Avenged Sevenfold Analysis

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Coming off a Best New Artist Award at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, the members of Avenged Sevenfold returned to the studio for a fourth time, ambitious to create an exciting follow-up to City of Evil. When the touring was finished for City of Evil, the members felt that they had enough experience to produce their own self titled album, a feat that is rarely attempted by bands. During the writing of their self titled album, Avenged Sevenfold had no contact with any fans or the press; they prefered it this way so they could focus 100% on the album without any distractions. The band literally went back to their roots; the album was written and demo’d in M. Shadows’ garage, the place where it all began, and was done because the band was in pursuit of a sound that could only be achieved in that place. Even their album cover was simple, since some of the greatest metal albums over the years had simple covers. …show more content…

Records, Avenged Sevenfold debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200. The album is more experimental than their other material, and also shows less characteristics of metal heard on their other albums as it moves away from the metal characteristics they have used before. It has been considered as a hard rock with elements of symphonic rock, and also has some elements from gothic rock and country music. It also is considered experimental music, as the band worked with brass and string sections on "A Little Piece of Heaven", an avant-garde metal song inspired by Broadway show tunes, in which horns and orchestral strings replaced the band's lead and rhythm guitars. On September 23, 2008, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA. As of April 2014, it has sold over 960,161 copies in the United

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