Avenged Sevenfold

 

Artist:  Avenged Sevenfold 
Origin:  Huntington Beach, California, USA.
Genre:  Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Indie Rock, Hardcore

Original line-up:

M. Shadows:  Lead Vocals
Zacky Vengeance:  Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals
The Rev:  Drums, Vocals
Matt Wendt:  Bass
Synyster Gates:  Guitar

Avenged Sevenfold are an American Rock Band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999 by M. Shadows (Lead Vocals), Zacky Vengeance:  (Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals), The Rev (Drums) and Matt Wendt (Bass).

Title:  City Of Evil (Limited Edition Double LP) (2023)

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Indie Rock, Hardcore

Label:  Hopeless Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1. Beast And Harlot (5:42)

 2.  Burn It Down (5:00)

 3.  Blinded In Chains 6:34)

Side B:

 1.  Bat Country (5:13)

 2.  Trashed And Scattered (5:53)

 3.  Seize The Day (5:35)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Sidewinder (7:01)

 2.  The Wicked End (7:10)

 3.  Strength Of The World (9:14)

Side D:

 1.  Betrayed (6:47)

 2.  M.I.A. (8:48)

Personnel:

M. Shadows:  Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Zacky Vengeance:  Rhythm Guitar, Co-Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar on Track  B3, Gang Vocals on Track C3
The Rev:  Drums, Backing Vocals, Piano on Track B3, Gang Vocals 
Synyster Gates:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals, Piano on Tracks:  A1, C1, Gang Vocals on Track C3

Johnny Christ:  Bass, Backing Vocals, Gang Vocals on Track C3

Session Musician:

Brian Haner:  Additional Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Acoustic Guitar Solo Left on Track C1

Orchestra:

Samuel Fischer:  Violin (Solo)

Mark Robertson:  Violin

Songa Lee-Kitto:  Violin

Sam Formicola:  Violin

Bruce Dukov:  Violin

Alan Grufeld:  Violin

Larry Greenfield:  Violin

Liane Mautner:  Violin

David Walther:  Viola

Matthew Funes:  Viola

Alma Fernandez:  Viola

Victor Lawrence:  Cello (Solo)

David Low:  Cello

David Mergen:  Cello

Choir:

Jeannine Wagner:  Choir Leader

Zachary Biggs, Colton Beyer-Johnson, Josiah Yiu, Nathan Cruz, Stephen Cruz, C.J. Cruz, Sean Sullivan, Alan Hong, Nico Walsh, Sally Stevens:   Choir Performers

City Of Evil is the third studio album by Avenged Sevenfold, originally released on June 6, 2005 by Warner Bros., remastered and reissued on February 3, 2023 by Hopeless Records.  Limited Edition Double LP, Translucent Red Vinyl.