SCAVENGER
Jumat, 08 Oktober 2010
Nightmare debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 selling 163,000 copies, surpassing its predecessor in first week sales. This debut ended Eminem's five week reign atop the Billboard 200, and pushed Recovery to No. 2. It is the first album by Avenged Sevenfold to top the Billboard 200 chart.
In late 2009, two years after Avenged Sevenfold released their self-titled album, and four years after they had issued their breakthrough studio set, 2005's City of Evil, the band started working on their next record, their "most personal and epic that will definitely take you on a very dark journey."[8] Around late 2009, the band worked on the album's production until the death of their drummer.
For on December 28, 2009, the body of James "The Rev" Sullivan was discovered inside his home. This tragic incident made the band suspend the work of the album for some time. Sullivan died from combined effects of pain relievers and alcohol.[9][10] In the later months, Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater (a major influence on The Rev and the rest of the band) agreed to step in and complete the recording of the drumming tracks for the album:
“ Even under normal circumstances, I would've been happy to help the guys out in any way I could as I think Avenged Sevenfold are a great band; But under these incredibly sad and tragic circumstances, I must say I am truly honored to have been asked to play with them and I didn't even have to think twice about saying yes. [...] These guys are a true family and it is an incredibly emotional experience to be here with them for the first time without their lost brother. But they have welcomed me into the family with open arms and there's a real excitement to make the record they had set out to make. I am treating my participation on this album with the utmost respect for Jimmy's memory and am remaining as true as possible to the drum parts that he wrote for the songs and the record he wanted to make. [...] Although I wish I could stay on board with Avenged Sevenfold in a more permanent capacity; I will need to resume work with Dream Theater to start a new album at some point in 2011. However, I will be able to join my brothers in Avenged Sevenfold for at least the duration of their touring throughout 2010, and hopefully this will give them the time to continue to heal and get comfortable back on the road.[4][11] ”
The first single, "Nightmare", was released digitally on May 18, 2010.[11][15] A preview for the song was released on May 6, 2010 on Amazon.com, but was removed soon after for unknown reasons[15]; However, on May 10, 2010, a 30-second audio uncensored sample was again revealed, but this time at SoundCloud and on the band's official website. The band also posted, the same day, a video of the song on their official YouTube channel with animated lyrics, which received over 275,000 plays in 24 hours.[16][17][18]
On June 3, 2010, the band revealed a "Limited Edition" of Nightmare for pre-order available only on their website, which contains:
* Full Nightmare album on CD.
* Expanded booklet featuring lyric sheets from the band and exclusive artwork.
* Housed in a synthetic leather bound book with special silver plated Nightmare crest.
* Limited 24″ x 36″ lithograph entitled Death Bat Anatomy, featuring original artwork on special textured paper embossed with a silver colored Death Bat.
* Instant download of the new single, Nightmare.[16][19][20]
Since May 27, 2010, the band revealed the album cover piece by piece like a jigsaw puzzle over a period of eighteen days, revealing the complete cover on June 15, 2010, along with the track listing.[21][22][23]
On June 29, 2010, the band made available an iTunes pre-order of the album, which contains:
* Full Nightmare digital album.
* Bonus track: "Lost It All"
* Exclusive photos.
* "Nightmare" music video.
* Behind the scenes footage from "Nightmare" music video shoot.
* Written treatment for "Nightmare" music video.
* "Nightmare" lyric video.
* Audio interview with album producer, Mike Elizondo.
* Type-set lyrics with hand-written notes for bonus track, "Lost It All".
* Sketches of album art concept.
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The song "Buried Alive" was posted on the band's Facebook page on July 14, 2010, but experienced loading issues due to a large number of users trying to access the video, and was taken down momentarily. The problem was resolved on July 15, 2010, and was posted on YouTube as a lyric video which also contained a small animation.[25] On July 19, 2010, a preview of "God Hates Us" was released onto the band's official website. It could be heard by holding the cursor over the flickering deathbat logo at the top of the front page. The front page has since been redesigned and the preview can no longer be heard there.
On July 20, 2010, previews to each song on the album were released by Barnes & Noble. On July 21, 2010 the song "So Far Away" was released by KROQ radio exclusively for one day.[26]
July 27, 2010 the band played main stage at the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in Mansfield Massachusetts in support for their new album. Zacky Vengeance said on the Mayhem podcast "We needed to play for the fans on the day of the release and we thank all the bands for letting us in for the show."[27]
Nightmare debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. On that day, the band released a post on their website and elsewhere; "Today we raise our glasses to Jimmy who is smiling down on us all for sending him off with the #1 album in America. TONIGHT WE DRINK TOGETHER IN CELEBRATION OF SUCCESSFULLY MAKING IT #1!!! and the blood sweat and many tears it took us and our fans to get to this moment. This #1 belongs to every member of the A7X family. Pause....and Enjoy – love A7X"
1. "Nightmare"
2. "Welcome to the Family"
3. "Danger Line"
4. "Buried Alive"
5. "Natural Born Killer"
6. "So Far Away"
7. "God Hates Us"
8. "Victim"
9. "Tonight the World Dies"
10. "Fiction"
11. "Save Me"
