Avenged Sevenfold released studio albums.
Avenged Sevenfold . However , Avenged Sevenfold 's style had evolved by the band 's third album and first major label release , City of Evil , into a heavy metal and hard rock style . 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 . City of Evil is the third studio album by Avenged Sevenfold released on June 7 , 2005 by Warner Bros. .