AVENGED SEVENFOLD

Part of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal movement, they debuted in 2001 with Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, and maintained a pure metalcore esthetic before adopting a more modern rock/heavy metal-forward style on 2005’s City of Evil. They broke into the mainstream in 2007 with the release of their eponymous fourth LP and continued to cast a spell both at home and abroad with subsequent efforts Nightmare (2010) and Hail to the King (2013) achieving gold and platinum status, and 2016’s The Stage earning a Grammy nomination. A seven-year gap preceded the release of the group’s eighth long-player, 2023’s Life Is But a Dream.

With Alexisonfire