City of Evil , the band’s third album and major label debut, was released on June 6, 2005, and debuted at No. 30 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 30,000 copies in its first week of release. It utilized a more classic metal sound than Avenged Sevenfold’s previous albums, which had been grouped into the metalcore genre. The album is also notable for the absence of screamed and growled vocals; M. Shadows worked with vocal coach Ron Anderson—whose clients have included Axl Rose and Chris Cornell —for months before the album’s release to achieve a sound that had “grit while still having the tone”. The album received positive reviews from several magazines and websites and is credited for propelling the band into international popularity.
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