Avenged Sevenfold self-released the action-adventure mobile video game Hail To The King:Deathbat to rave reviews with music, concept, and gameplay created entirely by the band. In November 2012, they made an unprecedented appearance as characters in Call of Duty Black Ops 2 - the biggest-selling video game of all time, which featured the band’s performance of “Carry On,” written specifically for the game.
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They have also scored a series of Top 10 singles at multiple formats, including “Bat Country,” “Almost Easy,” “Scream,” “Nightmare,” “Welcome To The Family,” “So Far Away,” and “Hail To The King,” and their latest, “Shepherd of Fire.” The band, which hails from Huntington Beach, Calif., have become known for their spectacular live shows, routinely selling out arenas worldwide and headlining some of the biggest and most prestigious music festivals.
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“The Stage,” which is the band’s first release on Capitol Records, is available for purchase by clicking HERE.įor more information on how to view this event please visit .Īvenged Sevenfold achieved worldwide success with a string of best-selling albums - including their 2005 platinum breakthrough City Of Evil, 2007’s Avenged Sevenfold, which topped the Billboard Alternative, Hard, and Rock Charts, and two consecutive No 1’s on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, Nightmare (2010) and their most recent, Hail To The King - achieving Diamond, Platinum and Gold awards for album sales in nearly a dozen countries.
The latter has already amassed well over six million YouTube views – click HERE to watch. “Virtual Reality is destined to change the media landscape, which will enable users to not just view entertainment, rather, it allows them to experience it, and VRLIVE will continue to transform how people view and interact with the world around them.”Īvenged Sevenfold made headlines with last week’s release of “The Stage,” a much-anticipated new track co-produced by the band and Joe Barresi (Queens of the Stone Age, Tool) and a companion video directed by Chris Hopewell (Radiohead, The Killers). “We are excited about our partnership with Universal Music Group as it gives us the opportunity to provide the viewing audience with unprecedented levels of access,” stated VRLIVE Founder and CEO Heiner Lippman. “VRTGO is a truly immersive and creative platform for our artists to tell their stories and invite their fans around the world to experience live performances and music videos like never before,” says Deborah Hyacinth, SVP Digital Marketing Innovation, UMG. “We’ve employed state of the art technology to make VRTGO a cross-device platform and home to some of the world’s best VR content.” The event will be shot using the Nokia OZO camera, the first purpose-built VR camera with immersive spatial audio to deliver the best in VR music experiences. VRLIVE will also be streaming the event to 50 Samsung Gear VR headsets on the ground level at the event for the guests to virtually transport themselves to the stage. “We’re thrilled to work with Avenged Sevenfold and VRLIVE to bring this unique experience to Avenged Sevenfold fans around the world.” “We are constantly working to create opportunities for our artists to connect with their fans in new and exciting ways,” says Michelle Jubelirer, COO, Capitol Records. VRTGO is freely available on iOS and Android. Fans around the world will be able to view the live stream on UMG’s newly released VRTGO VR platform, powered by VRLIVE’s advanced technology, and experience Avenged Sevenfold’s electrifying set as if they were there for this first-of-its-kind immersive event. LOS ANGELES, Octo– On the evening of October 27 th, multi-platinum rock band, Avenged Sevenfold will give a global, 3D /360-degree, live-streamed virtual reality performance in partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, Capitol Records and VRLIVE. Universal Music Group and VRLIVE launch new mobile VR app VRTGOĪvenged Sevenfold to give global 3D/360-degree live-stream performance UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, CAPITOL RECORDS, VRLIVE AND AVENGED SEVENFOLD PARTNER FOR GROUNDBREAKING GLOBAL VIRTUAL REALITY EVENT UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, CAPITOL RECORDS, VRLIVE AND AVENGED SEVENFOLD PARTNER FOR GROUNDBREAKING GLOBAL VIRTUAL REALITY EVENT.