American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold has released eight studio albums, three extended plays, one soundtrack album, one live album, two compilation albums, 24 singles, seven promotional singles, one video album and 32 music videos. Formed in Huntington Beach, California in 1999, the band originally featured vocalist M. Shadows (Matthew Sanders), guitarist Zacky Vengeance (Zachary Baker), bassist Matt Wendt and drummer The Rev (James Sullivan). Synyster Gates (Brian Haner Jr.) joined as lead guitarist in 2001, just after the group released their debut album Sounding the Seventh Trumpet on Good Life Recordings, which was later reissued on Hopeless Records.
After replacing Wendt with Justin Sane and later Dameon Ash, Avenged Sevenfold settled on Johnny Christ (Jonathan Seward) on bass in 2003 to record Waking the Fallen. The album was released in August of that year, but did not chart at that time. The 2005 follow-up City of Evil reached number 30 on the Billboard 200 US albums chart, and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2009. The single "Bat Country" reached the top ten of the US Billboard Alternative Songs and Mainstream Rock charts, while "Beast and the Harlot" topped the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart peak positions for Avenged Sevenfold singles: "Burn It Down": "Bat Country": "Beast and the Harlot": "Almost Easy": "Afterlife": "Dear God": "Nightmare": "Welcome to the Family": "Not Ready to Die": "Carry On": "Hail to the King" and "Shepherd of Fire": "The Stage":
In 2007 the band released its self-titled fourth album, which was the first to reach the top five of the Billboard 200 when it peaked at number 4. The All Excess video, released earlier in the year, topped the Billboard Music Video Sales chart and reached number 2 on the UK Music Video Chart. Avenged Sevenfold was the band's final full release to feature The Rev, who died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs and alcohol on December 28, 2009, while they were producing their next album Nightmare. Mike Portnoy performed drums on 2010s Nightmare, which topped the Billboard 200, the first charttopper in the band's career. Lead single "Nightmare" topped the Billboard Heatseekers Songs chart, while third single "So Far Away" became the band's first to top the Mainstream Rock chart. 2011's "Not Ready to Die" topped the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.
Arin Ilejay joined as The Rev's second replacement in 2013, performing on the band's sixth studio album Hail to the King. The album followed Nightmare by topping the Billboard 200, as well as being the group's first release to reach number 1 on the Canadian and UK Albums Charts. "Hail to the King" and "Shepherd of Fire" both topped the Mainstream Rock chart. In 2014, a re-released Waking the Fallen: Resurrected reached number 10 in the US, 11 years after the original album was released. The album would be certified Platinum by the RIAA in 2021.
Brooks Wackerman replaced Ilejay in 2015, and the following year the band released The Stage without any prior announcement. The album reached number 4 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Canadian Albums Chart. In 2017, the band began to add to The Stage as part of an "evolving track listing" that would eventually become the album's deluxe version, including cover versions of "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys, "As Tears Go By" by The Rolling Stones and "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd. Avenged Sevenfold released Live at the Grammy Museum on December 8, 2017, documenting the group's first acoustic performance at the Grammy Museum in October.
After four years of writing and recording, the band released their eighth studio album, Life Is But a Dream... on June 2, 2023, and it peaked at number 13 in the US the same month.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsUSAUSCANPosition for City of Evil on Canadian Albums Chart: FINGERJPNNORNZSWEUKSounding the Seventh TrumpetReleased: July 24, 2001 Label: Good Life Formats: CD, LP — — — — — 176 — — — —Waking the FallenReleased: August 26, 2003 Label: Hopeless Formats: CD, LP 10 34 — — 48 — — — 35RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: GoldCity of EvilReleased: June 6, 2005 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP 30 — 55 — — 16 — — — 63US: 1,500,000RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: GoldAvenged SevenfoldReleased: October 30, 2007 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, CD+DVD 4 37 6 — — 12 — — — 24US: 1,100,000RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: GoldNightmareReleased: July 23, 2010 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, DL 1 9 2 1 36 12 14 2 9 5US: 1,000,000RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Platinum RMNZ: GoldHail to the KingReleased: August 27, 2013 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, DL 1 2 1 1 5 15 3 3 4 1US: 1,000,000RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Platinum RMNZ: GoldThe StageReleased: October 28, 2016 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, LP, DL 4 4 1 10 14 42 16 9 37 13US: 170,000Life Is But a Dream...Released: June 2, 2023 Label: Warner Formats: CD, LP, DL 13 46 11 20 27 46 — 29 — 21"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
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Live albums + List of live albumsTitleAlbum detailsLive at the Grammy MuseumReleased: December 8, 2017 Label: Capitol Format: DL
Compilations + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsUSUSAlt.USHardUSRockCANIRLJPNNZUKUKRockLive in the LBC & Diamonds in the RoughReleased: September 16, 2008 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD+DVD 24 7 6 9 16 54 44 29 42 3RIAA: PlatinumThe Best of 2005–2013Released: December 2, 2016 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: 2CD, DL — 18 7 28 — — — — — —"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Extended plays Title Album details Warmness on the Soul Released: April 10, 2001 Label: Good Life Recordings Format: CD Black Reign Released: September 21, 2018 Label: Warner Bros. Format: 10", DL Statica Released: July 24, 2026 Label: Self-released Format: DL, streaming
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album nameTitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumUSUSActive Rock.US Billboard Active Rock chart peak positions for Avenged Sevenfold singles: "Nightmare": "Welcome to the Family": "So Far Away": "Buried Alive": "Carry On": "Hail to the King": "Shepherd of Fire": USAlt.US HardRockDigitalUSMain.USRockCANCANRockCanada Rock peak positions for Avenged Sevenfold singles: "Nightmare": "So Far Away": "Hail to the King": "Shepherd of Fire": UKUK Singles Chart peak positions for Avenged Sevenfold singles: All singles except those noted below": "Afterlife": "Not Ready to Die": "Carry On": UKRock"Unholy Confessions"2004 — — — — — × — — — — RIAA: PlatinumWaking the Fallen"Burn It Down"2005 — — — — — × — — 92 7City of Evil"Bat Country" 60 1 6 — 2 × — — 84 3 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold"Beast and the Harlot"2006 — 16 40 — 19 × — — 44 1"Walk"2007 — — — — — × — — — — Diamonds in the Rough"Critical Acclaim" — — — — — × — — — —Avenged Sevenfold"Almost Easy" — 2 6 — 3 × — — 67 1 RIAA: Platinum"Afterlife"2008 — 8 20 16 11 × — — 197 3BPI: Silver"Crossroads" — — — — — × — — — —Diamonds in the Rough"Dear God" — — — — — × — — — 3Avenged Sevenfold"Nightmare"2010 51 1 12 14 2 3 48 49 65 2RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: GoldNightmare"Welcome to the Family" — 1 15 19 2 8 — 48 — 8"So Far Away"2011 — 1 15 21 1 5 — 41 — —"Not Ready to Die" 70 — — 1 — — 73 — 126 1Call of Duty: Black Ops"Carry On"2012 — 1 — 1 2 20 — — 119 2Call of Duty: Black Ops II"Hail to the King"2013 83 1 23 1 1 12 63 8 76 4 RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Gold MC: 4× Platinum IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: PlatinumHail to the King"Shepherd of Fire" — 16 34 11 1 28 — 31 — 12 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold"The Stage"2016 — — — 1 4 10 — — — 7 The Stage"God Damn"2017 — — — — 9 37 — — — —"Wish You Were Here" — — — 15 16 37 — — — — The Stage (Deluxe Edition)"Mad Hatter"2018 — — — 6 9 28 — — — — Call of Duty: Black Ops 4"Set Me Free"2020 — — — 3 — 22 — — — — Diamonds in the Rough (Rerelease)"Nobody"2023 — — — 4 2 28 — — — —Life Is But a Dream..."Mattel" — — — — 17 — — — — —"Magic"2025 — — — — — — — — — — Call of Duty: Black Ops 7"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.
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Promotional singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album USAlt. USMain. USRock USHardDigi. "Darkness Surrounding"2001 — — × ×Sounding the Seventh Trumpet "An Epic of Time Wasted" — — × × "Eternal Rest" / "Chapter Four"2003 — — × ×Waking the Fallen "Seize the Day" 2006 — 17 × ×City of Evil "Scream"2008 26 9 × ×Avenged Sevenfold "Buried Alive" 2011 26 2 10 20 Nightmare"We Love You"/"We Love You Moar" 2023 — — — 12 Life Is But a Dream..."—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.
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Other charted and certified songs + List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name Title Year Peak chart positionsCertifications AlbumUSHardRockUSHardDigi.USMain.USRockUSRockDigi.USSalesUKUKRockUK Rock & Metal Singles Chart peak positions for Avenged Sevenfold songs: "Lost It All": "St. James": "Lost It All" 2010 — — — — — — 165 6 Nightmare (Deluxe Edition) "St. James" 2013 — 2 — — 42 — — 36 Hail to the King (Deluxe Edition) "This Means War" 2014 — — 4 36 — — — — RIAA: Gold Hail to the King "I Won't See You Tonight" — — — — — 2 — — Waking the Fallen: Resurrected "Paradigm" 2016 — — — 50 — — — — The Stage "Game Over" 2023 6 — — 34 — — — — Life Is But a Dream... "Cosmic" 19 — — — — — — — "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Other appearances + List of other appearances, showing year released and album name Song Year Album Comments"Lips of Deceit"2000Feel the PainTaken from the 1999 and 2000 demos."Lips of Deceit""We Come Out at Night"This Means War: Hardcores Finest"Thick and Thin"Scrape III"We Come Out at Night"Goodlife 4"Second Heartbeat""Darkness Surrounding"2002Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 4"Second Heartbeat" is a previously unreleased demo/alternate version, later released on the iTunes deluxe version of Waking the Fallen."Chapter Four""Eternal Rest" 2004Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 5"Eternal Rest" was recorded at the Ventura Theater and later released on the iTunes deluxe version of Waking the Fallen."Beast and the Harlot" (live)2005Masters of HorrorRecorded live at Warped Tour 2005. Previously released on the Bat Country single."Walk" (Pantera cover)2006High Voltage!: A Brief History of RockLater released on Diamonds in the Rough, in 2008."Flash of the Blade" (Iron Maiden cover)2008Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden"Paranoid" (Black Sabbath cover)2009Covered, A Revolution in SoundLater released on Diamonds in the Rough, in 2020."Jade Helm"2015Call of Duty: Black Ops IIILater released on Black Reign.
Videos Video albums + List of video albums, with selected chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsChart peaksUSAUSUKAll ExcessReleased: July 17, 2007 Label: Warner Bros. Format: DVD 1 19 2
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