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Avenged Sevenfold debuted at the plum spot of number one on this week's Billboard sales chart, with their new album 'Nightmare' selling nearly 163,000 copies its first week in stores and finally toppling Eminem from his month-long reign atop the charts...

, AOL When Avenged Sevenfold walked into the ''Creep Show' studio, it was two days after their new album, 'Nightmare,' hit shelves, and industry insiders were buzzing over the fact that the record might debut at number one on the sales charts...

Who says rock stars forget where they came from? Orange County modern metal marvels Avenged Sevenfold have chosen their old label Hopeless Records to release exclusive vinyl editions of the band's new record, 'Nightmare,' which comes out July 27...

Avenged Sevenfold have a special relationship with their fans. As we told you before, it was those fans that kept the band going following the death last year of drummer Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan. What does the Orange County band attribute that bond to...

Tickets for the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival will go on sale to the general public in select markets beginning June 12 at both www.RockstarUproar.com and www.LiveNation.com. A limited number of $20 lawn tickets with no extra fees are available while supplies last...

The gorgeous Roxana Shirazi is a contradiction in terms. She was born in Iran, but bred backstage. In her new book, aptly titled 'The Last Living Slut: Born in Iran, Bred Backstage,' the authoress makes quintessential groupie stories, like when Marilyn Manson and his crew used to toss lunch meat at the asses of groupies, seem like the actions of a buttoned-up, prudish librarian...

Every band handles tragedy differently. The Who of course went on when drummer Keith Moon died in 1978. Led Zeppelin, however, decided to call it quits following the demise of drummer John Bonham in 1980. Avenged Sevenfold are moving forward, with a new hit song, 'Nightmare,' and album due in July of the same name...

In the land of 'True Blood' and 'Twilight,' the vampire reigns supreme, which helps explain the appeal of Los Angeles sextet Vampires Everywhere! among today's youth. The creatures of the night play an ultra-catchy hybrid of goth, metalcore and pop that sinks its teeth deeper and deeper the more the listener is exposed to it...

The song starts with chiming bells reminiscent of a horror film soundtrack. Then a wave of sorrowful strings wash in, followed by a fusillade of double-bass drums and a twin-guitar harmony that's practically symphonic. At the one minute mark of the six-plus-minute cut, Avenged Sevenfold vocalist M...

Blatant Disarray make no bones about their love for late '80s metal. The North Carolina combo just released 'Everyone Dies Alone,' their debut album for Tribunal Records, and it recalls the heyday of Bay Area thrash. But that doesn't mean they are mere revivalists...