Waking the Fallen

by Avenged Sevenfold

Overview

Mudrock's dry production focuses almost all of Waking the Fallen on Avenged Sevenfold's greatest strength. That, of course, would be performance, and the band delivers with unflagging aggression and precision. Never mind the lyrical ennui or throat-scrape yowling; there's more to this music than generic cliche. When he wants to, M. Shadows can passionately project in a way that turns even the grim "Desecrate Through Reverance" into an almost bouncy little melody. (Incidentally, Reverance? Remenissions? Reverand? Maybe doomsday is around the corner, but isn't there still time to run song titles and soubriquets through a spell check?) And whether attacking a riff in unison or in harmonized parts, the double-threat guitars of Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance do their duty like search-and-destroy commandos -- in and out fast, leaving devastation in their wake. Especially noteworthy -- and note-heavy -- is the guitar solo that blazes through the last moments of "Second Heartbeat" and the head-spinning single-stroke virtuosity of the Reverand throughout the album. ~ Robert L. Doerschuk

Product Details

Release Date:	10/20/2023
Label:	HOPELESS RECORDS
UPC:	0790692692613

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Avenged Sevenfold   Primary Artist
Zacky Vengeance   Guitar
Synyster Gates   Piano,Guitar
Johnny Christ   Bass
The Rev   Drums

Technical Credits

Andrew Murdock   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Avenged Sevenfold   Composer,Art Conception
Zachary James Baker   Composer
Matthew Charles Sanders   Composer
Scott Gilman   Composer,Orchestration,Orchestral Arrangements
Zachery Baker   Composer
Mudrock   Mixing,Producer
Synyster Gates   Art Conception
Jonathan Seward   Composer
James Sullivan   Composer,Composer
Bruce Jacoby   Drum Technician
Sergie   Mechanical Design
Lisa Johnson   Photography
Al Pahanish   Drum Technician
Matt The Madman   Layout Design
Micah Montague   Art Conception
Stephen Ferrara   Guitar Technician
Brian Haner   Composer
Johnny Christ   Art Conception
Ai Fujisaki   Assistant Engineer
Taylor Montague   Paintings,Cover Painting
Tom Baker   Mastering
Fred Archambault   Assistant Engineer,Producer
Mike Fasano   Drum Technician
The Gatekeepers   Engineer
Brian Hanner Jr.   Composer