Sounding the Seventh Trumpet is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released on July 24, 2001, through Good Life Recordings.[8][9] The album was reissued on March 19, 2002, through Hopeless Records,[10] featuring a slightly different cover art. Although the album only sold 300 copies in its first week of release,[11] it has sold 370,000 copies worldwide, with 310,000 sold in the United States, as of November 2010.[12][13] The title 'Sounding the Seventh Trumpet' takes its name from the Book of Revelation,[2] specifically referencing chapter 11 and the sounding of the last (seventh) trumpet, heralding the end of the world.[14] Valary DiBenedetto (M. Shadows' future wife) performs vocals on the track "The Art of Subconscious Illusion."[10][15] The album was released on vinyl for the first time in 2008 in the US. Track listing All songs are written by M. Shadows and Zacky Vengeance,[24] except where noted. Original release No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "To End the Rapture" 1:22 2. "Turn the Other Way" 5:37 3. "Darkness Surrounding" 4:50 4. "The Art of Subconscious Illusion" 3:46 5. "We Come Out at Night" 4:45 6. "Lips of Deceit" 4:10 7. "Warmness on the Soul" M. Shadows 4:20 8. "An Epic of Time Wasted" 4:19 9. "Breaking Their Hold" 1:12 10. "Forgotten Faces" 3:27 11. "Thick and Thin" 4:16 12. "Streets" Matthew SandersSuccessful Failure 3:07 13. "Shattered by Broken Dreams" 7:09 Total length: 52:00

Nightmare is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released on July 23, 2010, through Warner Bros. Records. It was produced by Mike Elizondo, mixed in New York City by audio engineer Andy Wallace, and mastered by Ted Jensen.[2] Nightmare is Avenged Sevenfold's first album to be recorded without Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan performing drums due to his death in December 2009. However, he did write parts that were used for the final recordings, making this the last album he would write on until 2023,[3] and his vocal takes are still on the album as a tribute to him.[2] The rest of the drum tracks were handled by Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, who also played with the band for all their tours through the end of 2010. They then hired drummer Arin Ilejay, who played with the band from 2011 to 2015. The album debuted at number one in the Billboard 200 in the United States and was certified Gold by the BPI and Platinum by both the RIAA and Music Canada.[4][5][6] As of December 2016, the album has sold 964,000 copies in the United States.[7] The cover of the album features a tribute to Sullivan; the tombstone reads "FOREVER" with emphasis on "REV".