avenged sevenfold released their first album in 2001.
when did avenged sevenfold release their first album?
2001
avenged sevenfold's first creative output was a three-track-demo, some months later, they were asked by sadistic records to contribute to two compilations. to that end, they recorded two new songs and released them along with the previously recorded songs on a second demo in early 2000. they sent this demo to the belgian label good life recordings and were subsequently signed. shortly afterward, matt wendt left for college and justin meacham, the previous bassist of suburban legends joined avenged sevenfold. in late 2000, the foursome took on their initial stage names and recorded their debut album, "sounding the seventh trumpet". in early 2001, lead guitarist and old friend synyster gates joined the band and they re-recorded the introductory track "to end the rapture" for the album's lead-single/ep, "warmness on the soul", released in april. although their debut album was initially planned for a late april release, it was pushed back multiple times and eventually released in june or july 2001 on good life recordings.
avenged sevenfold
avenged sevenfold is known for its diverse rock sound and dramatic imagery in album covers and merchandise. avenged sevenfold emerged with a metalcore sound on the band's debut "sounding the seventh trumpet" and continued this sound through their second album "waking the fallen". however, avenged sevenfold's style had evolved by the band's third album and first major label release, "city of evil", into a heavy metal and hard rock style. the band continued to explore new sounds with its self-titled release and enjoyed continued mainstream success before their drummer, james "the rev" sullivan, died in 2009. despite his death, avenged sevenfold continued on with the help of drummer mike portnoy (dream theater), and released and toured in support of its fifth album "nightmare" in 2010, which debuted on the top spot of the "billboard" 200, avenged sevenfold's first number one debut. in 2011 drummer arin ilejay joined the band on tours and recording. avenged sevenfold's sixth studio album "hail to the king", which was released in 2013, marked the only avenged sevenfold album featuring arin ilejay. "hail to the king" charted as number 1 on the "billboard" 200, the uk albums chart, as well as the finnish, brazilian, canadian, and irish charts. in late 2014, ilejay left the band, and was replaced by former bad religion drummer brooks wackerman, but the lineup change wasn't announced to the public until 2015. the band then surprise-released their seventh studio album titled "the stage" on october 28, 2016, which debuted as number 4 on the "billboard" 200 chart in the us. "the stage" is their first conceptual album and it marked another stylistic change for the band, moving towards the progressive metal sound.
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