Efek bintang pada kursor

Untuk mempercantik blog, mungkin Anda bisa menggunakan effect bintang berjatuhan pada cursor, trik yang satu ini akan membuat bintang berjatuhan dari cursor saat cursor digerakkan, walaupun menurut saya itu hanya tanda [+] yang berjatuhan. hehe...

Untuk membuat efek bintang berjatuhan pada blog sobat dapat memasangnya pada widget HTML/JavaScript blog sobat, atau melalui menu Edit HTML.

• Melalui widget HTML/JavaScript

1. Login Ke Blogger. Pilih Design/Rancangan > Page Element.
2. Klik Add a Gadget / Tambah Gadget. Pilih HTML/JavaScript.
3. Masukkan kode berikut ke dalam area konten.
   <script src='http://wadah-tutorial.googlecode.com/files/red_star.js' type='text/javascript'/></script>
   Warna bintang diatas berwarna merah. Anda dapat menggantinya dengan warna lain.
   Berikut beberapa kode yang lain :
   <script src='http://wadah-tutorial.googlecode.com/files/yellow_star.js' type='text/javascript'/></script>   *Warna Kuning

   <script src='http://wadah-tutorial.googlecode.com/files/green_star.js' type='text/javascript'/></script>   *Warna Hijau

   <script src='http://wadah-tutorial.googlecode.com/files/blue_star.js' type='text/javascript'/></script>   *Wana Biru
4. Terakhir klik Simpan / Save.

• Melalui menu Edit HTML

1. Login Ke Blogger. Pilih Design/Rancangan > Edit HTML.
2. Beri centang pada Expand Widget Templates.
3. Cari kode ]]></b:skin>
4. Kemudian copy kode diatas dan taruh dibawah kode ]]></b:skin>
   penting : hapus tanda </script> pada kode tersebut.
5. Terakhir Save / Simpan Template.

Silakan dicoba dan semoga berhasil Membuat Efek Bintang Pada Kursor.

Efek Daun Berjatuhan

nah, seperti yang admin jajnjikan kemaren....
Kali ini mimin akan memberikan tips cara menambahkan efek daun berjatuhan
Langsung saja ke TKP :

Seperti halnya Memberi Efek Hujan Salju di Blog, efek daun jatuh ini juga menambah daya tarik buat pengunjung blog, trik ini menggunakan kode javascript, jadi sedikit memperberat loading blog.
Sebaiknya jangan tambahkan efek ini kalau di blog sobat sudah menggunakan efek video slide, pemutar music mp3 online atau penggunaan script animasi yang lain. Jadi pertimbangkan baik-baik sebelum menggunakan sebuah efek javascript.

Berikut Cara Membuat Efek Daun Berjatuhan :

• Login ke dashboard blogger anda.
• Klik Template >  Edit HTML.
• Lalu klik Proceed dan centang Expand widget template.
• Cari kode </head>  pada template dengan menggunakan Ctrl+F.
•  Copy kode javascript dibawah ini dan letakkan tepat diatas kode </head>.
  <script src='http://wadah-tutorial.googlecode.com/files/leaf.js' type='text/javascript'/>
• Save template anda dan lihat hasilnya.

Segitu aja Sob, selamat mencoba Membuat Efek Daun Berjatuhan di Blog.

Cara membuat efek salju di blog

Cara membuat efek salju di blog

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Dari sekian banyak efek-efek pada blog, efek salju di blog merupakan salah satu yang paling diminati para blogger, selain loading yang cepat juga efeknya menyebar keseluruh ruang blog, tampilan blog pun lebih menarik dari sebelumnya. Tapi karena warna salju adalah putih mungkin tidak cocok bagi anda yang mempunyai background blog yang berwarna putih, tentu saja efek salju tidak akan kelihatan dengan sempurna.

Paling cocok bagi anda yang mempunyai background yang gelap, efek salju pun terasa maksimal. Bagaimana bagaimana dengan weblog anda? Mau efek ini? 

Berikut ini adalah cara membuat efek hujan salju di blog:

• Login ke dashboard blogger anda. 
• Pilih Rancangan > Elemen Halaman > Add gadget (HTML/JavaScript). 
• Copy script efek hujan salju dibawah ini  dan paste pada gadget

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• Jangan lupa save ya…

Selain efek salju masih banyak efek-efek lainnya yang bisa anda terapkan dalam blogsalah satunya adalah efek daun berjatuhan, efek bintang bertaburan pada kursor dengan pilihan warna yang berbeda, InsyaAllah dalam waktu dekat saya akan buat tutorialnya.

Demikian cara membuat efek salju di blog, semoga berhasil.

Planets Avenged Sevenfold

Planets, lagu baru avenged sevenfold
Agan Agan dah punya kagak :v
Silahkan di download
http://www.stafaband.info/download/145837/Avenged_Sevenfold/Planets/

Kalau mau langsung nonton, silahkan di bawah ini

The Fallen Indonesia Dapat Kesempatan Nonton Klip Terbaru Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold @facebook.com/AvengedSevenfold

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Vengeance forum - Avenged Sevenfold merilis klip terbaru untuk singleShpeherd of Fire. Klip ini ditayangkan serentak di beberapa negara dan Indonesia adalah salah satunya.

Band yang berasal dari Orange County, California ini memberikan klip ini spesial untuk The Fallen Indonesia dan mereka menjadi yang pertama kali menyaksikan klip tersebut. Klip ini sendiri sudah ditayangkan 17 jam yang lalu dan telah dilihat 178.753 kali.

Shepherd of Fire merupakan single kedua yang diambil dari album Hail To The King. Album ini telah kini telah tersedia di iTunes Seperti apa klipnya, simak berikut ini.

Tracklist Album HAIL TO THE KING

Nih bagi yang belum tau Tracklist Album Hail To The King
Sekedar Info aja
Nah loh, yang ngaku Sevenfoldism dan The Fallen udah punya lagunya kagak


TRACKLIST
1. “Shepherd of Fire” 5:22
2. “Hail to the King” 5:04
3. “Doing Time” 3:27
4. “This Means War” 6:09
5. “Requiem” 4:23
6. “Crimson Day” 4:57
7. “Heretic” 4:55
8. “Coming Home” 6:26
9. “Planets” 5:56
10. “Acid Rain” 6:38

Download lagunya sekarang Silahkan www.sharebeast.com/6owfgilt8qm3
Copy aja Link nya ^_^

ALBUM Hail To The King

Sesuai prediksi, tidak butuh waktu lama untukAvenged Sevenfold merajai penjualan. Kurang lebih seminggu setelah rilis HAIL TO THE KING, album tersebut langsung menduduki peringkat pertama di Inggris.

Gitaris Zacky Vengeance mengaku tak menduga dengan kesuksesan kilat HAIL TO THE KING ini. "Kami harus melalui perjalanan panjang dan berjuang habis-habisan dulu. Album di peringkat satu, ini penghargaan besar," katanya seperti dikutip dari MetalHammer.

"Aku ingat kami harus main di klub-klub untuk membuktikan pada penggemar, Avenged Sevenfold akan kembali (setelah meninggalnyaThe Rev). Kami benar-benar berusaha, karena kami ingin menua bersama kalian (penggemar)," imbuh Zacky.

Avenged Sevenfold memang baru melalui masa sukar sepeninggal drummer mereka, The Rev. Tercatat, HAIL TO THE KING adalah album pertama di mana tidak ada credit title nama The Rev untuk penulisan lagu.

Tanggapan Lagu Hail to the king

Vengeance forum - Single pertama pada album HAIL TO THE KING sudah diluncurkan oleh Avenged Sevenfold sudah cukup lama dan mendapat apresiasi dari penggemarnya. namun single berjudul Hail To The King ini juga mendapat tanggapan negatif.

Seperti dikutip dari Absolutepunk.net mereka menilai bahwa single tersebut cukup membosankan. Banyak yang terkejut dengan perubahan musik dari Avenged Sevenfold.

Avenged Sevenfold sendiri membenarkan bahwa di album ini mereka mengubah musikalitasnya. Mereka banyak terinspirasi dari band hard rock seperti ACDC, Led Zeppelin dan lainnya.

"Saya berpikir bahwa perlu tetap menjadi muda dan bersenang-senang dalam menggarap lagu, namun kedewasaan juga harus ada. Kedewasaan ini yang mengatakan apa yang kita harus perbuat untuk lagu tersebut," ujar mereka.

Menurut kalian, kira-kira single Avenged Sevenfold membosankan ga sih?

TV online

Judul-Judul lagu yang pernah diubah oleh A7x

Sebagai seorang fans sebuah grup music, tentunya anda akan hafal betul lagu-lagu, biodata, hingga perjalanan idola anda menuju sukses. Begitu juga dengan seorang The Fallen (fans A7X), seorang The Fallen tentu tahu seluk beluk tentang Avenged Sevenfold, tapi kali ini kita akan membahas sesuatu yang mungkin belum diketahui oleh teman-teman The Fallen sekalian. 
Sebagai sebuah band yang terikat kontrak dengan Major Label sekaliber Warner Bross, tentu saja banyak aturan dan kebijakan yang datangnya dari pihak label. Kebijakan ini termasuk dengan pemilihan judul lagu. Judul lagu tidak dapat dipungkiri merupakan pemegang peranan penting dalam pemasaran sebuah lagu, semakin judul akrab dengan telinga ‘pasar’ maka semakin judul tersebut akan mendongkrak penjualan lagu. 
Dalam kasus Avenged Sevenfold kali ini, beberapa idealisme dari Synyster Gates dkk. –dalam hal judul lagu– harus berbenturan dengan kebijakan label, sehingga harus berganti judul, berikut adalah daftarnya : 



1. COUNTRY ROCKER menjadi DEAR GOD 
Siapa yang menyangka lagu Dear God dulunya berjudul Country Rocker, mungkin The Rev dkk. ingin mengambil judul dari sisi genre lagu yang memang Country tapi kemudian pihak label menggunakan kata awal dari bagian chorus sebagai judul final. 
2. I DON’T BELONG HERE menjadi AFTERLIFE 
Yapp.. kalau yang ini memang terdengar lebih bagus Afterlife,, hehe.. 
3. BROMPTON ROCK menjadi BROMPTON COCKTAIL 
Yaa.. Mungkin pihak WB punya masalah dengan kata “Rock”, sehingga harus diganti dengan “Cocktail”. 
4. DISNEYLAND ACID TRIP menjadi UNBOUND (THE WILD RIDE) 
Sama seperti kasus ‘Dear God’, sepertinya dilagu ini WB kembali lebih memilih judul yang memang masuk kedalam lirik lagu bukan makna lagu yang dimaksud. 
5. FAST MELODIC menjadi LOST 
“Fast Melodic” memang terdengar narsis karena memang lagu ini bertempo sangat cepat, mungkin oleh karena itu pihak label memilih “Lost” sebagai judul yang memang –lagi– merupakan bagian dari lirik. 
6. BIG BEAR menjadi A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN 
Saya juga lebih akan memilih A Little Piece of Heaven dari pada Big Bear. 
7. REAGAN BLAST menjadi NATURAL BORN KILLER 
Hingga album teranyar (Nightmare) pun tidak luput dari exchange tittle. 
8. HARVESTER menjadi LOST IT ALL 
Kembali lagi judul yang diambil dari lirik lagu 
9. ONE menjadi BURIED ALIVE 
Mungkin pihak WB lebih memilih Buried Alive karena: 1. Karena memang bagian dari lirik dan, 2. Karena tidak ingin orang berfikir ini adalah lagu aransemen ‘One’ milik Metalica. (menurut saya lho) 
10. TOTAL NIGHTMARE menjadi GOD HATE US 
Yaa… Akan lebih baik kalau cukup lagu “Nightmare” yang menggunakan kata ‘Nightmare’. 
11. MILITARY DEATH menjadi DANGER LINE 
Seandainya tidak berganti judul, Military Death mungkin akan secara terang-terangan menjadi sekuel lagu Missing In Action (MIA) dan Gunslinger. 
12. BAD MEN menjadi SAVE ME 
Dan saya pun lebih suka Save Me… 
13. AVENGED IN CHAINS menjadi TONIGHT THE WORLD DIES 
Kembali lagi judul yang diambil dari lirik lagu memang dianggap paling baik oleh Warner Bross!! 
14. DIRTY POP menjadi 4:00 AM 
Kalau untuk lagu yang ‘full distorsi’ ini, rasa-rasanya teman-teman juga kurang setuju dengan judul Dirty Pop,, *we are Metalcore right?? 

Yapp..thats it.. 
Semoga bermanfaat bagi teman-teman sekalian.. 

Biography and history

Nih ane kasih perjalanan A7x dari awal ampe sekarang

Biography

Avenged Sevenfold (sometimes abbreviated as A7X) are an American rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's members are lead vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Zacky Vengeance, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Synyster Gates, bass guitarist Johnny Christ, and drummer and percussionist Arin Ilejay.
They are known for their diverse rock sound and dramatic imagery in album covers and t-shirts.Avenged Sevenfold emerged with a metalcore sound on their debut Sounding the Seventh Trumpet but their style had evolved by their third album and first major label release, City of Evil into a hard rock/heavy metal sound. The band continued to explore new sounds with their self-titled release and enjoyed continued mainstream success before their drummer, James "The Rev" Sullivan, died in 2009. Despite his death, the band continued on with help of now-former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy and released and toured in support of their fifth album Nightmare in 2010 which debuted on the top spot of the Billboard 200, their first number one debut.

History

Formation and early recordings (1999–2000)
The band was formed in 1999 in Huntington Beach, California with original members M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, The Rev and Matt Wendt. M Shadows came up with the name as a reference to the story of Cain and Abel from The Bible, which can be found in Genesis 4:24, although they are not a religious band.Upon its formation, each member of the band also took on a pseudonym which were already nicknames of theirs from high school. Matt Wendt was later replaced by Justin Sane who was originally the bassist for Suburban Legends.
Before the release of their debut album, the band recorded two demos in 1999 and 2000.
Sounding the Seventh Trumpet and Waking the Fallen (2001–2004)
In the mid-2001, former bassist Justin Sane was reported that he had a suicide attempt performed by drinking excessive amounts of cough syrup.However, he was still alive. His suicide attempt had an impact on the band's Take Action Tour. He then was in the hospital for a while and was in poor condition and had to leave the band and was replaced by Dameon Ash. In an interview during the middle 2001s with lead singer M. Shadows about it, he said "He perma-fried his brain and was in a mental institution for a long time," Shadows said. "When you have someone in your band who does that, it ruins everything that's going on all around you, and it makes you want to do something to prevent it from happening to other people."
Avenged Sevenfold's debut album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, was recorded when the band members were just eighteen years old and in high school. It was originally released on their first label, Good Life Recordings in 2001.After lead guitarist Synyster Gates joined the band, at the end of 1999 when he was 18, the introductory track "To End the Rapture" was re-recorded featuring a full band element. The album was subsequently re-released on Hopeless Records in 2002. The band started to receive recognition, performing with bands such as Mushroomhead and Shadows Fall and playing on the Take Action Tour.
Having settled on their fourth bassist, Johnny Christ, the group released their second studio album titled Waking the Fallen on Hopeless Records in August 2003. The album featured a more refined and mature sound production in comparison to their previous album. The band received profiles in Billboard and The Boston Globe, and played in the Vans Warped Tour. In 2004, Avenged Sevenfold toured again on the Vans Warped Tour and recorded a video for their song "Unholy Confessions" which went into rotation on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball.[18] Shortly after the release of Waking the Fallen, Avenged Sevenfold left Hopeless Records and were signed to Warner Bros. Records.

City of Evil (2005–2006)

City of Evil, the band's third album and major label debut, was released on June 7, 2005 and debuted at No.30 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 30,000 copies in its first week of release. It utilized a more classic metal sound than Avenged Sevenfold's previous albums, which had been grouped into the metalcore genre. The album is also notable for the absence of screamed and growled vocals; M. Shadows worked with vocal coach Ron Anderson—whose clients have included Axl Rose and Chris Cornell—for months before the album's release to achieve a sound that had "grit while still having the tone". The album received positive reviews from several magazines and websites and is credited for propelling the band into international popularity.
After playing Ozzfest in 2006, Avenged Sevenfold memorably beat out R&B Singers Rihanna and Chris Brown, Panic! at the Disco, Angels & Airwaves and James Blunt for the title of Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards, thanks in part to their Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas-inspired song “Bat Country.”
They returned to the Vans Warped Tour, this time headlining and then continued on their own "Cities of Evil Tour." In addition, their lead single "Bat Country" reached No.2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts, No.6 on the Billboard Modern Rock Charts and the accompanying video made it to No.1 on MTV's Total Request Live. Propelled by this success, the album sold well and became Avenged Sevenfold's first gold record. It was later certified platinum in August 2009.

Avenged Sevenfold and death of Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan (2007–2009)

Avenged Sevenfold was invited to join Ozzfest tour on the main stage, alongside other well known rock/heavy metal acts such as DragonForce, Lacuna Coil, Hatebreed, Disturbed and System of a Down for the first time in 2006. That same year they also completed a worldwide tour, including the US, The United Kingdom (as well as mainland Europe), Japan, Australia and New Zealand. After a sixteen month promotion of City of Evil, the band announced that they were cancelling their Fall 2006 tour to record new music. In the interim, the band released their first DVD titled All Excess on July 17, 2007. All Excess, which debuted as the No.1 DVD in the USA, included live performances and backstage footage that spanned the band's eight-year career. Two tribute albums, Strung Out on Avenged Sevenfold: Bat Wings and Broken Strings and Strung Out on Avenged Sevenfold: The String Tribute were also released in October 2007.
On October 26, 2007, Avenged Sevenfold released their self-titled album, the band's fourth studio album. It debuted at No.4 on the Billboard 200 with over 90,000 copies sold.[31] Two singles, "Critical Acclaim" and "Almost Easy" were released prior to the album's debut. In December 2007, an animated video was made for "A Little Piece of Heaven." Due to the song's controversial subject matter, however, Warner Brothers only released it to registered MVI users over the internet. The third single, "Afterlife" and its video was released in January 2008. Their fourth single, "Dear God", was released on June 15, 2008. Although critical reception was generally mixed the self-titled album went on to sell over 500,000 copies and was awarded "Album of the Year" at the Kerrang! Awards.
Avenged Sevenfold headlined the 2008 Taste of Chaos tour with Atreyu, Bullet for My Valentine, Blessthefall and Idiot Pilot. They used the footage from their last show in Long Beach for Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough, a two-disc B-sides CD and live DVD which was released on September 16, 2008. They also recorded numerous covers, including Pantera's "Walk", Iron Maiden's "Flash of the Blade" and Black Sabbath's "Paranoid".
In January 2009, M. Shadows confirmed that the band was writing the follow-up to their self-titled fourth album within the upcoming months. They also announced that they will be playing at Rock on the Range, from May 16–17, 2009. On April 16, they performed a version of Guns N' Roses' "It's So Easy" onstage with Slash, at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.
On December 28, 2009, the band's drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan was found dead at his home at the age of 28. Autopsy results were inconclusive, but on June 9, 2010, the cause of death was revealed to have been an "acute polydrug intoxication due to combined effects of Oxycodone, Oxymorphone, Diazepam/Nordiazepam and ethanol".[41] In a statement by the band, they expressed their grief over the passing of The Rev and later posted a message from Sullivan's family which expressed their gratitude to his fans for their support.

Nightmare (2010–2011)


Zacky Vengeance and Synyster Gates live in 2011. The band members admitted in a number of interviews that they considered disbanding at this point of time. However, on February 17, 2010, Avenged Sevenfold stated that they had entered the studio, along with now-former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, to drum for the record, in place of The Rev.
The single "Nightmare" was digitally released on May 18, 2010. A preview for the song was released on May 6, 2010 on Amazon.com, but was removed soon after for unknown reasons. Mixing for the album had been completed in New York City, and Nightmare was finally released worldwide on July 27, 2010. It met with mixed to positive reviews from music critics but was well received by the fans. Nightmare beat sales projections easily, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 with sales of 163,000 units in its first week. After finishing recording, in December, Portnoy and the band posted simultaneous statements on their websites stating that he will not be their replacement for The Rev. However, Portnoy did travel with the band overseas in December 2010 for three shows in Iraq and Kuwait sponsored by the USO. They played for U.S. Soldiers at Camp Adder, Camp Beuhring, and Balad Air Base. On January 20, 2011, Avenged Sevenfold announced via Facebook that former Confide drummer Arin Ilejay will tour with them starting this year. Whether or not he will be joining the band on a permanent basis has not been decided yet.
In May 2011, it was confirmed that the band had written a new song to be included in the Escalation DLC pack for the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops. The song is the first time developers Treyarch have commissioned an outside band to contribute a song since the franchise began. The song, titled "Not Ready to Die", was released on iTunes on May 2, 2011.
Avenged Sevenfold performed at the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals on June 3–5, 2011 alongside other bands such as Alter Bridge, System of a Down, and In Flames.On April 2011, the band headlined the Golden God Awards held by Metal Hammer. The same night the band won three awards for "Best Vocalist" (M. Shadows), "Epiphone Best Guitarist(s)" (Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance) and "Affliction’s Album of The Year: " for Nightmare, while Mike Portnoy won the award for "Drum Workshop’s Best Drummer" for his work on the album.
Avenged Sevenfold headlined the 2011 Uproar Festival with supporting acts Three Days Grace, Seether, Bullet For My Valentine, Escape The Fate, among others. In August 2011, vocalist M. Shadows stated the band would finish the Uproar Festival, then go home to take a break for six to seven months before starting a new record.[58] He also roughly stated that Arin Ilejay and the band are getting along great, but they have to make sure he's comfortable writing music with them, but he hopes everything works out. In November and December, 2011, the band went on their "Buried Alive" tour with supporting acts Hollywood Undead, Asking Alexandria, and Black Veil Brides.

Hail to the King (2012–present)

On April 11, 2012, Avenged Sevenfold won the award for "Best Live Band" and "Most Dedicated Fans" at the Revolver Golden Gods awards. The band toured through Asia into April and early May, and played at the Orion Music + More, Festival on June 23 and 24 in Atlantic City, New Jersey alongside Metallica and Cage the Elephant among many others.
On September 24, 2012, Avenged Sevenfold released a new song, titled "Carry On", it was featured in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II. On November 15, 2012, vocalist M. Shadows said that the band has been working on a new album since the recording of "Carry On" in August 2012. In December, the band said that it plans to begin recording material for their next album in January 2013, with release planned for later in the year. In January 2013 the band started recording their new album. The band started streaming snippets of their new album in May 2013 on their new radio app. There Arin Ilejay is confirmed as an official bandmember and replacement of their deceased The Rev. In an interview with Metal Hammer about the new album, M. Shadows said that the album would sound more blues rock-influenced and more like classic rock and classic metal like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin.
The band was confirmed to play at the 2013 Rock in Rio festival on September 22, 2013. On May 24, 2013, the band have announced dates for their European tour with Five Finger Death Punch and Device serving as their support bands.
On June 26, 2013 the band revealed the title, album art and release date of their sixth studio album, entitled Hail to the King. Their new album will hit stores August 27, 2013. This is also the first Avenged Sevenfold album without any musical contributions from deceased drummer The Rev. The albums lead single & title track was released on July 15th, 2013.
Style and influences

The band has cited bands such as Guns N' Roses, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Bad Religion, Dream Theater, Motorhead, Megadeth, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, NOFX, Alice in Chains, Black Flag, Corrosion of Conformity, Suicidal Tendencies, The Misfits, Slayer, The Vandals, Rage Against the Machine, Korn, Deftones and AFI as their artistic influences.
The band has been categorized under many genres of music. Mainly considered heavy metal, hard rock and metalcore, Avenged Sevenfold's music has evolved over most of the band's career. At first, the band's debut album Sounding the Seventh Trumpet consisted almost entirely of metalcore sound; however, there were several deviations to this genre, most notably in "Streets" which shows a punk rock style and "Warmness on the Soul," which is a piano rock ballad. On Waking the Fallen, the band displayed the contemporary metalcore style once more, but added more clean vocals as well as more mature and intricate musical elements. In the band's DVD All Excess, producer Andrew Murdock explained this transition: "When I met the band after Sounding the Seventh Trumpet had come out before they had recorded Waking the Fallen, M. Shadows said to me 'This record is screaming. The record we want to make is going to be half-screaming half-singing. I don't want to scream anymore. And the record after that is going to be all singing.'"
On City of Evil, Avenged Sevenfold's third album, the band chose to abandon the metalcore genre, using a more hard rock style. Avenged Sevenfold's self-titled album, however, has some experiments with other music genres than that from City of Evil, most notably in "Dear God", which shows a country style and "A Little Piece of Heaven", which is circled within the influence of Broadway show tunes, using primarily brass instruments and stringed orchestra to take over most of the role of the lead and rhythm guitar. Nightmare contains further deviations, including a piano ballad called "Fiction" and a heavy metal sound with extreme vocals and a heavier sound on "God Hates Us" and "Not Ready to Die". The band has changed considerably since their first album, in which during that time they have been characterized as a heavy band with a screamed vocal style combined with a little bit of clean vocals, chugging guitar riffs and parts similar to breakdowns that one can expect from the metalcore genre. The band has also been described before as emo, post-hardcore, gothic rock, alternative metal, thrash metal, screamo and pop punk.
The band has been criticized for "not being metal enough".Vocalist M. Shadows responded to this with, "we play music for the sake of music, not so that we can be labeled a metal band. That's like telling us we aren't punk enough. Who cares?" Avenged Sevenfold is one of the notable acts for New Wave of American Heavy Metal.

Current members
M. Shadows – lead vocals (1999–present)
Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1999–present)
Synyster Gates – lead guitar, backing vocals (1999–present)
Johnny Christ – bass (2003–present)
Arin Ilejay – drums (2013–present)[87][88]
Former members
The Rev – drums, vocals (1999–2009; died 2009)
Matt Wendt – bass (1999–2000)
Justin Sane – bass (2000–2001)
Dameon Ash – bass (2001–2002)
Former session and live members
Mike Portnoy – drums (2010)[89]
Arin Ilejay – drums (2011–2013)

Synister gates terkejut Nudi bawakan lagu A7x

JAKARTA - Nu Dimension (Nudi) bikin terkejut gitaris Avenged Sevenfold (A7X), Brian Elwin Haner yang punya nama panggung Synyster Gates, karena membawakan salah satu hit milik band asal California, Amerika Serikat itu yang judulnya "A Little Piece of Heaven" di panggung Grand Final pada Jumat 17 Mei.

Brian pun mengeluarkan kicauan di Twitter tadi malam, ia langsung mengatakan "New favorite band: Nu Dimension," tulis dia setelah menonton video Nudi di YouTube.

Lalu, Brian menulis di papan komentar YouTube untuk menjelaskan lebih terang cerita yang termaktub dalam lagu lagu "A Little Piece of Heaven".

"Hal ini membuat saya berpikir keras terhadap Indonesia. Di X Factor Indonesia, sebuah boyband menyanyikan lagu "A Little Piece of Heaven", sebuah lagu A7X (Avenged Sevenfold). Lagu ini menceritakan tentang anak laki-laki yang membunuh pacarnya. Setelah itu, Ia berhubungan seks dengan mayat. Namun, Mayat perempuan itu datang kembali dari kematiannya. Dan membunuh kembali pacar laki-lakinya. Kemudian mereka pergi mengamuk membunuh bersama-sama. (ngomong-ngomong, kisah cinta ini yang lebih baik daripada film Twilight). Maksud saya adalah saya harus mengagumi band yang akan menyanyikan lagu ini di TV ke masyarakat umum tanpa ada keraguan. Nu Dimension band favorit baru saya," jelas Brian.

Ahmad Dhani pun merasa bangga anak didiknya itu mendapat apresiasi dari pemilik lagu. Bahkan, Dhani mengirim ucapan terima kasih atas apresiasi Brian.

"@TheBrianHaner i am their mentor on X Factor...Thanks a lot.my son is a die hard A7X fans..." kicau Ahmad Dhani.

A7X sendiri hampir saja menggelar konser di Pantai Carnaval Ancol, Jakarta Utara, pada 1 Mei 2012. Mereka yang sudah di Jakarta tiba-tiba membatalkan konser yang hanya beberapa jam sebelum dimulai.

Mereka memberikan alasan pembatalan karena panggung yang akan digunakannya tidak aman alias cacat sehingga membahayakan personel band, kru, hingga para penonton. (tre)

Arin Ilejay, Drummer baru avenged sevenfold

Sejak ditinggalkan The Rev, posisi penggebuk drum A7X sempat digantikan mantan drummer Dream Theater, Mike Portnoy. Namun Mike menolak untuk jadi drummer tetap A7X dan berhenti sebagai pemain tambahan pada Desember 2010 lalu. Meski begitu Mike sempat mengisi semua suara drum di album terbaru A7X, bertitle ‘Nightmare‘.

Sempat tersiar isu juga bahwa A7X akan menggunakan jasa Cobus Potgieter, drummer solo asal Afrika Selatan yang sempat menghebohkan karena aksi-aksinya di youtube. Permainannya dipengaruhi oleh gaya musik drummer hebat seperti Mike Portnoy, Carter Beauford, Tony Royster Jr, Travis Barker, dan Thomas Lang.

Tetapi pada situs resmi Avenged Sevenfold telah merilis pernyataan dan mengumumkan drummer  baru, Arin Ilejay, yang akan bergabung dengan mereka pada tur “Nightmare After Christmas”. Arin sebelumnya bermain dengan Confide  salah satu band metal dari Southern  California. Sekarang band ini telah membuat pengumuman resmi tentang bergabungnya Arin sebagai drummer baru Avenged Sevenfold.

Berikut pernyataan Avenged Sevenfold dalam situs resminya :

We recently asked several friends who knew Jimmy and his style, and also knew our music and each of our personalities to suggest drummers  to tour with us starting this year. Our long time studio drum tech, Mike Fasano, recommended Arin Ilejay. We’ve rehearsed with Arin and have been impressed with his technical  skills, attitude and work ethic. We’re very excited to tour with Arin and hope all of you will give him the warm welcome to the family we have.

    Thanks for your never ending support. It means the world to us.
    See you on the Nightmare After Christmas

Congratulations  to arin ilejay, hopefully compensate for skill from avenged sevenfold.. good luck !!

Avenged sevenfolds Rilis single berjudul Shepherd of Fire

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Single terbaru Avenge Sevenfold (A7X) yang berjudul Shepherd of Fire sudah bisa dinikmati oleh para pecintanya. Bahkan videoklip band ini juga sudah diunggah ke jejaring sosial Youtube.

Seperti yang dikutip dari AceShowbiz, Minggu (10/11/2013), lagu 'Shepherd of Fire' menjadi salah satu single yang masuk dalam album terbaru mereka berjudul Hail to the King. Album tersebut sendiri sudah dirilis sejak 23 Agustus 2013 lalu. Belum genap sehari videoklip band asal Amerika Serikat ini diunggah di YouTube, sudah ditonton oleh lebih dari 50 ribu orang.

Dalam videoklip berdurasi 5 menit 25 detik, para personel Avenged Sevenfold tetap menampilkan sisi gelap dengan menghadirkan simbol-simbol antara lain: lidah api yang menyalak, tengkorak, dan kuburan.

Dalam adegan lain, band yang digawangi oleh M. Shadows (vokal), Zacky Vengeance (gitar), Synyster Gates (gitar), Johnny Christ (bas), dan Arin Ilejay (drum), terlihat bermain band dengan setelan lengkap jas berwarna hitam dan bersama-sama dalam satu mobil atap terbuka untuk sebuah perjalanan.

Videoklip ini disutradarai oleh Wayne Isham, sutradara yang sebelumnya pernah menggarap videoklip Metallica, Def Leppard, dan Bon Jovi. Ini bukan kali pertama, Isham bekerjasama dengan A7X. Dia pun pernah membuat videoklip lainnya, yakni 'Seize the Day', 'Afterlife', 'Nightmare', dan 'So Far Away'.

Single 'Shepherd of Fire' pernah meraih posisi pertama tangga lagu Billboard 200 di bulan Agustus 2013. Lagu ini juga menjadi theme song untuk video game 'Call of Duty: Black Ops II'.

Lebih lanjut, A7X sempat pernah menyelenggarakan konser di Indonesia. Namun beberapa jam sebelum konser yang sekiranya digelar di Pantai Carnaval Ancol, Jakarta Utara, 1 Mei 2012 tersebut dimulai, pihak Avenged Sevenfold membatalkan konser. Alhasil mengecewakan ribuan penggemarnya yang jauh-jauh hari telah menyiapkan diri untuk melihat Avenged Sevenfold tampil.

Mereka pun beralasan pembatalan konser Avenged Sevenfold di Indonesia terkait kondisi panggung yang bisa membahayakan personel, kru, hingga penonton.(Ars/Mer)

- See more at: http://showbiz.liputan6.com/read/742749/avenged-sevenfold-rilis-videoklip-shepherd-of-fire#sthash.V1zACbtR.dpuf