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"It streams more than double any other track we have weekly, yet a portion of the fanbase acts like it was a failure.” How Avenged Sevenfold's "funny little experiment" with Hail to the King yielded extraordinary results

The title track of Avenged Sevenfold's 2013 album has earned over 819.8 million streams to date

Metal Hammer · Jul 13

“It's unbelievable we survived.” How a gang of OC punks changed the face of metalcore - and ultimately became one of 21st Century metal's true stadium acts

Waking The Fallen took metalcore to the next level - only for Avenged Sevenfold to ditch it on their next album

Metal Hammer · Mar 26

"You’re playing for 5 or 6,000 men and women who all have M16s on their shoulders. And they’re trying to pit, and it’s pretty crazy" How Avenged Sevenfold and Call Of Duty forged one of music and gaming's greatest relationships

From processing grief and playing for the troops to soundtracking a zombie apocalypse, A7X and Call of Duty have a long history

Metal Hammer · Dec 10, 2025

“Due to a specific condition called a vocal fold hematoma”: Avenged Sevenfold postpone Latin American tour after M Shadows reports a ruptured blood vessel in his vocal cord

Dates are set to be rescheduled for January

MusicRadar · Sep 30, 2025

“I have to make the responsible decision – there’s just no way I can sing like this”: Avenged Sevenfold have postponed their 2025 South American tour at the last minute due to M Shadows’ vocal injury

The shows will be rescheduled for January

Metal Hammer · Sep 27, 2025

“He does feel a bit like our saviour. It’s good to know he’s kind of protecting us”: How Mike Portnoy helped save Avenged Sevenfold after the The Rev died

Dream Theater man’s stand-in role may have complicated his own position, but the younger band were grateful for his unflappable optimism as they fought to keep going

Metal Hammer · Jul 31, 2025

“The most dangerous tour I ever did was the one with Mötley Crüe in the 80s. It was nuts. I said to my tour manager, ‘One of us is gonna die’”: This is what happened when Avenged Sevenfold’s M Shadows interviewed Ozzy Osbourne for Metal Hammer

Two generations came together when Avenged Sevenfold’s M Shadows met Ozzy Osbourne

Metal Hammer · May 25, 2025

"I couldn't care less about other people's opinions." M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold says they'll keeping pushing artistic boundaries

Avenged Sevenfold divided audiences with their latest album – and they aren't likely to play it safe next time around either

Metal Hammer · Apr 21, 2025

“Everybody was fighting in the streets, getting thrown through car windows, it was insane! The cops arrested Jimmy and he went to jail!”: How Avenged Sevenfold went from metalcore brats to 21st century metal heavyweights

The rise and rise of Avenged Sevenfold, in their own words

Metal Hammer · Mar 9, 2025

"More trucks, more drivers, more gasoline, more travel. And we've already seen a lot of bands canceling tours. You're gonna see a lot more, because I know where we're at": Avenged Sevenfold star says touring is now "almost impossible" for most bands

M. Shadows on the modern economic realities of touring, even for established acts

MusicRadar · Jan 3, 2025