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Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare

Produced by Mike Elizondo (Dr. Dre, Eminem) and mixed by noted engineer Andy Wallace, Avenged Sevenfold's highly personal fifth studio album was in the works when the band's beloved drummer, Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, passed away.

Mike Portnoy from Dream Theatre took his place to complete the recording of 'Nightmare' and joined the band for their co-headline slot on the first annual Uproar Festival tour with Disturbed.

Praised by the Los Angeles Times for its "elegiac power ballads", "the band's most personal effort yet" saw them cemented their status as one of the USA's favourite rock bands. 'Nightmare' bowed at No. 1 on Billboard's album chart and also No.1 on Billboard's Hard Music, Digital, Internet and Alternative Album Charts. Its No. 1 debut was the band's highest first-week chart position ever, selling over 162 500 units in its first week thanks to the band's devoted and rabid fanbase, who consider themselves part of a worldwide A7X family. The fans came out in droves to buy the album, exhorting one another to make the band's record No. 1 through Twitter, Facebook, Myspace and fansites.

The band's previous album, 2007's 'Avenged Sevenfold', moved 94 000 in its first week of release.