Band yang dibentuk pada saat anggota yang tinggi di sekolah. Their first album was titled Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, and was recorded when the band members were eighteen years old. Album pertama mereka yang berjudul bunyi sangkakala yang ketujuh, dan telah direkam ketika anggota band itu delapan belas tahun. Their follow-up album was entitled Waking the Fallen, which received a positive rating in Rolling Stone magazine. Mereka tindak lanjut album yang berjudul Waking the Fallen, yang menerima nilai positif dalam majalah Rolling Stone.

City of Evil, released on June 7, 2005, strays from metalcore, and adds a more "hard rock" sound with obvious influences ranging from Pantera and Metallica to Misfits and Guns N' Roses. City of Evil, dirilis pada tanggal 7 Juni 2005, dari strays Metalcore, dan menambahkan yang lebih "hard rock" suara dengan jelas pengaruh mulai dari Pantera dan Metallica ke Misfits dan Guns N 'Roses. Although the band have been labeled metal, metalcore and hard rock in many publications, the band themselves claim that they are a metal band and have no musical similarities to metalcore in any way although this is heavily debated by their peers. Walaupun band ini telah diberi label metal, Metalcore dan hard rock dalam berbagai publikasi, band itu sendiri menyatakan bahwa mereka adalah band metal dan tidak memiliki kesamaan musik ke Metalcore dengan cara apapun meskipun hal ini sangat diperdebatkan oleh rekan-rekan mereka. During the recording of City of Evil, M. Shadows' vocal stylings have changed more to focus on melodic singing than on hardcore screaming, because the band decided to pursue a different musical career, and leave a genre that they said was "dying". Selama perekaman dari Kota Evil, M. Shadows' vocal stylings telah berubah untuk lebih fokus pada merdu bernyanyi dari hardcore screaming, karena band ini memutuskan untuk mengejar karir musik yang berbeda, dan meninggalkan gaya mereka berkata bahwa telah "mati". Shadows also had throat surgery, however, this had nothing to do with the band's decision to stray away from metalcore. Bayangan juga telah tenggorokan operasi ini, sudah tidak ada hubungannya dengan band dari keputusan untuk sesat dari Metalcore.

The band's name is an alleged reference to the book of Genesis in the Bible and the story of Cain and Abel, where Cain is punished to live in exile, alone and miserable. Band nama yang diduga adalah merujuk pada kitab Kejadian dalam Alkitab dan cerita Cain dan Abel, dimana Cain dihukum hidup di pengasingan, sendirian dan sengsara. Anyone who relieved Cain of his misery by killing him would be "avenged in sevenfold," or punished in a way that is seven times worse than Cain's punishment. Siapapun yang lega Cain of his misery oleh membunuh dia akan "di Avenged sevenfold," atau dihukum dengan cara yang tujuh kali lebih buruk daripada Cain dari hukuman. The title of Avenged Sevenfold's song "Chapter Four" references Genesis IV, the chapter of the Bible in which the story of Cain and Abel takes place. Judul lagu Avenged Sevenfold's "Chapter Four" referensi Kejadian IV, bab dari Alkitab di mana cerita Cain dan Abel berlangsung. The song's subject also appears to be this story. Lagu dari subjek juga nampaknya ini. Beast and the Harlot, yet another song derived from the Bible, comes from the book of Revelation and refers to the punishment of Babylon and the destruction of Pagan nations. Binatang dan pelacur, namun lagu lain yang berasal dari Alkitab, berasal dari kitab Wahyu dan merujuk kepada hukuman Babel dan pemusnahan Pagan bangsa. Although the band's title and members' stage names make obvious references to religion, Shadows stated in an interview that they are "not really religious at all." Walaupun band judul dan anggota tahap nama jelas membuat referensi ke agama, Shadows dinyatakan dalam sebuah wawancara bahwa mereka "tidak benar-benar pada semua agama."

Avenged Sevenfold logo, titled the "Deathbat"Their song "Blinded in Chains" was used in the soundtrack for the video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted. Avenged Sevenfold logo, yang berjudul "Deathbat" Their song "Blinded in Chains" digunakan dalam soundtrack untuk video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted. Another song, "Bat Country," was used in the soundtracks for SSX on Tour, NHL 06 and Madden 06, following in the footsteps of "Chapter Four" which had also been on the soundtrack for NHL 2004, Madden 2004 and NASCAR Thunder 2004. Lagu lain, "Bat Country," telah digunakan dalam soundtracks untuk SSX on Tour, NHL 06 and Madden 06, berikut langkah-dalam "Chapter Four" yang juga di soundtrack untuk NHL 2004, Madden 2004 dan NASCAR Thunder 2004 . The song "Beast and the Harlot" was in the soundtrack for Burnout Revenge. The song "Beast and the harlot" pada soundtrack for Burnout Revenge. All the above games, not coincidentally, are produced by various divisions of Electronic Arts. Semua permainan di atas, bukan ketepatan, yang dihasilkan oleh berbagai divisi dari Electronic Arts.

During recent tours (Coheed and Cambria spring 2006 tour and Ozzfest 2006), Avenged Sevenfold have been performing the song "Walk", originally by Pantera as part of a tribute to the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Selama ini wisata (Coheed and Cambria spring 2006 tour dan Ozzfest 2006), Avenged Sevenfold telah melakukan song "Walk", awalnya oleh Pantera sebagai bagian dari penghargaan kepada akhir "dimebag" Darrell Abbott