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Nightmare (2010)
Nightmare is the fifth studio album by American
heavy metal band
Avenged Sevenfold. Released on July 27, 2010 through
Warner Bros. Records, it was produced by
Mike Elizondo and mixed in
New York City by noted engineer
Andy Wallace.
Nightmare is the first Avenged Sevenfold record without founding member
James "The Rev" Sullivan performing drums due to his death in December 2009, although he had a large role as a songwriter, and his vocals were prerecorded for the songs "
Fiction" and "Save Me".
Nightmare debuted at No. 1 on the
Billboard 200 selling 163,000 copies, surpassing its
predecessor in first week sales. This debut ended
Eminem's five week reign atop the
Billboard 200, and pushed
Recovery to No. 2. It is the first album by Avenged Sevenfold to top the
Billboard 200 chart.
On February 2011, the album was certified
Gold by the
RIAA and won the Golden God Award for "Album of The Year".
