
Which song do these lyrics belong to? "There's no one here while the city sleeps, and all the shops are closed.".What award did "Nightmare" get in 2011?.Who is the current drummer for Avenged Sevenfold?.Which of the following is not a song from the album Nightmare?.Which of the following band members plays the guitar, piano, and provides vocals?.Which of these is not an album of Avenged Sevenfold?.On the Album Artwork of "Nightmare", what is engraved in the tombstone?.Why is this band member no longer a part of Avenged Sevenfold?.Which of these people are no longer a part of Avenged Sevenfold?.The band's name Avenged Sevenfold is a reference to what story from the Bible?.What is Avenged Sevenfold's abbreviation?.Who is the lead singer in Avenged Sevenfold?.What was Avenged Sevenfold's original drummer's nick name?.Who was the original drummer for Avenged Sevenfold?.This is the band's first number-one single. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 15 on the Alternative Songs chart. Johnny Christ also wore a guitar strap with the word "foREVer" written on it.Īs of December 2021, it has over 275 million views on YouTube. However instead of the inlays on the fretboard reading "SYN", it displays "REV". For this music video, Synyster Gates uses a custom Schecter guitar, similar to his usual black/silver pinstriped guitar. This was the second video not to feature the current drummer for Avenged Sevenfold the first being Nightmare. It ends with a clip of the remaining band members and James embracing.

During the bridge, a collection of photos and videos of the Rev play. ("we've known this guy since we were this big, rolling round the neighborhood, knocking over trash cans just being dickheads"). Shadows referenced this when talking about Sullivan before playing So Far Away at Rock am Ring 2014. Shadows, kicking over a metal trash can on the street. There is a scene in the video in which a young Sullivan is depicted riding the handlebars of a bike being ridden by a young M.

They are shown as children playing in a garage, then teens playing and hanging out, and stealing beer from a liquor store. Throughout the video, flashbacks of the four play. The music video (directed by Wayne Isham) features the four remaining members of the band playing in a studio and also riding in a Cadillac deville through a neighborhood (possibly Huntington Beach, where the band originated). After a second failed attempt to release the video, they solved the problem by hosting the music video on YouTube. SFA7X When the video was released, the site crashed due to so many people attempting to watch the video at once. Īvenged Sevenfold posted a countdown on their official website that showed the time until release for a new video for "So Far Away".

This song was dedicated by Gates for the Belated James Owen "Jimmy" Sullivan (The Rev) on December 28, 2009. During most concerts, the band performs the song as a tribute to the Rev by having the audience hold up their lighters or cell phones during the song as the stage background features a banner commemorating the Rev's legacy. This was the first Avenged Sevenfold song Synyster Gates wrote completely by himself since "I Won't See You Tonight Pt 1" on Waking the Fallen. In late March All Access Music Group mentioned that the third single from the album Nightmare would be "So Far Away", scheduled to be played on the radio starting on April 5, 2011. It is the band's third single released without former drummer The Rev, who died of an accidental opioid overdose on December 28, 2009.
