12 Things You Didn't Know About Avenged Sevenfold

7. Their Lyrics Are Loaded With Literary References

This July 5, 2014 photo shows M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold performing at the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, Calif. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP)
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Not only is the band's name taken from the most popular text of all time in the Bible, but one of their most popular singles, Bat Country, is based on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

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