Grief Song: So Far Away, which was written for Syn's grandfather.Genre Shift: Avenged Sevenfold does this twice, with 'A Little Piece Of Heaven' suddenly being composed mostly of brass and showtune instruments and is composed in a style more similar to Danny Elfman than any of their previous songs, then immediately following with another one with 'Dear God' having more in common with a country song than a metal one.Fading Into the Next Song: 'Beast and the Harlot' ends with a little bit of guitar violence (if it can be termed as such), which then takes a backseat for the drum opening of 'Burn It Down'.Also The Rev throws in a few during A Little Piece Of Heaven and Afterlife. You have to consider, they were working with Mike Portnoy, and Dream Theater are known for having Epic Rocking songs.Epic Rocking: They are known to do this on occasion, but most notably on the album City of Evil, on which only one song is under five minutes and four are over seven, and most recently with 'Save Me' from nightmare at almost eleven minutes.Easter Egg: Watching certain parts of All Excess, the DVD, will unlock a number of hidden videos.The Dead Can Dance: The song 'Dancing Dead', of course.Cluster F-Bomb: Trashed and Scattered from City Of Evil.Butt Monkey: Johnny Christ seems to be this for the rest of the band.Buried Alive: They have a song called Buried Alive.Bow Ties Are Cool: Zacky has a thing for this.Berserk Button: Don't make jokes about Jimmy's death around a fan.Also, 'Beast and the Harlot' lifts many pasages from Revelations 17 and 18. As the Good Book Says.: The band's name is lifted from Genesis 4:15, when God curses Cain not to be killed after he kills Abel by saying: 'Shall Cain be killed, he shall be avenged sevenfold'.Always Identical Twins: Michelle Dibenedetto-Haner and Valary Dibenedetto-Sanders, who are Brian and Matt's respective wives.

All Drummers Are Animals: The Rev was the resident Cloudcuckoolander.Album Title Drop: City of Evil is dropped in 'Beast and the Harlot'.Shadows, Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance, Johnny Christ and.Arin Ilejay. Sullivan - The Rev/The Reverend Tholomew Plague. The spot had gone to Mike Portnoy, as mentioned above for a few early tours, but recently the band has found Arin Ilejay of disbanded Californian metalcore band Confide. In statements from the rest of the band they have said that they won't give up and are trying to rebuild their lives, no easy task as the five had been friends for most of their lives. Unfortunately, the band is currently in a state of turmoil as the Rev passed away on Dec. Also, at least one of their songs appears to be from a vampire's point of view, whilst A Little Piece Of Heaven is from the perspective of a man who killed the woman he was in love with, raped her corpse before she rose from the dead & killed him in the same way he killed her, at which point he returns from the dead and they decide to murder an entire wedding party & the guests so they can get married.ДЄvenged Sevenfold (or A7X, as they are often called) are amongst the most popular alternative/heavy bands among teens and young adults the world over, and were instrumental in the creation of metalcore, a genre that combines hardcore punk with extreme metal. The lead guitarist, Synyster Gates is also renowned for unleashing extensive and lightning fast solos.ДЄvenged Sevenfold's lyrics are inspired by a wide range of themes, including references to the dead/undead, biblical themes and strong themes such as assisted suicide. Since then, the band has changed to be include more melody, but not sacrificed any of the instrumentist's brutal sound. Their original sound was harsher, with extensive use of double bass drums and screamed vocals. Their second album, Waking the Fallen, is certified gold. The band played the underground scene in America for several years before achieving more widespread recognition and success with their third studio album City of Evil (2005). Mike Portnoy covered for his spot for the album Nightmare and following tour. Shadows, Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance, and Johny Christ, since the death of The Rev. Shadows, Zacky, and the RevДЄvenged Sevenfold is a Hard Rock / Metalcore band from Huntington Beach, California.

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