Avenged Sevenfold Research Papers

Stone Temple Pilots were able to turn alternative rock into stadium rock; naturally, they became the most critically despised band of their era. Accused by many critics of being nothing more than ripoff artists who pilfered from Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains, the bandmates nevertheless became major stars in 1993. And the influence of those bands was apparent in their music, although Stone Temple Pilots did manage to change things around a bit. STP were more concerned with tight song structure and riffs than punk rage. Their closest antecedents were not the Sex Pistols or Hüsker Dü; instead the band resembled arena rock acts from the '70s -- they made popular hard rock that sounded good on the radio and in concert. No matter what

The band signed with Roadrunner Records in 1999 and re-released their once-independent album The State. The band achieved commercial success with the release of their 2000 album The

Their first tour was in 2007 and it was the I’m a Mathlete Not an Athlete Tour. Some more tours they did in 2007 are The Black Out Tour, The Bone Palace Ballet Tour, and the RATHER BE SLAYIN’ NOOBZ Tour. They went on three tours in 2008. The tours were the Winter Tour, Warped Tour, and The Delicious Tour. They went on one tour in 2009 which was the Taste of Chaos Tour. In 2010 they went on four tours. Those include Warped Tour, Take Action Tour, Versus Tour, and the This is a Family Tour. In 2011 they went on six tours. The tours were the Winterizer Tour, A Day to Remember European Tour, The Game changers Tour, The Dead Masquerade Down Under Tour, Europe Fall Tour, and the No Guts No Glory Tour. Tours in 2012 were Warped Tour, Fall UK Tour, and the Collide with the Sky Tour. Tours from 2013 were the Southeast Asia Tour, Soundwave Tour, Street Youth Rising Tour, The Spring Fever Tour, Spring Fever Tour, Spring UK Tour, Latin America tour, Right Back at it again Tour, and the House Party Tour. In 2014 they took a break from touring. In 2015 the tours they went on were The World Tour and Warped tour. This year they have finished two tours which include The Misadventures Tour and the South America/Mexico Tour. They are currently on tour right now for their Australian Tour. After that they plan on doing two more tours. Those tours will be The Made to Destroy Tour and the UK/Europe

The original lineup consisted of: Axl Rose, the lead singer, Izzy Stradlin, the rhythm guitarist, Tracii Guns, the lead guitarist, Ole Beich, the bassist, and finally, another member of the L.A. Guns, Rob Gardner, the drummer. However, this formation did not stay together for long. It is reported that they only played two or three shows together. The first casualty was Ole Beich, he was fired and replaced by Duff McKagan. Then the former lead guitarist of the L.A. Guns, Tracii Guns quit after getting in an argument with Axl.

The Motley Crue is a heavy metal band, with carefree lifestyle, that they spread throughout the world through their music. The members of the band were not only memorable on the stage, but off stage as well. They lived a lifestyle most would not deem socially correct, though it seemed to benefit their career. Selling over 100 million albums worldwide, Motley Crue helped spread the heavy metal brand of music around the world. All of these factors contributed to making them one of the best selling bands of all time. Their style, their life outside of music, and the spread of their music has lead Motley Crue to the top of Rock and Roll.

After groups paved the way for heavy metal, one band can be the representative of the heavy metal style in the 1980’s. Metallica was formed on October 15, 1981 by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Lars played the drums while James was on vocals and guitar. Kirk Hammett joined the band in 1982 and became the band’s lead guitarist. Metallica’s bass player was Jason Newsted, after their first bassist, Cliff Murton, was killed in a bus crash. It was on March fourteenth that Metallica played their first gig at radio city Anaheim in California. On June fourteenth the Metal Massacre LP was released and it was Metallica's first appearance on an official record. The first release of the LP contained a few mistakes including band’s name being miss spelt Mettallica and Lloyd grants name being misspelled as Loydd Grant.

The English brothers have created a name for themselves within the past few years through their collaborations with some of pops biggest names, (Lorde, Sam Smith) as well as solid tracks featuring their own uniquely smooth sound. Mixing dance and pop, their futuristic sound helps stand out in the otherwise saturated EDM field. With the lack of obnoxious drops and more of a focus on overall production and vocals, Disclosure’s music can appeal to those who aren’t the biggest fans of dance or pop music. Give their 2013 album Settle a listen, focusing on key tracks such as ‘When A Fire Starts to Burn,’ ‘Grab Her!’ and ‘White Noise’ feat.

NIckelback has had an outstanding impact on not only the society in the United States, but all around the world. They were able to release their first album in 1996, when the music industry was a disaster. They managed to become a hit even though hundreds of music stores declared bankruptcy, went out of business, or put their store up for sale this year. (The Music Industry) They won World Music, SOCAN, Radio Music, People’s Choice USA, NME,Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice, MuchMusic Video, MTV Video Music, MTV Europe music, Juno, Grammy, Canada's Walk of Fame, Brit, Billboard Music, and American Music Awards(“Nickelback” AceShowbiz)

Is Macbeth to blame for his actions or was this just fate set against him? In the classic story Macbeth a play written by Shakespeare, Macbeth is told a prophecy by three weird sisters. Once hearing his “fate” Macbeth's life becomes a killing spree in order to get and remain the king. Before we can answer the question, we need to know what fate is. Fate is “A power that is believed to control what happens in the future” (Merriam-Webster). Knowing this, it is easy to say that Macbeth's actions were not fate as there are no supernatural powers that control one's destiny. Macbeth’s actions were one of a power hungry and deranged man who slowly lost his sanity throughout the play. This can be seen in the beginning of the play but when Macbeth still

     A week after Kirk Hammet entered Metallica, they began to record their first album, “Kill ‘Em All”. The album was released in the fall of 1983 on Mega Force Records. At first, people had no idea of how to act when they heard Metallica. To help promote the album, Metallica did relentless touring to show that they knew the real meaning of Rock.

The band also released their first single, “I Hate Everything About You,” which immediately directed the attention of record labels and fans to the group by debuting at number 55 on the U.S Billboard Charts and number 1 on the Canadian Billboard Charts. With Three Days Grace selling over 1.5 million copies, the band had to figure a way to top what their debut album had accomplished.

“Another popular grunge band from the 90’s, Soundgarden, is infamous for their album, “Supermassive Black Hole”, which included the hit “Black Hole Sun”. This band included members singer Chris Cornell, drummer Matt Cameron (before going to Pearl Jam), lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto.”

Zacky Vengeance or Zachary backer was born on December 11,1981. He is the rhythm guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold. He and M. Shadows formed the band when they were in high school. They have a clothing line called Vengeance University. Zacky is left handed and the other guitarist Synyster Gates is right handed. So it look visually appealing if they play back to back.

The band has sold over 75 million records worldwide. This proves that they were one of the best-selling music artists in history and since the band’s breakup, they are often considered as one of the greatest artists of all time. Two live and two studio albums have also reached the number one place on the Billboard 200 chart.

It consisted of Courtney on vocals and guitar, Eric Erlandson on guitar, Jill Emery on bass, and Caroline Rue on drums (Caroline and Jill would be replaced later on). The band released their debut album “Pretty on the Inside” in 1991. It was pretty successful, but their following album “Live Through This” was even more successful. Their next album “Celebrity Skin” had a more polished sound than Live Through This; it’s leading song “Celebrity Skin” reached the top of the charts. Both of these albums inspired me in such a way that I have never felt. The chord progressions are catchy, screams are empowering, and lyrics about Courtney’s troubled life strengthened my sense of empathy. Even though these albums were wide-selling and brough Love the attention she wanted, she was struggling with drug abuse underneath it