Avenged Sevenfold--Chapter Four
歌词：
(give me your hand,
blood is spilled and man will follow
infernal man, punishment too great to bear)
Conceived and born was one of light
Rain and dark, the other born black night
Raise your head and taste the courage
(the one of light)
Fall from grace, unholy night
I've come here to kill you,
won't leave until you've died
Murder born of vengeance,
I closed my brother's eyes tonight...
It's cold tonight as the clouds turn grey
and from my hands to my brothers grave
You took his side, you took his gift,
feel the power of a fallen man, cresfallen man...
Far away in this land I must go,
our of the site of the One.
A punishment sent from his hand,
a hardship no one should know
Now go out of the site of the One,
away in this land you must go.
Where has he gone? What have you done?
A voice commands from high above this earth,
From the soil I hear his blood cry out to me
Murder, liar, vengeance, deaceit.
一组来自阳光普照，孕育新生代庞克音乐大温床的加州，随处可见把玩青春活力的畅快乐音，但是，从小除了在庞克乐的薰陶下，一如70-80年代的金属/摇滚乐，更是填塞年少轻狂搞团玩乐的无优自在时期，Avenged Sevenfold就是受到Pantera、Megadeth、Metallica、Slayer、Iron Maiden等前辈的影响，追寻早期摇滚乐精神，注入更为飙悍的金属力道！由M.Shadows(主唱)、Zacky Vengeance (吉他手)、Synyster Gates (主奏吉他手)、The Reverend (鼓手)与Johnny Christ (贝斯手)五人还是高中生，于1999年组织起Avenged Sevenfold，他们将狂噪金属之声加入流畅庞克音阶，不时出现长篇幅的乐曲弹奏，更是加强团员间技巧的再升级，不似时下年轻摇滚乐团，完全追求短暂、猛飙的快感，更为稳健的默契培养与弹奏深度，都是Avenged Sevenfold甚为注重的环节！2001年在独立场推出首张专辑"Sounding The Seventh Trumpet”大受地下摇滚界的欢迎，2003年再次发行的"Waking The Fallen”，却再也无法掩饰他们精采的超实力表现，顺利入主华纳音乐集团的怀抱，让他们音乐事业跨出国际性的一大步！
2005年在主流厂发行的首张大碟"City Of Evil”，已被深具公信力的金属杂志Kerrang！奉上满分高评，并标示'自枪与玫瑰之后最具危险性的摇滚乐团…’之赞誉；AP也对此张专辑公开表示'2005年最受企盼的摇滚优盘’；金属朝圣者必读之Metal Hammer也毫不吝啬的替Avenged Sevenfold作背书道'他们相当大胆、金黄耀眼、性感并且装载着金属/摇滚时期的盛况，大摇大摆的再现Aerosmith、Motley Crue、Bon Jovi盛事！’开场曲”Beast And The Harlot”，就在高速吉他飙奏下展开序幕，一连串的密集鼓点与双吉他交相共振下，带进金属的狂妄音感，不太像Gun 'N’ Roses、Aerosmith、Motley Crue或是Bon Jovi，反倒有着Dream Theater般的错觉感；再至”Burn It Down”，火力全开的堆迭激爆出速度与吉他Solo穿绕其中；旋律性依旧的”Sidewinder”，热血奔腾的金属气焰飙至中后段，反呈现令人耳朵一开佛朗明哥式的吉他清爽伴奏；9分多钟长篇幅编曲的”Strength Of The World”，加入弦乐的辅佐，提升磅礴气势，更显宽远辽阔的编曲架构，让Avenged Sevenfold不凡实力能够完全施展延伸！
