
PERSONIL


M. Shadows
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Matthew Charles Sanders (lahir 31 Juli 1981 di Huntington Beach, California, Amerika Serikat lebih dikenal dengan nama M. Shadows) adalah penyanyi dari grup musik Avenged Sevenfold.
Matt sudah bertunangan dengan Valary DiBenedetto, saudara kembar dari pacar Synyster Gates, Michelle DiBenedetto. Matt bertemu Valary ketika mereka berada di kelas 6.
Pada masa kecilnya, Matt seringkali dikeluarkan dari sekolahnya karena dia berkali-kali melakukan kekerasan. Sebelum bernyanyi, Matt bermain bass.
Synyster Gates

Brian Elwin Haner, Jr. (lahir di Huntington Beach, California, Amerika Serikat, 7 Juli 1981; umur 28 tahun) atau lebih dikenal dengan nama Synyster Gates adalah seorang musisi dan gitaris untuk grup musik Avenged Sevenfold.
Brian adalah anak pertama. Dia mempunyai adik bernama Brent, Johnny, dan McKenna. Ayahnya, Brian Elwin Haner Sr. (biasa dipanggil dengan nama Papa Gates), adalah seorang pelawak dan gitaris professional. Ibu kandungnya bernama Jan. Ibu tirinya, Suzy Haner, adalah seorang ahli hipnotis.
Orang tua Brian cerai ketika Brian berumur sepuluh tahun. Dua tahun kemudian, ayahnya menikah lagi dengan Suzy.
Brian mempunyai seorang pacar bernama Michelle DiBenedetto, saudara kembar dari tunangan M. Shadows, Valary DiBenedetto. Brian dan kekasihnya memelihara anjing yang diberi nama Pinkly.
Brian mendapatkan gitar pertamanya dari nenek dan kakeknya. Salah satu lagu pertama yang ia pelajari adalah lagu Stairway to Heaven karya Led Zeppelin. Ketika Brian duduk di kelas 6, ia sudah bisa menebak chord dari sebuah lagu hanya dengan menggunakan pendengarannya. Setelah Brian diberi gitar, dia mengatakan bahwa sekolah sudah tidak ada gunanya. Nilai bagus hanya dia peroleh sampai ia duduk di kelas 4.
Brian memasuki grup musik Avenged Sevenfold sebagai gitaris ketika ia berumur 18 tahun di akhir tahun 1999. Dia juga memainkan piano pada lagu “Beast and the Harlot” dan “Sidewinder”.

Zacky Vengeance













Zachary James Baker (lahir 11 Desember 1981 di Huntington Beach, California lebih dikenal dengan nama Zacky Vengeance) adalah seorang pemain gitar dan penyanyi latar dari grup musik Avenged Sevenfold.
Zacky adalah anak sulung, mempunyai saudara perempuan yang bernama Zina, dan saudara laki-laki bernama Matt. Orangtuanya bernama James dan Maria. Zacky mempunyai pacar bernama Gena Paulhus.
Zacky memelihara anjing yang diberi nama Ichabod Crane Vengeance.
Pada DVD Avenged Sevenfold yang berjudul All Excess, Zacky mengatakan bahwa sebelum dia memasuki Avenged Sevenfold, dia sempat menjadi anggota dari grup musik beraliran punk rock bernama MPA atau Mad Porno Action yang gagal mencapai sukses. Maka itu Zacky dan M. Shadows membentuk Avenged Sevenfold.
Zacky mempelajari cara bermain gitar ketika dia berumur tiga belas tahun. Dia belajar secara otodidak. Gitar yang pertama kali ia gunakan adalah gitar ayahnya.
Johnny Christ

Lahir pada tanggal 18 November tahun 1984 dengan nama lengkap Jonathan Lewis Seward. Personil termuda di Avenged Sevenfold. Dia tidak bersekolah di SMA yang sama dengan yang lain. Bertemu dengan mereka melalui kakak tertuanya.
The Rev

James Owen Sullivan, (lahir 9 Februari 1981, lebih dikenal dengan nama The Rev atau The Reverend Tholomew Plague) adalah seorang drummer sekaligus penyanyi latar untuk grup musik Avenged Sevenfold. The Rev juga sempat menjadi penyanyi utama pada grup musik Pinkly Smooth.
The Rev adalah anak tunggal. Pada masa kecilnya, dia seringkali dikeluarkan dari sekolah. The Rev juga sudah tujuh kali masuk penjara karena kejadian-kejadian seperti berkelahi di dalam bar.
Nama lain : The Reverend Tholomew Plague, Rat Head, The Rev, Mr. Plague, Jimmy
ALBUM



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DEAR GOD – Avenged Sevenfold
Intro: F-C-Dm-Am-B-F-C x2
F C Dm Am
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
B F C
Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find
F C Dm Am
While I recall all the words you spoke to me
B F
Can’t help but wish that I was there
C
Back where I’d love to be, oh yeah
F C Dm C
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
B F
to hold her when I’m not around,
C
when I’m much too far away
F C Dm C
We all need that person who can be true to you
B F
But I left her when I found her
C
And now I wish I’d stayed
B C
’Cause I’m lonely and I’m tired
* Dm C B
I’m missing you again oh no
F
Once again
F C Dm Am
There’s nothing here for me on this barren road
B F
There’s no one here while the city sleeps
C
and all the shops are closed
F C Dm Am
Can’t help but think of the times I’ve had with you
B F C
Pictures and some memories will have to help me through, oh yeah
F C Dm C
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
B F
to hold her when I’m not around,
C
when I’m much too far away
F C Dm C
We all need that person who can be true to you
B F
I left her when I found her
C
And now I wish I’d stayed
B C
’Cause I’m lonely and I’m tired
* Dm C B
I’m missing you again oh no
F
Once again
Dm * B F
Some search, never finding a way
Dm * B F
Before long, they waste away
Dm * B F
I found you, something told me to stay
Dm * B F
I gave in, to selfish ways
Gm C
And how I miss someone to hold
when hope begins to fade…
F C Dm Am
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
B F C
Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find
F C Dm C
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
B F
to hold her when I’m not around,
C
when I’m much too far away
F C Dm C
We all need the person who can be true to you
B F
I left her when I found her
C
And now I wish I’d stayed
B C
’Cause I’m lonely and I’m tired
* Dm C B
I’m missing you again oh no
F
Once again
* = x 4 7 6 x x
Gm = 3 5 5 3 3 3
ALMOST EASY – Avenged Sevenfold
Intro: Dm C Gm Bb – C (x2) |
D5 C5 – Bb5 – C5 – D5… (Bb5-A5-)
D5 C5 – Bb5 – C5 – D5…
(G5-A5)-D5
I feel insane
Every single time I’m asked to compromise
(G5-A5)-D5
‘Cause I’m afraid and stuck in my ways
(G5-A5)-D5
And that’s the way it stays
So how long did I expect love
(G5-A5)-D5
to outweigh ignorance
By the look on your face
(G5-A5)-D5
I may have forced the scale to tip
Chorus 1:
D5 – C5
I’m not insane
Avenged-Sevenfold
D5 – C5
I’m not insane
Bb5 F5 – E5
I’m not… not insane
F
(Mother)
Come back to me it’s almost easy
Dm
(Said it all)
(G5-A5)-D5
Come back again it’s almost easy
D5
Shame pulses through my heart
From the things I’ve done to you
(G5 -A5)-D5
It’s hard to face
(G5-A5)-D5
But the fact remains that this is nothing new
(G5-A5)-D5
I left you bound and tied with suicidal memories
Selfish beneath the skin
(G5-A5)-D5
But deep inside I’m not insane
Chorus 2:
D5 – C5
I’m not insane
Bb5 C5 – C#5
I’m not insane…
D5 – C5
I’m not insane
Bb5 C5 – C#5
I’m not… not insane
F
(Mother)
Come back to me it’s almost easy
Dm
(Said it all)
Come back again it’s almost easy
F
(You’ll learn your lesson)
Come back to me it’s almost easy
Dm
(But first you fall)
(G5-A5)-D5
Come back again it’s almost easy
Interlude: D5 C5 – Bb5 – C5 – D5…
(Bb5-A5-) D5 C5 – Bb5 – C5 – D5… |
(G5-G#5) | D5… F5-G5 – G#5 F5-G5 – G#5 (x2) |
Dm C Gm Bb – C (x2)
Dm F
Now that I’ve lost you it kills me to say
(Hurts to say)
C A Bb
I’ve tried to hold on as you’ve slowly slipped away
F
I’m losing the fight
C A Bb
I’ve treated you so wrong now let me make it right
(Make it all right)
Chorus 3:
Dm – C
I’m not insane
Bb Bb-Bb13-Dm Bb
I’m not insane…
(Ha ha ha ha ha…)
Dm – C
I’m not insane
Bb Bb – C
I’m not… not insane
F
(Mother)
Come back to me it’s almost easy
Dm
(Said it all)
Come back again it’s almost easy
F
(You’ll learn your lesson)
Come back to me it’s almost easy
Dm
(Still you’ll fall)
(G5-A5)-D5
Come back again it’s almost easy
Ending: D5 C5 – Bb5 – C5 – D5… (Bb5-A5-)
D5 C5 – Bb5 – C5 – D5… | *(G#5-A5)-G#5
Unholly Confession
Am F G
�I�ll try,� she said as he walked away.
Am
�Try not to lose you.�
F G
Am F G
�I�ll try,� she said as he walked away.
Am
�Try not to lose you.�
F G
Two vibrant hearts could change.
Am
Nothing tears the being more than deception,
F G
unmasked fear.
Am F G Am
�I�ll be here waiting� tested and secure.
Am F
Nothing hurts my world,
G Am
just affects the ones around me
Am F
When sin�s deep in my blood,
G Am
you�ll be the one to fall.
Am F G
�I wish I could be the one,
Am F G
the one who won�t care at all
Am F G
But being the one on the stand,
Am F G F
I know the way to go, no one�s guiding me.
Am F G
When time soaked with blood turns its back,
Am F G Am
I know it�s hard to fall.
Am F G
Confided in me was your heart
Am F G Am F G Am
I know it�s hurting you, but it�s killing me.�
Am F
Nothing will last in this life,
G Am
our time is spent constructing,
Am F G
now you�re perfecting a world� meant to sin.
Am F
Constrict your hands around me,
G Am
squeeze till I cannot breathe,
Am F
this air tastes dead inside me,
G Am
contribute to our plague.
Am
Break all your promises,
F
tear down this steadfast wall,
G
restraints are useless here,
Am
tasting salvation�s near.
I Won’t to See You Tonight
GmF
Cry alone, I’ve gone away
EflatD
No more nights, no more pain
Gm F
I’ve gone alone, took all my strength
Eflat
I’ve made the change,
D
I won’t see you tonight
Gm Eflat
Sorrow, sank deep inside my blood
Bflat
all the ones around me,
F
I cared for and loved
Gm F
Building up inside of me
Eflat D
A place so dark, so cold, I had to set me free
Gm F
Don’t mourn for me, you’re not the one to place the blame
Eflat D
As bottles called my name, I won’t see you tonight
Gm Eflat
Sorrow, sank deep inside my blood
Bflat
all the ones around me,
F F#Gm
I cared for and most of all I loved
Eflat
but I can’t see myself that way
Bflat F F#
please don’t forget me or cry while I’m away
Gm F
Cry alone, I’ve gone away
Eflat D
No more nights, no more pain
Gm F
I’ve gone alone, took all my strength
Eflat
But I’ve made the change,
D
I won’t see you tonight
Gm Bflat F D Eflat Bflat
Gm
So far away, I’m gone. Please don’t follow me tonight.
Bflat-F D Gm
And while I’m gone, everything will be alright.
Gm F Eflat-D
No more breath inside
Gm F Eflat- D
Essence left my heart tonight
Gm F Eflat-D
No more breath inside
Gm F Eflat- D
Essence left my heart tonight
Bat Country
E5 A5 G5 D5 E5 E5 A5 G5 D5 E5
He who makes a beast out of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man
E5 A5 G5 D5
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
E5 G5 A5 B5 A5 G5 D5 A5 B5
Caught here in a fiery blaze, won’t lose my will to stay.
E5 G5 E5 G5
I trie-ie-ied to drive all through the night,
E5 G5 E5 G5
the heat stroke ridden weather, the barren empty sights.
E5 F#5-G5-E5 F35 G5 B5
No oasis here to see,
B5 F5 A5-B5 G5-A5 G5 F#5 E5
the sand is singing deathless words to me.
Chorus:
E5 A5 G5 D5
Can’t you help me as I’m startin’ to burn (all alone).
D5 G5 F#5 E5
Too many doses and I’m starting to get an attraction.
E5 A5 G5 D5
My confidence is leaving me on my own (all alone).
D5 G5 F#5 E5
No one can save me and you know I don’t want the attention.
E5 G5 E5 G5 E5 G5
As Ie-ie-ie adjust to my new sights the rarely tired lights
E5 G5
will take me to new heights.
E5 G5 E5 G5
My hand is on the trigger I’m ready to ignite.
E5 G5 E5
Tomorrow might not make it but everything’s all right.
E5 F#5-G5-E5 F#5-G5-B5 B5 F5 A5-B5 G5-A5 G5 F#5 E5
Mental fiction follows me; show me what it’s like to be set free.
BACK TO:Chorus
(*)
G A D F# G
So sorry you’re not here I’ve been sane too long
F# G
my vision’s so unclear.
G A D F# G
Now take a trip with me but don’t be surprised
F# G
when things aren’t what they seem.
E5 G5 A5 B5 A5 G5 D5 A5 B5
Caught here in a fiery blaze, won’t lose my will to stay.
E5 G5 A5 B5 A5 G5 D5 A5 B5
These eyes won’t see the same, after I flip today.
INTERLUDE: G5 D5 A5 B5 2X
E5 G5 3X
E5 A5 G5 D5 4X
E5 F5 G5 F5 E5
E5 A5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 D5 G5 2X
C5-A5 B5-G5 A5 G5 F#5 D5 B5-G5 C5 A5
E5 G5 E5 G5
Sometimes I don’t know why we’d rather live than die,
E5 G5 E5
we look up towards the sky for answers to our lives.
E5 G5 E5 G5
We may get some solutions but most just pass us by,
E5 G5 E5
don’t want your absolution cause I can’t make it right.
A5 G5 E5
I’ll make a beast out of myself,
A5 G5 C5 B5 G5 B5 F#5 E5
gets rid of all the pain of being a maaaaaan
Back to : Chorus,(*)
G A D F# G
I’ve known it from the start all these good ideas
F# G
will tear your brain apart.
G A D F# G
Scared but you can follow me I’m too weird to live
F# G
but much too rare to die.








