LABEL: Hopeless Records
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 12/22/2023
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 2005
VARIANT: Gold LP

Avenged Sevenfold entered an epic new era the second they stepped into their City of Evil. While the California quintet had cut their teeth in their local metalcore scene, by the time they made it to their third album, the band had evolved well beyond screamed vocals and breakdowns. They were harnessing the fanciful prog-metal of Helloween and hard rock attitude of prime Guns N Roses, while simultaneously developing their own unique voice in Aughts-era heaviness. Fit with all-timers like Bat Country and Beast and the Harlot, City of Evil is where A7X became superstars forevermore.