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Nightmare (Avenged Sevenfold album)

August 26, 2023

Nightmare is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released on July 23, 2010, through Warner Bros. Records. It was produced by Mike Elizondo, mixed in New York City by audio engineer Andy Wallace, and mastered by Ted Jensen.[2]

Nightmare
Cover art by Travis Smith
Studio album by
Avenged Sevenfold
ReleasedJuly 23, 2010 (2010-07-23)
RecordedNovember 2009 – April 21, 2010
Studio
Genre
Length66:46
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerMike Elizondo
Avenged Sevenfold chronology
Singles from Nightmare
  1. "Nightmare"
    Released: May 18, 2010
  2. "Welcome to the Family"
    Released: October 19, 2010
  3. "So Far Away"
    Released: April 5, 2011
  4. "Buried Alive (promo)"
    Released: September 20, 2011

Nightmare is Avenged Sevenfold's first album to be recorded without Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan performing drums due to his death in December 2009. However, he did write parts that were used for the final recordings, making this the last album he would write on until 2023,[3] and his vocal takes are still on the album as a tribute to him.[2] The rest of the drum tracks were handled by Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, who also played with the band for all their tours through the end of 2010. They then hired drummer Arin Ilejay, who played with the band from 2011 to 2015.

The album debuted at number one in the Billboard 200 in the United States and was certified Gold by the BPI and Platinum by both the RIAA and Music Canada. As of December 2016, the album has sold 964,000 copies in the United States.[4] The cover of the album features a tribute to Sullivan; the tombstone reads "FOREVER" with emphasis on "REV".

Writing and recording Edit

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."[5]

On December 28, 2009, drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan died in his sleep. Afterwards, the band suspended work on the album for some time.[6][7] The band decided to resume work on the project after encouragement from Sullivan’s parents, as well as knowing he would have wanted them to finish it.[8] Not wanting to hire a permanent replacement for The Rev for the time being, the band selected Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater (a major influence on The Rev and the rest of the band) to finish recording the drum 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.[9][10]

After a couple of months, more notices about the album became available; a short message from Zacky Vengeance was posted on the official Avenged Sevenfold Twitter on April 17, 2010: "Tracking is complete. There are no words that will ever describe the feeling of listening to this album while driving home alone at 4 am."[11]

Johnny Christ stated in an interview with Ultimate Guitar about the writing process and subject matter of Nightmare:

We definitely had made the decision that it was going to be a concept record. We wanted to have a dark concept record, sort of like The Wall or Operation: Mindcrime. At the same time we wanted to incorporate some of what we had done in the past with the guitar work. We wanted to make it heavier in general. Throughout all of that, the songs that came out were musically already as dark as we wanted them to be. Then lyrically it took a different turn when Jimmy passed. The lyrics then became mostly – not 100 percent – but mostly to do with his death and his life.[12]

M. Shadows and Synyster Gates, in an interview with The Pulse of Radio, confirmed The Rev's special appearance in the record. According to the band members, he left a couple of vocals (to their fortune, clear and in key) before his death, which they used on the record. With his drum fills and vocals intact, the record showed itself to be the band's last record with The Rev.[2] The same band members revealed some details about the new record in an interview to Hard Drive radio:

[...] The new album, Nightmare, is dedicated to The Rev's memory and although it's not exactly a concept album, it does center around The Rev. The eeriest thing about it is there is a song on the album called "Fiction" (a nickname The Rev gave himself) which started out with the title "Death". And it was the last song The Rev wrote for the album, and when he handed it in, he said, 'That's it, that's the last song for this record'. And then, three days later, he died."[13]

Every song on the album had writing contributions from The Rev, and the band has stated that over 60% of the album was written by him.[14] [15]

Release and promotion Edit

The first single, "Nightmare", was released digitally on May 18, 2010.[9][16] The song was leaked on May 6, 2010 on Amazon.com, but was removed soon after;[16] 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 same day, the band also posted a video of the song on their official YouTube channel with animated lyrics, which received over 275,000 views in 24 hours.[17][18][19]

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.[17][20][21]

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 14, 2010, along with the track listing.[22][23][24]

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.

[25][26]

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 briefly taken down. The problem was resolved on July 15, 2010, and was posted on YouTube as a lyric video which also contained a small animation.[27]

On July 21, 2010, the song "So Far Away" was released by KROQ radio exclusively for one day.[28]

On October 19, 2010, the single "Welcome to the Family" was released.

On April 5, 2011, "So Far Away" was released, followed by the music video.

In September 2011, the band announced plans for a music video for their next single, "Buried Alive".[29] They tried to get Rob Zombie to direct the video, but he declined due to being focused on another project.[29]

Critical reception Edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic62/100[30]
Review scores
SourceRating
411Mania.com          [31]
AllMusic     [1]
The A.V. ClubC− [32]
Billboard     [33]
Metal Hammer           [34]
Rock Sound          [35]
Sputnikmusic      [36]
USA Today    [37]
Crave Online1/10[38]

Nightmare received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on 7 professional reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[39]

In the August 2010 issue of Metal Hammer, Terry Beezer rated the album an eight out of ten.[40] In his review, he had praised the band members for their courage despite the death of The Rev and called it "the ultimate tribute to a fallen friend." He also praised Mike Portnoy for his part in the album and found him a fitting stand-in for The Rev.

411 Mania gave the record a lengthy and highly positive review by giving it a score of 9.0/10. As a conclusion they stated, "If you're a fan of Avenged Sevenfold, Nightmare is a must-have for you. This album is incredibly moving and is better than any tribute to the late Rev I could have possibly imagined."[41]

Kerrang! gave the album 4 K's out of 5 concluding: "Where Avenged [Sevenfold] go from here is still in the lap of the gods. Whatever their future, though, Nightmare marks the point at which the Huntington Beach crew put away childish things and became men. Wherever he is now, their brother must be immensely proud."[42]

Sputnik Music gave the album a 3 out of 5. The reviewer praised the second half of the album, but was very critical of the first half, specifically the singles (excluding "So Far Away"). The album has an average fan rating of 3.2/5 on the site.[36]

Accolades Edit

Year Nominated work Award Result
2010 The Rev on Nightmare Golden God Awards: Best Drummer[43] Won
2011 Mike Portnoy on Nightmare Golden God Awards: Best Drummer[44] Won
Synyster Gates & Zacky Vengeance on Nightmare Golden God Awards: Best Guitarists[44] Won
M. Shadows on Nightmare Golden God Awards: Best Vocalist[44] Won
Nightmare Golden God Awards: Album of the Year[44] Won
Nightmare Kerrang! Awards: Best Single[45] Nominated
Nightmare Kerrang! Awards: Best Album[45] Nominated
"Buried Alive" Revolver Magazine's Song of the Year 2011[46] Nominated

Track listing Edit

All songs credited to Avenged Sevenfold. Actual songwriters adapted from Tidal[8] and band interviews.[47][48]

Standard single-disc edition[23][24]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nightmare"
6:15
2."Welcome to the Family"
  • Sullivan
  • Sanders
4:05
3."Danger Line"
  • Sanders
  • Jonathan Sewerd
  • Zachary Baker
  • Sullivan
5:28
4."Buried Alive"
6:44
5."Natural Born Killer"Sullivan5:15
6."So Far Away"
  • Haner
  • Sullivan
5:26
7."God Hates Us"
  • Sanders
  • Sullivan
5:19
8."Victim"
  • Sanders
  • Baker
  • Haner
  • Seward
  • Sullivan
7:29
9."Tonight the World Dies"
  • Sullivan
  • Sewerd
  • Sanders
4:41
10."Fiction"Sullivan5:08
11."Save Me"
  • Sullivan
  • Sanders
10:57
Total length:66:46
iTunes deluxe version/Japanese version bonus track[25][26]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Lost It All"
  • Sanders
  • Sullivan
3:57
Total length:70:46
Limited edition Book of Nightmares bonus track
No.TitleLength
1."Nightmare (Demo)"6:03
Total length:72:49
Limited edition Book of Nightmares instrumental digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Nightmare (Instrumental)"6:03
2."Welcome to the Family (Instrumental)"4:07
3."Danger Line (Instrumental)"5:29
4."Buried Alive (Instrumental)"6:46
5."Natural Born Killer (Instrumental)"5:17
6."So Far Away (Instrumental)"5:28
7."God Hates Us (Instrumental)"5:17
8."Victim (Instrumental)"7:31
9."Tonight the World Dies (Instrumental)"4:43
10."Fiction (Instrumental)"5:10
11."Save Me (Instrumental)"10:56
Total length:66:47

Personnel Edit

Charts Edit

Certifications Edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[76] Platinum 80,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[77] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[78] Platinum 1,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history Edit

CD Edit

Region Date
Austria, Switzerland July 23, 2010 (2010-07-23)
New Zealand, United Kingdom, Sweden July 26, 2010 (2010-07-26)
United States, Canada, France July 27, 2010 (2010-07-27)
Malaysia, Japan July 28, 2010 (2010-07-28)
Australia July 30, 2010 (2010-07-30)
Italy, Spain August 1, 2010 (2010-08-01)
Taiwan August 17, 2010 (2010-08-17)
Germany, Brazil August 27, 2010 (2010-08-27)

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External links Edit

  • Official website
  • Avenged Sevenfold on Twitter
  • Warner Bros. Records

August 26, 2023
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Nightmare is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold released on July 23 2010 through Warner Bros Records It was produced by Mike Elizondo mixed in New York City by audio engineer Andy Wallace and mastered by Ted Jensen 2 NightmareCover art by Travis SmithStudio album by Avenged SevenfoldReleasedJuly 23 2010 2010 07 23 RecordedNovember 2009 April 21 2010StudioThe Pass Los Angeles Phantom Westlake Village GenreHeavy metal 1 Length66 46LabelWarner Bros ProducerMike ElizondoAvenged Sevenfold chronologyLive in the LBC amp Diamonds in the Rough 2008 Nightmare 2010 Hail to the King 2013 Singles from Nightmare Nightmare Released May 18 2010 Welcome to the Family Released October 19 2010 So Far Away Released April 5 2011 Buried Alive promo Released September 20 2011Nightmare is Avenged Sevenfold s first album to be recorded without Jimmy The Rev Sullivan performing drums due to his death in December 2009 However he did write parts that were used for the final recordings making this the last album he would write on until 2023 3 and his vocal takes are still on the album as a tribute to him 2 The rest of the drum tracks were handled by Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy who also played with the band for all their tours through the end of 2010 They then hired drummer Arin Ilejay who played with the band from 2011 to 2015 The album debuted at number one in the Billboard 200 in the United States and was certified Gold by the BPI and Platinum by both the RIAA and Music Canada As of December 2016 the album has sold 964 000 copies in the United States 4 The cover of the album features a tribute to Sullivan the tombstone reads FOREVER with emphasis on REV Contents 1 Writing and recording 2 Release and promotion 3 Critical reception 3 1 Accolades 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Certifications 8 Release history 8 1 CD 9 References 10 External linksWriting and recording EditIn 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 5 On December 28 2009 drummer Jimmy The Rev Sullivan died in his sleep Afterwards the band suspended work on the album for some time 6 7 The band decided to resume work on the project after encouragement from Sullivan s parents as well as knowing he would have wanted them to finish it 8 Not wanting to hire a permanent replacement for The Rev for the time being the band selected Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater a major influence on The Rev and the rest of the band to finish recording the drum 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 9 10 After a couple of months more notices about the album became available a short message from Zacky Vengeance was posted on the official Avenged Sevenfold Twitter on April 17 2010 Tracking is complete There are no words that will ever describe the feeling of listening to this album while driving home alone at 4 am 11 Johnny Christ stated in an interview with Ultimate Guitar about the writing process and subject matter of Nightmare We definitely had made the decision that it was going to be a concept record We wanted to have a dark concept record sort of like The Wall or Operation Mindcrime At the same time we wanted to incorporate some of what we had done in the past with the guitar work We wanted to make it heavier in general Throughout all of that the songs that came out were musically already as dark as we wanted them to be Then lyrically it took a different turn when Jimmy passed The lyrics then became mostly not 100 percent but mostly to do with his death and his life 12 M Shadows and Synyster Gates in an interview with The Pulse of Radio confirmed The Rev s special appearance in the record According to the band members he left a couple of vocals to their fortune clear and in key before his death which they used on the record With his drum fills and vocals intact the record showed itself to be the band s last record with The Rev 2 The same band members revealed some details about the new record in an interview to Hard Drive radio The new album Nightmare is dedicated to The Rev s memory and although it s not exactly a concept album it does center around The Rev The eeriest thing about it is there is a song on the album called Fiction a nickname The Rev gave himself which started out with the title Death And it was the last song The Rev wrote for the album and when he handed it in he said That s it that s the last song for this record And then three days later he died 13 Every song on the album had writing contributions from The Rev and the band has stated that over 60 of the album was written by him 14 15 Release and promotion EditThe first single Nightmare was released digitally on May 18 2010 9 16 The song was leaked on May 6 2010 on Amazon com but was removed soon after 16 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 same day the band also posted a video of the song on their official YouTube channel with animated lyrics which received over 275 000 views in 24 hours 17 18 19 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 17 20 21 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 14 2010 along with the track listing 22 23 24 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 25 26 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 briefly taken down The problem was resolved on July 15 2010 and was posted on YouTube as a lyric video which also contained a small animation 27 On July 21 2010 the song So Far Away was released by KROQ radio exclusively for one day 28 On October 19 2010 the single Welcome to the Family was released On April 5 2011 So Far Away was released followed by the music video In September 2011 the band announced plans for a music video for their next single Buried Alive 29 They tried to get Rob Zombie to direct the video but he declined due to being focused on another project 29 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic62 100 30 Review scoresSourceRating411Mania com 31 AllMusic 1 The A V ClubC 32 Billboard 33 Metal Hammer 34 Rock Sound 35 Sputnikmusic 36 USA Today 37 Crave Online1 10 38 Nightmare received generally positive reviews from music critics At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album received an average score of 62 based on 7 professional reviews which indicates generally favorable reviews 39 In the August 2010 issue of Metal Hammer Terry Beezer rated the album an eight out of ten 40 In his review he had praised the band members for their courage despite the death of The Rev and called it the ultimate tribute to a fallen friend He also praised Mike Portnoy for his part in the album and found him a fitting stand in for The Rev 411 Mania gave the record a lengthy and highly positive review by giving it a score of 9 0 10 As a conclusion they stated If you re a fan of Avenged Sevenfold Nightmare is a must have for you This album is incredibly moving and is better than any tribute to the late Rev I could have possibly imagined 41 Kerrang gave the album 4 K s out of 5 concluding Where Avenged Sevenfold go from here is still in the lap of the gods Whatever their future though Nightmare marks the point at which the Huntington Beach crew put away childish things and became men Wherever he is now their brother must be immensely proud 42 Sputnik Music gave the album a 3 out of 5 The reviewer praised the second half of the album but was very critical of the first half specifically the singles excluding So Far Away The album has an average fan rating of 3 2 5 on the site 36 Accolades Edit Year Nominated work Award Result2010 The Rev on Nightmare Golden God Awards Best Drummer 43 Won2011 Mike Portnoy on Nightmare Golden God Awards Best Drummer 44 WonSynyster Gates amp Zacky Vengeance on Nightmare Golden God Awards Best Guitarists 44 WonM Shadows on Nightmare Golden God Awards Best Vocalist 44 WonNightmare Golden God Awards Album of the Year 44 WonNightmare Kerrang Awards Best Single 45 NominatedNightmare Kerrang Awards Best Album 45 Nominated Buried Alive Revolver Magazine s Song of the Year 2011 46 NominatedTrack listing EditAll songs credited to Avenged Sevenfold Actual songwriters adapted from Tidal 8 and band interviews 47 48 Standard single disc edition 23 24 No TitleWriter s Length1 Nightmare Matthew SandersJames Sullivan6 152 Welcome to the Family SullivanSanders4 053 Danger Line SandersJonathan SewerdZachary BakerSullivan5 284 Buried Alive SullivanSandersBrian Haner Jr 6 445 Natural Born Killer Sullivan5 156 So Far Away HanerSullivan5 267 God Hates Us SandersSullivan5 198 Victim SandersBakerHanerSewardSullivan7 299 Tonight the World Dies SullivanSewerdSanders4 4110 Fiction Sullivan5 0811 Save Me SullivanSanders10 57Total length 66 46 iTunes deluxe version Japanese version bonus track 25 26 No TitleWriter s Length12 Lost It All SandersSullivan3 57Total length 70 46 Limited edition Book of Nightmares bonus trackNo TitleLength1 Nightmare Demo 6 03Total length 72 49 Limited edition Book of Nightmares instrumental digital downloadNo TitleLength1 Nightmare Instrumental 6 032 Welcome to the Family Instrumental 4 073 Danger Line Instrumental 5 294 Buried Alive Instrumental 6 465 Natural Born Killer Instrumental 5 176 So Far Away Instrumental 5 287 God Hates Us Instrumental 5 178 Victim Instrumental 7 319 Tonight the World Dies Instrumental 4 4310 Fiction Instrumental 5 1011 Save Me Instrumental 10 56Total length 66 47Personnel EditAvenged Sevenfold M Shadows lead vocals piano Zacky Vengeance rhythm guitar acoustic guitar backing vocals The Rev drum arrangement songwriting co lead vocals on Fiction growl on Save Me drums and backing vocals on Nightmare demo Synyster Gates lead guitar backing vocals Johnny Christ bass guitarSession musicians Mike Portnoy drums percussion Brian Haner Sr guitar solo on Tonight the World Dies additional guitars on So Far Away Sharlotte Gibson backing vocals on Victim Jessi Collins backing vocals on Fiction David Palmer piano on Nightmare Danger Line Fiction and Save Me keyboards on Danger Line and Save Me B3 on Tonight the World Dies and Fiction Stevie Blacke strings string arrangement on Nightmare Danger Line Buried Alive So Far Away Fiction and Save Me Stewart Cole trumpet on Danger Line The Whistler whistling on Danger Line Production Mike Elizondo producer keyboards on Fiction Craig Aaronson A amp R Brent Arrowood assistant engineer Chad Carlisle assistant engineer D A Frizell illustrations treatment Adam Hawkins engineer Andy Wallace mixer Ted Jensen mastering Jodie Levine production co ordination contractor Clay Patrick McBride photography Andy Olyphant A amp R Paul Suarez Pro Tools Jan Petrow assistant engineer Cam Rackman paintings portraits Rafa Alcantra art direction photography layouts Travis Smith cover art tray card art Joanna Terrasi production co ordination contractorCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2010 Peak positionAustralian Albums ARIA 49 9Austrian Albums O3 Austria 50 33Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 51 67Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 52 87Canadian Albums Billboard 53 2Dutch Albums Album Top 100 54 47Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 55 1French Albums SNEP 56 136German Albums Offizielle Top 100 57 36Greek Albums IFPI 58 46Irish Albums IRMA 59 9Italian Albums FIMI 60 47Japanese Albums Oricon 61 12Mexican Albums Top 100 Mexico 62 35New Zealand Albums RMNZ 63 2Norwegian Albums VG lista 64 14Scottish Albums OCC 65 5Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 66 57Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 67 65Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 68 9UK Albums OCC 69 5US Billboard 200 70 1US Top Rock Albums Billboard 71 1Year end charts Edit Chart 2010 PositionUS Billboard 200 72 76US Top Rock Albums Billboard 73 15Chart 2011 PositionUS Billboard 200 74 133US Top Rock Albums Billboard 75 21Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesCanada Music Canada 76 Platinum 80 000 United Kingdom BPI 77 Gold 100 000 United States RIAA 78 Platinum 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history EditCD Edit Region DateAustria Switzerland July 23 2010 2010 07 23 New Zealand United Kingdom Sweden July 26 2010 2010 07 26 United States Canada France July 27 2010 2010 07 27 Malaysia Japan July 28 2010 2010 07 28 Australia July 30 2010 2010 07 30 Italy Spain August 1 2010 2010 08 01 Taiwan August 17 2010 2010 08 17 Germany Brazil August 27 2010 2010 08 27 References Edit a b Lymangrover Jason July 28 2010 Nightmare Avenged Sevenfold AllMusic Retrieved July 29 2010 a b c Late AVENGED SEVENFOLD Drummer Jimmy The Rev Sullivan Appears On Band s New Album Blabbermouth net Roadrunner Records May 14 2010 Retrieved May 14 2010 Karan Tim May 17 2010 AVENGED SEVENFOLD ANNOUNCE TITLE RELEASE DATE FOR ALBUM Alternative Press Retrieved May 18 2010 Avenged Sevenfold vs Warner Bros Inside the Potentially History Making Legal Showdown Billboard Retrieved July 12 2017 Harris Chris November 9 2009 Avenged Sevenfold Hard at Work on Epic Next Record Noisecreep Retrieved May 16 2010 Harris Chris January 18 2010 Avenged Sevenfold Frontman Breaks Silence About Death of Drummer Noisecreep Retrieved May 16 2010 Harris Chris December 30 2009 Avenged Sevenfold Drummer James Sullivan s Autopsy Inconclusive Noisecreep Retrieved May 16 2010 a b Credits Nightmare Tidal Retrieved April 18 2023 a b AVENGED SEVENFOLD To Release 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