Avenged Sevenfold Biography

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screamed as part of metalcore roots that was projected in the first album. It turned to more melodic sound after he reportedly burst a blood vessel while stretching his vocal. Shadows had denied in later interview that the band changed its musical direction due to his vocal problem, pointing that he was actually better at screaming after the surgery. 'Walking the Fallen' eventually brought the attention of executives from Warner Bros. Records who immediately took the band under their wing in 2004.

With the new management, the third album 'City of Evil' received critical success although it was not hailed as much as the previous one. It was released in June 2005 and the lead single 'Bat Country' was praised for its thickness in Hard rock elements. Through the single, the band ultimately won Best New Artist Award at 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. That year, Kerrang! Awards also put them under the nomination of Best Band on the Planet but they unfortunately lost to My Chemical Romance. While serving a worldwide tour in 2006, materials for the fourth studio album were accumulated. Canceling their fall and winter tour, the band decided to enter the studio to work on the ...

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fourth studio album. The recording was finished in August 2007 and some of the materials were displayed during a tour in Asia later on that year. Many songs were leaked, but the final version of the album was later on released on October 30, 2007.

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