AFIF M: 2016

List of Avenged Sevenfold band members

Current members

M. Shadows
Active: January 1999–present
Regular instruments: lead vocals
Occasional instruments: acoustic guitar, keyboards, organ intro
Release contributions: all Avenged Sevenfold releases

Zacky Vengeance
Active: January 1999–present
Regular instruments: rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Occasional instruments: acoustic guitar, gang vocals, lead guitar
Release contributions: all Avenged Sevenfold releases

Synyster Gates
Active: January 2001–present
Regular instruments: lead guitar, backing vocals
Occasional instruments: piano, additional vocals, gang vocals
Release contributions: all Avenged Sevenfold releases from *Sounding the Seventh Trumpet (2002)

Johnny Christ
Active: 2003–present
Regular instruments: bass
Occasional instruments: backing vocals, lead vocals, gang vocals
Release contributions: all Avenged Sevenfold releases from Waking the Fallen (2003)

Brooks Wackerman
Active: November 2015–present
Regular instruments: drums
Release contributions: Call of Duty: Black Ops III's score "Jade Helm" (2015)

Former members

Arin Ilejay
Active: January 2011–July 2015 (session and touring member: 2011–2012)
Regular instruments: drums
Release contributions: "Not Ready to Die" (2011) and "Carry On" (2012), Hail to the King (2013)

The Rev
Active: January 1999–December 2009
Regular instruments: drums, backing vocals
Occasional instruments: co-lead vocals, piano, drum arrangement, gang vocals, scream
Release contributions: all Avenged Sevenfold releases from Sounding the Seventh Trumpet Demo (1999) to Nightmare (2010)

Matt Wendt
Active: January 1999–June 2000
Regular instruments: bass
Release contributions: Sounding the Seventh Trumpet Demo (1999), Sounding the Seventh Trumpet Demo (2000)

Justin Sane
Active: July 2000–May 2001
Regular instruments: bass
Occasional Instruments: Piano, backing vocals, gang vocals
Release contributions: Sounding the Seventh Trumpet (2001)

Dameon Ash
Active: June 2001–December 2002
Regular instruments: bass
Release contributions: *Sounding The Seventh Trumpet (2002), Waking the Fallen Demo (2002)