Biography Of Avenged Sevenfold

• Genre: Metal
  
• Active: 2000s
• Major Members: Johnny Christ, M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, Rev, Synyster Gates

Members of metalcore set Avenged Sevenfold (or A7X) were still in high school when they formed in 1999 in Huntington Beach, CA. However, it did not take long for M. Shadows (vocals), Zacky Vengeance (guitar), Synyster Gates (guitar), the Reverend (drums) and Johnny Christ (bass) to make an impression with its aggressive The hybrid metal-punk and pop. The group debuted in July 2001 with Sounding The Seventh Trumpet (Good Life), and followed two years later with the release Walking The Hopeless Fallen before jumping to Warner Bros. for June 2005 City of Evil. That summer supporting the album (which began its advance into the mainstream), with a live performance at the Warped Tour's main stage. City of Evil hit number 30 on Billboard's Top 200, propeled partly by the success of his Top Ten single "Bat Country". The video for the song that was very rotated on MTV and Fuse, where they live appearances also helped Avenged's growing profile, and the boys wound up winning the award for Best New Artist (although they were hardly newcomers) at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. ~ Christina Fuoco, All Music Guide