Biography of JHONNY CHRIST

Jonathan Lewis Seward, (born November 18, 1984), better known by his stage name Johnny Christ, is the bassist of the American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold.^[1] Johnny was the fourth bassist to join Avenged Sevenfold in 2003, replacing former members
Matt Wendt, Justin Sane, and Dameon Ash. Johnny Seward attended Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California. He proceeded through high school and formally met M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, Synyster Gates, and The Rev. Despite not being in the band at the time, Johnny was already friends with The Rev and Synyster Gates, then soon after M. Shadows and Zacky Vengeance. Following the departure of Dameon Ash in 2002, he was invited to fill the position as Avenged Sevenfold's bassist, as he had played the bass with the band whenever Dameon could not attend. Johnny could pick up on the pace of a song that he did not know quite quickly and proved to be a unique bass guitarist. "I don't think any one out there could pick up a bass line as quick as Johnny" were the words from The Rev. Johnny was also friends with Zacky Vengeance's younger brother Matt Baker formerly from the band The Dear & Departed. In May 2009, he participated in the Gumball 3000 rally, driving coast to coast with the Fuel Girls.

Musical career

Seward initially took a few weeks off from high school during his senior year to fill in for Avenged Sevenfold's previous bassist, Dameon Ash, during one of their tours because he went on tour with Avenged Sevenfold as a roadie. These few weeks would become permanent as he dropped out of high school to become the band's current bassist.
He first recorded on their second album Waking the Fallen. He used to write only Johnny on his autographs until Zacky Vengeance came up with the name "Johnny Christ", and in All Excess he said, "That sounds... really ballsy. Everyone's gonna hate that, so... I should definitely go with that." ^[2] He resides in Huntington Beach, Orange County.^{[citation needed]}
In the time since the release of Nightmare, Seward has begun singing more backup vocals on live shows (as well as screaming) on songs like Strength of the World, Nightmare, Seize the Day, God Hates Us, Critical Acclaim, and Not Ready to Die.