Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough
| Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough | ||||
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| Live album / compilation album by Avenged Sevenfold | ||||
| Released | September 16, 2008 | |||
| Recorded |
April 10, 2008 (DVD) 2006 - 2008 (CD) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock | |||
| Length |
102 minutes (including extras) (DVD) 53:44 minutes (CD) | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Adam Cook for Core Entertainment, Inc. | |||
| Avenged Sevenfold chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Diamonds in the Rough | ||||
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| Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough | ||||
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| Video by Avenged Sevenfold | ||||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock, metalcore | |||
| Length | 76:49 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Director | Rafa Alcantara | |||
| Avenged Sevenfold chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| IGN | 8.0/10[2] |
| Kerrang! | |
| Revolver |  |
| Rock Sound | |
| World of Music | [3] |
Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough is the first live album and DVD package, and rarities compilation album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold released on September 16, 2008 by Warner Bros. Records. The live DVD features the band's April 10, 2008 show at Long Beach Arena headlining the Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour, while the CD contains previously unreleased B-sides that were recorded during the making of Avenged Sevenfold, plus covers, and other never-before-heard material.
Production and release
The DVD was directed by Core Entertainment's Rafa Alcantara, who also worked on the band's critically acclaimed 2007 road documentary All Excess.[4][5]
On August 15, 2008, a trailer was released by Avenged Sevenfold on their YouTube channel. On September 5, 2008, Avenged Sevenfold released the live version of "Seize the Day" from the DVD through their imeem account. "Unholy Confessions" and "Scream" were later streamed before the release as well.
There are two alternate mixes of songs on their self-titled album:
- The CLA Mix of "Almost Easy" is simply the original song as mixed by Chris Lord-Alge, instead of Andy Wallace. This includes the mixing of The Rev's vocal take as well as M. Shadows.
- The alternate version of "Afterlife" features a different bridge and a string section throughout the entire song.
The Rev performs vocals on the tracks Crossroads and Flash of the Blade.
Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. On November 5, 2008, the CD/DVD combo was certified Gold, but has now reached Platinum by selling over 100,000 (Video Longform platinum) copies.[6]
Track listing
- Live in the LBC (DVD)
| No. | Title | Length | |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 0:56 | |
| 2. | "Critical Acclaim" | 6:06 | |
| 3. | "Second Heartbeat (abridged)" | 5:07 | |
| 4. | "Afterlife" | 7:33 | |
| 5. | "Beast and the Harlot" | 6:00 | |
| 6. | "Scream" | 6:24 | |
| 7. | "Seize the Day" | 7:55 | |
| 8. | "Walk (abridged and member from the audience on vocals)" (Pantera cover) | 2:12 | |
| 9. | "Bat Country" | 6:01 | |
| 10. | "Almost Easy" | 5:38 | |
| 11. | "Gunslinger" | 4:30 | |
| 12. | "Unholy Confessions" | 7:25 | |
| 13. | "A Little Piece of Heaven" | 10:56 | |
Total length: |
76:49 | ||
- Diamonds in the Rough (CD)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Demons" | 6:11 | ||
| 2. | "Girl I Know" | The Rev | 4:23 | |
| 3. | "Crossroads" | 4:30 | ||
| 4. | "Flash of the Blade" (Iron Maiden cover) | Bruce Dickinson | 4:01 | |
| 5. | "Until the End" | 4:44 | ||
| 6. | "Tension" | 4:50 | ||
| 7. | "Walk" (Pantera cover) | Pantera | 5:21 | |
| 8. | "The Fight" | 4:07 | ||
| 9. | "Dancing Dead" | Rev | 5:49 | |
| 10. | "Almost Easy" (CLA Mix) | Rev | 3:53 | |
| 11. | "Afterlife" (Alternate version) | Rev | 5:55 | |
Total length: |
53:44 | |||
| Bonus Tracks | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 12. | "Almost Easy (Live In Seattle)" | 4:16 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Bat Country (Live In Fresno)" | 6:05 | ||||||||
Total length: |
64:05 | |||||||||
Personnel
- M. Shadows – lead vocals, organ intro on "Critical Acclaim"
- Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, co-lead guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "Seize the Day"
- Synyster Gates – lead guitar, backing vocals
- The Rev - drums, co-lead vocals on "Critical Acclaim", "Afterlife" and "A Little Piece of Heaven", backing vocals
- Johnny Christ – bass, lead vocals on "Seize the Day"'s intro, backing vocals
Diamonds in the Rough
- Avenged Sevenfold
- M. Shadows – vocals
- Zacky Vengeance - rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "Dancing Dead" (Zacky plays the first and main solo, while Synyster Gates plays the second solo[7])
- Synyster Gates – lead guitar
- The Rev – drums, backing vocals on "Crossroads", and co-lead vocals on "Flash of the Blade"
- Johnny Christ – bass
- Additional personnel
- Brian Haner, Sr. - Orchestration in "Until the End"
References
- ↑ "Live in the LBC and Diamonds in the Rough - Avenged Sevenfold". Allmusic.
- ↑ Kaz, Jim (2008-09-25). "Avenged Sevenfold – Live In The LBC & Diamonds In The Rough". IGN. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
- ↑ "musik gesehen". WOM magazin (in German) (World of Music) (September 08): 31.
- ↑
- ↑ "News tagged a7x live dvd cd set be released". Avenged Sevenfold. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ↑
- ↑ http://a7xes.com/page6.php
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