Avenged Sevenfold discography

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Avenged Sevenfold discography
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Avenged Sevenfold in 2014
Studio albums 8
Live albums 1
Compilation albums 2
Video albums 2
Music videos 29
Singles 24
Soundtrack albums 1

American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold has released eight studio albums, one soundtrack album, one live album, two compilation albums, 24 singles, two video albums and 29 music videos. Formed in Huntington Beach, California in 1999, the band originally featured vocalist M. Shadows (Matthew Sanders), guitarist Zacky Vengeance (Zachary Baker), bassist Matt Wendt and drummer The Rev (James Sullivan). Synyster Gates (Brian Haner Jr.) joined as lead guitarist in 2001, just after the group released their debut album Sounding the Seventh Trumpet on Good Life Recordings, which was later reissued on Hopeless Records.[1]

After replacing Wendt with Justin Sane and later Dameon Ash, Avenged Sevenfold settled on Johnny Christ (Jonathan Seward) on bass in 2003 to record Waking the Fallen. The album was the band's first to chart in the US, reaching the top ten of the Billboard 200.[2] It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3] The 2005 follow-up City of Evil only reached number 30 on the chart,[2] but was certified platinum by the RIAA.[3] The single "Bat Country" reached the top ten of the US Billboard Alternative Songs and Mainstream Rock charts,[4][5] while "Beast and the Harlot" topped the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.[6]

In 2007 the band released its self-titled fourth album, which was the first to reach the top five of the Billboard 200 when it peaked at number 4.[2] The All Excess video, released earlier in the year, topped the Billboard Music Video Sales chart and reached number 2 on the UK Music Video Chart.[7][8] Avenged Sevenfold was the band's final full release to feature The Rev, who died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs and alcohol on December 28, 2009, while they were producing their next album Nightmare.[9] Mike Portnoy performed drums on 2010s Nightmare,[10] which topped the Billboard 200 for the first time in the band's career.[2] Lead single "Nightmare" topped the Billboard Heatseekers Songs chart,[11] while third single "So Far Away" became the band's first to top the Mainstream Rock chart.[5] 2011's "Not Ready to Die" topped the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.[6]

Arin Ilejay joined as The Rev's second replacement in 2013, performing on the band's sixth studio album Hail to the King.[12] The album followed Nightmare by topping the Billboard 200,[2] as well as being the group's first release to reach number 1 on the Canadian and UK Albums Charts.[13][14] "Hail to the King" and "Shepherd of Fire" both topped the Mainstream Rock chart.[5] Brooks Wackerman replaced Ilejay in 2015, and the following year the band released The Stage without any prior announcement.[15] The album reached number 4 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Canadian Albums Chart.[2][13] In 2017, the band began to add to The Stage as part of an "evolving track listing" that would eventually become the album’s deluxe version, including cover versions of "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys, "As Tears Go By" by The Rolling Stones and "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd.[16]

Avenged Sevenfold released Live at the Grammy Museum on December 8, 2017, documenting the group's first acoustic performance at the Grammy Museum in October.[17]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[2]
AUS
[18]
CAN
[13]
FIN
[19]
GER
[20]
JPN
[21]
NOR
[22]
NZ
[23]
SWE
[24]
UK
[14]
Sounding the Seventh Trumpet
  • Released: July 24, 2001
  • Label: Good Life
  • Formats: CD, LP
176
[upper-alpha 1]
Waking the Fallen
  • Released: August 26, 2003
  • Label: Hopeless
  • Formats: CD, LP
10
[upper-alpha 2]
34
[upper-alpha 3]
48 35
[upper-alpha 4]
City of Evil
  • Released: June 6, 2005
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, LP
30 16 63
Avenged Sevenfold
  • Released: October 30, 2007
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, LP, CD+DVD
4 37 6 12 24
Nightmare
  • Released: July 27, 2010
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
1 9 2 1 36 12 14 2 9 5
  • US: 1,000,000[3]
Hail to the King
  • Released: August 27, 2013
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
1 2 1 1 5 15 3 3 4 1
  • US: 1,000,000[3]
The Stage
  • Released: October 28, 2016
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
4 4 1 10 14 42 16 9 37 13
Life Is but a Dream...
  • Released: June 2, 2023
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
13 46
[29]
11 20
[30]
27 46 29
[31]
21
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Notes

  1. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet and Waking the Fallen charted as a double album set in Japan.[21]
  2. Waking the Fallen charted in USA upon the release of Waking the Fallen: Resurrected in 2014.
  3. Waking the Fallen charted in Australia upon the release of Waking the Fallen: Resurrected in 2014.[18]
  4. Waking the Fallen charted in UK upon the release of Waking the Fallen: Resurrected in 2014.

Live albums

List of live albums
Title Album details
Live at the Grammy Museum
  • Released: December 8, 2017
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: DL

Compilations

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[2]
US
Alt.

[32]
US
Hard

[33]
US
Rock

[34]
CAN
[13]
IRL
[35]
JPN
[21]
NZ
[23]
UK
[14]
UK
Rock

[36]
Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough
  • Released: September 16, 2008
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD+DVD
24 7 6 9 16 54 44 29 42 3
  • RIAA: Platinum[3]
The Best of 2005–2013
  • Released: December 2, 2016
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: 2CD, DL
257
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Extended plays

Title Album details
Warmness on the Soul
  • Released: April 10, 2001
  • Label: Good Life Recordings
  • Format: CD
Black Reign
  • Released: September 21, 2018
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: 10", DL

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[37]
US
Act.

[38]
US
Alt.

[4]
US
Heat.

[11]
US
Main.

[5]
US
Rock

[39]
CAN
[40]
CAN
Rock

[41]
UK
[42]
UK
Rock

[6]
"Unholy Confessions" 2004 ×
  • RIAA: Gold[3]
Waking the Fallen
"Burn It Down"[43] 2005 × 92 7 City of Evil
"Bat Country" 60 6 2 × 84 3
  • RIAA: Platinum[3]
"Beast and the Harlot" 2006 40 19 × 44 1
"Walk"[upper-alpha 1] 2007 × Diamonds in the Rough
"Critical Acclaim"[upper-alpha 2][45] × Avenged Sevenfold
"Almost Easy" [upper-alpha 3] 6 3 × 67 1
  • RIAA: Platinum[3]
"Afterlife" 2008 20 11 × 197 3
"Crossroads"[47] × Diamonds in the Rough
"Dear God"[48] × 3 Avenged Sevenfold
"Nightmare" 2010 51 1 12 1 2 3 48 49 65 2
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[3]
  • BPI: Silver[25]
Nightmare
"Welcome to the Family" [upper-alpha 4] 1 15 19 2 8 48 8
"So Far Away" 2011 1 15 1 5 41
"Not Ready to Die" 70 4 73 126 1 Call of Duty: Black Ops
"Carry On" 2012 [upper-alpha 5] 1 18 2 20 119 2 Call of Duty: Black Ops II
"Hail to the King" 2013 83 1 23 5 1 12 63 8 76 4
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[3]
  • MC: 4× Platinum[26]
  • BPI: Silver[25]
Hail to the King
"Shepherd of Fire" 16 34 1 28 31 12
  • RIAA: Platinum[3]
"The Stage" 2016 [upper-alpha 6] 4 10 7 The Stage
"God Damn" 2017 9 37
"Wish You Were Here" 16 37 The Stage (Deluxe Edition)
"Mad Hatter" 2018 9 28 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
"Set Me Free" 2020 22 Diamonds in the Rough (Rerelease)
"Nobody" 2023 4 28 Life Is but a Dream...
"We Love You"
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

"×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

Notes

  1. "Walk" was originally released on the High Voltage!: A Brief History of Rock compilation.
  2. "Critical Acclaim" was released as a downloadable single only.[44]
  3. "Almost Easy" peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension of the Billboard Hot 100.[46]
  4. "Welcome to the Family" peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension of the Billboard Hot 100.[49]
  5. "Carry On" peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension of the Billboard Hot 100.[50]
  6. "The Stage" peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension of the Billboard Hot 100.[51]

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt.

[4]
US
Main.

[5]
US
Rock

[39]
"Darkness Surrounding"[52] 2001 x Sounding the Seventh Trumpet
"An Epic of Time Wasted"[53] x
"Eternal Rest" / "Chapter Four"[54] 2003 x Waking the Fallen
"Seize the Day" 2006 17 × City of Evil
"Scream" 2008 26 9 × Avenged Sevenfold
"Buried Alive" 2011 26 2 10 Nightmare
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

"×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Hard
Digi.

[55]
US
Main.

[5]
US
Rock

[39]
US
Rock
Digi.

[56]
US
Sales

[57]
UK
[58]
UK
Rock

[59]
"Lost It All" 2010 165 6 Nightmare (Deluxe Edition)
"St. James" 2013 2 42 36 Hail to the King (Deluxe Edition)
"This Means War" 2014 4 36 Hail to the King
"I Won't See You Tonight" 2 Waking the Fallen: Resurrected
"Paradigm" 2016 50 The Stage
"Game Over" 2023 34 Life Is but a Dream...
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Other appearances

List of other appearances, showing year released and album name
Song Year Album Comments
"Lips of Deceit" 2000 Feel the Pain[60] Taken from the 1999 and 2000 demos.
"Lips of Deceit"
"We Come Out At Night"
This Means War: Hardcores Finest[60]
"Thick and Thin" Scrape III[60]
"We Come Out At Night" Goodlife 4[60]
"Second Heartbeat"
"Darkness Surrounding"
2002 Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 4 "Second Heartbeat" is a previously unreleased demo/alternate version, later released on the iTunes deluxe version of Waking the Fallen.[61]
"Chapter Four"
"Eternal Rest (Live)"
2004 Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 5 "Eternal Rest" was recorded at the Ventura Theater and later released on the iTunes deluxe version of Waking the Fallen.[62]
"Beast and the Harlot" (live) 2005 Masters of Horror[63] Recorded live at Warped Tour 2005. Previously released on the Bat Country single.
"Walk" (Pantera cover) 2006 High Voltage!: A Brief History of Rock[64] Later released on Diamonds in the Rough, in 2008.
"Flash of the Blade" (Iron Maiden cover) 2008 Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden[65]
"Paranoid" (Black Sabbath cover) 2009 Covered, A Revolution in Sound[66] Later released on Diamonds in the Rough, in 2020.
"Jade Helm" 2015 Call of Duty: Black Ops III[67] Later released on Black Reign.

Videos

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Chart peaks
US
[7]
AUS
[68]
UK
[8]
All Excess
  • Released: July 17, 2007
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: DVD
1 19 2

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director(s) name
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Warmness on the Soul" 2001 Broken Robot, Militont [69]
"Unholy Confessions" (version 1) 2004 Greg Kaplan [70]
"Unholy Confessions" (version 2)
"Burn It Down" 2005 Nick Wickham [71]
"Bat Country" Marc Klasfeld [72]
"Beast and the Harlot" 2006 Tony Petrossian [73]
"Seize the Day" Wayne Isham [74]
"Almost Easy" 2007 P. R. Brown [70]
"A Little Piece of Heaven" Rafa Alcantara
"Afterlife" 2008 Wayne Isham [75]
"Dear God" Rafa Alcantara [70]
"Nightmare" 2010 Wayne Isham [75]
"So Far Away" 2011
"Carry On" 2012 Dave Anthony [76]
"Hail to the King" 2013 Syndrome [77]
"Shepherd of Fire" Wayne Isham [75]
"This Means War" 2014 Rafa Alcantara [78]
"Chapter Four" [79]
"The Stage" 2016 Chris Hopewell [80]
"God Damn" 2017 Anders Rostad [81]
"Malagueña Salerosa (La Malagueña)" Rafa Alcantara [82]
"Retrovertigo" [83]
"Dose" [84]
"Runaway" [85]
"God Only Knows" [86]
"As Tears Go By" [87]
"Wish You Were Here" [88]
"Nobody" 2023 Chris Hopewell [89]
"We Love You" Ryan McKinnon [90]

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