Still at high school when the band formed in 1999, Zacky Vengeance, M. Shadows,
Synyster Gates, The Rev and Johnny Christ (the original members of Avenged
Sevenfold) made an early impact with their rock, pop-punk fusion. The band's
debut release was Sounding The Seventh Trumpet in 2001, before they were signed
to Hopeless for their follow-up album in 2003, Waking The Fallen. However, it
wasn't until the group moved to Warner that they enjoyed their breakthrough
success with 2005's City Of Evil, which included the top 10 single "Bat
Country." The album went into the top 30 album c...