Avenged Sevenfold Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Avenged Sevenfold

What song does this come from? "Room with empty bottles, broken dreams."


Shattered By Broken Dreams. M Shadows has the cover art of 'Sounding The Seventh Trumpet' tattooed on his chest.


What song does this come from? "Black enchanting eyes, cut through my heart with no regret or sign of life."


Eternal Rest. The 'Death Bat' on the cover of the album 'Waking The Fallen' was designed by Micha.


What song does this come from? "Jealousy's an ugly word, but you don't seem to care."


Burn It Down. This is the shortest song on the album at 4 minutes 58 seconds ... the longest is 9 minutes 14 seconds.


"He who makes a beast out of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man" is from the beginning of which song by Avenged Sevenfold?


Bat Country. Based on the novel 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' by Hunter S Thompson.


What song does this come from? "Now don't you realize what you've done. Put a bullet in his back, your hero since you were so young."


Betrayed. This was written for the late Darrell Lance Abbott (Dimebag Darrell of Pantera) who was shot and killed by a fan at one of his concerts.


The entire lyrics to which song are... "The wind of life and air from above smells of death. Angels sing of the end. Nothing you say and nothing you try can change time. Human race prepares to die."?


To End The Rapture. Both a heavy metal version and a melodic version of this song were recorded. The heavy metal is on the band's EP and the newer version of 'Sounding The Seventh Trumpet' and the melodic version is on the original 'Sounding The Seventh Trumpet'.


Which song can these lyrics be found in? "Don't walk in my direction, turn the other way."


Desecrate Through Reverance. 'Necromance Theatre' is by Rev and Syn's side project called Pinkly Smooth.


The lyrics "Look at my face you pierce with a blank stare?" are from which song?


I Won't See You Tonight Part 2. This song supposedly contains parts of a suicide letter from a friend of the band.


"Keeping my fate deep within your threshold" is a line from which Avenged Sevenfold song?


Turn The Other Way. While performing this song live at the 'Warped tour', Shadows hit Zacky in the back of the head with his microphone, giving Zacky a red waterfall effect down his face and back of his neck. He later needed stiches.


"Punching slowly my mind can't change the speed. As my victims bleed." Which song does this lyric appear in?


The Art Of Subconcious Illusion. M. Shadows' girlfriend and the bands' tour manager Val provides extra growls for this track.


"Burn it Down" says that he can't trust whom?


anyone. This line is heard in the verse, "I can't trust anyone, witness and see it in my eyes."


"Don't try to judge or take shots at me, I'll never let you seize control." What song is this line from?


Trashed And Scattered. "Trashed And Scattered" says this line right after the line, "And don't try to stop me,it's a place you'll never know."


In "Bat Country", it says that someone that makes a beast of himself gets rid if what?


The pain of being a man. "Bat Counrty" starts out with a voice saying, "He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man", which also appears later in the song in different wording.


"Nobody tells me all the reasons we're here." What song does this line come from?


M.I.A.. "Avenged Sevenfold" wrote this song because of all the war that's gone on in America. The letters "M.I.A" mean "missing in action".


"You're welcome to the city where your future is set forever", is from which song?


Beast and the Harlot. The ending of the song "Binded in Chains" ends with "Just live your life blind like me". "The Wicked End" ends with "In this world of Misery". "Betrayed" ends with "Why aren't you listening?"


How does the song "Strength of the World" end?


I'll miss my family, I'll never be alright ... That's all she wrote.. At the end of "Strength of the World" it says, "A killer falling from the light, I'll miss my family, I'll never be alright. That's all she wrote."


How does the song "Seize The Day" begin?


Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost.. "I slide through the wasteland that's my world." is actually from the song "Sidewinder."


Whose dad helped out on their "City of Evil" album?


Synyster Gates. Brian Haner (Sr.) is credited for several tracks on the album and he's accordingly been nicknamed Papa Gates. Sisters Valary and Michelle DiBenedetto, Matt and Synyster's girlfriends, have also lent their vocals to the albums and helped manage the band.


Which band memeber was the first to launch his own clothing line?


Zacky Vengeance. Zacky Vengeance launched a clothing line in 2005 called Vengeance University. Synyster Gates also has a clothing line in the works.


How old was Synyster Gates when he came up with his stage name?


17. Synyster Gates was born Brian Elwin Haner, Jr. His first tattoo was the number 1 on his thumb, at the age of 15.


The title of their third album, "City of Evil," is part of the lyrics of which song that appears as the first track on the album?


Beast and the Harlot. Zacky Vengeance has a dog named Ichabod Crane Vengeance.


Which band from the 2004 Warped Tour line up, suprisingly became good friends of the band, and also introduced them during new music week on MTV's "Total Request Live"?


Good Charlotte. The members of both bands, minus the lead singers M. Shadows and Joel Madden, have matching tattoos: coffins on the middle fingers of their left hands.


The band made the step up to the main stage of Warped Tour in which year?


2003. They also played the main stage/ headlined the in the summer of 2005.


Who are the founding members?


Matt Shadows and Zacky Vengeance. Matt Shadows (Sanders) and Zacky Vengeance (Baker) joined with The Rev (James Owen Sullivan) and Matt Wendt to form the band while they were still in high school in 1999.


What was the name of their first album?


Sounding the Seventh Trumpet. "City of Evil" is their first major label release, on Warner Bros. Records. The band will head into the studio to work on the follow up in late 2006.


And finally. Which is the last member of Avenged Sevenfold that is seen in the Video "Warmness of the Soul"?


The Rev. The Rev is also the lead singer for the band Pinkly Smooth, which bandmate Synyster Gates is also a member of. The Rev also sang lead vocals on the song "Lips of Deceit" from the album "Sounding the Seventh Trumpet".


In the video for "Seize the Day" what colour is the coffin that Synyster Gates is playing on?


White. Synyster Gates came up with his nickname when he was 17 years old. The story goes that he and The Rev were out drunk one night when Synyster shouted out "I am Synyster Gates and I am awesome".


What is the name on the tombstone that M Shadows kneels in front of during the video for "Seize the Day"?


Victoria Shadows. The girlfriend used in the video for "Seize the Day" is the actual long term girlfriend of lead singer M Shadows. Her name is Valerie DiBenedetto.


In the video for "Seize the Day" which member of Avenged Sevenfold is the getaway driver?


Johnny Christ. Even though Avenged Sevenfold formed in 1999 it was in 2006 that they picked up "Best New Artist" at the MTV Video Music Awards.


In the video for "Beast and the Harlot" which member of Avenged Sevenfold do we see first?


M Shadows. All the members of Avenged Sevenfold attended Catholic School, which they were subsiquently kicked out of. If you look at their lyrics you can see some of the Catholic upbringing in there.


How many girls does Zacky Vengeance make turn round in the video for "Beast and the Harlot"?


2. Zacky Vengeance is left handed and plays a left handed guitar. Synyster Gates studied Jazz guitar at MIT.