Thrash Hits — Avenged Sevenfold Nightmare Warner Bros. 27 July 2010 by Tom Dare No one with even a passing familiarity with rock music can be unaware of the tragic death of Avenged Sevenfold’s drummer Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan late last year. Now the Californ... more info

Chorus.fm — *Avenged Sevenfold* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/avengedsevenfold) have taken (http://www.billboard.com/#/news/avenged-sevenfold-scores-first-no-1-album-1004107490.story?tag=newstop1) the #1 album spot away from *Eminem* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/... more info

Undercover, Australia — Avenged Sevenfold will have the number one album in the USA when they knock Eminem from the top after his five week run. more info

Perez Hilton — All hail the new Billboard leader: Avenged Sevenfold! After five weeks at the #1 spot, Eminem’s album Recovery was beaten by rock band Avenged Sevenfold’s new release Nightmare. It was a close call though, with Eminem coming in less than 4,000 un... more info

ContactMusic — Rockers AVENGED SEVENFOLD have landed their first number one in the U.S. album charts - NIGHTMARE has ended EMINEM's five-week reign and knocked RECOVERY into... more info

VH1 News — Avenged Sevenfold bassist Johnny Christ celebrates the band's reaching #1 on the Billboard albums chart. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Avenged Sevenfold confronted the unexpected passing last year of drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan on its "Nightmare." The darkly personal hard rock song cycle has been embraced by fans. ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Huntington Beach's Avenged Sevenfold confronted the unexpected passing last year of drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan on its recently released "Nightmare." The darkly personal hard rock song cycle has been embraced by fans, as "Nightmare" has given th... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Rock band Avenged Sevenfold scored its first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart on Wednesday, ending the five-week reign of Eminem. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — California metalheads Avenged Sevenfold made a hair-raising debut on the Canadian album charts, but it wasn't enough to scare off Slim Shady. more info