Johnny Christ
| Johnny Christ | |
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Johnny Christ performing in 2014, with Avenged Sevenfold
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jonathan Lewis Seward |
| Also known as | Johnny Christ |
| Born |
November 18, 1984
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| Genres | Heavy metal, hard rock, metalcore |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bassist |
| Instruments | Bass, vocals |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Capitol, Warner Bros., Hopeless |
| Associated acts | Avenged Sevenfold |
November 18, 1984
Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Spouse: Lacey Franklin (m. 2012)
Jonathan Lewis Seward (born November 18, 1984), known as Johnny Christ, is the bassist of the American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. Seward is the fourth bassist to join Avenged Sevenfold in 2003, replacing former member Dameon Ash.
Seward attended Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California. He proceeded through high school and met M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, Synyster Gates and Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan. Despite not being in the band at the time, Seward already knew Gates and Sullivan, then soon after met Shadows and Vengeance. Following the departure of Dameon Ash in 2002, he took the position as Avenged Sevenfold's bassist, as he had played the bass with the band whenever Dameon could not attend. Seward could pick up on the pace of a song that he did not know quite quickly and proved to be a unique bass guitarist. "I don't think any one out there could pick up a bass line as quick as Johnny" were the words from the Rev. Johnny was also friends with Zacky's younger brother Matt Baker formerly from the band The Dear & Departed. In May 2009, he participated in the Gumball 3000 rally. Christ's son Franklin James Seward was born February 7th, 2017.
Seward initially took a few weeks off from high school during his senior year to fill in for Avenged Sevenfold's previous bassist, Dameon Ash. Those few weeks would become permanent as he dropped out of high school to become the band's current bassist.
He first recorded on their second album Waking the Fallen. He used to write only Johnny on his autographs until Zacky Vengeance came up with the name "Johnny Christ", and in All Excess he said, "That sounds... really ballsy. Everyone's gonna hate that, so... I should definitely go with that." He resides in Huntington Beach, Orange County.
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