Billboard wrote the following article regarding Avenged Sevenfold's new album "Nightmare":
Next week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, rock band Avenged Sevenfold is gunning for a possible No. 1 debut with its new album, "Nightmare." Initial sales projections from industry prognosticators suggest that the album could sell in the range of 160,000 to 180,000 by week's end on Aug. 8.
Of course, as we saw last week, sometimes projections don't always pan out. It's not over until next Wednesday morning when the new chart is unveiled, but if Avenged Sevenfold makes it to No. 1 it'll mark the group's first chart-topper. The band's 2007 self-titled set debuted and peaked at No. 4 with 94,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Eminem's "Recovery" has a chance at holding at No. 1 for a sixth frame. This past week, the album shifted 187,000 with a small decline of just 4% compared to the previous frame. However, that tiny drop in sales was likely owed to the album's sale pricing and promotion at Target and Best Buy. It's a safe bet to think that "Recovery" will see a sizable drop after the glow of the sale pricing wears off -- and that drop could be enough to let Avenged Sevenfold enter at No. 1.
Avenged Sevenfold's "Nightmare" may be the only debut in the top 10 next week. The next-highest entering set could be Tech N9ne's new collaberations offering "The Gates Mixed Plate," which aiming for the top 15.
The Los Angeles Times had an interview with Avenged Sevenfold about the past few months and the release of "Nightmare". You can read the whole thing here.
Another article they did on the band can be read here.
Photos: Avenged Sevenfold On Mayhem Festival, Mansfield, MA
Avenged Sevenfold just posted the following message on their Facebook:
Avenged Sevenfold want to hear from you. After you’ve bought a copy (or two) of the new album Nightmare join the band LIVE tomorrow, 7/29 at 2pm PST / 5pm EST to discuss the new record, ask questions and tell them what you think of Nightmare at http://ustream.tv/avengedsevenfold.
Check out this video by moviemaniac888 of M Shadows talking at the Mayhem Festival in Mansfield, Massachusetts, followed by a performance of "Buried Alive".
Mayhem Festival uploaded a photo to their Facebook page. Check it out below!
Mayhem Fest also added two photos of Avenged Sevenfold on their Flickr page. Click each photo to be taken to the photo page, where you can see the biggest version:
Also, check out this awesome set by slvr9wolf on Flickr:
And another set by They Will Rock You can be viewed here:
Larry Jacobson posted the following tweet, giving us some great news!
Great news from Sales. Ahead of projections! But still 6 days to go and we aren't there yet. A7X fans: Surprise the World with a No 1!
To those not speaking English well, this means that the album is selling much better already than they expected in the first place! Keep it up! Be sure to pick up an actual copy of the CD at a record store, so we can get this album to #1 on the Billboard 200!
We've seen some photos of this before, but check out this cool video Avenged Sevenfold added to their YouTube, that shows you how the "Nightmare" banner took over the building!
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