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Following the release of "Carry On" for the Call of Duty Arms: Black Ops II video game, Avenged Sevenfold returned to the studio with new drummer, Arin Ilejay of Confide, to record 2013's Hail to the King. In a press announcement, vocalist M. Shadows announced they would be attempting to go back to their Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin roots, and at the surface, the idea of dumbing down their music to sturdy classic rock grooves made a lot of sense, since many of the compositions on their last two albums had become overwrought with studio overdubbing. Unfortunately, once they tried to take inspiration from other bands, they mimicked them so well that they lost their sense of identity in the process. "Doing Time" came straight out of the Guns N' Roses songbook, "This Means War" is a direct rip of Metallica's "Sad But True," and "Crimson Day" could be any number of '80s hair metal power ballads. By the album's second half, Avenged Sevenfold can't help but let loose their guitar shredding theatrics a bit, and their personality starts to shine through as the tempo quickens and tracks take flight to unabashed heights. "Heretic" and "Coming Home" are still firmly indebted to their roots (specifically, Megadeth and Iron Maiden) but they are exciting metal numbers, and they set the stage for the colossal "Planets,", which incorporates motifs from "The Planets" suite by 20th century composer Gustav Holst and includes all the arpeggiated soloing and operatic yowling you could ever want. If this sounds ridiculous, that's because it is, but it's undeniably more fun to hear the members pushing themselves and showboating than doing mock covers.
© Jason Lymangrover /TiVo
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Suzie Katayama, Cello - Mike Elizondo, Producer, Sound Effects (SFX) - John Reynolds, Horn - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brent Arrowood, Sound Effects (SFX) - Avenged Sevenfold, MainArtist - ANDY WALLACE, MixingEngineer - Johnny Christ, Bass Guitar - M. Shadows, Vocals - Synyster Gates, Guitar - Zacky Vengeance, Guitar - Rick Baptist, Trumpet - John Fumo, Trumpet - Matthew Sanders, Writer - Alan Kaplan, Trombone - Ed Meares, Upright Bass - Joe Meyer, Horn - Andrew Martin, Trombone - Steven Holtman, Trombone - Douglas Tornquist, Tuba - Jonathan Seward, Writer - Zachary Baker, Writer - Jaime Ochoa, Bass Trombone - Brian Elwin Haner, Jr., Writer - Arin Ilejay, Drums
© 2013 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2013 Warner Records Inc.
Mike Elizondo, Producer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Avenged Sevenfold, MainArtist - ANDY WALLACE, MixingEngineer - Johnny Christ, Bass Guitar - M. Shadows, Vocals - Synyster Gates, Guitar - Zacky Vengeance, Guitar - Matthew Sanders, Writer - Jonathan Seward, Writer - Zachary Baker, Writer - Brian Elwin Haner, Jr., Writer - Arin Ilejay, Drums
© 2013 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2013 Warner Records Inc.
Mike Elizondo, Producer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Avenged Sevenfold, MainArtist - ANDY WALLACE, MixingEngineer - Johnny Christ, Bass Guitar - M. Shadows, Vocals - Synyster Gates, Guitar, Vocals - Zacky Vengeance, Guitar - Matthew Sanders, Writer - Jonathan Seward, Writer - Zachary Baker, Writer - Brian Elwin Haner, Jr., Writer - Arin Ilejay, Drums
© 2013 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2013 Warner Records Inc.
Mike Elizondo, Producer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Avenged Sevenfold, MainArtist - ANDY WALLACE, MixingEngineer - Johnny Christ, Bass Guitar - M. Shadows, Vocals - Synyster Gates, Guitar - Zacky Vengeance, Guitar - Matthew Sanders, Writer - Jonathan Seward, Writer - Zachary Baker, Writer - Brian Elwin Haner, Jr., Writer - Arin Ilejay, Drums
© 2013 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2013 Warner Records Inc.
Suzie Katayama, Cello - Mike Elizondo, Producer - John Reynolds, Horn - John Wittenberg, Violin - Sharlotte Gibson, Additional Vocals - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Avenged Sevenfold, MainArtist - ANDY WALLACE, MixingEngineer - Johnny Christ, Bass Guitar - M. Shadows, Vocals - Synyster Gates, Guitar - Zacky Vengeance, Guitar - Jessi Collins, Additional Vocals - Rick Baptist, Trumpet - Josefina Vergara, Violin - Natalie Leggett, Violin - Sara Parkins, Violin - Ran Jackson, Additional Vocals - Michelle Richards, Violin - John Fumo, Trumpet - Matthew Sanders, Writer - Alan Kaplan, Trombone - Ed Meares, Upright Bass - Tereza Stanislav, Violin - Joe Meyer, Horn - Dane Little, Cello - Songa Lee, Violin - Andrew Martin, Trombone - Steven Holtman, Trombone - Douglas Tornquist, Tuba - John E. Acosta, Cello - Rick D. Waserman, Voice Over - Storm Lee Gardner, Additional Vocals - Jonathan Seward, Writer - Zachary Baker, Writer - Jaime Ochoa, Bass Trombone - Brian Elwin Haner, Jr., Writer - Arin Ilejay, Drums
© 2013 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2013 Warner Records Inc.
Suzie Katayama, Cello - Mike Elizondo, Producer, Keyboards - John Wittenberg, Violin - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Avenged Sevenfold, MainArtist - ANDY WALLACE, MixingEngineer - Johnny Christ, Bass Guitar - M. Shadows, Vocals - Synyster Gates, Guitar - Zacky Vengeance, Guitar - Josefina Vergara, Violin - Natalie Leggett, Violin - Sara Parkins, Violin - Michelle Richards, Violin - Matthew Sanders, Writer - Tereza Stanislav, Violin - Dane Little, Cello - Songa Lee, Violin - John E. Acosta, Cello - Jonathan Seward, Writer - Zachary Baker, Writer - Brian Elwin Haner, Jr., Writer - Arin Ilejay, Drums
© 2013 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2013 Warner Records Inc.
Mike Elizondo, Producer, Keyboards - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Avenged Sevenfold, MainArtist - ANDY WALLACE, MixingEngineer - Johnny Christ, Bass Guitar - M. Shadows, Vocals - Synyster Gates, Guitar - Zacky Vengeance, Guitar - Matthew Sanders, Writer - Jonathan Seward, Writer - Zachary Baker, Writer - Brian Elwin Haner, Jr., Writer - Arin Ilejay, Drums
© 2013 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2013 Warner Records Inc.
Mike Elizondo, Producer, Keyboards - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Avenged Sevenfold, MainArtist - ANDY WALLACE, MixingEngineer - Johnny Christ, Bass Guitar - M. Shadows, Vocals - Synyster Gates, Lead Guitar - Zacky Vengeance, Guitar - Matthew Sanders, Writer - Jonathan Seward, Writer - Zachary Baker, Writer - Brian Elwin Haner, Jr., Writer - Arin Ilejay, Drums - Brian Haner, Sr, Solo Guitar
© 2013 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2013 Warner Records Inc.
Suzie Katayama, Cello - Mike Elizondo, Producer - John Reynolds, Horn - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Avenged Sevenfold, MainArtist - ANDY WALLACE, MixingEngineer - Johnny Christ, Bass Guitar - M. Shadows, Vocals - Synyster Gates, Guitar, Additional Vocals - Zacky Vengeance, Guitar - Rick Baptist, Trumpet - John Fumo, Trumpet - Matthew Sanders, Writer - Alan Kaplan, Trombone - Ed Meares, Upright Bass - Joe Meyer, Horn - Andrew Martin, Trombone - Steven Holtman, Trombone - Douglas Tornquist, Tuba - Jonathan Seward, Writer - Zachary Baker, Writer - Jaime Ochoa, Bass Trombone - Brian Elwin Haner, Jr., Writer - Arin Ilejay, Drums
© 2013 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2013 Warner Records Inc.
Suzie Katayama, Cello - Mike Elizondo, Producer, Sound Effects (SFX) - John Wittenberg, Violin - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Avenged Sevenfold, MainArtist - ANDY WALLACE, MixingEngineer - Johnny Christ, Bass Guitar - M. Shadows, Vocals - Synyster Gates, Lead Guitar - Zacky Vengeance, Guitar - Josefina Vergara, Violin - Natalie Leggett, Violin - Sara Parkins, Violin - Michelle Richards, Violin - Matthew Sanders, Writer - Tereza Stanislav, Violin - Dane Little, Cello - Songa Lee, Violin - Jeff Babko, Piano - John E. Acosta, Cello - Jonathan Seward, Writer - Zachary Baker, Writer - Brian Elwin Haner, Jr., Writer - Arin Ilejay, Drums
© 2013 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2013 Warner Records Inc.
Mike Elizondo, Producer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Avenged Sevenfold, MainArtist - ANDY WALLACE, MixingEngineer - Johnny Christ, Bass Guitar - M. Shadows, Vocals - Synyster Gates, Guitar - Zacky Vengeance, Guitar - Matthew Sanders, Writer - Jonathan Seward, Writer - Zachary Baker, Writer - Brian Elwin Haner, Jr., Writer - Arin Ilejay, Drums
© 2013 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2013 Warner Records Inc.
Album review
Following the release of "Carry On" for the Call of Duty Arms: Black Ops II video game, Avenged Sevenfold returned to the studio with new drummer, Arin Ilejay of Confide, to record 2013's Hail to the King. In a press announcement, vocalist M. Shadows announced they would be attempting to go back to their Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin roots, and at the surface, the idea of dumbing down their music to sturdy classic rock grooves made a lot of sense, since many of the compositions on their last two albums had become overwrought with studio overdubbing. Unfortunately, once they tried to take inspiration from other bands, they mimicked them so well that they lost their sense of identity in the process. "Doing Time" came straight out of the Guns N' Roses songbook, "This Means War" is a direct rip of Metallica's "Sad But True," and "Crimson Day" could be any number of '80s hair metal power ballads. By the album's second half, Avenged Sevenfold can't help but let loose their guitar shredding theatrics a bit, and their personality starts to shine through as the tempo quickens and tracks take flight to unabashed heights. "Heretic" and "Coming Home" are still firmly indebted to their roots (specifically, Megadeth and Iron Maiden) but they are exciting metal numbers, and they set the stage for the colossal "Planets,", which incorporates motifs from "The Planets" suite by 20th century composer Gustav Holst and includes all the arpeggiated soloing and operatic yowling you could ever want. If this sounds ridiculous, that's because it is, but it's undeniably more fun to hear the members pushing themselves and showboating than doing mock covers.
© Jason Lymangrover /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:17
- 1 Digital booklet
- 1 Video clip
- Main artists: Avenged Sevenfold
- Label: Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2013 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2013 Warner Records Inc.
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