Avenged Sevenfold plan "Interactive DVD" version of new album

Avenged Sevenfold will be trying something a little different with their upcoming album. An "Interactive DVD" with the record, titled Avenged Sevenfold, will be simultaneously released with the traditional CD. The disc will include "Making Of" features, a studio tour, pre–encoded MP3s for each song, ringtones and a PDF booklet and various digital knick–knacks.

The pre–encoded versions of the songs may be an interesting innovation for the label, particularly since most users will "rip" songs into a version that can be loaded on an iPod or other MP3 player. Though the press release promises the pre–encoded songs, the webstore makes no mention of the pre–encoded songs.

The DVD release may also be interesting since DVDs are not easily "ripped" and thus may prove to be more "piracy proof" than traditional CDs. The band's label, Warner Music, has frequently experimented with new formats, having previously released "DVD–A" versions of albums like Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots.

and is due out October 16, 2007