Is Avenged Sevenfold one of the best?

Avenged Sevenfold has to be one of the greatest bands of all time. Why is it that avenged has so many good songs? Every one of their albums has at least 3 that deserve to be on my top ten list, and some (like Nightmare) have songs that all deserve to be there.
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Is Avenged Sevenfold a good band?

They're not a bad band, they have quite a few good songs, it's just they were hailed as something better than they are. I even own a Synyster Gates signature Schecter Avenger, granted I bought it because I love the shape rather than the fact it's his sig but yeah.
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Is Avenged Sevenfold well known?

Avenged Sevenfold has gone to on to become a true sensation in the music arena, winning multiple accolades thanks to their moving songs. The band has released seven studio albums, two compilation albums, a single live album, and eighteen singles over their career so far.
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What rank is Avenged Sevenfold?

Avenged Sevenfold is ranked number 732 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 2,340.
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Is Avenged Sevenfold still popular?

They are pretty well known in the rock community. Ever since they became "Main Stream" they've gotten some unwarranted hate from select groups of people. A major Gripe against Avenged Sevenfold is not so much the band itself but a chunk of the fan base that has given the rest of us a bad name.
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Is A7X a emo?

That seemed to like Avenged Sevenfold. Most of the fans of metal and hard rock I know always labeled them as emo. This could largely be from the look of the band themselves. They wore all black and the Rev and Synyster Gates had those choppy hair cuts with the jet black hair.
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Who died in A7X?

Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan died on December 28, 2009 from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs and alcohol, Orange County Deputy Coroner Mitchell Sigal told Rolling Stone.
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How many albums has Avenged Sevenfold sold?

To date, Avenged Sevenfold has released seven studio albums, one live album/DVD, two compilation albums and eighteen singles and have sold over 8 million albums worldwide, and their records have received numerous certification awards, including five platinum album awards from their home country's institution (RIAA).
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Is diamonds in the rough a cover album?

Four years since The Stage, Avenged Sevenfold's old-new album contains three covers, two bonus tracks and one previously unreleased track.
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What is A7X best song?

The 20 greatest Avenged Sevenfold songs – ranked
  • 6Hail To The King (Hail To The King, 2013) ...
  • 5Bat Country (City Of Evil, 2005) ...
  • 4Nightmare (Nightmare, 2010) ...
  • 3Beast And The Harlot (City Of Evil, 2005) ...
  • 2Unholy Confessions (Waking The Fallen, 2003) ...
  • 1A Little Piece Of Heaven (Avenged Sevenfold, 2007)
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What type of voice does M Shadows have?

Shadows possesses a baritone voice, which shows in his vocal weight, able to sing comfortably in the tenor range, carrying his baritone timbre up to high C on a regular basis, but also when he sings low with a resonant sound.
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Will Avenged Sevenfold make a new album?

A7X's last studio album, The Stage, was released in October 2016. It appears the timeline for the band's new album has changed, as evident from Shadows' comments from July 2021 when he said the album would be out before summer 2022.
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Is Avenged Sevenfold Goth?

Orange County's Avenged Sevenfold have undoubtedly been the biggest breakout stars in metal in this Millennium. Over seven studio albums they have evolved from a underground goth punks, to arena filling hard rock superstars to festival headlining A-listers.
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Did diamond in the rough hit platinum?

Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.
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What does a diamond in the ruff mean?

Definition of diamond in the rough

: one having exceptional qualities or potential but lacking refinement or polish.
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What is Diamonds in the Rough a7x?

Diamonds In The Roughwas originally released on CD in 2008 as part of the DVD+CD release “Live in the LBC/Diamonds in the Rough”. It is a compilation of b-sides recorded during the making of the band's self-titled 2007 debut, rarities, covers and other non-album tracks.
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Who records Platinum?

Country singer Garth Brooks, for instance, has the most diamond (or 10-times platinum) albums of all time with seven.
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The 50 best-selling music artists of all time, ranked by platinum albums
  1. Elvis Presley — 67.
  2. The Beatles — 42. ...
  3. George Strait — 33. ...
  4. Garth Brooks — 30. ...
  5. Barbra Streisand — 30. ...
  6. The Rolling Stones — 28. ...
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How big is A7X?

Avenged Sevenfold are one of the most successful American heavy metal bands of the third millennium, with an estimated 8 million copies sold of their six studio albums.
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What is a Diamond album?

It's worth celebrating whenever we get a brand new, RIAA-certified diamond-selling album — indicating sales (and streaming equivalent sales) of ten million units — because for a while, it looked like we might never get another one again.
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Who is the leader of Avenged Sevenfold?

“Johnny Christ is the leader of Avenged Sevenfold. Johnny Christ writes all the songs. Without Johnny Christ, Avenged Sevenfold would be nothing.” Frontman M. Shadows may have said those words while a paintball gun was pointed at his head, but we believe a small part of him meant it.
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