Avenged Sevenfold has announced that they will celebrate the 20th and 15th anniversaries of their ‘Nightmare’ and ‘City Of Evil’ albums. In an interview with NME, the band’s guitarist Zacky Vengeance spoke about the importance of commemorating their two biggest albums. Vengeance expressed that these albums have been monumental in the band’s career and have been a significant part of the fans’ growth with the band. Thus, it’s essential for Avenged Sevenfold to do something special to pay tribute to them.
However, Vengeance also admitted that he doesn’t want to become a nostalgia act. Meanwhile, he wants the fans to be proud of whatever they put out today, just as he was proud of ‘Nightmare’ and ‘City Of Evil’ when they released. That said, he’s content with celebrating these albums, as it’s fun to go back in time, revisit those moments, and relive songs, bringing back the reactions. The idea of looking back is vital for them, as it helps the band recall where they were at the moment of penning down these songs. It’s a way of remembering that these albums are part and parcel of the band’s legacy.
‘City Of Evil,’ Avenged Sevenfold’s third album, released in 2005, featured some of the band’s most famous tracks. It also landed the 30th spot on the Billboard 200 chart, sold 2,500,000 units worldwide, and bagged a platinum certification in the US while securing gold certifications in Canada and the UK. As of 2020, it remains the best-selling album in the band’s musical canon. Their fifth album ‘Nightmare,’ on the other hand, peaked at Number One on the US Billboard 200 chart and bagged gold certifications from the BPI and Platinum certifications from both the RIAA and Music Canada. As of April 2021, the album has sold over a million copies.
Avenged Sevenfold recently headlined the Apex Stage at Download Festival in 2024, ten years on from their inaugural headline performance at the rock festival. Even though the festival experienced unprecedented difficulties, with threats of boycotts and the worst wet weather conditions in 100 years, the band managed to put up a great show. ‘NME’ reviewed the festival, giving it four stars, stating that despite the odds, the festival team delivered one of its most promising editions in recent memory
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