Avenged Sevenfold

GreenDay420:

XXAshXX:

GreenDay420:

The minority!:

XXAshXX:

Haushinka [Walking alone]:

I saw them when they were at Ozzfest over the summer.

I have to say, I was disappointed..

Really? I've Honestly Never Seen Them Live, But I Have Talked To People Who Have Seen Them Live And A Couple Say It Was Kickass, And Others Say It Sucked. I Don't Care What People Say lol I Just Wanna Go See Them Live

I saw em live and I think it was awesome

some of the stuff wasn't working though, but it wasn't their fault. it was at a festival and BFMV had problems too

a7x really has bad luck with stage set ups. the band is great live but their stuff is always messed up (wiring and whatnot). poor guys =(

Was That The Fest In San Antonio? Cause I Heard They Were At A Festival There And There Was Technical Problems So They Walked Off Stage. People Were Bitching About It All Day On Their Myspace So Thats How I Heard. But Yeah...I Think They Should Fire Their Tech Guy

fall fest or something. some radio show i dunno. it was funny though cuz they flipped out and threw their shit and left. the crowd booed and stuff i think. people were pissed saying a7x were immature but i found it funny. and i feel for them, there was soo much feedback you can't even hear shadows sing. they issued an 'explanation' more than an apology and i think the fans should just take it. it was a good explanation anyway.

Yeah I Had A Good Laugh Of Some Of The Fans Responces. They Are Such An Amazing Band, Theres No Way Anybody Could Hate Them For Something Like That. Yeah The Mic Was Appently "Screeching" At Shadows. If I Was Him, I Would've Took A Fit As Well. I Didn't See Or Hear The Explanation....Someone Care To Send It To Me? Please

I will try and attempt to explain what happened at FallFest, even though a lot of these kids that know it all have jumped to their own conclusions. (If your not in a band that has played a radio festival before you probably have zero credibility to be talking like you know what happened or how we should have acted)
There are two sets of crews for radio shows. The local crew that sets up the stage, patches mic cables, brings in the P.A. and makes sure the show runs smoothly, and our crew which is our sound guy, guitar techs, drum tech and others. Basically, we were playing early in the day for some reason unknown to me after two bands that had probably 1/10th the gear and equipment Avenged Sevenfold has to put on a show.
The local crew couldn't get anything right. Everything was patched wrong so if you turned up Zackys guitar, my mic would feed back. If Syn wanted his mic up, The Revs kick drum would go up in every ones in-ears. This went on for 45 min (we were 15 min. late to hit the stage) as they tried to fix the problem with our crew trying to help them the whole time. Since it's a radio show they told us we had to go on stage. So we went out only to find that not only were the in-ears mis patched but the whole front of house was as well. How can you take 32 tracks and mix them when you have no clue what track is what? You can't. I was furious about the fact that we couldn't hear a Goddamn thing in the in-ears, but when I took them out, I heard that front of house was even worse off then us. We played for about 45 seconds through nothing but feedback and no tonality whatsoever. It was embarrassing, and it was embarrassing for Avenged fans having to hear that shit. So I flipped out and was not going to stand there through that for 40 min. There was no fixing the problem unless everything was re patched, which is about a 35 min job.
Again, its a radio show, they would not let us re patch for 35 min. and then start again. So we left. The reason that all the other bands sounded fine was because after we played they obviously had to go fix the problem. Even though Stone Sour and Breaking Benjamin still had patching problems, it wasn't every channel.
And to the kids that keep saying we are trying to be like GnR... get over yourselves, quit trying to take a band that influences us and comparing everything we do with them. If we told you the Sex Pistols were an influences half of you would say Johnny Christ is trying to be like Sid vicious and we stormed off stage because we want to have and attitude like Johnny Rotten. Try not to be a guinea pig and think for yourself. The fact of the matter is everyone has bad days, and this was a bad day for Avenged Sevenfold. We are sorry to the kids that didn't get to see us play, but I don't regret our actions. I was not going to put us, or our fans through 40 min. of the worst Avenged show in the history of shows. We did not go out and explain ourselves or apologize that day because the venue wanted us escorted off the property right after the show. So that's basically what happened in a nutshell, and as I'm writing this I'm still upset about Saturday. But whatever, time to write a new record and put this behind us.

P.S. To people talking about sound problems on Ozzfest. I think we found a solution. I always knew it sounded great if you listened from the sound board. Ted is an amazing sound guy and has been the subject of some of the biggest mixing magazines. That and we also have him tape every show on video from his position and it sounds great. One night he was mixing The Confession for me and I was listening from and angle. Not straight on but to the left a little and all I could hear was drums and bass, kinda like some of the complaints we've gotten. So I talked to him about it yesterday and I found out he's been mixing in Stereo. Which means Zackys guitar is in one speaker on his side of the stage and Syns is in the other. It's basically how the CD is mixed and it sounds great if you are standing in the middle of the arena. But if you are on the side, you are getting full power from all the other instruments, but only 1 guitar, which means the guitar is getting buried. So from now on I asked him to mix the bigger venues in MONO so that people off to the side get both guitars and not one or the other. Should fix the problem.
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here it is for you =) and there's a video of it happening on youtube as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8csD6VTqcA

GreenDay420:

I will try and attempt to explain what happened at FallFest, even though a lot of these kids that know it all have jumped to their own conclusions. (If your not in a band that has played a radio festival before you probably have zero credibility to be talking like you know what happened or how we should have acted)
There are two sets of crews for radio shows. The local crew that sets up the stage, patches mic cables, brings in the P.A. and makes sure the show runs smoothly, and our crew which is our sound guy, guitar techs, drum tech and others. Basically, we were playing early in the day for some reason unknown to me after two bands that had probably 1/10th the gear and equipment Avenged Sevenfold has to put on a show.
The local crew couldn't get anything right. Everything was patched wrong so if you turned up Zackys guitar, my mic would feed back. If Syn wanted his mic up, The Revs kick drum would go up in every ones in-ears. This went on for 45 min (we were 15 min. late to hit the stage) as they tried to fix the problem with our crew trying to help them the whole time. Since it's a radio show they told us we had to go on stage. So we went out only to find that not only were the in-ears mis patched but the whole front of house was as well. How can you take 32 tracks and mix them when you have no clue what track is what? You can't. I was furious about the fact that we couldn't hear a Goddamn thing in the in-ears, but when I took them out, I heard that front of house was even worse off then us. We played for about 45 seconds through nothing but feedback and no tonality whatsoever. It was embarrassing, and it was embarrassing for Avenged fans having to hear that shit. So I flipped out and was not going to stand there through that for 40 min. There was no fixing the problem unless everything was re patched, which is about a 35 min job.
Again, its a radio show, they would not let us re patch for 35 min. and then start again. So we left. The reason that all the other bands sounded fine was because after we played they obviously had to go fix the problem. Even though Stone Sour and Breaking Benjamin still had patching problems, it wasn't every channel.
And to the kids that keep saying we are trying to be like GnR... get over yourselves, quit trying to take a band that influences us and comparing everything we do with them. If we told you the Sex Pistols were an influences half of you would say Johnny Christ is trying to be like Sid vicious and we stormed off stage because we want to have and attitude like Johnny Rotten. Try not to be a guinea pig and think for yourself. The fact of the matter is everyone has bad days, and this was a bad day for Avenged Sevenfold. We are sorry to the kids that didn't get to see us play, but I don't regret our actions. I was not going to put us, or our fans through 40 min. of the worst Avenged show in the history of shows. We did not go out and explain ourselves or apologize that day because the venue wanted us escorted off the property right after the show. So that's basically what happened in a nutshell, and as I'm writing this I'm still upset about Saturday. But whatever, time to write a new record and put this behind us.

P.S. To people talking about sound problems on Ozzfest. I think we found a solution. I always knew it sounded great if you listened from the sound board. Ted is an amazing sound guy and has been the subject of some of the biggest mixing magazines. That and we also have him tape every show on video from his position and it sounds great. One night he was mixing The Confession for me and I was listening from and angle. Not straight on but to the left a little and all I could hear was drums and bass, kinda like some of the complaints we've gotten. So I talked to him about it yesterday and I found out he's been mixing in Stereo. Which means Zackys guitar is in one speaker on his side of the stage and Syns is in the other. It's basically how the CD is mixed and it sounds great if you are standing in the middle of the arena. But if you are on the side, you are getting full power from all the other instruments, but only 1 guitar, which means the guitar is getting buried. So from now on I asked him to mix the bigger venues in MONO so that people off to the side get both guitars and not one or the other. Should fix the problem.
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here it is for you =) and there's a video of it happening on youtube as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8csD6VTqcA

Thank You So Much....Did M Shadows Write That? Cause I Agree, Thats One Good Explanation. And THAT^ Is Why I Love Avenged Sevenfold. Sadly I Have To Wait Until Monday To See The Video...I'll Have To See It On A School Computer Cause My Computer's On Dial Up. Thanks So Much Though.

yup m wrote it. and np =)

ok i have to comment on this (of course hehe). synyster gate's new hair = nikki sixx's old hair. it looks good on him though, but still kinda odd not seeing him with the long straight hair (which i DID NOT like).

zacky's hair isn't emo anymore, looks pretty cool (normal).

i saw the pics of when they were at the fangora (sp?) awards. i don't wanna saw water marked images on my computer so if yu want to see, they're at chapter four.

the "Seize The Day" video makes me cry.

GreenDay420:

ok i have to comment on this (of course hehe). synyster gate's new hair = nikki sixx's old hair. it looks good on him though, but still kinda odd not seeing him with the long straight hair (which i DID NOT like).

zacky's hair isn't emo anymore, looks pretty cool (normal).

i saw the pics of when they were at the fangora (sp?) awards. i don't wanna saw water marked images on my computer so if yu want to see, they're at chapter four.

Ooohhh...I'll Have To See This For My Self Whats The Link To The Chapter Four Site Again?

Oh NVM I Remember It Now...chapter-four.net

*Smacks Head Off Wall*

GreenDay420:

ok i have to comment on this (of course hehe). synyster gate's new hair = nikki sixx's old hair. it looks good on him though, but still kinda odd not seeing him with the long straight hair (which i DID NOT like).

zacky's hair isn't emo anymore, looks pretty cool (normal).

i saw the pics of when they were at the fangora (sp?) awards. i don't wanna saw water marked images on my computer so if yu want to see, they're at chapter four.

That site never loads for me :[

Anyone mind showing me, please?

just for you Lik.



new guitar too, sexy..

Wow, Sexy. What A Change. NICE.
He Looks A Tad Bit Like Zacky Now, Don't You Think?

GreenDay420:

just for you Lik.

[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/GreenDay420/synnewhair.jpg[img]

new guitar too, sexy..

Thank you

-giggles- Someone lost a fight with a razorblade xD

I think he had that guitar when they were in Australia, I have pics of him playing it.

Slit Your Own Throat.:

GreenDay420:

just for you Lik.

[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/GreenDay420/synnewhair.jpg[img]

new guitar too, sexy..

Thank you

-giggles- Someone lost a fight with a razorblade xD

I think he had that guitar when they were in Australia, I have pics of him playing it.

ah well, it's new to my eyes haha.

and i think he looks better than zacky (no offence to zacky fans). i've always been a syn fan meself hehe, and i must say, he's pretty sexy now with the not girly hair. wow i'm shallow o_O

i fucking love A7X...i was lucky enough to claim this username..shit i thought it would have been taken but no... Zacky is my guitar hero

Avenged_Sevenfold:

i fucking love A7X...i was lucky enough to claim this username..shit i thought it would have been taken but no... Zacky is my guitar hero

mehh, not 'too' many a7x fans here so i'm not surprised your name hasn't been taken. just in the past few months there have been more, but welcome to this humble thread =)

zacky is your guitar hero eh? good choice =)

GreenDay420:

Avenged_Sevenfold:

i fucking love A7X...i was lucky enough to claim this username..shit i thought it would have been taken but no... Zacky is my guitar hero

mehh, not 'too' many a7x fans here so i'm not surprised your name hasn't been taken. just in the past few months there have been more, but welcome to this humble thread =)

zacky is your guitar hero eh? good choice =)

yeah i dont think many early A7X fans would be here cause their all getting stoned like i used to with my mates...

GreenDay420:

ah well, it's new to my eyes haha.

and i think he looks better than zacky (no offence to zacky fans). i've always been a syn fan meself hehe, and i must say, he's pretty sexy now with the not girly hair. wow i'm shallow o_O

The guitar:



Alright, this was just a lame excuse to show off my pic xD

But, yeah, I agree with the looks thing. Syn's definately my cup of tea, much more than Zacky. Syn's just so...manly

manly! that's it!! he's more masculine. ok, now i can tell my friend a better reason why i like syn better than zacky (yah we have sad conversations haha). i think i reasoned that syn doesn't have a hairy chest...hehehe

I Dunno....I Fancy Both Syn & Zacky....I Could Never Choose Who's Hotter. I Do Agree, Syn's More MANLY

i'm not a fan, but my boyfriend's getting into them a bit. i have him my copy of "waking the fallen" or whatever that i've had for a few years and never really listened to, so hopefully it gets more use that way