vocalist M. Shadows, guitarists Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ, and the late, great drummer The Rev—made a conscious decision to tear up their own rulebook. By 2007, Avenged Sevenfold had grown tired of being pigeonholed. Critics wanted Waking the Fallen Part II —more double bass, more screaming, more breakdowns. Instead, the band delivered a self-titled opus that spat in the face of expectation.
In the pantheon of 21st-century heavy metal, few bands have taken as many risks or polarized their fanbase quite like Huntington Beach’s own Avenged Sevenfold (A7X) . While Waking the Fallen put them on the map and City of Evil made them stars, it is their fourth studio album—commonly referred to as “The White Album” or the ”Avenged Sevenfold” album —that stands as their most definitive artistic statement. avenged sevenfold avenged sevenfold album
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For the casual fan, Avenged Sevenfold (the album) is the ultimate entry point. For the die-hard, it is the last record where the original five members painted outside the lines with reckless abandon. By 2007, Avenged Sevenfold had grown tired of