Avenged Sevenfold’s 2003 album, Waking The Fallen, was officially certified platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for sales in excess of one million copies
The band’s sophomore effort hit the milestone on March 17th, the same day the LP’s lead single “Unholy Confessions" was certified gold for selling half-a-million units.
Blabbermouth reports that the only other Avenged Sevenfold album to achieve platinum status in the U.S. is the band's third LP, 2005's City Of Evil.