THEY have had controversy and tragedy, but Avenged Sevenfold are now one of the top grossing acts in rock and metal and those generous folks at MCD are offering two of you lucky readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to see A7X play the O2 in Dublin on December 3rd.

Yes, Belfastmetalheadsreunited and rockradioni have got these two

THERE is a camaraderie about rock and metal fans that is beyond compare - and for the past several days that has been demonstrated time and time again...but the scenesters and their chequed designer shirts will never know how to give and receive respect. (More of that later.)

_{Diemonds are a hard working, hard partying band from Toronto, Canada who formed in 2006. They released their first EP called “In The Rough” in October 2008 and it gained international recognition, with Classic Rock Magazine calling it one of the best albums of 2009. The band has toured extensively since then, supporting some of the biggest names in rock music. The long awaited album “The Bad Pack” finally appeared in 2012.}

_{The band consists of Priya Panda on vocals, Daniel DeKay and C.C. Diemond on guitars, Tommy Cee on bass and Aiden Tranquada on drums. We recently managed to catch up with DeKay to get him respond to a few questions.}