---
title: "Avenged Sevenfold"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/avenged-sevenfold"
genre: "Alternative Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1999
---

# Avenged Sevenfold

**Avenged Sevenfold** is a alternative metal band, from United States, active 1999 to present.

Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist M. Shadows, guitarists Zacky Vengeance and Synyster Gates, bassist Johnny Christ, and drummer Brooks Wackerman.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenged_Sevenfold

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Avenged Sevenfold |
| Genre | Alternative Metal |
| Parent genre | Alternative Metal |
| Origin | Huntington Beach, United States |
| Formed | 1999 |
| Releases in catalog | 12 |

## Genres

[Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal) · [Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Melodic Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-metalcore) · [Avant-Garde Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/avant-garde-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brooks Wackerman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brooks-wackerman) | Drums (drum set) | 2016 to present | Current |
| [Synyster Gates](https://themetalnet.com/musician/synyster-gates) | Guitar | 2000 to present | Current |
| [Johnny Christ](https://themetalnet.com/musician/johnny-christ) | Bass guitar | 2002 to present | Current |
| [M. Shadows](https://themetalnet.com/musician/m-shadows) | Lead vocals | 1999 to present | Current |
| [Zachary Baker](https://themetalnet.com/musician/zachary-baker) | Guitar |  | Current |
| [Zacky Vengeance](https://themetalnet.com/musician/zacky-vengeance) | Guitar | 1999 to present | Current |
| [The Rev](https://themetalnet.com/musician/the-rev) | Drums (drum set) | 1999 to 2009 | Former |
| [Arin Ilejay](https://themetalnet.com/musician/arin-ilejay) | Drums (drum set) | 2011 to 2016 | Former |
| [Justin Sane](https://themetalnet.com/musician/justin-sane) | Electric bass guitar |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2001 | [Sounding the Seventh Trumpet](https://themetalnet.com/album/9d642393-0005-3e89-b3d4-35d89c2f6ad6) | Album |
| 2001 | [Warmness on the Soul](https://themetalnet.com/album/41d1b72b-1eee-3319-937f-c85d6d2fcfbb) | EP |
| 2003 | [Waking the Fallen](https://themetalnet.com/album/1c7120ae-32b6-3693-8974-599977b01601) | Album |
| 2005 | [Avenged Sevenfold / Mastodon Sampler](https://themetalnet.com/album/e7e82a9d-2d05-4e42-82de-aaa6fce5d565) | EP |
| 2005 | [City of Evil](https://themetalnet.com/album/180560ee-2d9d-33cf-8de7-cdaaba610739) | Album |
| 2007 | [Avenged Sevenfold](https://themetalnet.com/album/94672194-7f42-3965-a489-f2f3cdc1c79e) | Album |
| 2010 | [Nightmare](https://themetalnet.com/album/fe4373ed-5e89-46b3-b4c0-31433ce217df) | Album |
| 2013 | [Hail to the King](https://themetalnet.com/album/46303229-3ef4-480d-b648-a78e1c64c911) | Album |
| 2016 | [The Stage](https://themetalnet.com/album/6f7e9796-bec7-4b79-aa6a-27db027f5c57) | Album |
| 2018 | [Black Reign](https://themetalnet.com/album/9c564498-48e5-4ee5-bb3a-dbc003cb36e2) | EP |
| 2023 | [Life Is But a Dream…](https://themetalnet.com/album/b0fabeaa-856c-464a-b926-ae6e18e1ff95) | Album |
| 2026 | [STATICA](https://themetalnet.com/album/251c12ba-b301-4f0c-8242-d4a660f70432) | EP |

## Related bands

- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Disturbed](https://themetalnet.com/band/disturbed) (listened together)
- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [Slipknot](https://themetalnet.com/band/slipknot) (listened together)
- [Korn](https://themetalnet.com/band/korn) (listened together)
- [Three Days Grace](https://themetalnet.com/band/three-days-grace) (listened together)
- [Papa Roach](https://themetalnet.com/band/papa-roach) (listened together)
- [Five Finger Death Punch](https://themetalnet.com/band/five-finger-death-punch) (listened together)
- [Breaking Benjamin](https://themetalnet.com/band/breaking-benjamin) (listened together)
- [Stone Sour](https://themetalnet.com/band/stone-sour) (listened together)
- [Red Hot Chili Peppers](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-hot-chili-peppers) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AvengedSevenfold
- x: https://twitter.com/TheOfficialA7X
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJls2FMEbRYxi28jcuKe2vA
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avengedsevenfold/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/6766228
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0nmQIMXWTXfhgOBdNzhGOs
- website: https://wmg.jp/artist/avengedsevenfold/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/406
- bandcamp: https://avengedsevenfold.bandcamp.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/avenged-sevenfold](https://themetalnet.com/band/avenged-sevenfold). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt