无忧无虑生长于加州充满阳光的海滩边,从小就听着各种精品摇滚乐张大的那群少年如今已经张大,成为了摇滚新时代的标兵.他们并不在拘泥于老式风格,而是把各种元素融会贯通,制造着自己的声音.你可以从他们的音乐中体会到很多似曾相识的感觉:Guns N’ Roses的狂野, Bon Jovi的抒情, Dream Theater的气魄 ,Pantera的凶狠。
于1999年组织起Avenged Sevenfold,他们将狂噪金属之声加入流畅庞克音阶,不时出现长篇幅的乐曲弹奏,更是加强团员间技巧的再升级,不似时下年轻摇滚乐团,完全追求短暂、猛飙的快感,更为稳健的默契培养与弹奏深度,都是Avenged Sevenfold甚为注重的环节!2001年在独立场推出首张专辑“Sounding The Seventh Trumpet”大受地下摇滚界的欢迎,2003年再次发行的“Waking The Fallen”,却再也无法掩饰他们精彩的超实力表现,顺利入主华纳音乐集团的怀抱,让他们音乐事业跨出国际性的一大步!
2005年在主流厂发行的首张大碟“City Of Evil”,已被深具公信力的金属杂志Kerrang!奉上满分高评,并标示‘自枪与玫瑰之后最具危险性的摇滚乐团…’之赞誉;AP也对此张专辑公开表示‘2005年最受企盼的摇滚优盘’;金属朝圣者必读之Metal Hammer也毫不吝啬的替Avenged Sevenfold作背书道‘他们相当大胆、金黄耀眼、性感并且装载着金属/摇滚时期的盛况,大摇大摆的再现Aerosmith、Motley Crue、Bon Jovi盛事!’开场曲”Beast And The Harlot”,就在高速吉他飙奏下展开序幕,一连串的密集鼓点与双吉他交相共振下,带进金属的狂妄音感,不太像Gun ‘N’ Roses、Aerosmith、Motley Crue或是Bon Jovi,反倒有着Dream Theater般的错觉感;再至”Burn It Down”,火力全开的堆迭激爆出速度与吉他Solo穿绕其中;旋律性依旧的”Sidewinder”,热血奔腾的金属气焰飙至中后段,反呈现令人耳朵一开佛朗明哥式的吉他清爽伴奏;9分多钟长篇幅编曲的”Strength Of The World”,加入弦乐的辅佐,提升磅礴气势,更显宽远辽阔的编曲架构,让Avenged Sevenfold不凡实力能够完全施展延伸!
The members of metalcore outfit Avenged Sevenfold (or A7X) were still attending high school in Huntington Beach, CA, when they formed their band in 1999. Nevertheless, it didn't take long for M. Shadows (vocals), Zacky Vengeance (guitar), Synyster Gates (guitar), the Reverend (drums), and Johnny Christ (bass) to make an impression with their aggressive hybrid of metal and punk-pop. The band made its official debut in July 2001, releasing Sounding the Seventh Trumpet on the Good Life label, before moving to the Hopeless roster for 2003's Waking the Fallen. Warner Bros took interest in the band's aggressive sound and issued their breakthrough release, City of Evil, in June 2005. The album reached number 30 on Billboard's Top 200, propelled in part by the Top Ten success of the single &Bat Country.& The accompany music video was heavily rotated on MTV and Fuse, where live appearances also helped boost Avenged's growing profile, and the band ultimately won the Best New Artist Award (though they were hardly newcomers) at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. As demand for their music increased, Avenged Sevenfold canceled their tour dates for fall 2006 and decamped to Houston, TX, where they set to work on a fourth studio album. Boasting a grittier sound than previous releases, the self-titled/self-produced disc appeared in October 2007, debuting at number four on the Billboard Top 200 and spinning off the radio single &Almost Easy.&