A7X new album 'Nightmare"

Nightmare is the fifth studio album by American metal band Avenged Sevenfold. Released on July 27, 2010 through Warner Bros. Records, it was produced by Mike Elizondo and mixed in New York City by noted engineer Andy Wallace.^[1] Nightmare is the first Avenged Sevenfold record without James "The Rev" Sullivan performing drums due to his death in December 2009; however he wrote all the drum tracks of the songs before and wrote full songs such as Fiction on the new album before his death so this is therefore the last studio album to which he contributed,^[2] for this reason The Rev's vocals are still on the album as a tribute to him.^[1] Mike Portnoy, formerly of Dream Theater, who performed as the drummer for the album in his place, meanwhile will also play with the band on all upcoming tours for the moment.^[3] Avenged Sevenfold, along with Disturbed, became co-headliners for the first annual Uproar Festival.^[4]
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.^[5][6]
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."^[7] 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.^[8][9] 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

• Track listing

  Standard Single Disc Edition[21][22]
  No.	Title	Length
  1.	"Nightmare"	6:14
  2.	"Welcome to the Family"	4:06
  3.	"Danger Line"	5:28
  4.	"Buried Alive"	6:44
  5.	"Natural Born Killer"	5:15
  6.	"So Far Away"	5:27
  7.	"God Hates Us"	5:19
  8.	"Victim"	7:30
  9.	"Tonight the World Dies"	4:41
  10.	"Fiction"	5:13
  11.	"Save Me"	10:56