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Avenged Sevenfold is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released on October 30, 2007, through Warner Bros. and Hopeless Records. Recorded in the middle of 2007, it was the band's first studio album to be solely self-produced. It was their final studio album to feature The Rev performing on drums before his death during production of their follow-up album, Nightmare (2010). It was also their final album to feature the involvement of Hopeless. Originally slated for an October 16 release, it was delayed by two weeks in order to provide more time to complete bonus material and production for the record.