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Studio album by Avenged Sevenfold
Released October 30, 2007
Recorded Mid 2007[1]
Studio
Sunset Sound (Los Angeles)
Eldorado (Burbank)
Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre Heavy metal[2]
Length 53:07
Label
Warner Bros.Hopeless
Producer Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold chronology
City of Evil
(2005) Avenged Sevenfold
(2007) Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough
(2008)

Avenged Sevenfold (also known as The White Album)[4][5][6] is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released on October 30, 2007, through Warner Bros. and Hopeless Records. Recorded in the middle of 2007, it is the band`s first studio album to be solely self-produced. It is also their final studio album to feature The Rev performing on drums before his death during production of their follow-up album, Nightmare (2010). Originally slated for an October 16 release, it was delayed by two weeks in order to provide more time to complete bonus material and production for the record.

Although critical reception to the album was mixed compared to previous releases, Avenged Sevenfold was a commercial success, debuting at number 4 on the Billboard 200,[7] and has been a popular album amongst fans. Additionally, it won the Kerrang! Award for Best Album in 2008 and was later included in Kerrang!`s `666 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die`.[8] As of 2014, it has sold over 960,161 copies in the United States and 152,123 copies in the United Kingdom;[9] it has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States and gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in the United Kingdom. The band supported the album with a tour, beginning a day before the release of the album and ending in August 2009.[10]



All songs credited to Avenged Sevenfold. Actual songwriters listed below.[19][47]

Standard Edition
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. `Critical Acclaim`
Matthew SandersJames SullivanZachary BakerBrian Haner Jr.Jonathan Seward
5:16
2. `Almost Easy` Sullivan 3:55
3. `Scream`
SandersHanerBakerSullivan
4:49
4. `Afterlife` Sullivan 5:53
5. `Gunslinger`
SandersHaner
4:12
6. `Unbound (The Wild Ride)`
SandersHanerBaker
5:12
7. `Brompton Cocktail`
SullivanSanders
4:13
8. `Lost`
HanerSanders
5:02
9. `A Little Piece of Heaven` Sullivan 8:01
10. `Dear God`
SandersHanerSeward
6:34
Total length: 53:07

Personnel
All credits adapted from the album`s liner notes.[24]

Avenged Sevenfold

M. Shadows – lead vocals, backing vocals
Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar on `Dear God`, backing vocals
The Rev – drums, percussion, piano, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on `A Little Piece of Heaven`, `Critical Acclaim`, `Scream`, `Lost`, & `Afterlife`
Synyster Gates – lead guitar, backing vocals
Johnny Christ – bass guitar, backing vocals
Session musicians

Programming by Jay E on `Critical Acclaim` and `Scream`
Piano and Organ by Jamie Muhoberac on `Critical Acclaim`, `Unbound (The Wild Ride)`, `Lost`, and `A Little Piece of Heaven`
Piano by Greg Kusten on `Almost Easy`
Upright bass by Miles Mosley on `Afterlife`, `Brompton Cocktail`, and `A Little Piece of Heaven`
Cello by Cameron Stone on `Afterlife`, `Brompton Cocktail`, and `A Little Piece of Heaven`
Violins by Caroline Campbell and Neel Hammond on `Afterlife`, `Brompton Cocktail`, and `A Little Piece of Heaven`
Viola by Andrew Duckles on `Afterlife`, `Brompton Cocktail`, and `A Little Piece of Heaven`
Backing vocals by Zander Ayeroff and Annmarie Rizzo on `Unbound (The Wild Ride)`
Percussion by Lenny Castro on `Brompton Cocktail`
Choir: Beth Andersen, Monique Donnelly, Rob Giles, Debbie Hall, Scottie Haskell, Luana Jackman, Bob Joyce, Rock Logan, Susie Stevens Logan, Arnold McCuller, Gabriel Mann, and Ed Zajack on `Unbound (The Wild Ride)` and `A Little Piece of Heaven`
Alto sax by Bill Liston and Brandon Fields on `A Little Piece of Heaven`
Clarinet by Bill Liston and Rusty Higgins on `A Little Piece of Heaven`
Tenor sax by Dave Boruff and Rusty Higgins on `A Little Piece of Heaven`
Bari sax by Joel Peskin on `A Little Piece of Heaven`
Trumpet by Wayne Bergeron and Dan Foreno on `A Little Piece of Heaven`
Trombone by Bruce Fowler and Alex Iies on `A Little Piece of Heaven`
Additional vocals by Juliette Commagere on `A Little Piece of Heaven`
Lap, pedal steel and banjo by Greg Leisz on `Gunslinger` and `Dear God`
Additional vocals by Shanna Crooks on `Gunslinger` and `Dear God`
Additional vocals by Jaime Ochoa on `Critical Acclaim`
Scream on `Scream` by Valary Sanders
Production

Produced by Avenged Sevenfold
Engineered by Fred Archambault and Dave Schiffman, assisted by Clifton Allen, Chris Steffen, Robert DeLong, Aaron Walk, Mike Scielzi, and Josh Wilbur
Mixed by Andy Wallace
Mastered by Brian Gardner
Drum tech by Mike Fasano
Guitar tech by Walter Rice
`Fan Producers for a Day` (MVI) by Daniel McLaughlin and Christopher Guinn