AVENGED SEVENFOLD
BREAKOUT ALBUM ‘WAKING THE FALLEN’ EXPLODING IN THE U.S.

WITH OVER 90,000 COPIES SHIPPED;

BAND IN THE MIDST OF HEADLINING SPRING U.S. TOUR

AFTER RECEIVING RAVE REVIEWS DURING TUMULTUOUS U.K. TREK;

VANS WARPED TOUR ON TAP FOR THIS SUMMER

“…hard-and-heavy eclecticism…a volatile fusion of punk melody and metal intensity…Combining unpredictable rhythm shifts, melodic hurricanes and abrupt vocal turns…” –Tracey John, CMJ, November 2003

AVENGED SEVENFOLD, now in the midst of a headlining tour, are taking the U.S. by storm. The band’s breakout album WAKING THE FALLEN, out now on Hopeless Records, is exploding in the U.S., having shipped over 90,000 copies in just over six months. Their current trek is taking the band to over 32 cities across the country–including a stop at the Surf and Skate Festival in Asbury Park, NJ on April 17–before they jump on the Vans Warped Tour later this summer.

After wrapping a hugely successful U.K. tour, AVENGED SEVENFOLD returned home to a sold-out show at Los Angeles’ Henry Fonda Theater in early March. At the show, 1,600 rabid fans showed up to witness AVENGED SEVENFOLD’s powerful live performance and participate in a video shoot–lensed by director Greg Kaplan–for “Unholy Confessions,” the fierce and sprawling first single. In his LA Weekly live review (March 12, 2004), writer Paul Rogers raved:

“A7X are an all-ages phenomenon…A7X never let the energy dip during their lengthy set of epic concoctions. Front man M. SHADOWS…is a commanding voice throughout, alternating between surprisingly succulent sustain and stangled-banshee ranting…As well as choice cuts from the current WAKING THE FALLEN, A7X revisit some seldom-played older tunes (‘Darkness Surrounding,’ ‘To End the Rapture’), leaving their dark teen legions thoroughly satiated.”

In true rock n’ roll form, AVENGED SEVENFOLD—M. SHADOWS (vocals), ZACKY VENGEANCE (guitar), SYNYSTER GATES (guitar), THE REVEREND (drums) and JOHNNY CHRIST–blew away crowds during their recent U.K. tour, which included shows with Lostprophets and sold-out headlining gigs–but not without some controversy. On their first night of their first show in London, a bar brawl at the fabled Crowbar pub landed THE REVEREND in jail for the night. The U.K. journey ultimately enabled the band to garner fans and widespread critical acclaim. In his KERRANG! live review (February 26, 2004), writer Nik Young hailed:

“Ridiculously talented, captivating and boasting a frontman with immaculate live vocals, AVENGED SEVENFOLD are in their own league entirely. Craftily blending infectious choruses, toxic riffs and all-conquering aggression; one minute you have your hand pressed on your heart and your fist in the air, chanting ingeniously moving anthems, the next you are ripped to shreds by circle-pit inducing mayhem. Sheer magic.”

Meanwhile, WAKING THE FALLEN received praise from writer Luke Lewis in the new issue of TOTAL GUITAR (U.K.) “…they’ve just recorded the most thrillingly diverse rock album of the year. WAKING THE FALLEN, the band’s third and most recent release, is a wildly schizophrenic affair.”

Catch AVENGED SEVENFOLD on the road in the following cities and check out www.avengedsevenfold.com and www.hopelessrecords.com for more information.

Date City Venue

Wed 3/31 Sauget, IL Pop’s

Fri 4/2 Milwaukee, WI Eagle’s Club

Sat 4/3 Detroit, MI Magestic Theatre

Sun 4/4 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge

Tues 4/6 Cleveland, OH The Grog Shop

Wed 4/7 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection

Fri 4/9 Millvale, PA Mr. Small’s

Sat 4/10 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall

Mon 4/12 Farmingdale, NY Downtown

Tues 4/13 Philadelphia, PA Theater of Living Arts

Wed 4/14 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance

Fri 4/16 Worcester, MA The Palladium

Sat 4/17 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Park Convention Hall

Sun 4/18 Baltimore, MD Ottobar

Tues 4/20 Richmond, VA Alley Katz

Fri 4/23 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues

Sat 4/24 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbit’s

Sun 4/25 St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre

Wed 4/28 Atlanta, GA Cotton Club

Sat 5/1 San Antonio, TX Sin 13

Sun 5/2 Dallas, TX Gypsy Ballroom

Wed 5/5 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theater

Thurs 5/13 Portland, OR Nocturnal

Vans Warped Tour:

Tue      7/20                Milwaukee, WI                       Marcus Amphitheatre
Wed    7/21                St. Louis, MO                  UMB Bank Pavilion
Thu      7/22                Indianapolis, IN                    Verizon Wireless
Fri       7/23                Cleveland, OH                      Tower City Amphitheatre Lot
Sat      7/24                Chicago, IL                           Tweeter Center
Sun     7/25                Minneapolis, MN                  Metrodome Lot or Harriet Island
Mon     7/26                Kansas City, KS                   Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Wed    7/28                Atlanta, GA                            Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre Lot
Thu      7/29                Orlando, FL                           Central Florida Fairgrounds
Fri       7/30                Tampa, FL                           Vinoy Park
Sat      7/31                Miami, FL                               Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
Sun     8/1                   Jacksonville, FL                   Jacksonville Fairgrounds
Mon     8/2                   Charlotte, NC                        Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Tue      8/3                   Virginia Beach, VA              Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Wed    8/4                   Washington, DC                   Nissan Pavilion Lot
Thu      8/5                   Pittsburgh, PA                       Post Gazette Pavilion
Fri       8/6                   Philadelphia, PA                  Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
Sat      8/7                   New York, NY                     Randall’s Island
Sun     8/8                   Englishtown, NJ                   Englishtown Raceway
Tue      8/10                Hershey, PA                         Hersheypark Pavilion
Thu      8/12                Quebec City, QC                  Colisee Pepsi Parking Lot
Fri       8/13                Montreal, QB                         Parc Jean Drapeau
Sat      8/14                Toronto, ON                          Molson Park
Sun     8/15                Detroit, MI                              Pontiac Silverdome
Mon     8/16                Cincinnati, OH                      Riverbend Music Center Lot
Tue      8/17                Columbus, OH                      Germain Amphitheatre
Wed    8/18                Buffalo, NY                             Darien Lakes PAC
Thu      8/19                Boston, MA                          TBA

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD BREAKOUT ALBUM ‘WAKING THE FALLEN’ EXPLODING IN THE U.S.