Back to basics: Avenged Sevenfold are now an independent band!

Avenged Sevenfold has declared that they are now a fully independent band, as per theprp. In addition to making the announcement on May 19, the multi-platinum alternative metal group also disclosed that they had acquired the master recordings and rights to their 2017 live performance, “Live At The Grammy Museum,” and their seventh studio album, “The Stage.” As you may remember, the band and Warner Bros. Records were sued over the original release of “The Stage.” Instead of going to trial, the parties reached an out-of-court deal that would let Avenged Sevenfold follow their own course. As it happened, that route involved a rather short time with Capitol Records.

We are excited to announce that we have purchased back the master recordings and rights to The Stage, The Stage (Deluxe Edition) and Live at the Grammy Museum from Capitol Records. We want to bring this to your attention because you may need to re-add to your playlists if it doesn’t appear on your streaming services. Also, our Deluxe Edition now includes our Live from Capitol Records Rooftop 4-song performance.

After 26 years, Avenged Sevenfold is now a fully independent band. The Stage is now a part of that independence. It’s an album that tackled AI, political and social critique, simulation theory and existentialism in 2016. All things that seem to be even more significant this day and age.

We are aware the 10 year anniversary is coming up and are looking forward to that. For now, we are going to turn on double streaming points for Deathbat Rewards users throughout the week. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do so at the link in our bio. 

You do know this is a simulation…. don’t you?

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Upcoming shows with Good Charlotte:

• Jul. 25 – Ridgedale, MO – Thunder Ridge Nature Arena
• Jul. 27 – Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater
• Jul. 30 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
• Aug. 01 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
• Aug. 04 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
• Aug. 06 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
• Aug. 08 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
• Aug. 10 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena
• Aug. 12 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
• Aug. 14 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
• Aug. 16 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
• Aug. 18 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
• Aug. 21 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
• Aug. 23 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
• Aug. 25 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
• Aug. 27 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
• Aug. 30 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium (with A Day To Remember and more)
• Friday, October 16, 2026 – Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena (with Thornhill and Coheed and Cambria)
• Sunday, October 18, 2026 – Brisbane, Australia – Brisbane Entertainment Centre (with Thornhill and Coheed and Cambria)
• Tuesday, October 20, 2026 – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena (with Thornhill and Coheed and Cambria)
• Friday, October 23, 2026 – Auckland, New Zealand – Spark Arena (with Thornhill and Coheed and Cambria)