2011 | A7X

KCXX Very Merry X-mas show in Ontario, CA

Avenged have announced that they will be headlining the KCXX Very Merry X-mas show in Ontario, CA on December 17 as part of the "Buried Alive" tour with Hollywood Undead, Asking Alexandria, and Black Veil Brides. The presale for this show starts today at 10am local venue time. See below for dates and offers.
Premiere VIP Package
$799 each
Includes:
- 2 GA Tickets with Early Entry
- 1 signed Schecter Omen Solo 6 guitar
- 2 Limited Edition Tour Lithographs (Numbered)
- 2 Commemorative Laminates
- 2 Pick Tins
Gold VIP Package
$149 each
Includes:
- 1 GA Ticket with Early Entry
- 1 Avenged Sevenfold Flag
- 1 Limited Edition Tour Lithograph (Numbered)
- 1 Commemorative Laminate
- 1 Pick Tin
Silver VIP Package
$99 each
Includes:
- 1 GA Ticket with Early Entry
- 1 Limited Edition Tour Lithograph (Numbered)
- 1 Pick Tin
The presale for the date below will begin at 10am local venue time on Wednesday, September 28th via Ticketmaster. You will need to use the following coupon code to purchase tickets:
UNDERGROUND
The following date is available on Ticketmaster:
http://www.ticketmaster.com
12/17 Citizens Bank Arena (Ontario, CA)
A limited number of VIP packages are still available in the following markets. You will need to use the following coupon code to purchase tickets: UNDERGROUND
The following dates are available on Ticketmaster: http://www.ticketmaster.com
11/23 Germain Arena (Estero, FL)
11/25 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (Jacksonville, FL)
11/28 Von Braun Center Arena (Huntsville, AL)
11/29 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center (Pikeville, KY)
11/30 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (Fort Wayne, IN)
12/02 Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center (Madison, WI)
12/03 Target Center (Minneapolis, MN)
12/07 AMSOIL Arena (Duluth, MN)
12/09 Alerus Center (Grand Forks, ND)
12/10 Bismarck Civic Center (Bismarck, ND)
A limited number of VIP packages are still available in the following markets via http://avengedsevenfold.artistarena.com. You will need to register to gain access to this page, but there is no coupon code required.
11/26 James Brown Arena (Augusta, GA)
12/06 Resch Center (Green Bay, WI)
12/12 Rimrock Arena (Billings, MT)
12/13 Adams Center (Missoula, MT)
12/14 Sun Dome (Yakima, WA)
VIP packages are available on a first come, first served basis, so be sure to get yours today.

Revolver’s “Buried Alive” Week: Watch Zacky Vengeance & Synyster Gates Win “Best Guitarists.” October 27, 2011, 3:48 pm

It’s Buried Alive week at RevolverMag.com, and, through Friday, we’re rolling out exclusive content featuring the bands on the tour: Avenged Sevenfold, Hollywood Undead, Black Veil Brides, and Asking Alexandria. This installment is onstage footage of A7X guitarists Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance picking up the Best Guitarists award at the 2011 Revolver Golden Gods from Machine Head’s Rob Flynn and Static-X’s Wayne Static

To purchase tickets, check out the tour dates below the video. Also, make sure and enter our massive Buried Alive giveaway for a chance to win VIP tickets, signed CDs, guitars, T-shirts, and much more! ENTER RIGHT HERE NOW! One of the guitars on offer is a Schecter Synyster Gates Standard, which retails for $999.99!

Buried Alive tour tickets for most shows available on Ticketmaster.com, unless there’s a link in the dates below.
Buried Alive tour dates:
11/23 Ft. Meyers, FL, Germain Arena
11/25 Jacksonville, FL, Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
11/26 Augusta, GA, James Brown Arena
11/28 Huntsville, AL, Von Braun Center
11/29 Pikeville, KY, East Kentucky Expo Center
11/30 Ft. Wayne, IN, Allen County War Memorial
12/02 Madison, WI, Alliant Energy Center *
12/03 Minneapolis, MN, Target Center
12/06 Green Bay, WI, Resch Center
12/07 Duluth, MN, Amsoil Arena
12/09 Grand Forks, ND, Alerus Center
12/10 Bismarck, ND, Bismarck Civic Center
12/12 Billings, MT, Metra Park Arena
12/13 Missoula, MT, Adams Event Center
12/14 Yakima, WA, Sun Dome
12/17 Ontario, CA, Citizens Business Bank Arena

released video

KBER 101′s Interview With Johnny Christ In Salt Lake City, UT.

Filed under: Avenged Sevenfold, Interviews, News

KBER 101′s Allen got the chance to jump on the bus with Johnny Christ and let his 12 year old daughter play interviewer. They spoke a little about how he likes Salt Lake City, his favorite animal, what inspired him to play music, how he hooked up with the rest of the members, and the success of Avenged Sevenfold.

Fastest Guitarist of All Time?

Guitar World is having a poll to see who is the fastest guitarist of all time! Avenged Sevenfold's own Synyster Gates is in second place, beating out Dimebag Darrel and Jimi Hendrix! Let's see if we can win this one!

Head on over to the Guitar World Website and vote now!

PLEASE VOTE Synyster Gate !!!!!

THE BURIED ALIVE TOUR

Avenged Sevenfold will hit the road for their “Buried Alive” tour, which launches in Ft. Meyers, FL, on November 23rd. VIP bundles will be available for all tour dates on September 20th. Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, September 23rd, except for shows in Minneapolis and Yakima, WA, which go on sale Saturday, September 24th.

A7X is excited to have Hollywood Undead, Asking Alexandria, and Black Veil Brides joining them on the Buried Alive Tour, offering fans an incredible value with four of the hottest bands in rock today. Los Angeles’ Hollywood Undead released their second album American Tragedy in April, which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and No. 1 on the Hard Rock Albums chart. Britain’s Asking Alexandria's sophomore full-length album release, Reckless and Relentless, debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard Top 200. The band has performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and appeared on the cover of AP and Guitar World. Hollywood’s Black Veil Brides hit No. 1 on the Billboard Independent Albums with their 2010 debut album We Stitch These Wounds, followed by their second album, Set The World ON Fire, which peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.

“Buried Alive” tour dates are as follow:
11/23 Ft. Meyers, FL Germain Arena
11/25 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
11/26 Augusta, GA James Brown Arena
11/28 Huntsville, AL Von Braun Center
11/29 Pikeville, KY East Kentucky Expo Center
11/30 Ft. Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial
12/02 Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center *
12/03 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
12/06 Green Bay, WI Resch Center
12/07 Duluth, MN Amsoil Arena
12/09 Grand Forks, ND Alerus Center
12/10 Bismarck, ND Bismarck Civic Center
12/12 Billings, MT Metra Park Arena
12/13 Missoula, MT Adams Center
12/14 Yakima, WA Sun Dome
· * denotes show without Hollywood Undead

UPROAR & A7X Remember 9/11 Heroes

The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival and tour headliners Avenged Sevenfold are working with The Rock 106.9 WCCC in Hartford, CT to raise funds in remembrance of the tenth anniversary of 9/11. To respectfully remember this day and help financially support some great foundations that have assisted fire fighters, police officers and their families, the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival and Avenged Sevenfold will make a dollar for dollar match of all donations up to $10,000 made through The Rock 106.9 WCCC from now through September 11, 2011. Donations can be made online at www.WCCC.com/uproar.

At the September 11 Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival at Comcast Theatre inHartford, CT, checks will be presented to the National Fallen Fire Fighters Foundation and the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

The United States Congress created the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to lead a nationwide effort to remember America’s fallen firefighters. Since 1992, the tax-exempt, nonprofit foundation has developed and expanded programs to honor our fallen fire heroes and assist their families and coworkers. Their mission is to honor and remember America’s fallen fire heroes and to provide resources to assist their survivors in rebuilding their lives. They offer support programs for survivors, award scholarships to fire service survivors, help departments deal with line-of-duty deaths, and work to prevent line-of-duty deaths. www.firehero.org

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is dedicated to honoring all of America’s law enforcement heroes–those who continue to serve and protect andthose who have died in the line of duty, including the officers who lost their lives on September 11th. That mission is accomplished through the National Law EnforcementOfficers Memorial in Washington, DC, as well as programs such as Officer of the Month, Officer Roll Call and others. Today in the United States, some 900,000 law enforcement officers put their lives on the line for the safety and protection of others. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund invites you to learn more about the heroes of American law enforcement and join us in respecting, honoring and remembering
them. www.nleomf.com

Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival and 10th anniversary of 9/11

PLEASE DONATE $1, $1000, or what ever you can.

Below is an interview with M. Shadows announcing the fund raising efforts today on air with WCCC in Hartford, CT.

WCCC Interview with M. Shadows by World_Audience

Rockstar Uproar Photos: Avenged Sevenfold live in Camden, NJ

Check out a large set of untagged photos of the boys on the first night of the Rockstar Uproar tour in Camden, NJ. Enjoy!

Important Uproar News: Mansfield Show has been moved!

Check out this important update on the Rockstar Uproar stop in Mansfield this Sunday.

A7x - Critical acclaim

A7x - Afterlife

A7x- A little piece of heaven

A7x-Lost

A7x-dear god

A7x size the day

Live in Sydney: Avenged Sevenfold by The Frontier Touring Company

The Frontier Touring Company has put up a set of live shot of Avenged Sevenfold's Sydney show. Check out the set here!

Melbourne, Australia photos by Lens of Rock

Lens of Rock posted a set of photos of the boys at their Melbourne, Australia show. Check them out here!

A7X in Melbourne, Australia - An extremely large set of live shots!

ToneDeaf.com.au has put up an extremely large set of live shots of Avenged Sevenfold in Melbourne, Australia last night. They're of great quality and definately worth checking out! Head here for the photos!

Live Photos: Avenged Sevenfold in Melbourne, Australia

Adelheide Photography has put up a large set of live shots from the band while playing a show in Melbourne, Australia. Check them out here!

Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan poster in the new issue of Kerrang! magazine

In the January 13th Issue #1295 of Kerrang! magazine fans and stars pay tribute to Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan. The issue will also feature a commemorative poster as well. In addition Zacky Vengeance took to his twitter today with the following:

Jimmy will always be with me in everything I do. Except sitting at home being sad, so today Im going to try to start living again. foREVer

Avenged Sevenfold confirmed for 48 Hours Festival

We mentioned it before, letting you know the band could be a possible headliner for the 48 Hours Festival and guess what? It's just been confirmed that the band will indeed play! Check out the 48 Hours Festival website to find out when, where and what bands are playing besides A7X!

Happy birthday, M Shadows!!

Avenged Sevenfold's leadsinger Matt Sanders, aka M Shadows, turns 30 today! Happy birthday, Matt! Have a good one!

Avenged Sevenfold: “Mike Portnoy Wanted To Stay In Avenged”

Avenged Sevenfold guitarists Zacky Vengeance and Synyster Gates were interviewed for Guitar World magazine.

Guitar World: Do you believe it was Mike’s [Portnoy, ex-DREAM THEATER drummer who played on AVENGED SEVENFOLD's 2010 album "Nightmare" and toured with the band for the latter part of last year] intention to stay on with [AVENGED SEVENFOLD]?

Gates: I think he definitely wanted to. And it would have been really nice. He’s a great guy and a great drummer, and we consider him family. But it’s just… He’s “Mike Portnoy.” He’s established. He makes a lot of money. More than we can really dish out, especially at this point. And my whole thing after Jimmy ["The Rev" Sullivan, AVENGED SEVENFOLD's late drummer] died was if we were ever going to do this, I wanted to give a young kid a chance. That would have been a dream come true, to breathe some new life from a death. And so this feels right. And unfortunately, Mike made some decisions that I don’t know if he’s super happy with at this point, and that weren’t very conducive to his well being.

Vengeance: When Mike first came on for “Nightmare”, he was sincerely genuine in the fact that he was there to help us fulfill Jimmy’s legacy, and for that we’ll always be so thankful and appreciative. And, truthfully, he was really the only man for the job. But I think he was also searching for new things to do, music-wise. I know for a fact he was starting to lose the romance of DREAM THEATER a little bit. That had been going on from before he knew us. And then “Nightmare” came out and it was a Number One album, and the tours were huge, and I think it was exciting for him. I think his intentions were pretty clear that he wanted to be a member of AVENGED SEVENFOLD. But we weren’t ready to have a new member. And truthfully, he’s not the right fit anyway. When he went and quit DREAM THEATER, that was something we had no say in, because he’s a grown man and he makes his own decisions. But we had urged against it, fully knowing we weren’t ready to commit to him. But it’s his life.

Tickets for Milwaukee and Albuquerque on sale now

Tickets for the following cities for the Rockstar Uproar Tour are on sale now:
9/20 Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater - Click here to get tickets 10/7 Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion - Click here to get tickets

Rockstar Uproar TV #3 featuring Arin Ilejay

Check out Rockstar Uproar TV #3 featuring current Avenged Sevenfold drummer Arin Ilejay and find out how you and your band can play Rockstar Uproar!

Together with Best Buy Music Gear they are offering you and your band great opportunities to get your name out there, play the festival, create a music video, record an album and much more! Don't miss this chance!

Photos: Avenged Sevenfold at Mt Pleasant, MI

Check out another set of Mt Pleasant, MI photos by photographer and A7X fan yOyO Suicide. View them here.

Two new Rockstar Uproar tour dates!!

Rockstar Uproar has announced two more dates!

9/20 - Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater
10/4 - Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheater

The pre-sale for Milwaukee has yet begun, the Salt Lake City pre-sale starts 7/25! For more information and tickets, go to RockstarUproar.com

Live Photos: Avenged Sevenfold at Rock Fest 2011

Rock Fest 2011 has added a bunch of photos to their Facebook page, including quite a large set of Avenged Sevenfold. Check it out here!

Fan Photos: Avenged Sevenfold in Mt Pleasant, MI

Check out a nice set of live shots taken by Stephanie Iero of Avenged Sevenfold at Mt Pleasant, MI two days ago. Click here to see the photos.

Win a trip to see Avenged Sevenfold in San Diego, California!

Here's your chance to win a trip see Avenged Sevenfold at the Rockstar Uproar Festival in San Diego, CA on October 9th, 2011! Head on over to the Schecter website and enter now!
Unfortunately, only members of the United States are eligible to enter the sweepstakes.

Not only are all expenses paid but you'll also win a Zacky Vengeance custom Schecter Guitar as well as a Synyster Gates custom Schecter guitar.
The winner of the contest will be announced September 9th, 2011.

Live Photos: Avenged Sevenfold play Festival d'Été de Québec

Check out a few sets of photos of Avenged Sevenfold at the Festival d'Été de Québec yesterday!

• Set one
• Set two
• Set three

PHOTOS: Avenged Sevenfold plays Metaltown 2011

A few photos of Avenged Sevenfold at Metaltown 2011 can be found here

Pick Synyster Gates' New Schecter Guitar!

Synyster Gates and Schecter are teaming up to allow the fans to vote on what guitar they want Syn to use on the Rockstar Uproar Tour.
Head over to this website and make your pick! Upon voting, you are also eligible to WIN a signed custom guitar!

"What's up all you crazy A7X fans! I want YOU to help me pick out my next SYN CUSTOM guitar to play on our upcoming UPROAR tour!

Check out the 3 options below and vote for your favorite one. You will also be entered to win this guitar, signed by me at the end of the tour!

Have fun, choose responsibly and I'll see you this summer!
-Synyster Gates"

Unfortunately, only residents of the U.S.A are eligible to win the signed guitar, but you can still vote!

New Date added to Rockstar Uproar Festival!

A new date has been added to the Rockstar Uproar Festival. The show will take place in:

10/2 Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena (on sale 7/15)

ALSO! Tickets are now on sale for the following shows:
9/1 Virginia Beach, VA
9/28 Calgary, AB
9/29 Edmonton, AB

Tickets can be purchased here.

Check out all the Rockstar Uproar tour announced dates below:

8/26/11 Camden, NJ
8/27/11 Scranton, PA
8/28/11 Boston, MA
8/31/11 Washington, DC
9/1/11 Virginia Beach, VA
9/3/11 Tampa, FL
9/4/11 Biloxi, MS
9/5/11 Houston, TX
9/9/11 Detroit, MI
9/10/11 Buffalo, NY
9/11/11 Hartford, CT
9/14/11 Toronto, ON
9/16/11 Pittsburgh, PA
9/17/11 Indianapolis, IN
9/18/11 Chicago, IL
9/21/11 Cleveland, OH
9/23/11 Omaha, NE
9/24/11 Kansas City, MO
10/1/11 Seattle, WA
10/5/11 Denver, CO
10/7/11 Albuquerque, NM
10/8/11 Phoenix, AZ
10/9/11 San Diego, CA
10/13/11 Sacramento, CA
10/14/11 San Francisco, CA

Professional video footage of Avenged Sevenfold at Graspop 2011

Graspop Metal Meeting has been streamed live online. Check out some videos of Avenged Sevenfold's performance on the Belgium festival. Head over to Blabbermouth for a few videos or watch them below!

Live Photos: Graspop Metal Meeting 2011 by Cutting Edge

Cutting Edge has put up a small set of Graspop Metal Meeting photos. Check them out here!

Live Photos: Avenged Sevenfold at Graspop Metal Meeting 2011

Photographer Bart Schevernels has added a set of photos to his Flickr account of Avenged Sevenfold at Graspop Metal Meeting 2011 in Dessel, Belgium. I was surprised to find these already, seeing as the guys only took the stage like 3 hours ago! Check them out here!

Avenged Sevenfold share a new photo!

Avenged Sevenfold have posted a new photo on their Facebook. Check it out below. If you visit their Facebook page, you can download the full version of the image.

Fan Photos: Avenged Sevenfold in Madrid, Spain

Avenged Sevenfold fan Patry Gates Vengeance has put a bunch of her photos online of the Madrid, Spain show a few days ago. Check them out here.

Live Photos: Avenged Sevenfold at Provinssirock in Finland

Avenged Sevenfold recently played Provinssirock in Finland. Check out some great photos of the show, taken by Nelly Tatti. View them here!

Official Photo: Euro 2011

Avenged Sevenfold have released a photo of the band on their European tour. Check it out!

If you head over to the official Avenged Sevenfold facebook, you can download the full version of the photo.

Live Photos: Avenged Sevenfold at Metaltown 2011

Festivalphoto.net have put up a small gallery of photos of Avenged Sevenfold at Metaltown 2011. Check them out here.

MTV's Posted: Avenged Sevenfold Euro Nightmare Diaries Episode 1

MTV's Posted has put up a new video of Avenged Sevenfold backstage in Europe. Check it out here. In case the video is not working for your country, watch it below:

Watch Avenged Sevenfold at Pinkpop 2011

Pinkpop has put up three videos of Avenged Sevenfold this past weekend. The songs are Critical Acclaim, God Hates Us & Bat Country. You can watch them here.

Fan Photos: Avenged Sevenfold in Zurich, Switzerland

Check out some fan photos made by my friend Giada Sullivan. The photos were taken in Zurich, Switzerland last week.

Download Festival 2011: Walk on stage with Avenged Sevenfold

NME have put up a video of Avenged Sevenfold walking from their backstage trailer on to the mainstage at Download Festival recently. Unfortunately, the link at the NME website isn't working, but someone managed to rip it and put it on YouTube, so check it out!

Rockstar Uproar Festival Announces First Batch of Tourdates!

Rockstar Uproar Festival has announced the first batch of tourdates of this years tour, that will run from August 26th til October 15th.

8/26/11 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center - On Sale 6/24
8/27/11 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion - On Sale 6/17
8/28/11 - Boston, MA - Comcast Center - On Sale 6/30
8/31/11 - Washington, DC - Jiffy Lube Live - On Sale 6/24
9/3/11 - Tampa, FL - 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre - On Sale 6/24
9/4/11 - Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Coast Coliseum - On Sale 6/17
9/5/11 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - On Sale 6/24
9/10/11 - Buffalo, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center - On Sale 6/24
9/11/11 - Hartford, CT - The Comcast Theatre - On Sale 6/30
9/14/11 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre - On Sale 6/24
9/16/11 - Pittsburgh, PA - First Niagara Pavilion - On Sale 6/24
9/17/11 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center - On Sale 6/18
9/21/11 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center - On Sale 6/24
9/23/11 - Omaha, NE - WestFair Amphitheatre - Tickets Available
9/24/11 - Kansas City, MO - Sandstone Amphitheatre - On Sale 6/18
10/9/11 - San Diego, CA - Cricket Amphitheater - On Sale 6/25

For more information, head to RockstarUproar.com

Gallery: Another set of Pinkpop Festival photos has been added!

I've have added yet another set of photos to the gallery of Avenged Sevenfold performing at the Pinkpop festival in the Netherlands.

Another set of Pinkpop festival photos by Gertjan van der Loo

Photographer Gertjan van der Loo shot a handful of photos of Avenged Sevenfold at Pinkpop for Pixie Photo and has put them online. Check them out here!

3FM's Pinkpop photos of Avenged Sevenfold

Dutch radio channel 3FM has put up some nice photos of the Pinkpop festival as well. Check out their A7X photos here!

The very first photos of Avenged Sevenfold at Pinkpop 2011!

Check out this small set of great photos, taken by Huub Krauth for NuFoto of Avenged Sevenfold at the dutch festival Pinkpop.

Last update on the online stream: they're waiting for a final answer whether they can broadcast the show online or not. They hope to have an answer by tomorrow morning, European time.

Live Photos: Avenged Sevenfold in Treviso, Italy

Check out this large set of photos, taken by Alberto from our Italian friends over at Avenged Sevenfold Italia.

Click here to view the set.

Synyster Gates interviewed at Download Festival

Tom Russell from Rock Radio had the honor to interview Synyster Gates backstage at Download Festival. Watch the interview below!

Avenged from Rock AAA on Vimeo.

Live Photos: Avenged Sevenfold play Zurich, Switzerland

Avenged Sevenfold played a show in Zurich, Switzerland on June 8th. Check out a whole bunch of photos of the show here, taken by Rodolfo Sassano.

Live Photos: Download Festival 2011

I've added a set of +30 photos of the festival to the gallery. Check them out.

I've also added another set, taken from the official Download website.

Guitar World is having a poll to see who is the fastest guitarist of all time! Avenged Sevenfold's own Synyster Gates is in second place, beating out Dimebag Darrel and Jimi Hendrix! Let's see if we can win this one!Head on over to the Guitar World Website and vote now!