success followed with their self-titled album, Avenged Sevenfold with singles such as " Almost Easy ", " Afterlife ", " Dear God ", and " Scream ". Contents [ hide ] 1 Biography 1.1 Inception (1999-2004) 1.2 City of Evil (2005–2007) 1.3 Avenged Sevenfold (2007) 1.4 Recent (2008) 2 Musical characteristics