Intro: Em, D, Am, C, D2
Verse: Em, C, G, D
Em C G D
I feel insane every single time I'm asked to compromise
Em C G
Cause I'm afraid, I`m stuck in my ways
D
And that`s the way it stays
Prechorus: Em, D2, C, D2
Em D2 C D2
So how long did I expect love to outweigh ignorance
Em D2 C D2
By that look on your face I may force the scale to tip
Em D2
I'm not insane, I'm not insane
C D2
I'm not insane, I`m not...
D2
Not insane
Chorus: G, Em7
(I'm not)
G
Come back to me, it's almost easy
(Sad at all)
Em7
Come back again, it's almost easy
Shame pulses through my heart
From the things I`ve done to you
It`s hard to face, but the fact remains that
This is nothing new
I left you bound and tied with suicidal memories
Selfish beneath the skin
But deep inside I'm not insane.
I'm not insane, I'm not insane.
I'm not insane, I'm not...
Not insane.
(I'm not)
Come back to me, it's almost easy
(Sad at all)
Come back again, it's almost easy
(You learned your lesson)
Come back to me, it's almost easy
(But first you fall)
Come back again, it's almost easy
Bridge: Em, G, D, Bm, C, G, Bm, B, C
Em G D
Now that I`ve lost you it kills me to say
(Hurts to say)
Bm C
I try to hold on as you slowly slip away.
G
I`m losing the fight.
Bm B C
Treated you so wrong, now let me make it right.
(Make it all right)
I'm not insane, I'm not insane
I'm not insane, I'm not...
Not insane.
(I'm not)
Come back to me, it's almost easy
(Sad at all)
Come back again, it's almost easy
(You learned your lesson)
Come back to me, it's almost easy
(But still you fall)
Come back again, it's almost easy
Sabtu, 29 Mei 2010
Avenged Sevenfold - Almost Easy
Avenged Sevenfold - A Little Piece Of Heaven
Enter Drums: Dm, Fm 2x
Dm C#5
Before the story begins, is it such a sin,
Fm G#m
For me to take what's mine, until the end of time?
Dm C#5
We were more than friends, before the story ends,
Fm G#m
And I will take what's mine, create what
God would never design
Dm A
Our love had been so strong for far too long,
G#m
I was weak with fear that
Dm [followed by A small breakdown of G#5, G5, F5]
Something would go wrong,
Dm A
Before the possibilities came true,
G#m Dm [followed by A small breakdown of G#5,
F5]
I took all possibility from you
Dm F Fm G#m
Almost laughed myself to tears, (CRAZY LAUGHTER)
Dm F Fm Dm
Conjuring her deepest fears (COME HERE YA’ FUCKIN’ BITCH!!!)
Dm C#5 (F5 slide to G#5 3x)
Must have stabbed her fifty fucking times,
I can't believe it,
Dm C#5 (F5 slide to G#5 3x)
Ripped her heart out right before her eyes,
(guitar silent for eat it eat it eat it)
Eyes over easy, eat it, eat it, eat it
Dm
She was never this good in bed
Even when she was sleepin'
A
Now she's just so perfect I've
Never been quite so fucking deep in
(here the strings of the orchestra do a walk down of sorts – I simplified it for
cuz it’s really hard to sing to if you play the real riff)
One Bar of Dm, Bb before singing continues
Dm Bb
It goes on, and on, and on,
Dm Bb
I can keep you lookin' young and preserved forever,
Dm Bb
With a fountain to spray on your youth whenever
(the string walk down section which I simplified is now over)
Gm C
'Cause I really always knew that my little crime
F Dm
Would be cold that's why I got a heater for your thighs
Bb C F
And I know, I know it's not your time
Dm
But bye, bye
Bb C
And a word to the wise when the fire dies
A Dm, C, Bb
You think it's over but it's just begun
C
But baby don't cry
Bb C
You had my heart, at least for the most part
F C Dm C Bb
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, we fell apart
C
Let's make a new start
F C Dm C Bb
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime yea-yeah
C
But baby don't cry-ay-ay-ay-ay
(Repeat all relevant parts until the end of the second chorus)
Interlude:
Dm, A, Fm, Fm 2x
NOW BE CAREFUL HERE – sometimes the chord changes on the male voice, and sometimes on
female voice – pay close attention
Dm Bb Gm F
I will suffer for so long
(What will you do, not long enough)
Gm
To make it up to you
F
(I pray to God that you do)
Gm
I'll do whatever you want me to do
A Dm
(Well then I'll grant you one chance)
Bb Gm
And if it's not enough
F
(If it's not enough, If it's not enough)
Gm
If it's not enough
(Not enough)
F
Try again
(Try again)
Gm
And again
(And again)
A
Over and over again
Dm
We're coming back, coming back
We'll live forever, live forever
Fm
Let's have wedding, have a wedding
Let's start the killing, start the killing
Dm, Fm 2x and then A
And afterward (during the oooooohh-ing):
D5, C#5, Bb5, A5, E5 2x
In this part the strings of the orchestra do that same walk down – substitute it with
I said to use previously for “it goes on and on and on”
Do you take this man in death for the rest of your unnatural life?
(Yes, I do.)
Do you take this woman in death for the rest of your unnatural life?
(I do)
I now pronounce you...
End with pre-chorus and chorus
Avenged Sevenfold - A Little Piece Of Heaven
Enter Drums: Dm, Fm 2x
Dm C#5
Before the story begins, is it such a sin,
Fm G#m
For me to take what's mine, until the end of time?
Dm C#5
We were more than friends, before the story ends,
Fm G#m
And I will take what's mine, create what
God would never design
Dm A
Our love had been so strong for far too long,
G#m
I was weak with fear that
Dm [followed by A small breakdown of G#5, G5, F5]
Something would go wrong,
Dm A
Before the possibilities came true,
G#m Dm [followed by A small breakdown of G#5,
F5]
I took all possibility from you
Dm F Fm G#m
Almost laughed myself to tears, (CRAZY LAUGHTER)
Dm F Fm Dm
Conjuring her deepest fears (COME HERE YA’ FUCKIN’ BITCH!!!)
Dm C#5 (F5 slide to G#5 3x)
Must have stabbed her fifty fucking times,
I can't believe it,
Dm C#5 (F5 slide to G#5 3x)
Ripped her heart out right before her eyes,
(guitar silent for eat it eat it eat it)
Eyes over easy, eat it, eat it, eat it
Dm
She was never this good in bed
Even when she was sleepin'
A
Now she's just so perfect I've
Never been quite so fucking deep in
(here the strings of the orchestra do a walk down of sorts – I simplified it for
cuz it’s really hard to sing to if you play the real riff)
One Bar of Dm, Bb before singing continues
Dm Bb
It goes on, and on, and on,
Dm Bb
I can keep you lookin' young and preserved forever,
Dm Bb
With a fountain to spray on your youth whenever
(the string walk down section which I simplified is now over)
Gm C
'Cause I really always knew that my little crime
F Dm
Would be cold that's why I got a heater for your thighs
Bb C F
And I know, I know it's not your time
Dm
But bye, bye
Bb C
And a word to the wise when the fire dies
A Dm, C, Bb
You think it's over but it's just begun
C
But baby don't cry
Bb C
You had my heart, at least for the most part
F C Dm C Bb
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, we fell apart
C
Let's make a new start
F C Dm C Bb
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime yea-yeah
C
But baby don't cry-ay-ay-ay-ay
(Repeat all relevant parts until the end of the second chorus)
Interlude:
Dm, A, Fm, Fm 2x
NOW BE CAREFUL HERE – sometimes the chord changes on the male voice, and sometimes on
female voice – pay close attention
Dm Bb Gm F
I will suffer for so long
(What will you do, not long enough)
Gm
To make it up to you
F
(I pray to God that you do)
Gm
I'll do whatever you want me to do
A Dm
(Well then I'll grant you one chance)
Bb Gm
And if it's not enough
F
(If it's not enough, If it's not enough)
Gm
If it's not enough
(Not enough)
F
Try again
(Try again)
Gm
And again
(And again)
A
Over and over again
Dm
We're coming back, coming back
We'll live forever, live forever
Fm
Let's have wedding, have a wedding
Let's start the killing, start the killing
Dm, Fm 2x and then A
And afterward (during the oooooohh-ing):
D5, C#5, Bb5, A5, E5 2x
In this part the strings of the orchestra do that same walk down – substitute it with
I said to use previously for “it goes on and on and on”
Do you take this man in death for the rest of your unnatural life?
(Yes, I do.)
Do you take this woman in death for the rest of your unnatural life?
(I do)
I now pronounce you...
End with pre-chorus and chorus
Avenged Sevenfold - Gunslinger
Dm
Yeah, you've been alone
Dm
I've been gone for far too long
A#
But with all that we've been through
C
After all this time I'm coming home to you
Dm
Dm
Never let it show
Dm
The pain I've grown to know
A#
’Cause with all these things we do
C
It don't matter when I'm coming home to you
Dm C
I reach towards the sky I've said my goodbyes
Am A#
My heart's always with you now
Dm C
I won't question why so many have died
Am A#
My prayers have made it through yeah
A#
’Cause with all these things we do
C Dm
It don't matter when I'm coming home to you
Dm
Dm
Letters keep me warm
Dm
Helped me through the storm
A#
But with all that we've been through
C
After all this time I'm coming home to you
Dm C
I reach towards the sky I've said my goodbyes
Am A#
My heart's always with you now
Dm C
I won't question why so many have died
Am A#
My prayers have made it through yeah
A#
Cause with all these things we do
C Dm
It don't matter when I'm coming home to you
I've always been true
I've waited so long just to come hold you
I'm making it through
It's been far too long, we've proven our
Love over time’s so strong, in all that we do
The stars in the night, they lend me their light
to bring me closer to heaven with you
(Bring me closer)
But with all that we've been through
After all this time I'm coming home to you
I reach towards the sky I've said my goodbyes
My heart's always with you now
I won't question why so many have died
My prayers have made it through yeah
’Cause with all these things we do
It don't matter when I'm coming home to you
And with all that we've been through
After all this time I'm coming home to you
Avenged Sevenfold - Unholy Confessions
"I'll try," she said as he walked away.
Am
"Try not to lose you."
F G
Two vibrant hearts could change.
Am
Nothing tears the being more than deception,
F G
unmasked fear.
Am F G Am
"I'll be here waiting" tested and secure.
Am F
Nothing hurts my world,
G Am
just affects the ones around me
Am F
When sin's deep in my blood,
G Am
you'll be the one to fall.
Am F G
"I wish I could be the one,
Am F G
the one who won't care at all
Am F G
But being the one on the stand,
Am F G F
I know the way to go, no one's guiding me.
Am F G
When time soaked with blood turns its back,
Am F G Am
I know it's hard to fall.
Am F G
Confided in me was your heart
Am F G Am F G Am
I know it's hurting you, but it's killing me."
Am F
Nothing will last in this life,
G Am
our time is spent constructing,
Am F G
now you're perfecting a world... meant to sin.
Am F
Constrict your hands around me,
G Am
squeeze till I cannot breathe,
Am F
this air tastes dead inside me,
G Am
contribute to our plague.
Am
Break all your promises,
F
tear down this steadfast wall,
G
restraints are useless here,
Am
tasting salvation's near.
Avenged Sevenfold - Dear God
Intro: F-C-Dm-Am-B-F-C x2
F C Dm Am
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
B F C
Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find
F C Dm Am
While I recall all the words you spoke to me
B F
Can't help but wish that I was there
C
Back where I'd love to be, oh yeah
F C Dm C
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
B F
to hold her when I'm not around,
C
when I'm much too far away
F C Dm C
We all need that person who can be true to you
B F
But I left her when I found her
C
And now I wish I'd stayed
B C
’Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired
* Dm C B
I'm missing you again oh no
F
Once again
F C Dm Am
There's nothing here for me on this barren road
B F
There's no one here while the city sleeps
C
and all the shops are closed
F C Dm Am
Can't help but think of the times I've had with you
B F C
Pictures and some memories will have to help me through, oh yeah
F C Dm C
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
B F
to hold her when I'm not around,
C
when I'm much too far away
F C Dm C
We all need that person who can be true to you
B F
I left her when I found her
C
And now I wish I'd stayed
B C
’Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired
* Dm C B
I'm missing you again oh no
F
Once again
Dm * B F
Some search, never finding a way
Dm * B F
Before long, they waste away
Dm * B F
I found you, something told me to stay
Dm * B F
I gave in, to selfish ways
Gm C
And how I miss someone to hold
when hope begins to fade...
F C Dm Am
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
B F C
Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find
F C Dm C
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
B F
to hold her when I'm not around,
C
when I'm much too far away
F C Dm C
We all need the person who can be true to you
B F
I left her when I found her
C
And now I wish I'd stayed
B C
’Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired
* Dm C B
I'm missing you again oh no
F
Once again
* = x 4 7 6 x x
Gm = 3 5 5 3 3 3
Avenged Sevenfold - Seize The Day
Dm F G
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
F A#
It's empty and cold without you here,
C Dm
Too many people to ache over
G C
I see my vision burn,
F
I feel my memories fade with time
C Dm
But I'm too young to worry
G C
These streets we travel on
F
Will undergo our same lost past
Dm G F
I found you here, now please just stay for a while
C Dm
I can move on with you around
G F C
I hand you my mortal life, but will it be forever?
Dm G F
I'd do anything for a smile,
C Dm
Holding you till our time is done
G
We both know the day will come
F C
But I don't want to leave you
G C
I see my vision burn,
F
I feel my memories fade with time
C Dm
But I'm too young to worry
A#
A melody, a memory, or just one picture
Dm F G
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
F A#
It's empty and cold without you here,
C Dm
Too many people to ache over
Dm G F
Newborn life replacing all of us,
C Dm
Changing this fable we live in
G F C
No longer needed here so where do we go?
Dm G F
Will you take a journey tonight,
C Dm
Follow me past the walls of death?
G F C
But girl, what if there is no eternal life?
G C
I see my vision burn,
F
I feel my memories fade with time
C Dm
But I'm too young to worry
A#
A melody, a memory, or just one picture
Dm F G
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
F A#
It's empty and cold without you here,
C Dm
Too many people to ache over
Dm F G
Trials in life, questions of us existing here,
F A#
Don't want to die alone without you here
C Dm
Please tell me what we have is real
*Solo Fill*
F C Dm A# (strum)
F C Dm
So, What if I never hold you, yeah,
A# F
Or kiss you lips again? Wooaaahh
C
So, I never want to leave you
A#
And the memories for us to see
I beg don't leave me
Dm F G
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
F A#
It's empty and cold without you here,
C Dm
Too many people to ache over
Dm F G
Trials in life, questions of us existing here,
F A#
Don't want to die alone without you here
C Dm
Please tell me what we have is real
*2nd solo fill chords*
G F Am A#
G F Am A#
Silence, you lost me, no chance for one more day
Avenged Sevenfold - Afterlife
Dm Fm
Like walking into a dream, so unlike what you've seen
Dm Fm
So unsure but it seems, ’cause we’ve been waiting for you
Dm Fm
Fallen into this place, just giving you a small taste
Dm Fm
Of your afterlife here so stay, you'll be back here soon anyway
Dm C Dm C
I see a distant light, but girl this can't be right
Dm C Bb
Such a surreal place to see so how did this come to be
A
Arrived too early
Dm F Bb
And when I think of all the places I just don't belong
Dm F Bb C F
I've come to grips with life and realize this is going too far
F C Dm
I don't belong here, we gotta move on dear
Bb F
Escape from this afterlife
F C Dm
’Cause this time I'm right to move on and on
Bb
Far away from here
Dm Fm
A place of hope and no pain, perfect skies with no rain
Dm Fm
Can leave this place but refrain, ’cause we've been waiting for you
Dm Fm
Fallen into this place, just giving you a small taste
Dm Fm
Of your afterlife here so stay, you'll be back here soon anyway
Dm C
This peace on earth's not right (with my back against the wall)
Dm C
No pain or sign of time (I’m much too young to fall)
Dm C Bb
So out of place don't wanna stay, I feel wrong and that's my sign
A
I've made up my mind
Dm F Bb
Give me your hand but realize I just wanna say goodbye
Dm F Bb C
Please understand I have to leave and carry on my own life
F C Dm
I don't belong here, I gotta move on dear
Bb F
escape from this afterlife
C Dm
’Cause this time I'm right to move on and on,
Bb
far away from here
F C Dm
Got nothing against you and surely I'll miss you
Bb F C
This place full of peace and light, and I’d hope you might
Dm Bb Dm
Take me back inside when the time is right
<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>
----* Cute guitar solo =] *----
<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>
F C Dm
I don't belong here, I gotta move on dear
Bb F
escape from this afterlife
C Dm
’Cause this time I'm right to move on and on,
Bb
far away from here
F C Dm
Got nothing against you and surely I'll miss you
Bb F C
This place full of peace and light, and I’d hope you might
Dm Bb Dm
Take me back inside when the time is right
Jumat, 28 Mei 2010
Avenged Sevenfold's Personels
M. Shadows
Lead singer dari Avenged sevenfold sekaligus yang menemukan bandnya. M. Shdows adalah salah satu personil asli dari Avenged Sevenfold. Nama lengkapnya adalah Matthew Charles Sanders. Dia lahir pada tanggal 31 Juli tahun 1981. Dia mendapatkan nama panggungnya karena dia seorang yang “Darker” karakter, tapi kemudian dia tidak mau nama Matt menjadi bagian dari namanya jadi dia lebih suka untuk memutuskan menamai dirinya M. Shadows. Dia mempunyai pacar bernama Valery yang pernah bernyanyi bersama KoRn. Pernah ikut band bernama Succesful Failure. Bisa memainkan drum, gitar, dan piano.
Synyster Gates
Synyster Gates Collage/wallpaper Pictures, Images and Photos
Lahir 7 Juli tahun 1981 dengan nama lengkap Brian Elwin Haner Jr. Bergabung dengan Avenged Sevenfold pada tahun 2001. Mempunyai proyek sampingan bersama The Rev bernama Pinkly Smooth. Bersekolah di Ocean View High School. Dia mempunyai toko pakaian sendiri bernama Syn Gates Clothing. Dia juga telah memenangkan the Young Shredder Award dan the Guitarist of the Year Award. Synyster Gate juga disponsori oleh Gitar Schecter. Tatto pertamanya adalah nomor satu di jempolnya. Dia pernah menjadi tamu dan rekaman bersama dengan Good Charlotte di lagu The River. Synyster Gate juga mahir bermain piano. Dia dulu ke Musicians Institute di Hollywood California.
Zacky Vengeance
Zacky Vengeance Pictures, Images and Photos
Nama lengkapnya adalah Zachary James Baker. Lahir tanggal 11 Desember 1981. Dia sudah bermain gitar sejak umur 13 tahun menggunakan tangan kiri. Mempunyai saudara bernama Matthew dan mempunyai saudara perempuan bernama Zina. Dia juga mempunyai toko pakaian sendiri seperti Synyster Gate bernama Zacky V Presents. Mempunyai anjing bernama Ichabod C. Vengeance. Disponsori oleh Gitar Schecter. Posisinya sebagai gitar Rythem di Avenged Sevenfold. Dia juga salah satu personil asli Aveged Sevenfold dan menemukannya bersama M. Shadows. Dialah yang membuat julukan atau singkatan A7X.
Johnny Christ
Johnny Christ MOHAWKKK! Pictures, Images and Photos
Lahir pada tanggal 18 November tahun 1984 dengan nama lengkap Jonathan Lewis Seward. Personil termuda di Avenged Sevenfold. Dia tidak bersekolah di SMA yang sama dengan yang lain. Bertemu dengan mereka melalui kakak tertuanya. Johnny adalah Bassist ketiga untuk Avenged Sevenfold. Dia juga personil terpendek di band hanya 5′4″.CEBOL
The Reverend Tholomew Plague
the rev 3 Pictures, Images and Photos
Lahir pada tanggal 9 Februari tahun 1981 dengan nama lengkap James Owen Sullivan. Dia mendapatkan drum setnya sendiri pada umur 3 tahun. Dia juga pernah dikeluarkan dari Sekolah Katolik pada tahun ke-3. Mempunyai proyek sampingan bersama Synyster Gate bernama Pinkly Smooth, yang mana dia Lead Singernya dan dia juga bermain drum untuk band itu. The Rev juga yang menulis lagu baru Avenged Sevenfod berjudul A Little Piece of Heaven. Dia juga yang menemukan suara tertawa, nyanyian, dan teriakan di dalamnya. Saat dia masih remaja dia pernah terlihat berjalan-jalan menggunakan kimono berwarna cerah. Sekarang ia telah meninggal saat ditemui di rumahnya dan tak bernyawa. Ucapan dukacita pun mengalir deras dari para penggemarnya. Ini salah satu penyebab bahwa sampai sekarang Avenged Sevenfold tidak pernah tampil lagi.
[sunting] Kematian The Rev
orang yg Pada tanggal 28 Desember 2009 drummer James"The Rev"Sullivan ditemukan meninggal di rumahnya pada umur 28 tahun. Hasi otopsi tidak dapat disimpulkan. Dalam penjelasan band,mereka menunjukan kesedihan mereka atas meninggalnya The Rev dan meminta untuk menghormati privasi keluarganya:
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we tell you of the passing today of Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan. Jimmy was not only one of the world's best drummers, but more importantly he was our best friend and brother. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jimmy's family and we hope that you will respect their privacy during this difficult time.
Website resmi Avenged Sevenfold mempertunjukan pesan dari keluarga Sullivan yang menyatakan terima kasih kepada penggemarnya atas dukungan mereka:
"We would like to thank all of Jimmy's fans for the heartfelt comments that have been posted – it is comforting to know that his genius and antics were appreciated and that he was loved so much. Our hearts are broken – he was much too young to fall. Óg agus saor go deo (forever young and free)"
Di samping itu komentar tentang kematian Sullivan, manajer band Larry Jacobson mengungkapkan bagaimana Sullivan adalah tokoh baik terhadap semua. Jacobson lain dalam wawancara itu:
He was expressive. He'd tell you how he felt about you -- you didn't wonder because he'd put his arm around you," he said. "He knew how to tell his friends he loved them.
Selain Jacobson ada 50 lebih artis musik yang mengomentari tentang kematian The Rev.
Pada tanggal 6 Januari 2010 jenazah di makamkan di lokasi yang dirahasiakan.
Tanggal 5 Januari 2010,majalah kerrang! menulis artikel tentang kematian The Rev.Zacky Vegeance menunjukan perasaan-nya tentang kematian The Rev
"Jimmy will always be with me in everything I do. Except sitting at home being sad, so today Im going to try to start living again. foREVer."
Biografi Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold (juga dikenal sebagai A7X), adalah band beraliran metal core yang berasal dari Huntington Beach, California.
Mereka berasal dari tempat yang sama dimana kesemuanya kecuali Synyster Gates berasal dari sekolah yang sama, yaitu Huntington Beach High School. Mereka terbentuk di awal tahun 1999 dimana personil awalnya hanya beranggotakan empat orang saja yaitu M.Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, The Rev dan Justin Sane (Bass).
Nama Avenged Sevenfold diambil dari salah satu kisah di dalam bibel. Walaupun mengambil nama dari bibel, M.Shadows mengakui bahwa bandnya tidak terlalu religius ataupun bertujuan untuk menyebarkan suatu kepercayaan religi atau poltik kepada penggemarnya.
Dalam perjalanannya, Avenged Sevenfold sempat berganti aliran dari metal-core menjadi lebih ke arah alternative metal. Rumor yang beredar mengatakan hal ini dikarenakan sang vokalis, M.Shadows harus menjalani operasi akibat pita suaranya yang sobek akibat melakukan scream yang terlalu keras pada sebuah konser. Namun dalam setiap kesempatan wawancara, Avenged Sevenfold sering menyangkal kebenaran rumor ini. Perubahan aliran yang mereka lakukan lebih dikarenakan mereka amat menyenangi melakukan eksperimental dalam bermusik dan ingin melakukan evolusi dalam gaya dan aliran bermusik mereka.
Avenged Sevenfold memiliki lambang yang merekan namakan “Deathbat”. Lambang ini dirancang oleh teman semasa SMA mereka, Micah Montague. Lambang ini selalu muncul di setiap konser mereka dan hampir selalu ada di setiap album mereka.
Album pertama mereka, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet direkam ketika mereka masih berumur 18 tahun. Album ini dirilis dengan label Good Life Recordings, tetapi setelah gitaris Synyster Gates masuk Avenged Sevenfold, album ini dirilis ulang dengan label Hopeless Records. Lagu “To End The Rapture” juga direkam ulang, kali ini ditambahkan dengan permainan gitar Synyster Gates. Dan akhirnya dirilis pada bulan juli 2001. Walaupun yang bermain bass dalam rekaman pembentukan album adalah Justin Sane, namun pemain bass yang tertera dalam CD skin adalah Daemon Ash. Hal ini dikarenakan sesaat sebelum proses mixing album tersebut, Justin Sane dikeluarkan dari band dan digantikan Johnny Christ. Sampai saat ini belum diketahui penyebab terusirnya Justin Sane dari band tersebut.
Pada tahun 2003, mereka pun merilis full-length album kedua mereka yang bertajuk Waking The Fallen. Album ini terjual sebanyak 175.000 copy di Amerika Serikat dan mencapai peringkat 12 di dalam Independent Album Chart di Amerika Serikat.
Album ketiga mereka, City of Evil, rilis di tahun 2005. Album tersebut merupakan salah satu album tersukses dari Avenged Sevenfold. Bahkan album tersebat sempat menduduki posisi 30 dalam US Billboard Chart dan terjual sebanyak 730.000 copy di Amerika Serikat saja. Saat itu Amerika Serikat tengah jenuh dengan musik hip-hop dan pop yang merajalela, lalu Avenged Sevenfold merilis album mereka City of Evil tepatnya pada tanggal 8 Juni, 2005. Hits single Bat Country merupakan lagu metal/rock pertama yang merajai MTV TRL. Mereka mempopulerkan kembali solo gitar dengan duet gitaris Synyster Gates dan Zacky Vengeance yang benar-benar memanaskan area moshpit. Album tersebut mendapat sertifikat gold dan memenangkan predikat Best New Artist in a Video di MTV VMA 2006 untuk lagu Bat Country.
Pada tahun 2007, mereka pun kembali menelurkan album baru yang bertajuk Avenged Sevenfold. Dalam debutnya di Amerika Serikat, album ini menempati posisi ke empat dalam Billboard 200. Album ini terjual sebanyak 94.000 copy di Amerika Serikut dalam kurun waktu satu minggu setelah perilisannya. Awal Agustus 2007, mereka menjalani tur Asia Pasifik mereka, dan sempat mampir di Indonesia dan memainkan lagu mereka pertama kali di depan publik. Lagu yang berjudul Almost Easy tersebut mendapat sambutan hangat dari penggemar di seluruh dunia. Ketika itu band punk Jogjakarta Endang Soekamti didaulat menjadi band pembuka.
Tahun 2008, mereka berpartisipasi sebagai headliners di tour Taste of Chaos bersama dengan Bullet for My Valentine, Atreyu, Blessthefall dan Idiot Pilot. Ketika tour, mereka merekam sebuah DVD yang mengandung 6 lagu baru mereka.
Dan di tahun 2008, mereka merilis sebuah album yang berisi rekaman live concert mereka di Long Beach, California yang bertajuk Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough.
Anggota saat ini
M. Shadows – vokal
Synyster Gates – gitar melodi, piano, vokal
Zacky Vengeance – gitar ritmik, vokal
Johnny Christ – bass, vokal
The Rev – drum, perkusi, vokal, piano
Ciri khas
Ciri khas yang dapat andda nikmati dalam setiap musik mereka adalah nyanyian yang melodik dan screaming, hardcore riffs dan storming drum-beats. Dalam hal bermusik, Avenged Sevenfold banyak dipengaruhi oleh band-band seperti Pantera, NOFX, Misfits, Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Dream Theater dan Iron Maiden.
Mereka cenderung memainkan nuansa agresif pada vokal, gitar, dan drum (bass tetap statis). Dengan sentuhan yang dinamis, mau keras atau lambat, mereka tetap menggunakan harmonisasi yang luar biasa dan komposisi yang teratur. Sebut saja lagu-lagu yang sedikit melow, seperti Seize The Day dan Dear God, gitarnya tetap di drop Dm seperti halnya metal-metal kebanyakan. Kemudian, ciri khasnya selain komposisi dan drop, Syn memasukkan nuansa sweep picking (arpeggio) di hampir semua lagunya. Keindahan sweep picking yang dipadukan dengan kromatik, slide, dan teknik-teknik lainnya bisa kita dengar di lagu The Wicked End. Kemudian selain itu, tidak lupa juga sentuhan akustik yang membawa suasana seperti di Hawaii, bisa kita dengar di lagu Sidewinder. Tapi, satu lagi ciri khas yang tidak pernah lepas dari mereka, menduetkan gitar Syn dan Zacky, memakai double bass dengan tempo yang beberapa kali lipat beat-nya dari biasanya.
Mantan Anggota
Justin Sane – Bass
Dameon Ash – Bass
Matt Wendt – Bass
Pembentukan & Karir Indie (1999-2003)
Band ini dibentuk pada tahun 1999 di Huntington Beach, California dengan anggota asli M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, The Rev dan Matt Wendt. M. Shadows memberi nama sebagai referensi untuk cerita Cain dan Abel dari Alkitab, meskipun bukan band agama. Setelah pembentukannya, masing-masing anggota band ini juga mengangkat nama samaran yang sudah nama panggilan dari mereka dari SMA. Sebelum merilis album debut mereka, band ini merekam dua demo pada tahun 1999 dan 2000. Album pertama mereka, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, direkam ketika anggota band berumur delapan belas tahun dan di sekolah menengah. Ini pada awalnya dirilis pada label pertama mereka, Good Life Record pada tahun 2001. Setelah gitaris Synyster Gates bergabung dengan band, pada akhir 1999 ketika ia berusia 18 tahun di pengantar lagu "To End the Rapture" adalah rekaman ulang menampilkan elemen band penuh. Album ini kemudian dirilis ulang pada Hopeless Records pada tahun 2002.
Band ini mulai menerima pengakuan, tampil dengan band-band seperti Mushroomhead dan Shadows Fall dan bermain di Take Action Tour. Setelah menetap di keempat mereka bassis, Johnny Christ, mereka merilis Waking the Fallen di Hopeless Records pada bulan Agustus 2003. Band menerima profil di Billboard dan The Boston Globe, dan bermain di Vans Warped Tour. Pada tahun 2004, Avenged Sevenfold tur lagi di Vans Warped Tour dan merekam video untuk lagu "Unholy Confessions "yang masuk ke rotasi pada MTV2's Headbanger's Ball. Tak lama setelah merilis Waking the Fallen, Avenged Sevenfold meninggalkan Hopeless Records dan telah ditandatangani ke Warner Bros.
[sunting] Sounding the Seventh Trumpet (2001-2003)
Sounding the Seventh Trumpet adalah debut album Avenged Sevenfold yang dirilis tahun 2001 di Good Life Recording dan di rilis kembali oleh Hopeless Records tanggal 19 Maret 2002. Mereka melibatkan gitaris baru Synyster Gates.
[sunting] Waking the Fallen (2003-2005)
Waking the Fallen adalah album ke dua dari Avenged Sevenfold setelah yang dirilis tanggal 26 Agustus 2003. Ini adalah album pertama yang melibatkan Johnny Christ sebagai bassist yang baru.
[sunting] City of Evil (2005-2007)
Tahun 2005, Amerika Serikat tengah jenuh dengan musik hip-hop dan pop yang merajalela, lalu Avenged Sevenfold merilis album mereka City of Evil tepatnya pada tanggal 8 Juni, 2005. Hits single Bat Country merupakan lagu metal/rock pertama yang merajai MTV TRL. Mereka mempopulerkan kembali solo gitar dengan duet gitaris Synyster Gates dan Zacky Vengeance yang benar-benar memanaskan area moshpit. Album tersebut mendapat sertifikat gold dan memenangkan predikat Best New Artist in a Video di MTV VMA 2006 untuk lagu Bat Country.
[sunting] Avenged Sevenfold (2007-2008)
Tahun 2007, mereka kembali masuk studio untuk merekam lagu terbaru mereka untuk studio album ke-5 mereka. Awal Agustus 2007, mereka menjalani tur Asia Pasifik mereka, dan sempat mampir di Indonesia dan memainkan lagu mereka pertama kali di depan publik. Lagu yang berjudul Almost Easy tersebut mendapat sambutan hangat dari penggemar di seluruh dunia. Ketika itu band punk Jogjakarta Endang Soekamti didaulat menjadi band pembuka. Tahun 2008 ini, mereka berpartisipasi sebagai headliners di tour Taste of Chaos bersama dengan Bullet for My Valentine, Atreyu, Blessthefall dan Idiot Pilot. Ketika tour, mereka merekam sebuah DVD yang mengandung 6 lagu baru mereka. Tanggal 22 Oktober 2008, Avenged Sevenfold kembali manggung di Indonesia masih dengan event organizer yang sama yakni Java Musikindo dan kali ini band heavy metal Jibril didaulat menjadi band pembuka.Berkas:City of evil.jpg
[sunting] Live In The LBC & Diamonds in the Rough (2008-2010)
Album yang dirilis pada 16 September, 2008 ini berisi 102 menit DVD dan 52 menit CD.
Di album ini terdapat dua lagu lama yaitu "Afterlife" dan "Almost Easy". Namun kedua lagu tersebut tidak sama persis dengan lagu aslinya. Pada lagu "Afterlife" ditambahi permainan biola yang lebih banyak, sedangkan lagu "Almost Easy" yang berbeda adalah mixing lagunya. Selain itu terdapat juga lagu "Walk" yang merupakan cover dari Pantera dan "Flash of the Blade" yang merupakan cover dari Iron Maiden.
Pada tanggal 16 Juli, majalah Kerrang! (edisi 1219) mengeluarkan sebuah CD gratis berjudul "Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden" untuk menghormati album dari salah satu band heavy metal terbesar di dunia yaitu Iron Maiden. Matt Shadows berkomentar, "Maiden are by far the best live band in the world and their music is timeless," dan "This also gives us a chance to expose this great song to some of our younger fans who maybe aren't as familiar with Iron Maiden."
[sunting] Nightmare (single) (2010)
Setelah beberapa lama mereka mengeluarkan single "Nightmare" pada 18 Juli 2010 yang nantinya akan masuk kedalam album baru mereka. Dalam single ini mereka memanggil Mike Portnoy dari Dream Theater untuk menggantikan posisi The Rev yang meninggal pada 28 Desember 2009.
[sunting] Diskografi
Kamis, 27 Mei 2010
A7X - Almost Easy
So how long did I expect love to outweigh ignorance?
By that look on your face I may have forced the scale to tip
I'm not insane, I'm not insane
I'm not insane, I’m not... not insane
(Mother)
Come back to me it's almost easy
(Said it all)
Come back again it's almost easy
Shame pulses through my heart from the things I've done to you
It's hard to face but the fact remains that this is nothing new
I left you bound and tied with suicidal memories
Selfish beneath the skin but deep inside I'm not insane
I'm not insane, I'm not insane
I'm not insane, I’m not... not insane
(Mother)
Come back to me it's almost easy
(Said it all)
Come back again it's almost easy
(You learned your lesson)
Come back to me it's almost easy
(But first you fall)
Come back again it's almost easy
(guitar solo)
Now that I've lost you it kills me to say
(Hurts to say)
I've tried to hold on as you've slowly slipped away
I'm losing the fight, I've treated you so wrong now let me make it right
(Make it alright)
I'm not insane, I'm not insane(evil laugh)
I'm not insane, I’m not... not insane
(Mother)
Come back to me it's almost easy
(Said it all)
Come back again it's almost easy
(You learned your lesson)
Come back to me it's almost easy
(But still you fall)
Come back again it's almost easy
By that look on your face I may have forced the scale to tip
I'm not insane, I'm not insane
I'm not insane, I’m not... not insane
(Mother)
Come back to me it's almost easy
(Said it all)
Come back again it's almost easy
Shame pulses through my heart from the things I've done to you
It's hard to face but the fact remains that this is nothing new
I left you bound and tied with suicidal memories
Selfish beneath the skin but deep inside I'm not insane
I'm not insane, I'm not insane
I'm not insane, I’m not... not insane
(Mother)
Come back to me it's almost easy
(Said it all)
Come back again it's almost easy
(You learned your lesson)
Come back to me it's almost easy
(But first you fall)
Come back again it's almost easy
(guitar solo)
Now that I've lost you it kills me to say
(Hurts to say)
I've tried to hold on as you've slowly slipped away
I'm losing the fight, I've treated you so wrong now let me make it right
(Make it alright)
I'm not insane, I'm not insane(evil laugh)
I'm not insane, I’m not... not insane
(Mother)
Come back to me it's almost easy
(Said it all)
Come back again it's almost easy
(You learned your lesson)
Come back to me it's almost easy
(But still you fall)
Come back again it's almost easy
A7X - Afterlife
Like walking into a dream, so unlike what you've seen
so unsure but it seems, ’cause we’ve been waiting for you
Fallen into this place, just giving you a small taste
of your afterlife here so stay, you'll be back here soon anyway
I see a distant light, but girl this can't be right
Such a surreal place to see so how did this come to be
Arrived too early
And when I think of all the places I just don't belong
I've come to grips with life and realize this is going too far
I don't belong here, we gotta move on dear escape from this afterlife
’Cause this time I'm right to move on and on, far away from here
A place of hope and no pain, perfect skies with no rain
Can leave this place but refrain, ’cause we've been waiting for you
Fallen into this place, just giving you a small taste
of your afterlife here so stay, you'll be back here soon anyway
This peace on earth's not right (with my back against the wall)
No pain or sign of time (I’m much too young to fall)
So out of place don't wanna stay, I feel wrong and that's my sign
I've made up my mind
Gave me your hand but realize I just wanna say goodbye
Please understand I have to leave and carry on my own life
I don't belong here, I gotta move on dear escape from this afterlife
’Cause this time I'm ready to move on and on, far away from here
Got nothing against you and surely I'll miss you
This place full of peace and light, and I’d hope you might
take me back inside when the time is right
Loved ones back home all crying ’cause they're already missing me
I pray by the grace of God that there's somebody listening
Give me a chance to be that person I wanna be
(I am unbroken; I’m choking on this ecstasy)
Oh Lord I'll try so hard but you gotta let go of me
(Unbreak me, unchain me, I need another chance to live)
*Solo*
(Screaming)
(Laughing)
I don't belong here, I gotta move on dear escape from this afterlife
’Cause this time I'm ready to move on and on, far away from here
Got nothing against you and surely I'll miss you
This place full of peace and light, and I’d hope you might
take me back inside when the time is right
so unsure but it seems, ’cause we’ve been waiting for you
Fallen into this place, just giving you a small taste
of your afterlife here so stay, you'll be back here soon anyway
I see a distant light, but girl this can't be right
Such a surreal place to see so how did this come to be
Arrived too early
And when I think of all the places I just don't belong
I've come to grips with life and realize this is going too far
I don't belong here, we gotta move on dear escape from this afterlife
’Cause this time I'm right to move on and on, far away from here
A place of hope and no pain, perfect skies with no rain
Can leave this place but refrain, ’cause we've been waiting for you
Fallen into this place, just giving you a small taste
of your afterlife here so stay, you'll be back here soon anyway
This peace on earth's not right (with my back against the wall)
No pain or sign of time (I’m much too young to fall)
So out of place don't wanna stay, I feel wrong and that's my sign
I've made up my mind
Gave me your hand but realize I just wanna say goodbye
Please understand I have to leave and carry on my own life
I don't belong here, I gotta move on dear escape from this afterlife
’Cause this time I'm ready to move on and on, far away from here
Got nothing against you and surely I'll miss you
This place full of peace and light, and I’d hope you might
take me back inside when the time is right
Loved ones back home all crying ’cause they're already missing me
I pray by the grace of God that there's somebody listening
Give me a chance to be that person I wanna be
(I am unbroken; I’m choking on this ecstasy)
Oh Lord I'll try so hard but you gotta let go of me
(Unbreak me, unchain me, I need another chance to live)
*Solo*
(Screaming)
(Laughing)
I don't belong here, I gotta move on dear escape from this afterlife
’Cause this time I'm ready to move on and on, far away from here
Got nothing against you and surely I'll miss you
This place full of peace and light, and I’d hope you might
take me back inside when the time is right
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