{"product_id":"avenged-sevenfold-sounding-the-seventh-trumpet-cd","title":"Avenged Sevenfold - Sounding the Seventh Trumpet [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eSounding the Seventh Trumpet is where Avenged Sevenfold began, and this CD edition presents the debut that introduced their mix of metalcore fury and melodic ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst released in 2001, when the band members were still teenagers from Huntington Beach, California, the album was reissued by Hopeless Records the following year with a new intro and a re-recorded version of one song. That edition is the one most fans came to know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eM. Shadows spends much of the record screaming, a world away from the polished vocals of later hits, while The Rev's drumming is relentless and wildly inventive. The guitars already hint at the twin-lead heroics that would define the band, even if the production is raw and the songs are untamed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo End the Rapture sets an ominous scene before Darkness Surrounding tears in with breakdowns and frantic riffing. Warmness on the Soul, a piano-led ballad, offers an early glimpse of the grand, melodic band they would soon become, and Thick and Thin shows their punk-scene roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeard now, it is a fascinating snapshot of a young band throwing everything at the wall, and essential listening for anyone tracing how Avenged Sevenfold grew from Orange County hardcore kids into arena headliners.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57453227508017,"sku":"790692066025","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/1200x1200bb_da980132-466d-42a5-9dab-2fc67ba7ec2d.jpg?v=1794228722","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/avenged-sevenfold-sounding-the-seventh-trumpet-cd","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}