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
10/4 - Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheater
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.
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.
Guitar Hero custom Avenged Sevenfold
guitar hero makes a special version of Avenged Sevenfold ...
Download here!
More Graspop Metal Meeting videos!
Scorpions, Slipknot, Ozzy Osbourne, Volbeat, Korn, Journey, Foreigner, Iced Earth, Epica, Parkway Drive, The Damned Things, Masters Of Reality, Duff McKagan’s Loaded, Heaven Shall Burn, Sepultura, Corrosion Of Conformity, Watain Angel, Witch, The Black Dahlia, Murder Arkona, FM Protest, The Hero, Endless, Dark Revoker, Judas Priest, Whitesnake, Disturbed, Cradle of Filth, Bullet For My Valentine, Black Label Society, Monster Magnet, Arch Enemy, Moonspell, Triptykon, Electric Wizard, Adept, Spirtual Beggars, Pain, Kylesa, Suicide Silence, Times Of Grace, Firewind, All Shall Perish, Kvelertak, Ghost, Rob Zombie, Avenged Sevenfold, Cavalera Conspiracy, Mastodon, Opeth, Kreator, Dublin Death Patrol, Bring Me The Horizon, Moonsorrow, Legion Of The Damned, Amorphis, Soilwork ,Terror, All That Remains, Architects, Escape The Fate, Gwar, While She Sleeps, Baptized In Blood, Rise To Remain.
More dates announced for UPROAR!
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!
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