The band was formed in 1999 in Huntington Beach, California with original members M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, The Rev and Matt Wendt. a reference to the band name comes from the story of Cain and Abel from The Bible, however, they are not a religious band. At its formation, each member of the band using the pseudonym which is also the name of their calls from high school at Upper. Before the release of their debut album, the band recorded two demos in 1999 and 2000. Their first album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, was recorded when the band members were just eighteen years old and still attending high school. This album was originally released on their first label, Good Life Recordings in 2001. After lead guitarist Synyster Gates joined the band, at the end of 1999 in when he was 18 years old. The song "To End the Rapture" was re-recorded featuring a full band. The album was later re-released on Hopeless Records in 2002.
The band started to receive recognition, performing with bands such as Mushroomhead and Shadows Fall and playing on the Take Action Tour. After their fourth bassist, Johnny Christ joined permanently, they released Waking the Fallen on Hopeless Records in August 2003. The band received recognition by Billboard and The Boston Globe, and also played in the "Vans Warped Tour". In 2004, Avenged Sevenfold toured again on the "Vans Warped Tour" and recorded a video for the song "Unholy Confessions" which entered the charts at MTV2's Headbanger's Ball. Shortly after the release of Waking the Fallen, Avenged Sevenfold left Hopeless Records and signed a contract proposed by Warner Bros..
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