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Schecter Guitars Congratulates Avenged Sevenfold!
Published on August 05, 2010 @ 1:07PM // Permalink
Schecter Guitars sent out the following message, congratulating Avenged Sevenfold with their first number one record!



Thanks to Buffie for sending this in, as always! You rock!

Avenged Sevenfold Featured On Perez Hilton
Published on August 05, 2010 @ 1:00PM // Permalink
I know it's hard to believe, but it's true! Avenged Sevenfold is featured on Hollywood Gossip site Perez Hilton!

Avenged Sevenfold Defeats Eminem



All hail the new Billboard leader: Avenged Sevenfold!

After five weeks at the #1 spot, Eminem’s album Recovery was beaten by rock band Avenged Sevenfold’s new release Nightmare.

It was a close call though, with Eminem coming in less than 4,000 units behind Avenged on Nielsen Soundscan charts.

Will the nightmare continue next week, or will Eminem be able to make another recovery?

Very cool to see a rock band make its way to the top of the charts.


Thanks to Rachel and Vicki!

Hot Topic Adds New A7X Bracelet To Store!
Published on August 05, 2010 @ 12:53PM // Permalink
Hot Topic has added a new Avenged Sevenfold bracelet to their store! It's made of rubber and says 'Avenged Sevenfold' in turquoise letters. For only $6.99 it's yours! Check it out here!



Thanks to Katheryn for sending this in!

The Avenged Sevenfold Interview -- ''Creep Show'
Published on August 05, 2010 @ 2:23AM // Permalink
NoiseCreep.com has put up an interview of the whole band that took place last week in the Creep Show studios. You can find the article, video interview and a couple of pics right here.




Shadows and Vengeance interview on KROQ video
Published on August 05, 2010 @ 2:15AM // Permalink
KROQ has uploaded an interview conducted by Nicole Alvarez, with M Shadows and Zacky V . You can view it right here.



Johnny Christ On Band's #1 Debut
Published on August 04, 2010 @ 1:35PM // Permalink
Johnny Christ spoke to MTVNews earlier today, the following article contains his statements and there's also a little audio clip at the source.

It looked as though Eminem's Recovery would be spending most of the summer at the top of the Billboard albums chart, at least until Katy Perry got around to dropping Teenage Dream later this month. But as we learned this week, you should never count out the savage power of California punk-metallers Avenged Sevenfold, who stormed the top of the charts with their fifth album, Nightmare.

It's the first trip to the top of the chart for the band, and they celebrated appropriately. "I got the call from my manager last night," bassist Johnny Christ told MTV News. "Unfortunately, Matt [Sanders, better known as M. Shadows] and Zack [a.k.a. Zacky Vengeance] were doing press in L.A., but me and Brian [a.k.a. Synyster Gates] went out to celebrate and had some dinner together. It was pretty fun. It was more about the drinks. We were just drinking, having a good time. We should have been being good boys and not drinking last night, but it's the first time we're on the top of the Billboard, and that only happens once. We had to do something."

Of course, the chart victory is bittersweet for the men of A7X, as the celebration had to happen without drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, who passed away in December 2009 of an accidental drug overdose. Christ (born Jonathan Seward) thinks of it as the latest in a long line of tributes to Sullivan. "The only thing we were worried about was getting it done and doing the best job we can for our brother," he said. "We wanted to make this record as big and strong as possible. We wanted to make this a really huge record and get it out there to as many people as possible to extend Jimmy's legacy."

In addition to the need to carry on Sullivan's legacy, the men of Avenged Sevenfold were also fueled by their ever-growing fanbase, which has made them incrementally larger with each release. "We have the greatest fans in the world, and our growth has been so organic. It's online, it's out at the shows. It's a big family, and they know we're going to do our best, and we know they're going to give it their best.

"It's a testament to the fans about how much they care about what we do," he continued. "It's not as much about the numbers as much as it is that our fans made a mark on this world for us."


source - and yes, they have used the wrong photo!

Thank You From Avenged Sevenfold
Published on August 04, 2010 @ 11:32AM // Permalink
Avenged Sevenfold has posted the following message on their website:

Today we raise our glasses to Jimmy who is smiling down on us all for sending him off with the #1 album in America. TONIGHT WE DRINK TOGETHER IN CELEBRATION OF SUCCESSFULLY MAKING IT #1!!! and the blood sweat and many tears it took us and our fans to get to this moment. This #1 belongs to every member of the A7X family. Pause....and Enjoy – love A7X


AvengedSevenfold.com

Billboard Talks About Avenged Sevenfold's First #1 Album
Published on August 04, 2010 @ 9:03AM // Permalink
Avenged Sevenfold garners its first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart as "Nightmare" arrives atop the list, bumping Eminem's "Recovery" to No. 2 after a five week reign at No. 1. Avenged begins with 163,000 according to Nielsen SoundScan, trumping "Recovery" (159,000; down 15%) by less than 4,000 units.

"Nightmare" is the rock band's highest charting set, surpassing the No. 4 debut and peak of its 2007 self-titled effort. That album also earned the group's previous best sales week of 94,000 when it arrived.

The new album easily beat initial sales projections, as some industry prognosticators thought it would move somewhere in the range of 120,000 to 130,000 copies. But those early forecasts were tossed aside by late last Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, when it seemed like the "Nightmare" album had a solid shot at No. 1 with a much larger sales number.

With only "Nightmare" arriving in the top 10, it's the first time we've had this few debuts in the top 10 since the chart dated March 13 (reflecting the sales week ending Feb. 28), when Johnny Cash's "American VI: Ain't No Grave" was the lone top 10 debut at No. 3.


Taken from Billboard.com