M Shadows and Zacky Vengeance recently spoke to Reuters about touring, “Nightmare” and their fan base. You can check the entire thing out here.
The group should have no trouble getting kids to hear the record — Avenged Sevenfold falls into that small category of bands that don’t need a hit or radio play to sell half a million albums. “Our fan base stays with us,” Sanders says. “And it grows with each album, too — last time we went on the road, our audience jumped 40 percent.”
Sanders says that touring and T-shirt sales account for the majority of the group’s income. “We go look at (Nielsen) SoundScan and we’ll sell 8,000 records in a market, and when we play there, 14,000 people show up,” he says. “We want to be like Slayer or Megadeth; those bands never sold tons and tons of albums, but they can tour forever and always have people come out.”
Sanders describes Avenged Sevenfold as “the biggest band you’ve never heard of.”
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hell yea (:
Comment by shai7x July 23, 2010 @ 6:25 pmhmm i know a lot of ppl that have heard of them…
Comment by BC July 23, 2010 @ 6:26 pmFUCKIN’ AGREE!
Comment by Ann July 23, 2010 @ 6:26 pmwow thats the wrong date lol
Comment by BC July 23, 2010 @ 6:26 pmand final album???
Comment by BC July 23, 2010 @ 6:29 pmI think they mean that’s the final record featuring Jimmy.
Comment by Juliet July 23, 2010 @ 6:34 pmyea i figured that it just sounds weird lol
Comment by BC July 23, 2010 @ 6:36 pm“The biggest band you’ve never heard of.” :) True, to an extent.
Comment by Cassie July 23, 2010 @ 6:26 pmDec 9? I think they mean 28
Comment by Morgan July 23, 2010 @ 6:27 pmthe interview got the rev’s death date wrong…
RIP
Comment by Jordan July 23, 2010 @ 6:29 pmwho is sanders?
Comment by erin gibby July 23, 2010 @ 6:30 pmMatt… the lead singer
Comment by Morgan July 23, 2010 @ 6:33 pmMatthew “M. Shadows” Sanders
Comment by Markus July 23, 2010 @ 6:33 pmUhhhh.. Matt?
Comment by Alyssa July 23, 2010 @ 6:34 pmThat’s M Shadows’s real name… Matt Sanders. lol
Comment by Paige July 23, 2010 @ 6:34 pm:|
you don’t even deserve to know lol
Comment by Carui July 23, 2010 @ 6:35 pmOf course they are (:
Comment by EmilyA7X July 23, 2010 @ 6:31 pmA7X rules!!!
Comment by NaTa_A7X July 23, 2010 @ 6:31 pmJimmy didn’t die on December 9th, who ever wrote the article needs to learn there facts. R.I.P. Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan. We’ll all see you again one day.
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Does this mean its over!!!!!????????………………..
Comment by Jessica July 23, 2010 @ 6:39 pmThe final album featuring Jimmy.
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Comment by Courtney July 23, 2010 @ 6:52 pmThat make so much sense when you think about it because a7x may no be as famous or sell as many albums as these hip hop or pop stars but what I mean is that they’re so big in the sense that they’re now just a band like most of the crap out there but avenged sevenfold is a family. A big one that’s what makes them big.
*not just a band I mean, not now
Comment by Courtney July 23, 2010 @ 6:53 pmI’m totally biased. I think everyone should know who they are and bow to their greatness. I totally try to pimp them out every chance that I get! I’ve felt like a telemarketer the last few days at work because I’ve been telling everyone to go buy the album on Tuesday. Hey, every little bit helps!
Comment by A7XForTheWicked July 23, 2010 @ 7:19 pmme too! i’m thinking of buying the album for my friends at work, just so i can make them listen to it >:)
Comment by Sarah July 23, 2010 @ 7:48 pmHi Sarah, My work friends do not appreciate my musical taste. Too bad for them! They are mostly into twangy country stuff. I’ve tried to convert, but they are hopeless. (lol) They just don’t know what they are missing! Luckily the vendors and customers that I talk to on a daily basis are much more receptive. That makes them my prime targets!
Comment by A7XForTheWicked July 23, 2010 @ 9:46 pmI’m buying my copy then burning my friend at work a copy. I’m trying to spread the word of A7X lol
Comment by Hef July 24, 2010 @ 1:01 amHef, You are lucky – I wish my friends at work were receptive to the idea. They are die hard country fans, so I’m the outcast. As far as spreading the word to everyone else goes, look out!! lol
Comment by A7XForTheWicked July 24, 2010 @ 7:10 amYou should buy ‘em a copy ;) Only 9.99 it’s first week at tons of places!
Comment by deathbatnews July 24, 2010 @ 8:54 amDBN – I would put A7X as our hold music at work if I could. These guys run screaming if I even try to play it for them. They are hopeless country music people. They think I like “devil music”. I’ve tried to sway them, but they won’t budge. Trust me, I have tried.
Comment by A7XForTheWicked July 24, 2010 @ 9:12 amI told my friends to AT LEAST download a couple A7X songs so they might become fans and they practically told me to go to hell.
Comment by loghen July 23, 2010 @ 9:17 pmThey don’t listen to music as much as I do, though..
hahha sorry but that part where u said “they practically told me to go to hell” was funny!
Comment by Neil July 24, 2010 @ 8:28 amloghen – I feel your pain, see my post above.
The people I work with think I love devil music. So they don’t tell me to “go” to hell. They ask when I’m leaving. ;-)
Comment by A7XForTheWicked July 24, 2010 @ 9:16 amWell dude at least everyone around you aren’t blasting hip hop 24/7 it gets fucking annoying but then again country music is about the same. WHY CANT THE WHOLE WORLD LOVE A7X?!?!
Comment by Courtney July 24, 2010 @ 10:53 pmAll of this will change in a few weeks. Nightmare will debut at #1 on Billboard and knock off Eminem and sell over 100,000 copies and CHANGE THE FUCKING WORLD. It has already changed mine!
A7X foREVer!
Comment by revenant July 23, 2010 @ 10:22 pmBet it sells more then 100,000 copies ;) The S/T sold 94,000 it’s first week and wasn’t nearly as talked about as this one.
Comment by deathbatnews July 24, 2010 @ 8:55 amExcellent point. I think we have this one easy. I think it is going to break sales records!!!
Comment by A7XForTheWicked July 24, 2010 @ 9:18 amthe only ppl who i see hating are angry teenagers who dont understand the concept of diffrent opinions, every other i’ve shown a7x to just love em, their music will live on.
Comment by pixel July 24, 2010 @ 3:15 amI disagree matt. O believe a7x is the next metallica. Ur fan base is growing and u guys have achieved things with nightmare that other rock/metal bands could never achieve.
Comment by Florentine July 24, 2010 @ 6:16 amU guys rule!
That’s because radio sucks, and FUSE is really the only “video” music channel left. The rock stations where I live in Roanoke VA won’t play A7X because they say there isn’t a market for it, but they will play Metallica, GNR, etc. all day long. Its so stupid, and it irritates me so much. But thankfully A7X has true talent, unlike so many of these generic bands that fill the airwaves, so they don’t need to be the number one on your local suck-station’s countdown…the strength of their fanbase is the true measure of their success.
Comment by Christen July 24, 2010 @ 8:13 amjust keep requesting them and get other A7X fans to request them see if that works
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