Sounding The Seventh Trumpet is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, originally released on July 24, 2001, via Good Life Recordings. The album was reissued on March 19, 2002, through Hopeless Records, featuring a slightly different cover art. It was recorded in November 2000 at Westbeach Recorders in California with a modest budget of $2,000. The title takes its name from the Book of Revelation, specifically referencing chapter 11 and the sounding of the last (seventh) trumpet, heralding the end of the world. The album showcases the band's early metalcore and skate-punk influences.