Premise: Avenged Sevenfold . The band continued to explore new sounds with its self-titled release and enjoyed continued mainstream success before their drummer , James `` The Rev '' Sullivan , died in 2009 . The band surprise released their seventh studio album titled The Stage on October 28 , 2016 , which debuted as number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart in the US . To date , Avenged Sevenfold has released seven studio albums , one live album/DVD , two compilation albums and eighteen singles and have sold over 8 million albums worldwide . Avenged Sevenfold is the eponymous fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold , released on October 30 , 2007 by Warner Bros. .
Hypothesis: Avenged Sevenfold didn't release any studio albums.
Label: CONTRADICTION