Speculated by fans since an interview of
lead singer M. Shadows announced an
album "probably in 2007", it was hinted
at even more with the cancellation of
United Kingdom tour dates in November
2006, and then finally confirmed by the
band's MySpace page that they would be
taking the rest of the year off after
the October 8 show in Texas to prepare
new songs. Shadows has been quoted
saying [1]
"We love our loyal fans and want to
continue giving them the freshest, most
awesome show and material possible.
We've been playing songs from City of
Evil around the world for 15 months and
now feel its time to bring them
something new. We're honored by the
growing audiences wanting to see our
show, but feel an obligation to our fans
to always give them the best we have to
offer. We've started writing and can't
wait for our fans to hear what we're
working on."
Avenged Sevenfold also said they don't
want the album to be City of Evil part
two or Waking the Fallen part two in a
recent MTV Article.
"It's just going to be gritty,"
Shadows said of the new record. "We want
it to be a cool record, not some
polished crap just 'cause we've got a
couple songs on the radio now. No one
needs it to be like that. We're going to
do the exact opposite."
Avenged Sevenfold will again change
their style to give the audience
something fresh and new.