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Avenged Sevenfold most certainly did not mess around with their new record The Stage—which surprise dropped today (Oct. 28) at midnight with no warning. The band have opened up about the reason behind their Beyoncé-style release. Frontman M. Shadows simply says on the matter, “A lot of it has to do with boredom.” Read more: Watch fan propose […]

After some awesome promo, Avenged Sevenfold have shocked fans and surprise dropped their new album, The Stage. Listen below, and let us know what you think in the comments! Read more: Watch fan propose on stage during Avenged Sevenfold’s massive festival set This comes after the band's new single, also called “The Stage,” released on Oct. 13. The Stage is […]

Pokémon are clearly having their moment, and the Facebook page Pokécovers are crossing genres and combining our favorite Pokémon and album covers in the most amazing way. From Magikarp and Modern Baseball to Melanie Martinez and Togepi, check out a few of our favorite Pokémon and album combinations below! Blink-182, Dude Ranch, featuring Tauros [Photo credit: Pokécovers] Fall Out […]

During Avenged Sevenfold's massive set at Aftershock Festival this past weekend, two fans got engaged on stage—and the footage of it may actually warm your metal heart. Watch it below, and let us know your favorite band-involved proposal in the comments. Read more: This Green Day proposal will melt your heart Avenged Sevenfold recently released their […]

Many of our favorite musicians are adorned with ink, but you know someone  is truly dedicated when they go to trouble of picking eight characters to feature on the coveted spaces of their knuckles. It’s a pretty bold statement. Here are 16 of the coolest knuckle tattoos in rock music: Brian Fallon (The Gaslight Anthem) […]

After Avenged Sevenfold dropped hints towards something new in the coolest way possible, the band just revealed a new song “The Stage,” along with an eerie new video, which you can check out below. Read more: Avenged Sevenfold are up to something This is Avenged Sevenfold’s first material since their 2013 album Hail To The King. They teased […]

Okay, if Avenged Sevenfold are actually teasing something new, like a new album—this is definitely the coolest way to do it. Avenged Sevenfold's iconic logo—the Deathbat—has been popping up all over the world, according to Metal Injection. Check out snapshots of them in places like London and Toronto, below, and leave your conspiracy theories in the […]

[Photo Credit: Rafa Alcantara | TWENTYFOURCORE] When the Houston Open Air Festival was shut down due to bad weather, fans and bands alike were upset that there would be no music that weekend.  But as they say, the show must go on! Read more: Neck Deep, Tonight Alive, Moose Blood added to A Day To Remember […]

APTV Metal Correspondent Stevie James speaks to Trivium's Matt Heafy about how their band progresses from album-to-album and more. He also guides us through a near-traumatic part of his vocal career when he blew his voice out and how another revered metal vocalist helped him through it.  “Two years ago, on this stage right here, I […]

Avenged Sevenfold have announced a run of tour dates with Volbeat, Killswitch Engage and Avatar. Check out a full list of dates and locations below. Let us know which stop(s) you plan on attending! Read more: Ex-Avenged Sevenfold drummer speaks out on being “let go” from band Pre-sale tickets will be available for purchase Wednesday, June […]

Former Avenged Sevenfold drummer Arin Ilejay has spoken out about being “let go” from the band in a new interview with Rolling Stone.  “I was totally shocked and scared out of my mind when [A7X guitarist] Synyster Gates called me to let me go,” he said. “I was like, 'Oh my God! My wife is […]

The fifth annual incarnation of Sacramento, CA's Aftershock Festival has been announced!  Big names like Tool, Avenged Sevenfold and Korn are stacked up right next to some of your favorite like Motionless In White, Parkway Drive and Suicide Silence.  QUIZ: Which music festival are you? Tickets go on sale on June 8 at 3 p.m. […]

The lineup for the third annual Louder Than Life Festival has been announced. Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, Korn, Slayer, Anthrax and many others will be performing. You can check out who is scheduled to play on which day below. Read more: Asking Alexandria, Attila, Emmure to play Gathering Of The Juggalos Louder Than Life is scheduled […]

Ever since we were 13, we’ve been proficient in scaring people. From Misfits rings to heavy black eyeliner to, yes, a spiked dog collar, we’ve elicited some pretty horrified and confused reactions over the years. And while our grandmothers would still like to see us as the innocent, little 7-year-olds we once were, our Myspace-era […]

Avenged Sevenfold, Pierce The Veil, Of Mice & Men, the Word Alive and Neck Deep are just a few bands on a lineup of more than 35 artists for the inaugural Houston Open Air—fueled by Monster Energy. Read more: Chicago Open Air announces lineup including Beartooth, Of Mice & Men, Asking Alexandria, more The festival will […]

Coming up with a band name can be difficult, but for the well-read musician, the process can be a little simpler. Some of the best bands found inspiration for names in their favorite books. Here are 10 bands named after book characters, passages or titles. 1. Of Mice & Men Named after the 1937 John […]

Just in time for their upcoming first show in over a year with Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold have previewed a new track in a YouTube video. Read more: Avenged Sevenfold being sued by their record label The band's seventh album can hopefully be expected later this year.  Check out the clip below, and let us know what […]

If you're looking for quintessential spooky tunes, you're probably going to turn to our “grampires” of the late-'70s and '80s goth rock movement. But you'd be mistaken to think there are no new creepcore torchbearers. Here's a quick primer on songs from the past 10 years by artists who've continued the tradition of casting a […]

Deadpool is the bad-mouthed, badass, ex-mercenary science experiment gone wrong. But only if you consider a $132 million box office weekend to be “wrong.” Deadpool is the one of the few R-rated superhero movies. After a brief (and rather awful) appearance in X-Men: Origins—and 11 years of Ryan Reynolds pushing to shoot an actual Deadpool film—the […]

In an unexpected turn of events, Avenged Sevenfold have been sued by their label, Warner Bros. Records, after attempting to break their to-be-fulfilled contract. As a defense, the band have cited California’s “seven-year rule,” Billboard reports. Read more: Avenged Sevenfold’s M. Shadows: “Metalcore has been left behind” Since signing to Warner Bros. in 2004, the label has […]