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Formed 1999
Avenged Sevenfold
metalcore roots on Sounding the Seventh Trumpet (2001) and Waking the Fallen (2003) into mainstream heavy metal success with City of Evil (2005) and their 2007 self-titled album. Following the 2009 death of founding drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan, the group topped charts worldwide with Nightmare (2010) and Hail to the King (2013). Featuring current drummer Brooks Wackerman alongside longtime members M. Shadows, Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance, and Johnny Christ, the band shifted toward a progressive direction on The Stage (2016) and Life Is But a Dream... (2023) before officially going
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