Sounding the Seventh Trumpet explained

Sounding the Seventh Trumpet
Type:studio
Artist:Avenged Sevenfold
Cover:Ststoriginal.jpg
Released:July 24, 2001
March 19, 2002 (re-release)[1]
Recorded:November 2000,[2] February 2001[3]
Studio:Westbeach Recorders (Hollywood, California)
Genre:
Length:51:59
Label:Good Life
Producer:
Next Title:Waking the Fallen
Next Year:2003

Sounding the Seventh Trumpet is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released on July 24, 2001, through Good Life Recordings.[6] [7] The album was reissued on March 19, 2002, through Hopeless Records,[8] featuring a slightly different cover art. Although the album only sold 300 copies in its first week of release,[9] it has sold 370,000 copies worldwide, with 310,000 sold in the United States, as of November 2010.[10] [11]

The title 'Sounding the Seventh Trumpet' takes its name from the Book of Revelation, specifically referencing chapter 11 and the sounding of the last (seventh) trumpet, heralding the end of the world.[12] Valary DiBenedetto (M. Shadows' future wife) performs vocals on the track "The Art of Subconscious Illusion."[8] [13] The album was released on vinyl for the first time in 2008 in the US.[14]

Production

Sounding the Seventh Trumpet was recorded in eight days in November 2000,[15] with a budget of only $2,000. When the band members got into the studio, The Rev recorded all the drums in one take,[16] and the other members of the band added their parts to what he had laid down. Zacky Vengeance played lead guitar originally. When Synyster Gates joined the band in early 2001, they recorded a heavy metal version of "To End the Rapture", with Gates playing lead guitar. This version was first seen on the Warmness on the Soul single, and was later featured on the re-release of Sounding the Seventh Trumpet. This is the only album to feature bassist Justin Sane (not to be confused with Justin Sane of Anti-Flag), who also played piano. He was briefly replaced by Dameon Ash during the album's touring cycle,[17] who was then replaced by Johnny Christ.[18]

Release

The release date of this album's initial version is theorized in many sources. On the band's official website, it is given as January 31, 2001. However, on archived versions of the website, news updates explain that the album, distributed by Lumberjack Distributions, was originally planned for a late April 2001 release. Due to unknown reasons, it had to be pushed back multiple times, at first for a June 10, then for a June 20 release. A Loudwire article about the album's 17th anniversary gives July 24 as the actual release date.[19] It was rereleased on March 19, 2002.

Reception

Sounding the Seventh Trumpet received mixed to positive reviews from critics. AllMusic 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 metal music, 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 metalcore 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, searches for them.[20]

Track listing

All songs are written by M. Shadows and Zacky Vengeance,[21] except where noted.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[22]

Avenged Sevenfold
Session musicians
Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sounding the Seventh Trumpet Avenged Sevenfold . Movie Trading Company . 7 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Official A7X Homepage. March 1, 2001. October 29, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20010306001342/http://www.avenged7fold.com/main.htm#news. March 6, 2001 . live.
  3. Web site: Avenged Sevenfold Home Page . https://web.archive.org/web/20010306001342fw_/http://www.avenged7fold.com/main.htm . 2001-03-06 . AvengedSevenfold.com . 3 October 2022 .
  4. Web site: Avenged Sevenfold Sounding the Seventh Trumpet . Sputnik Music . 3 October 2022.
  5. Web site: 15 GREAT BANDS THAT SOUND TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THEIR DEBUT ALBUMS . Revolver Mag . March 21, 2022 . 7 October 2022.
  6. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r543419/review|pure_url=yes}} Sounding the Seventh Trumpet - Avenged Sevenfold]. Allmusic.
  7. Web site: "Sounding The Seventh Trumpet" by Avenged Sevenfold . https://archive.today/20130418221326/http://www.spiegels.tv/music/album-getinfo/sounding-the-seventh-trumpet/80e6be11-86f5-4d0b-9d55-0f1c62b7afb8.cfm . dead . April 18, 2013 . spiegels.tv . February 15, 2014 .
  8. Web site: Avenged Sevenfold - Sounding The Seventh Trumpet CD Album . Cduniverse.com . March 19, 2002 . February 15, 2014.
  9. Web site: Epstein . Dan . 'SOUNDING THE SEVENTH TRUMPET': AVENGED SEVENFOLD LOOK BACK ON EARLY DAYS, FIRST ALBUM . Revolver Mag . January 31, 2020 . 7 October 2022.
  10. Web site: A7X History . Avenged-sevenfold-america.webs.com . February 15, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054458/http://www.avenged-sevenfold-america.webs.com/a7xhist.html . September 21, 2013 .
  11. Web site: Archived copy . December 31, 2012 . March 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195413/http://ivanzjnonkz.multiply.com/reviews . dead .
  12. Web site: Revelation 11:15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever." . Bible.cc . February 15, 2014.
  13. Web site: Avenged Sevenfold - Fun Facts and Information . Funtrivia.com . February 15, 2014.
  14. Web site: Sounding the Seventh Trumpet LP. Discogs.com. February 15, 2014.
  15. Web site: Sounding The Seventh Trumpet Vinyl Record . A7X World . 7 November 2022.
  16. Web site: Enis . Eli . 15 GREAT BANDS THAT SOUND TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THEIR DEBUT ALBUMS. Revolver Mag . 7 November 2022 . 21 March 2022 . The Rev's drumming on "Darkness Surrounding" — which he recorded in one take, along with the rest of the record — is fucking insane,.
  17. Web site: Childers . Chad . 21 Years Ago: Avenged Sevenfold Introduce Themselves With 'Sounding the Seventh Trumpet' Read More: 21 Years Ago: Avenged Sevenfold's 'Sounding the Seventh Trumpet' . Loudwire . 3 October 2022.
  18. Web site: "You're Not Cooler Than Anyone": Avenged Sevenfold Write Letters Their Younger Selves . kerrang.com . January 28, 2020.
  19. Web site: 17 Years Ago: Avenged Sevenfold Introduce Themselves With 'Sounding the Seventh Trumpet' . Loudwire.com . July 24, 2017 . November 27, 2018 .
  20. Web site: Avenged Sevenfold - Warmness On The Soul - Vidéo Dailymotion . Dailymotion.com . September 25, 2006 . February 15, 2014.
  21. Web site: Epstein . Dan . 'SOUNDING THE SEVENTH TRUMPET': AVENGED SEVENFOLD LOOK BACK ON EARLY DAYS, FIRST ALBUM . Revolver . 12 April 2023.
  22. Book: Sounding The Seventh Trumpet . 2002 . Hopeless Records . English.
  23. Sounding The Seventh Trumpet liner notes . Image.
  24. Web site: ウェイキング・ザ・フォールン/サウンディング・ザ・セヴンス・トランペット . Oricon . 14 April 2023 . Japanese.

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