The members of metalcore outfit AVENGED SEVENFOLD (or a7x) were still attending high school in Huntington Beach. Nevertheless, it didnt take long for:
M.Shadow (VOCALIS),
Zacky Vengeance (GUITAR RHYTM),
Synster Gates (GUITAR MELODIES),
Johnny Christ GUITAR BASS),
and The Rev (DRUMS). To make an impression with their Aggressive hibryd of METAL and PUNK-POP. The band made it's official debut in jully 2001.releasing Sounding The Seventh Trumpet on the Good life label before moving to the Hopeless roster for 2003 Waking The Fallen Warner bros, Took interest in the band's AGGRESSIVE sound and ISSUED it's breaktrough release. The album reached number 30 on Biliboard's Top 200. Proppeled in part by the Top ten SUCCESS of the single Bat Country. The accompany music vidio was heavily rotated on MTV and FUSE, where live appearances also helped boost AVENGED SEVENFOLD growing profile, and the band ultimately won the best new artist award (THOUGH THEY WERE HARDLY NEW COMERS) at the 2006 MTV Vidio Musical Award's.
