As previously reported, Avenged Sevenfold have been sued by Warner Bros. for trying to sever ties with the label on the grounds of the “seven year rule.” The band has now issued a statement about the situation, which you can read below.
“We recently exercised our rights under California law and notified Warner Bros. Records we would no longer record for them. Few of the executives who have been integral to our continued success are still at the label, and we love and are grateful to them for their hard work. However, since we signed with the label, Warner Bros. has had 3 different regimes, multiple heads of marketing, and none of the senior management or A&R executives who were at the company and responsible for signing us are still there.
Whatever the activity, it takes a full team to compete, and we no longer know most of our teammates. In the coming days, you may read about the lawsuit our label filed against us for exercising our legal rights, rights the State of California granted specifically to protect artists. You may see mistaken facts or worse.
One such error we want to make sure you know about: Avenged Sevenfold has never renegotiated its original recording agreement with Warner Bros. Records. Billboard has now corrected its story to reflect the real facts.
Most importantly, we want our fans to know this: we are in the middle of writing a record we cannot wait for you to hear. We expect to go into the studio very soon, and look forward to releasing our new album later this year.
Until then, we wish all of you a happy, healthy 2016.
Love,
A7X”
Metal Anarchy 
3 responses to “Avenged Sevenfold Release Statement Regarding Them Being Sued By Warner Bros.”
[…] It was previously revealed that Avenged Sevenfold were getting sued by Warner Bros. for trying to get out of their contract by using the “seven-year rule” under California Labor Code, which “allows parties to leave personal service contracts under certain circumstances after seven years have passed.” The band originally owed the label another album, but after severing ties they ended up signing with Capitol under their own imprint to surprise release their new album “The Stage” today (October 28). Now The Wall Street Journal have reported that the lawsuit will go to court in 2017. Warner Bros. is trying to get compensated for lost income, but will have to try and prove how much they lost, which will be hard considering how the unconventional campaign the band utilized to release “The Stage.” The band’s lawyer Howard E. King said that they “don’t know what Warner could have done with an Avenged album other than screw it up” and that the two are “completely different companies.” King also went on to talk about how Warner Bros. is planning to release an Avenged Sevenfold compilation titled “The Best Of 2005-2013” in December, at “the height of vindictiveness,” which is significant considering the band were unaware of the release. You can read more at The Wall Street Journal, and see A7X’s original statement HERE. […]
[…] It was previously revealed that Avenged Sevenfold were getting sued by Warner Bros. for trying to get out of their contract by using the “seven-year rule” under California Labor Code, which “allows parties to leave personal service contracts under certain circumstances after seven years have passed.” The band originally owed the label another album, but after severing ties they ended up signing with Capitol under their own imprint to surprise release their new album “The Stage” today (October 28). Now The Wall Street Journal have reported that the lawsuit will go to court in 2017. Warner Bros. is trying to get compensated for lost income, but will have to try and prove how much they lost, which will be hard considering the unconventional campaign the band utilized to release “The Stage.” The band’s lawyer Howard E. King said that they “don’t know what Warner could have done with an Avenged album other than screw it up” and that the two are “completely different companies.” King also went on to talk about how Warner Bros. is planning to release an Avenged Sevenfold compilation titled “The Best Of 2005-2013” in December, at “the height of vindictiveness,” which is significant considering the band were unaware of the release. You can read more at The Wall Street Journal, and see A7X’s original statement HERE. […]
[…] It was previously revealed that Avenged Sevenfold were getting sued by Warner Bros. for trying to get out of their contract by using the “seven-year rule” under California Labor Code, which “allows parties to leave personal service contracts under certain circumstances after seven years have passed.” The band originally owed the label another album, but after severing ties they ended up signing with Capitol under their own imprint to surprise release their new album “The Stage” today (October 28). Now The Wall Street Journal have reported that the lawsuit will go to court in 2017. Warner Bros. is trying to get compensated for lost income, but will have to try and prove how much they lost, which will be hard considering the unconventional campaign the band utilized to release “The Stage.” The band’s lawyer Howard E. King said that they “don’t know what Warner could have done with an Avenged album other than screw it up” and that the two are “completely different companies.” King also went on to talk about how Warner Bros. is planning to release an Avenged Sevenfold compilation titled “The Best Of 2005-2013” in December, at “the height of vindictiveness,” which is significant considering the band were unaware of the release. You can read more at The Wall Street Journal, and see A7X’s original statement HERE. […]