2000 Demo is a demo album from American metal band Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1999, the group consists of vocalist M. Shadows, lead guitarist Synyster Gates, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ....

. This demo was recorded and released in 2000. Prior to the release of Avenged Sevenfold's debut album Sounding the Seventh Trumpet

Sounding the Seventh Trumpet

-Personnel:Avenged Sevenfold* M. Shadows — lead vocals, keyboard, acoustic guitar* Zacky Vengeance - Lead guitar and rhythm guitar* Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan — drums, backing vocals, piano* Justin Sane - bass guitar, pianoProduction...

in 2001, Avenged Sevenfold made two demo recordings. These recordings are rare and occasionally will be found for download on Avenged Sevenfold fan sites. This is Avenged Sevenfold's second album. This is the last record with Matt Wendt on bass guitar. M. Shadows

M. Shadows

Matthew Charles Sanders , better known by his stage name M. Shadows, is the lead vocalist, songwriter, and founding member for the American metal band Avenged Sevenfold.-Early life and musical beginnings:...

 performs vocals on all the tracks.

Names

The names of the band members on this demo are pseudonyms, including M. Shadows and Zacky Vengeance, who previously had not used pseudonyms. Matt Sanders

M. Shadows

Matthew Charles Sanders , better known by his stage name M. Shadows, is the lead vocalist, songwriter, and founding member for the American metal band Avenged Sevenfold.-Early life and musical beginnings:...

 changed into "Shadows", and Zachary Baker

Zacky Vengeance

Zachary James Baker, better known by his stage name Zacky Vengeance, is the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the American metal/rock band Avenged Sevenfold.-Biography:...

 became "Zacky Vengeance". During the recording of their next album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, "Shadows" added an "M." to the start of his name, becoming "M. Shadows".

Track listing

• All songs written by Avenged Sevenfold.
• All lyrics written by Shadows
  M. Shadows
  Matthew Charles Sanders , better known by his stage name M. Shadows, is the lead vocalist, songwriter, and founding member for the American metal band Avenged Sevenfold.-Early life and musical beginnings:...
  
   and Zacky Vengeance
  Zacky Vengeance
  Zachary James Baker, better known by his stage name Zacky Vengeance, is the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the American metal/rock band Avenged Sevenfold.-Biography:...
  
  
• *These songs appear on 1999 Demo
  1999 Demo
  1999 Demo is a demo album and the debut release from American metal band Avenged Sevenfold. This demo recorded and released on 1999. On the All Excess DVD, on Album Recording's part, M. Shadows claim that Avenged Sevenfold recording three song for demo, with Matt Wendt, his friend and bassist at...
  
  

1. "Lips of Deceit" – 4:04
2. "We Come Out at Night" – 3:56
3. "Forgotten Faces" – 3:37*
4. "Thick and Thin" – 4:10*
5. "The Art of Subconscious Illusion" – 3:46*

Personnel

Avenged Sevenfold

• Shadows
  M. Shadows
  Matthew Charles Sanders , better known by his stage name M. Shadows, is the lead vocalist, songwriter, and founding member for the American metal band Avenged Sevenfold.-Early life and musical beginnings:...
  
   — lead vocals
• Zacky Vengeance
  Zacky Vengeance
  Zachary James Baker, better known by his stage name Zacky Vengeance, is the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the American metal/rock band Avenged Sevenfold.-Biography:...
  
   — lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Matt Wendt — bass guitar
• The Reverend Tholomew Plague
  The Rev
  James Owen Sullivan , more commonly known by his stage name The Reverend Tholomew Plague, often shortened to The Rev, was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold...
  
  — drums, piano, backing vocals