Avenged Sevenfold returns to Rock in Rio as the main act on the Mundo Stage, marking the second consecutive edition of the festival in which the Californian band closes a night. In 2024, they were also headliners of the event, and this time the group shares "Rock Day" with Bring Me The Horizon, Machine Gun Kelly, and Sepultura.
Four of the band's members adopted stage names early in their career. M. Shadows is Matthew Sanders, Zacky Vengeance is Zachary Baker, Synyster Gates is Brian Haner Jr., and Johnny Christ is Jonathan Seward. Only drummer Brooks Wackerman, who joined the group in 2015, kept his own name.
The article mentions that it was Slash who inspired M. Shadows to adopt an artistic pseudonym. The band is known for its energetic performances and for its trajectory of success in the international rock scene.
