Avenged Sevenfold is an American band from Huntington Beach, California, that has been categorized under several genres of heavy and extreme music, primarily heavy metal, alternative metal, hard rock, and progressive metal. Their musical style has consistently evolved throughout the duration of the bands career, and their initial style in their first two albums has been primarily categorized as metalcore. The bands style had evolved by their third album and first major label release, City of Evil, into a more traditional heavy metal style. It is difficult to give A7X a tight genre, since the metal- or even rock-subgenre varies from song to song. According to a Forbes review, Avenged Sevenfold has proven themselves to be the most eclectic metal band in todays music scene.