Hail to the King

Hail to the King

by Avenged Sevenfold
Hail to the King

Hail to the King

by Avenged Sevenfold

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Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date: 08/27/2013
Label: Warner Bros.
UPC: 0093624943099
Rank: 20677

Tracks

  1. Shepherd of Fire
  2. Hail to the King
  3. Doing Time
  4. This Means War
  5. Requiem
  6. Crimson Day
  7. Heretic
  8. Coming Home
  9. Planets
  10. Acid Rain

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Avenged Sevenfold   Primary Artist
Joe Meyer   French Horn,Horn
Ran Jackson   Vocals
Edward Meares   Bass
Natalie Leggett   Violin
John Acosta   Cello
Rick Baptist   Trumpet
Tereza Stanislav   Violin
Sharlotte Gibson   Vocals
Mike Elizondo   Noise,Keyboards,Sound Effects
M. Shadows   Vocals
John Wittenberg   Violin
Alan Kaplan   Trombone
Josefina Vergara   Violin
Zacky Vengeance   Guitar
Doug Tornquist   Tuba
Dane Little   Cello
Ed Meares   Double Bass,Bass
Jaime Ochoa   Trombone
Suzie Katayama   Cello
Charlie Bisharat   Violin,Conductor
Jeff Babko   Piano
Andrew Martin   Trombone,Trombone (Bass)
John Fumo   Trumpet
Synyster Gates   Guitar,Vocals
Songa Lee   Violin
Sara Parkins   Violin
John A. Reynolds   Horn,French Horn
Storm L. Gardner   Vocals
Brian Haner   Guitar
Michelle Richards   Violin
Johnny Christ   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Steven Holtman   Trombone,Trombone (Bass)
Sara Perkins   Violin
Papa Gates   Guitar,Soloist
Arin Ilejay   Drums
Rick D. Wasserman   Voiceover
David Campbell   Strings,Conductor
Jessi Collins   Vocals
Brent Arrowood   Noise,Sound Effects

Technical Credits

Xavier Ramos   Marketing
Andy Wallace   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Mike Elizondo   Producer
M. Shadows   Group Member
Zacky Vengeance   Group Member
Brian Elwin Haner, Jr.   Composer
Rafa Alcantara   Art Direction
Matthew Charles Sanders   Composer
Dane Little   Principal
Zachary Baker   Composer
Suzie Katayama   Contractor,Orchestra Contractor
Adam Hawkins   Engineer
Synyster Gates   Group Member
Nick Haussling   Project Coordinator
Jonna Terrasi   A&R
Ross Garfield   Technician,Drum Technician
Brian Haner   Composer
Johnny Christ   Group Member
Clay Patrick McBride   Band Photo
Matthew Sanders   Composer
Cam Rackam   Paintings
D.A. Frizell   Illustrations
Allen Wolfe   A&R
Jeffrey Rivera   Technician,Guitar Technician
Chris Sporleder   Assistant Engineer
Arin Ilejay   Group Member
Zackary Baker   Composer
Paul Suarez   Pro-Tools
Jonathan Seward   Composer
David Campbell   Arranger,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Ryan Peterson   Editing
Brent Arrowood   Assistant Engineer
Paul Frye   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
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