Senin, 10 Oktober 2011

early stories avenged sevenfold

The band was formed in 1999 in Huntington Beach, California with original members M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, The Rev. and Matt Wendt. provide a reference band name comes from Cain and Abel story of the Bible, however, they are not a religious band. At its formation, each band member was wearing a pseudonym which is also the name of their calling while attending Upper Medium School. Before releasing their debut album, the band recorded two demos in 1999 and 2000. Their first album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, was recorded when the band members still was eighteen years old and still attending high school. This album was originally released by the company their first label, Good Life Records in 2001. After lead guitarist Synyster Gates joined the band, signed in late 1999 when he was 18 years old. The track "To End the Rapture" featuring re-recorded with full band members. The album was later re-released on Hopeless Records in 2002.

The band then began to receive recognition, they played with bands such as Mushroomhead and Shadows Fall and play in the Take Action Tour. After their fourth bassist, Johnny Christ joined permanently, they released the album Waking the Fallen on Hopeless Records in August 2003. Band received recognition by Billboard and The Boston Globe, and also played in the "Vans Warped Tour". In 2004, Avenged Sevenfold tour back in the "Vans Warped Tour" and record a video for the song "Unholy Confessions" which entered the charts at MTV2's Headbanger's Ball. Shortly after the release of Waking the Fallen, Avenged Sevenfold leave Hopeless Records and signed a contract proposed by Warner Bros..

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