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Avenged Sevenfold is an American rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band has achieved mainstream success with their 2005 album City of Evil, which includes singles such as "Burn It Down", "Bat Country," "Beast and the Harlot" and "Seize the Day." The band's success followed with their self-titled album, that includes singles such as "Critical Acclaim", "Almost Easy", "Afterlife", "Scream" and "Dear God".

M. Shadows
Birth name Matthew Charles Sanders
Born July 31, 1981 (1981-07-31) (age 28)
Origin Huntington Beach, California
Genres Hard rock, heavy metal, hardcore punk, metalcore
Occupations Musician, songwriter, singer
Instruments Vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar, bass, synthesizer, organ

Zacky Vengeance
Birth name Zachary James Baker
Also known as Zacky Vengeance
Born December 11, 1981 (1981-12-11) (age 28) Huntington Beach, California
Genres Hard rock, heavy metal, metalcore, punk rock, hardcore punk
Occupations Musician, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist
Instruments guitar, piano

Synyster Gates
Birth name Brian Elwin Haner, Jr.
Also known as Synyster Gates
Born July 7, 1981 (1981-07-07) (age 28)
Huntington Beach, California, United States
Genres Heavy metal, hard rock, Thrash metal, metalcore
Occupations Musician, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist
Instruments Guitar, piano, vocals

Johnny Christ
Birth name Jonathan Lewis Seward
Also known as Johnny Christ
Born November 18, 1984 (1984-11-18) (age 25) Huntington Beach, California
Genres Heavy metal, hard rock, metalcore
Occupations Musician, Bassist
Instruments Bass,

James Owen Sullivan (February 9, 1981 – December 28, 2009),better known by his stage name, The Rev, was the drummer for the American rock band Avenged Sevenfold, and was as well the lead vocalist in the avant-garde metal band Pinkly Smooth, along with fellow Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates. Sullivan lived in Huntington Beach, California and was married to Leana MacFadden (also known as Leana Silver). He was found dead on December 28, 2009, aged 28.