Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough

Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough
Video by Avenged Sevenfold
Released	September 16, 2008 October 17, 2008 (Australia)[1]
Recorded	April 10, 2008 (DVD) 2006 - 2008 (CD)
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock, metalcore
Length	102 minutes (including extras) (DVD) 53:46 minutes (CD)
Label	Warner Bros.
Director	Rafa Alcantara
Producer	Adam Cook for Core Entertainment, Inc.
Avenged Sevenfold video chronology
Avenged Sevenfold (2007) Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough (2008) Nightmare (2010)
Singles from Diamonds in the Rough
"Walk" Released: July 17, 2007 "Crossroads" Released: February 19, 2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Kerrang!
Revolver
Rock Sound
World of Music	[3]

Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough is the first live album and DVD package released on September 16, 2008 by Avenged Sevenfold from Warner Bros. Records. The live DVD features the band's April 10, 2008 hometown show at Long Beach Arena headlining the Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour, while the CD contains previously unreleased B-sides that were recorded during the making of Avenged Sevenfold, plus various covers, and other never-before-heard material. The Rev performs vocals on the tracks Crossroads, Flash of the Blade, Almost Easy (CLA Mix), and Afterlife (Alternate Version).

The DVD was directed by Core Entertainment's Rafa Alcantara, who also worked on the band's critically acclaimed 2007 road documentary All Excess.^[4][5]

On August 15, 2008, a trailer was released by Avenged Sevenfold on their YouTube channel. On September 5, 2008, Avenged Sevenfold released the live version of "Seize the Day" from the DVD through their imeem account. "Unholy Confessions" and "Scream" were later streamed before the release as well.

There are two alternate mixes of songs on their self-titled album:

• The CLA Mix of "Almost Easy" is simply the original song as mixed by Chris Lord-Alge, instead of Andy Wallace. This includes the mixing of The Rev's vocal take as well as M. Shadows.
• The alternate version of "Afterlife" features a different bridge and a string section throughout the entire song.

Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. On November 5, 2008, the CD/DVD combo was certified Gold, but has now reached Platinum by selling over 100,000 (Video Longform platinum) copies.^[6]

Track listing

Live in the LBC (DVD)

All of these songs are, as noted, recorded live. All songs composed by Avenged Sevenfold except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	0:56
2.	"Critical Acclaim"	6:06
3.	"Second Heartbeat (abridged)"	5:07
4.	"Afterlife"	7:33
5.	"Beast and the Harlot"	6:00
6.	"Scream"	6:24
7.	"Seize The Day"	7:55
8.	"Walk (abridged and member from the audience on vocals)" (Pantera cover)	2:11
9.	"Bat Country"	6:01
10.	"Almost Easy"	5:38
11.	"Gunslinger"	4:30
12.	"Unholy Confessions"	7:25
13.	"A Little Piece of Heaven"	10:56
Total length:		76:48

Diamonds in the Rough (CD)

All songs written and composed by Avenged Sevenfold (unless otherwise noted). 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Demons"	6:17
2.	"Girl I Know"	4:26
3.	"Crossroads"	4:33
4.	"Flash of the Blade" (Iron Maiden cover)	4:05
5.	"Until the End"	4:46
6.	"Tension"	4:51
7.	"Walk" (Pantera cover)	5:24
8.	"The Fight"	4:09
9.	"Dancing Dead"	5:54
10.	"Almost Easy" (CLA Mix)	3:57
11.	"Afterlife" (Alternate version)	5:55
Total length:		53:46

Bonus Track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Almost Easy (Live In Seattle)"	4:16
13.	"Bat Country (Live In Fresno)"	6:05
Total length:		64:03

Personnel

Avenged Sevenfold

• M. Shadows – lead vocals
• Synyster Gates – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Johnny Christ – bass guitar, lead vocals on intro Seize the Day in Live in the LBC
• Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan - drums, backing vocals,

References

1. ^ http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/Product/373718/LIVE-IN-THE-LBC-And-DIAMONDS-IN-THE-ROUGH
2. ^ "Live in the LBC and Diamonds in the Rough - Avenged Sevenfold". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1421378. 
3. ^ "musik gesehen". WOM magazin (World of Music) (September 08): 31.  (German)
4. ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=101375
5. ^ http://www.avengedsevenfold.com/news/a7x-live-dvd-cd-set-be-released
6. ^ http://cashboxmagazine.com/News-imgs%5CJune_09_Certs.pdf