Avenged Sevenfold will film their Long Beach concert for DVD

If you’re a fan of Avenged Sevenfold and you’re headed to the show tonight at the Long Beach Arena, you might get a chance to smile (or is it scowl?) for the camera. The thunderous metalcore band from Huntington will be filming the show for a live DVD that Warner Bros. Records will release later this year. There are also plans to use footage from the show in the music video for “Dear God,” the cheery third single from the band’s self-titled album, which has been a strong performer since its release in October.

The DVD will be directed by Core Entertainment's Rafa Alcantara, who also worked on the band's 2007 tour documentary, “All Excess.” The plan is for the DVD package to also include a CD of seven unreleased B-sides that were recorded during the making of the “Avenged Sevenfold” album. “We’re coming with a video show, even more pyro and other surprises for our hometown crowd,” singer M. Shadows said. “What better place to shoot a DVD than where it all began?”

-- Geoff Boucher

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