Avenged Sevenfold-Seize The Day
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over
I see my vision burn
I feel my memories fade with time
But I'm too young to worry
These streets we travel on will undergo our same lost past
I found you here, now please just stay for a while
I can move on with you around
I hand you my mortal life, but will it be forever?
I'd do anything for a smile, holding you till our time is done
We both know the day will come, but I don't want to leave you
I see my vision burn
I feel my memories fade with time
But I'm too young to worry
A melody, a memory, or just one picture
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over
Newborn life replacing all of us, changing this fable we live in
No longer needed here so where do we go?
Will you take a journey tonight, follow me past the walls of death?
But girl, what if there is no eternal life?
I see my vision burn
I feel my memories fade with time
But I'm too young to worry
A melody, a memory, or just one picture
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
Its empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over
Trails in life, questions of us existing here
Don't wanna die alone without you here
Please tell me what we have is real
So what if I never hold you?
Yeah...
Or kiss your lips again?
Whoa...
So I never want to leave you and the memories of us to see
I beg don't leave me
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over
Trials in life, questions of us existing here
Don't wanna die alone without you there
Please tell me what we have is real
Silence you lost me, no chance for one more day
Silence you lost me, no chance for one more day
Silence you lost me, no chance for one more day
I'm stuck here alone
(Silence you lost me, no chance for one more day)
Falling away from me, no chance to get back home
(Silence you lost me, no chance for one more day)
I'm stuck here alone
(Silence you lost me, no chance for one more day)
Falling away from me, no chance to get back home
Minggu, 11 November 2012
Lirik Lagu Avenged Sevenfold-Buried Alive
Avenged Sevenfold-Buried Alive
Take the time just to listen
When the voices screaming are much too loud
Take a look in the distance
Try and see it all
Chances are that you might find
That we share a common discomfort now
I feel I'm walking a fine line
Tell me only if it's real
Still I'm on my way
(On and on it goes)
Vacant hope to take
Hey!
I can't live in here for another day
Darkness has kept the light concealed
Grim as ever
Hold on to faith as I dig another grave
Meanwhile the mice endure the wheel
Real as ever
And it seems I've been buried alive
I walk the fields through the fire
Taking steps until I found solid ground
Followed dreams, reaching higher
Couldn't survive the fall
Much has changed since the last time
And I feel a little less certain now
You know I jumped at the first sign
Tell me only if it's real
Memories seem to fade
(On and on it goes)
Wash my view away
Hey!
I can't live in here for another day
Darkness has kept the light concealed
Grim as ever
Hold on to faith as I dig another grave
Meanwhile the mice endure the wheel
Real as ever
And I'm chained like a slave
Trapped in the dark
Slammed all the locks
Death calls my name
And it seems I've been buried alive
Take you down now
Burn it all out
Throw you all around
Get your fuckin' HANDS OFF ME!
What's it feel like?
Took the wrong route
Watch it fall apart
Now you're knockin' AT THE WRONG GATE!
For you to pay the toll
A price for you alone
The only deal you'll find
I'll gladly take your soul
While it seems sick
Sober up quick
Psycho lunatic crushing you with
HANDS OF FATE!
Shame to find out
When it's too late
But you're all the same
Trapped inside INFERNO AWAITS!
Evil thoughts can hide
I'll help release the mind
I'll peel away the skin
Release the dark within
This is now your life
Strike you from the light
This is now your life
Die, buried alive [x3]
Take the time just to listen
When the voices screaming are much too loud
Take a look in the distance
Try and see it all
Chances are that you might find
That we share a common discomfort now
I feel I'm walking a fine line
Tell me only if it's real
Still I'm on my way
(On and on it goes)
Vacant hope to take
Hey!
I can't live in here for another day
Darkness has kept the light concealed
Grim as ever
Hold on to faith as I dig another grave
Meanwhile the mice endure the wheel
Real as ever
And it seems I've been buried alive
I walk the fields through the fire
Taking steps until I found solid ground
Followed dreams, reaching higher
Couldn't survive the fall
Much has changed since the last time
And I feel a little less certain now
You know I jumped at the first sign
Tell me only if it's real
Memories seem to fade
(On and on it goes)
Wash my view away
Hey!
I can't live in here for another day
Darkness has kept the light concealed
Grim as ever
Hold on to faith as I dig another grave
Meanwhile the mice endure the wheel
Real as ever
And I'm chained like a slave
Trapped in the dark
Slammed all the locks
Death calls my name
And it seems I've been buried alive
Take you down now
Burn it all out
Throw you all around
Get your fuckin' HANDS OFF ME!
What's it feel like?
Took the wrong route
Watch it fall apart
Now you're knockin' AT THE WRONG GATE!
For you to pay the toll
A price for you alone
The only deal you'll find
I'll gladly take your soul
While it seems sick
Sober up quick
Psycho lunatic crushing you with
HANDS OF FATE!
Shame to find out
When it's too late
But you're all the same
Trapped inside INFERNO AWAITS!
Evil thoughts can hide
I'll help release the mind
I'll peel away the skin
Release the dark within
This is now your life
Strike you from the light
This is now your life
Die, buried alive [x3]
Lirik Lagu Avenged Sevenfold-Dear God
Avenged Sevenfold-Dear God
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
Miles away from those I love, purpose hard to find
While I recall all the words you spoke to me
Can't help but wish that I was there
Back where I'd love to be, oh yeah
Dear God, the only thing I ask of you
Is to hold her when I'm not around, when I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
But I left her when I found her and now I wish I'd stayed
Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired, I'm missing you again oh no
Once again
There's nothing here for me on this barren road
There's no one here while the city sleeps
And all the shops are closed
Can't help but think of the times I've had with you
Pictures and some memories will have to help me through, oh yeah
Dear God, the only thing I ask of you
Is to hold her when I'm not around, when I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
But I left her when I found her and now I wish I'd stayed
Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired, I'm missing you again oh no
Once again
Some search, never finding a way
Before long, they waste away
I found you, something told me to stay
I gave in, to selfish ways
And how I miss someone to hold
When hope begins to fade
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
Miles away from those I love, purpose hard to find
Dear God, the only thing I ask of you
Is to hold her when I'm not around, when I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
But I left her when I found her and now I wish I'd stayed
Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired, I'm missing you again oh no
Once again
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
Miles away from those I love, purpose hard to find
While I recall all the words you spoke to me
Can't help but wish that I was there
Back where I'd love to be, oh yeah
Dear God, the only thing I ask of you
Is to hold her when I'm not around, when I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
But I left her when I found her and now I wish I'd stayed
Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired, I'm missing you again oh no
Once again
There's nothing here for me on this barren road
There's no one here while the city sleeps
And all the shops are closed
Can't help but think of the times I've had with you
Pictures and some memories will have to help me through, oh yeah
Dear God, the only thing I ask of you
Is to hold her when I'm not around, when I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
But I left her when I found her and now I wish I'd stayed
Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired, I'm missing you again oh no
Once again
Some search, never finding a way
Before long, they waste away
I found you, something told me to stay
I gave in, to selfish ways
And how I miss someone to hold
When hope begins to fade
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
Miles away from those I love, purpose hard to find
Dear God, the only thing I ask of you
Is to hold her when I'm not around, when I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
But I left her when I found her and now I wish I'd stayed
Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired, I'm missing you again oh no
Once again
Lirik Lagu Avenged Sevenfold-Welcome to My Family
Avenged Sevenfold-Welcome to My Family
Hey kid, do I have your attention?
I know the way you've been living
Life's so reckless, tragedy, endless
Welcome to the family!
Hey! There's something missing
Only time will alter your vision
Never in question, lethal injection
Welcome to the family!
Not long ago you found the answers were so crystal clear
Within a day you find yourself living in constant fear
Can you look at yourself now?
Can you look at yourself?
You can't win this fight!
And in a way it seems there's no one to call
When our thoughts are so numb
And our feelings unsure
We all have emptiness inside
We all have answers to find
But you can't win this fight!
Hey, I have to question
What's with the violent aggression?
Details blurry, lost him too early
Welcome to the family!
Hey, why won't you listen?
Can't help the people you're missing
It's been done, a casualty rerun
Welcome to the family!
I try and help you with the things that can't be justified
I need to warn you that there is no way to rationalize
So have you figured it out now?
So have you figured it out?
You can't win this fight!
And in a way it seems there's no one to call
When our thoughts are so numb
And our feelings unsure
We all have emptiness inside
We all have answers to find
But you can't win this fight!
Gunning for you
And all mankind
I've lost my mind
Psychotic
Rabid dementia
I won't be fine
I see, you're a king who's been dethroned
Cast out in a world you'll never know
Stand down, place your weapons by your side
It's a war, in the end we'll surely lose
But that's all right
So have you figured it out now?
So have you figured it out?
And in a way it seems there's no-one to call
When our thoughts are so numb
And our feelings unsure
We all have emptiness inside
We all have answers to find
But you can't win this fight!
Deep inside
Where nothings fine
I've lost my mind
You're not invited
So step aside
I lost my
Deep inside
Where nothings fine
I've lost my mind
You're not invited
So step aside
I lost my
Hey kid, do I have your attention?
I know the way you've been living
Life's so reckless, tragedy, endless
Welcome to the family!
Hey! There's something missing
Only time will alter your vision
Never in question, lethal injection
Welcome to the family!
Not long ago you found the answers were so crystal clear
Within a day you find yourself living in constant fear
Can you look at yourself now?
Can you look at yourself?
You can't win this fight!
And in a way it seems there's no one to call
When our thoughts are so numb
And our feelings unsure
We all have emptiness inside
We all have answers to find
But you can't win this fight!
Hey, I have to question
What's with the violent aggression?
Details blurry, lost him too early
Welcome to the family!
Hey, why won't you listen?
Can't help the people you're missing
It's been done, a casualty rerun
Welcome to the family!
I try and help you with the things that can't be justified
I need to warn you that there is no way to rationalize
So have you figured it out now?
So have you figured it out?
You can't win this fight!
And in a way it seems there's no one to call
When our thoughts are so numb
And our feelings unsure
We all have emptiness inside
We all have answers to find
But you can't win this fight!
Gunning for you
And all mankind
I've lost my mind
Psychotic
Rabid dementia
I won't be fine
I see, you're a king who's been dethroned
Cast out in a world you'll never know
Stand down, place your weapons by your side
It's a war, in the end we'll surely lose
But that's all right
So have you figured it out now?
So have you figured it out?
And in a way it seems there's no-one to call
When our thoughts are so numb
And our feelings unsure
We all have emptiness inside
We all have answers to find
But you can't win this fight!
Deep inside
Where nothings fine
I've lost my mind
You're not invited
So step aside
I lost my
Deep inside
Where nothings fine
I've lost my mind
You're not invited
So step aside
I lost my
Lirik Lagu Avenged Sevenfold-Nightmare
Avenged Sevenfold-Nightmare
Nightmare!!!!!!!! (Now your nightmare comes to life)
Dragged ya down below, down to the devils show
To be his guest forever, peace of mind is less than never!
Hate to twist your mind, but God ain't on your side
An old acquaintance severed, burn the world your last endeavor!
Flesh is burning you can smell it in the air cause
men like you have such an easy soul to steal! (Steal!)
So stand in line while they ink numbers in your head,
you're now a slave until the end of time here!
Nothing stop the madness turning, haunting, yearning,
pull the trigger!
You should have known, the price of evil,
and it hurts to know that you belong here! Yeah!
Ooooooooh It's your fuckin nightmare!
While your nightmare comes to life!
Can't wake up and sweat, cause it ain't over yet,
Still dancin with your demons, victim of your own creation!
Beyond the will to fight, where all that's wrong is right,
where hate don't need a reason, loathing self-assassination!
You've been lied to just to rape you of your site
and now they have the nerve to tell you how to feel! (feel!)
So sedated as they medicate your brain and while you slowly
go insane they tell ya "Given with the best intentions
help us with your complications!"
You should have known, the price of evil,
and it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah!
No one to call, everybody to fear.
Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah!
Ooooooooh It's your fuckin nightmare!
(SOLO)
Fight! (fight!)
Not to fail! (fail!)
Not to fall! (fall!)
Or you'll end up like the others!!
Die! (die!)
Die again (die!)
Drenched in sin! (sin!)
With no respect for another!!
Down! (down!)
Feel the fire! (fire!)
Feel the hate! (hate!)
Your pain is what we desire!!
Lost! (lost!)
Hit the wall! (wall!)
Watch you crawl! (crawl!)
Such a replaceable liar!!
And I know you hear their voices (calling from above)
And I know they may seem real (these signals of love)
But our life's made up of choices (some without appeal)
They took for granted your soul, and it's ours now to steal.
As your nightmare comes to life!!
You should have known, the price of evil.
And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah!
No one to call, everybody to fear.
Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah!
Ooooooooh It's your fuckin nightmare!
Nightmare!!!!!!!! (Now your nightmare comes to life)
Dragged ya down below, down to the devils show
To be his guest forever, peace of mind is less than never!
Hate to twist your mind, but God ain't on your side
An old acquaintance severed, burn the world your last endeavor!
Flesh is burning you can smell it in the air cause
men like you have such an easy soul to steal! (Steal!)
So stand in line while they ink numbers in your head,
you're now a slave until the end of time here!
Nothing stop the madness turning, haunting, yearning,
pull the trigger!
You should have known, the price of evil,
and it hurts to know that you belong here! Yeah!
Ooooooooh It's your fuckin nightmare!
While your nightmare comes to life!
Can't wake up and sweat, cause it ain't over yet,
Still dancin with your demons, victim of your own creation!
Beyond the will to fight, where all that's wrong is right,
where hate don't need a reason, loathing self-assassination!
You've been lied to just to rape you of your site
and now they have the nerve to tell you how to feel! (feel!)
So sedated as they medicate your brain and while you slowly
go insane they tell ya "Given with the best intentions
help us with your complications!"
You should have known, the price of evil,
and it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah!
No one to call, everybody to fear.
Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah!
Ooooooooh It's your fuckin nightmare!
(SOLO)
Fight! (fight!)
Not to fail! (fail!)
Not to fall! (fall!)
Or you'll end up like the others!!
Die! (die!)
Die again (die!)
Drenched in sin! (sin!)
With no respect for another!!
Down! (down!)
Feel the fire! (fire!)
Feel the hate! (hate!)
Your pain is what we desire!!
Lost! (lost!)
Hit the wall! (wall!)
Watch you crawl! (crawl!)
Such a replaceable liar!!
And I know you hear their voices (calling from above)
And I know they may seem real (these signals of love)
But our life's made up of choices (some without appeal)
They took for granted your soul, and it's ours now to steal.
As your nightmare comes to life!!
You should have known, the price of evil.
And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah!
No one to call, everybody to fear.
Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah!
Ooooooooh It's your fuckin nightmare!
Lirik Lagu Avenged Sevenfold-A Little Piece of Heaven
Avenged Sevenfold-A Little Piece of Heaven
Before the story begins, is it such a sin
For me to take what's mine, until the end of time
We were more than friends, before the story ends
And I will take what's mine, create what God would never design
Our love had been so strong for far too long
I was weak with fear that something would go wrong
Before the possibilities came true, I took all possibility from you
Almost laughed myself to tears, conjuring her deepest fears
(Come here you fucking bitch)
Must have stabbed her fifty fucking times, I can't believe it
Ripped her heart out right before her eyes, eyes over easy
Eat it, eat it, eat it
She was never this good in bed, even when she was sleeping
Now she's just so perfect, I've never been quite so fucking deep in
It goes on and on and on
I can keep you looking young and preserved forever
With a fountain to spray on your youth whenever
Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time but bye bye
And a word to the wise when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, we fell apart
Let's make a new start
Cause everybody's gotta die sometime yeah
But baby don't cry
Now possibilities I'd never considered
Are occurring the likes of which I'd never heard
Now an angry soul comes back from beyond the grave
To repossess a body with which I'd misbehaved
Smiling right from ear to ear
Almost laughed herself to tears
Must have stabbed him fifty fucking times, I can't believe it
Ripped his heart out right before his eyes, eyes over easy
Eat it, eat it, eat it
Now that it's done I realize the error of my ways
I must venture back to apologize from somewhere far beyond the grave
I gotta make up for what I've done
Cause I was all up in a piece of heaven
While you burned in hell, no peace forever
Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time but bye bye
And a word to the wise when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, we fell apart
Let's make a new start
Cause everybody's gotta die sometime yeah yeah
But baby don't cry
I will suffer for so long (What will you do, not long enough)
To make it up to you (I pray to God that you do)
I'll do whatever you want me to do (Well then I'll break you unchained)
And if it's not enough (If it's not enough, it's not enough)
If it's not enough (Not enough)
Try again (Try again)
And again (And again)
Over and over again
We're coming back, coming back
We'll live forever, live forever
Let's have wedding, have a wedding
Let's start the killing, start the killing
(Do you take this man in death for the rest of your unnatural life,
Yes I do
Do you take this woman in death for the rest of your unnatural life,
I do
I now pronounce you...)
Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time but bye bye
And a word to the wise when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, we fell apart
Let's make a new start
Cause everybody's gotta die sometime yeah
But baby don't cry
For me to take what's mine, until the end of time
We were more than friends, before the story ends
And I will take what's mine, create what God would never design
Our love had been so strong for far too long
I was weak with fear that something would go wrong
Before the possibilities came true, I took all possibility from you
Almost laughed myself to tears, conjuring her deepest fears
(Come here you fucking bitch)
Must have stabbed her fifty fucking times, I can't believe it
Ripped her heart out right before her eyes, eyes over easy
Eat it, eat it, eat it
She was never this good in bed, even when she was sleeping
Now she's just so perfect, I've never been quite so fucking deep in
It goes on and on and on
I can keep you looking young and preserved forever
With a fountain to spray on your youth whenever
Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time but bye bye
And a word to the wise when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, we fell apart
Let's make a new start
Cause everybody's gotta die sometime yeah
But baby don't cry
Now possibilities I'd never considered
Are occurring the likes of which I'd never heard
Now an angry soul comes back from beyond the grave
To repossess a body with which I'd misbehaved
Smiling right from ear to ear
Almost laughed herself to tears
Must have stabbed him fifty fucking times, I can't believe it
Ripped his heart out right before his eyes, eyes over easy
Eat it, eat it, eat it
Now that it's done I realize the error of my ways
I must venture back to apologize from somewhere far beyond the grave
I gotta make up for what I've done
Cause I was all up in a piece of heaven
While you burned in hell, no peace forever
Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time but bye bye
And a word to the wise when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, we fell apart
Let's make a new start
Cause everybody's gotta die sometime yeah yeah
But baby don't cry
I will suffer for so long (What will you do, not long enough)
To make it up to you (I pray to God that you do)
I'll do whatever you want me to do (Well then I'll break you unchained)
And if it's not enough (If it's not enough, it's not enough)
If it's not enough (Not enough)
Try again (Try again)
And again (And again)
Over and over again
We're coming back, coming back
We'll live forever, live forever
Let's have wedding, have a wedding
Let's start the killing, start the killing
(Do you take this man in death for the rest of your unnatural life,
Yes I do
Do you take this woman in death for the rest of your unnatural life,
I do
I now pronounce you...)
Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time but bye bye
And a word to the wise when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, we fell apart
Let's make a new start
Cause everybody's gotta die sometime yeah
But baby don't cry
Jumat, 09 November 2012
Lirik Lagu Avenged Sevenfold-So Far Away
Never feared for anything,
Never shamed but never free,
A life that healed the broken heart with all that it could,
Lived a life so endlessly,
Saw beyond what others see,
I tried to heal your broken heart with all that I could,
Will you stay...,
Will you stay away forever?,
How do I live without the ones I love?,
Time still turns the pages of the book it's burned,
Place and time always on my mind,
I have so much to say but you're so far away,
Plans of what our futures hold,
Foolish lies of growing old,
It seems we're so invincible,
The truth is so cold,
A final song, a last request,
A perfect chapter laid to rest,
Now and then I try to find a place in my mind,
Where you can stay...,
You can stay awake forever,
How do I live without the ones I love,
Time still turns the pages of the book it's burned,
Place and time always on my mind,
I have so much to say but you're so far away,
Sleep tight, I'm not afraid,
The ones that we love are here with me,
Lay away a place for me,
'Cause as soon as I'm done I'll be on my way,
To live eternally,
How do I live without the ones I love?,
Time still turns the pages of the book it's burned,
Place and time always on my mind,
And the light you left remains but it's so hard to stay,
When I have so much to say and you're so far away,
I love you,
You were ready,
The pain is strong and urges rise,
But I'll see you,
When He lets me,
Your pain is gone; your hands are tied,
So far away,
And I need you to know,
So far away,
And I need you to need you to know
Never shamed but never free,
A life that healed the broken heart with all that it could,
Lived a life so endlessly,
Saw beyond what others see,
I tried to heal your broken heart with all that I could,
Will you stay...,
Will you stay away forever?,
How do I live without the ones I love?,
Time still turns the pages of the book it's burned,
Place and time always on my mind,
I have so much to say but you're so far away,
Plans of what our futures hold,
Foolish lies of growing old,
It seems we're so invincible,
The truth is so cold,
A final song, a last request,
A perfect chapter laid to rest,
Now and then I try to find a place in my mind,
Where you can stay...,
You can stay awake forever,
How do I live without the ones I love,
Time still turns the pages of the book it's burned,
Place and time always on my mind,
I have so much to say but you're so far away,
Sleep tight, I'm not afraid,
The ones that we love are here with me,
Lay away a place for me,
'Cause as soon as I'm done I'll be on my way,
To live eternally,
How do I live without the ones I love?,
Time still turns the pages of the book it's burned,
Place and time always on my mind,
And the light you left remains but it's so hard to stay,
When I have so much to say and you're so far away,
I love you,
You were ready,
The pain is strong and urges rise,
But I'll see you,
When He lets me,
Your pain is gone; your hands are tied,
So far away,
And I need you to know,
So far away,
And I need you to need you to know
Rabu, 07 November 2012
Sejarah Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold (juga dikenal sebagai A7X), adalah band beraliran metal core yang berasal dari Huntington Beach, California.
Mereka berasal dari tempat yang sama dimana kesemuanya kecuali Synyster Gates berasal dari sekolah yang sama, yaitu Huntington Beach High School. Mereka terbentuk di awal tahun 1999 dimana personil awalnya hanya beranggotakan empat orang saja yaitu M.Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, The Rev dan Justin Sane (Bass).
Nama Avenged Sevenfold diambil dari salah satu kisah di dalam bibel. Walaupun mengambil nama dari bibel, M.Shadows mengakui bahwa bandnya tidak terlalu religius ataupun bertujuan untuk menyebarkan suatu kepercayaan religi atau poltik kepada penggemarnya.
Dalam perjalanannya, Avenged Sevenfold sempat berganti aliran dari metal-core menjadi lebih ke arah alternative metal. Rumor yang beredar mengatakan hal ini dikarenakan sang vokalis, M.Shadows harus menjalani operasi akibat pita suaranya yang sobek akibat melakukan scream yang terlalu keras pada sebuah konser. Namun dalam setiap kesempatan wawancara, Avenged Sevenfold sering menyangkal kebenaran rumor ini. Perubahan aliran yang mereka lakukan lebih dikarenakan mereka amat menyenangi melakukan eksperimental dalam bermusik dan ingin melakukan evolusi dalam gaya dan aliran bermusik mereka.
Avenged Sevenfold memiliki lambang yang merekan namakan “Deathbat”. Lambang ini dirancang oleh teman semasa SMA mereka, MicahMontague. Lambang ini selalu muncul di setiap konser mereka dan hampir selalu ada di setiap album mereka.
Album pertama mereka, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet direkam ketika mereka masih berumur 18 tahun. Album ini dirilis dengan label Good Life Recordings, tetapi setelah gitaris Synyster Gates masuk Avenged Sevenfold, album ini dirilis ulang dengan label Hopeless Records. Lagu “To End The Rapture” juga direkam ulang, kali ini ditambahkan dengan permainan gitar Synyster Gates. Dan akhirnya dirilis pada bulan juli 2001. Walaupun yang bermain bass dalam rekaman pembentukan album adalah Justin Sane, namun pemain bass yang tertera dalam CD skin adalah Daemon Ash. Hal ini dikarenakan sesaat sebelum proses mixing album tersebut, Justin Sane dikeluarkan dari band dan digantikan Johnny Christ. Sampai saat ini belum diketahui penyebab terusirnya Justin Sane dari band tersebut.
Pada tahun 2003, mereka pun merilis full-length album kedua mereka yang bertajuk Waking The Fallen. Album ini terjual sebanyak 175.000 copy di Amerika Serikat dan mencapai peringkat 12 di dalam Independent Album Chart di Amerika Serikat.
Album ketiga mereka, City of Evil, rilis di tahun 2005. Album tersebut merupakan salah satu album tersukses dari Avenged Sevenfold. Bahkanalbum tersebat sempat menduduki posisi 30 dalam US Billboard Chart dan terjual sebanyak 730.000 copy di Amerika Serikat saja. Saat itu Amerika Serikat tengah jenuh dengan musik hip-hop dan pop yang merajalela, lalu Avenged Sevenfold merilis album mereka City of Evil tepatnya pada tanggal 8 Juni, 2005. Hits single Bat Country merupakan lagu metal/rock pertama yang merajai MTV TRL. Mereka mempopulerkan kembali solo gitar dengan duet gitaris Synyster Gates dan Zacky Vengeance yang benar-benar memanaskan area moshpit. Album tersebut mendapat sertifikat gold dan memenangkan predikat Best New Artist in a Video di MTV VMA 2006 untuk lagu Bat Country.
Pada tahun 2007, mereka pun kembali menelurkan album baru yang bertajuk Avenged Sevenfold. Dalam debutnya di Amerika Serikat, album ini menempati posisi ke empat dalam Billboard 200. Album ini terjual sebanyak 94.000 copy di Amerika Serikut dalam kurun waktu satu minggu setelah perilisannya. Awal Agustus 2007, mereka menjalani tur Asia Pasifik mereka, dan sempat mampir di Indonesia dan memainkan lagu mereka pertama kali di depan publik. Lagu yang berjudul Almost Easy tersebut mendapat sambutan hangat dari penggemar di seluruh dunia. Ketika itu band punk Jogjakarta Endang Soekamti didaulat menjadi band pembuka.
Tahun 2008, mereka berpartisipasi sebagai headliners di tour Taste of Chaos bersama dengan Bullet for My Valentine, Atreyu, Blessthefall dan Idiot Pilot. Ketika tour, mereka merekam sebuah DVD yang mengandung 6 lagu baru mereka.
Dan di tahun 2008, mereka merilis sebuah album yang berisi rekaman live concert mereka di Long Beach, California yang bertajuk Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough.
Anggota saat ini
M. Shadows – vokal
Synyster Gates – gitar melodi, piano, vokal
Zacky Vengeance – gitar ritmik, vokal
Johnny Christ – bass, vokal
The Rev – drum, perkusi, vokal, piano
M. Shadows – vokal
Synyster Gates – gitar melodi, piano, vokal
Zacky Vengeance – gitar ritmik, vokal
Johnny Christ – bass, vokal
The Rev – drum, perkusi, vokal, piano
Ciri khas
Ciri khas yang dapat andda nikmati dalam setiap musik mereka adalah nyanyian yang melodik dan screaming, hardcore riffs dan storming drum-beats. Dalam hal bermusik, Avenged Sevenfold banyak dipengaruhi oleh band-band seperti Pantera, NOFX, Misfits, Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Dream Theater dan Iron Maiden.
Mereka cenderung memainkan nuansa agresif pada vokal, gitar, dan drum (bass tetap statis). Dengan sentuhan yang dinamis, mau keras atau lambat, mereka tetap menggunakan harmonisasi yang luar biasa dan komposisi yang teratur. Sebut saja lagu-lagu yang sedikit melow, seperti Seize The Day dan Dear God, gitarnya tetap di drop Dm seperti halnya metal-metal kebanyakan. Kemudian, ciri khasnya selain komposisi dan drop, Syn memasukkan nuansa sweep picking (arpeggio) di hampir semua lagunya. Keindahan sweep picking yang dipadukan dengan kromatik, slide, dan teknik-teknik lainnya bisa kita dengar di lagu The Wicked End. Kemudian selain itu, tidak lupa juga sentuhan akustik yang membawa suasana seperti di Hawaii, bisa kita dengar di lagu Sidewinder. Tapi, satu lagi ciri khas yang tidak pernah lepas dari mereka, menduetkan gitar Syn dan Zacky, memakai double bass dengan tempo yang beberapa kali lipat beat-nya dari biasanya.
Ciri khas yang dapat andda nikmati dalam setiap musik mereka adalah nyanyian yang melodik dan screaming, hardcore riffs dan storming drum-beats. Dalam hal bermusik, Avenged Sevenfold banyak dipengaruhi oleh band-band seperti Pantera, NOFX, Misfits, Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Dream Theater dan Iron Maiden.
Mereka cenderung memainkan nuansa agresif pada vokal, gitar, dan drum (bass tetap statis). Dengan sentuhan yang dinamis, mau keras atau lambat, mereka tetap menggunakan harmonisasi yang luar biasa dan komposisi yang teratur. Sebut saja lagu-lagu yang sedikit melow, seperti Seize The Day dan Dear God, gitarnya tetap di drop Dm seperti halnya metal-metal kebanyakan. Kemudian, ciri khasnya selain komposisi dan drop, Syn memasukkan nuansa sweep picking (arpeggio) di hampir semua lagunya. Keindahan sweep picking yang dipadukan dengan kromatik, slide, dan teknik-teknik lainnya bisa kita dengar di lagu The Wicked End. Kemudian selain itu, tidak lupa juga sentuhan akustik yang membawa suasana seperti di Hawaii, bisa kita dengar di lagu Sidewinder. Tapi, satu lagi ciri khas yang tidak pernah lepas dari mereka, menduetkan gitar Syn dan Zacky, memakai double bass dengan tempo yang beberapa kali lipat beat-nya dari biasanya.
Mantan Anggota
Justin Sane – Bass
Dameon Ash – Bass
Matt Wendt – Bass
Justin Sane – Bass
Dameon Ash – Bass
Matt Wendt – Bass
Langganan:
Postingan (Atom)