All Excess

All Excess
Video by Avenged Sevenfold
Released	July 17, 2007
Recorded	1999-2007
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock, metalcore
Length	156 minutes (2 hours 36 minutes)
Label	Warner Bros.
Director	Rafa Alcantara
Producer	Adam Cook & Core Entertainment, Inc.
Avenged Sevenfold chronology
All Excess (2007) Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough (2008)

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All Excess is Avenged Sevenfold's first DVD which was released on July 17, 2007. The DVD includes a documentary with footage dating back to 1999, four live performances, along with four music videos, and several outtakes.

The DVD was created to portray how Avenged Sevenfold started in a unique way different from typical mainstream band DVDs. This was done by giving the viewer a look into the thoughts of, the relationships between, and the background of the band.^[1]

The DVD is region-free and sold over 11,000 copies in its first week of release.

All Excess documentary chapters

• "Intro"
• "Huntington Beach"
• "How the Band Met"
• "Naming the Band"
• "Friends & Family"
• "Individual Names"
• "The Deathbat"
• "40's In The Park"
• "Chain Reaction"
• "Getting Signed"
• "Early Touring"
• "Album Recording"
• "Warped Tour"
• "Our Fans"
• "Ozzfest"
• "Day off with A7X"
• "Playing with Metallica"
• "Closing"

Live performances

There are four live performance videos that were recorded during Avenged Sevenfold's 2006 tour when they played in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. They include:

• "Beast and the Harlot"
• "Trashed and Scattered"
• "Syn's Guitar Solo"
• "Bat Country"

Music videos

There are four music videos and all the videos include commentary by the members of Avenged Sevenfold. The music videos featured on the DVD are:

• "Unholy Confessions"
• "Bat Country"
  • (Also includes commentary by the video director Marc Klasfeld.)
• "Beast and the Harlot"
  • (Also includes commentary by the video director Tony Petrossian.)
• "Seize the Day"
  • (Also includes commentary by the video director, Wayne Isham, as well as a "making of" video.)

Outtakes/Special Features

Outtakes and Special Features include:

• "Tattoo Tour"
• "Practice Garage"
• "Beer Break"
• "M. Shadows Sings w/ Korn "
• "Grapes In The Mouth"
• "Symphony In The Studio"
• "Hotel Drunks"
• "A7X Covers 'Walk by Pantera' (audio only)"
• "Crazy Rev"
• "Dog On Drugs"
• "Drunks"
• "Making of Seize the Day"
• "Painting Tour"
• "M. Shadows Deleted Nude Scene"

Credits

Avenged Sevenfold

• M. Shadows - lead vocals
• Zacky Vengeance - rhythm guitar
• The Rev - drums
• Synyster Gates - lead guitar
• Johnny Christ - bass guitar

Additional Production

• Directed by: Rafa Alcantara
• Produced by: Adam Cook & Core Entertainment, Inc.
• Executive Producer: Devin Sarno for Warner Bros. Records

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