Sounding the Seventh Trumpet is the debut studio album by American rock band Avenged Sevenfold, released on January 31, 2001 by Good Life Recordings, and subsequently re-released by Hopeless Records on March 19, 2002, featuring slightly different cover art and the band's new guitarist, Synyster Gates, who would go on to appear on every other Avenged Sevenfold release. As of 2008, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet has sold 200,000 copies worldwide. The title 'Sounding the Seventh Trumpet' derives its name Tracklist Track number Play Loved Track name Buy Options Duration Listeners 1.
. ' Released: August 8, 2001. ' Released: January 15, 2002 Sounding the Seventh Trumpet is the debut studio album by American band, released on June 10, 2001 by, and re-released by on March 19, 2002, featuring slightly different cover art. The album was recorded in November 2000 at Westbeach Recorders in California. Although the album only sold 300 copies in its first week of release, it has sold 370,000 copies worldwide with 310,000 sold in, as of November 2010.
The title 'Sounding the Seventh Trumpet' takes its name from the, specifically referencing chapter 11 and the sounding of the last (seventh) trumpet, showing the end of the world. Valary DiBenedetto (' future wife) performs vocals on the track 'The Art of Subconscious Illusion.' The album was released as, 33 ⅓ RPM, Purple on 2008 in. Contents. Production Sounding the Seventh Trumpet was recorded with a tiny budget of $2,000. When the band members got into the studio, The Rev recorded all the drums in one take, and the other members of the band added their parts to what he had laid down.
Zacky Vengeance played lead guitar originally. Then, when Synyster Gates joined the band, they recorded a heavy metal version of 'To End the Rapture' with Gates playing lead guitar. This heavy metal version was first seen on the single, and was later featured on the re-release of Sounding the Seventh Trumpet. Reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Sounding the Seventh Trumpet was generally well received by critics. Rated the album three stars out of five and wrote: ' Sounding the Seventh Trumpet is a magnificent album that is suitable for any fan of, as Avenged Sevenfold has a firm grasp on all that is extreme.' The review also praised the tracks 'Darkness Surrounding' and 'We Come out at Night' as being '.excellent masterpieces, as the vocal harmonies add to these cuts to evolve the songs into fully atmospheric sonic blasts.' Videography Avenged Sevenfold later released the Warmness on the Soul, which featured a video for the single 'Warmness on the Soul'.
The video depicted the band wandering through city streets as M. Shadows wife, Valary searched for them. And there is also the version of 'To End the Rapture' which was released on the reissue of Sounding the Seventh Trumpet after it was bought by Hopeless Records. Track listing All lyrics written by The Rev Sounding the Seventh Trumpet No.
Title Length 1. 'To End the Rapture. ' 1:24 2. 'Turn the Other Way' 5:40 3. 'Darkness Surrounding' 4:53 4. 'The Art of Subconscious Illusion' (featuring Valary DiBenedetto) 3:45 5. 'We Come Out at Night' 4:46 6.
'Lips of Deceit' 4:09 7. 'An Epic of Time Wasted' 4:18 9. 'Breaking Their Hold' 1:11 10. 'Forgotten Faces' 3:26 11. 'Thick and Thin' 4:15 12. 'Streets' 3:06 13. 'Shattered by Broken Dreams' 7:12 Total length: 53:11.
The 'Heavy Metal Version' was featured on the re-release of Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, replacing the original. March 1, 2001. From the original on March 6, 2001. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
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issue 880 (November 24, 2001). Retrieved 2014-02-15. The original 'To End the Rapture' was replaced by the version later included on the EP.