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Hail to the King
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Studio album by Avenged Sevenfold
Released August 23, 2013
Recorded 2013 at Can-Am Studios and Capitol Studios[1]
Genre Heavy metal,[2][3] hard rock[3][4]
Length 53:20
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Mike Elizondo
Avenged Sevenfold chronology
Welcome to the Family
(2010)		 Hail to the King
(2013)

Singles from Hail to the King
  1. "Hail to the King"
    Released: July 15, 2013
Hail to the King is the sixth studio album by American band Avenged Sevenfold. It was released on August 23, 2013 in New Zealand and Australia, and was released on iTunes on August 27, 2013 and in North America on the same day. The album was produced by Mike Elizondo. This marks the first album with new drummer Arin Ilejay, who joined the band as a touring drummer in 2011 before becoming an official member in 2013. This is also the first Avenged Sevenfold album without any musical contributions from the band's late drummer, Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan. The album was a commercial and critical success, reaching number 1 on the Billboard 200. This marks Avenged Sevenfold's second album to top the Billboard chart as well as their first to reach number 1 in the UK, topping the UK Albums Chart. It also topped the Canadian, Brazilian, Finnish and Irish album charts.

Background

On November 15, 2012, vocalist M. Shadows said that the band has been working on a new album since the recording of "Carry On" in August 2012.[5] In December, the band said that it plans to begin recording material for their next album in January 2013, with release planned for later in the year.[6] In January 2013 the band started recording their new album. The band started streaming snippets of their new album in May 2013 on their new radio app.[7] It was on the app that Arin Ilejay was confirmed as an official band member and replacement of deceased drummer and founding member The Rev. In an interview with Metal Hammer about the new album, M. Shadows said that the album would sound more blues rock-influenced and more like classic rock and classic metal in the vein of Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin.[8]
The band released four teasers on YouTube showing the band going through the recording process as well as providing snippets of songs off the album. On June 26, 2013, the band revealed the title, cover art and release date of album.[9][10][11] In July, the band revealed the complete track list of the album.[12]
On August 8, 2013, "Shepherd of Fire" was revealed to be the theme song of the Call of Duty: Black Ops II Zombies map "Origins", included in its final downloadable content pack titled Apocalypse.[13]

Musical style

Synyster Gates stated of the album: "I think our songwriting has improved by leaps and bounds. Sonically, this record is our biggest record by fucking far. When you turn this fucking thing on, it blasts your fucking head off."[14] M. Shadows stated about the album's music: "On this record, we want a very bare bones, riff-oriented approach. Because it's really easy for us to say 'That melody would sound great here, throw this background vocal here, here's this harmony.' We had to restrain ourselves from doing that just to keep it more badass and just more straightforward rock."[15]
Zacky Vengeance stated: "We styled everything back and went to the core of heavy metal instead of trying to overcomplicate it. We wrote and wrote, and felt we really achieved what we were going for ... we're really proud of what we've come up with." [16] Johnny Christ stated about the album's musical style in an interview with bravewords: "It's definitely us. It's just the next progression. It's probably the heaviest record that we've put out - in its own right. It's been a great response for the single (Hail to the King) so far, which I feel is a good way to see what the rest of the record is going to sound like. There will be some surprises in there for fans, but overall, I'm just excited." He also said the album is more groove metal-oriented.[17]

Release and promotion

On July 15, 2013 the album was made available for pre-order and the title track, "Hail to the King", was released.[18]
The same day, the band revealed a Limited Edition of Hail to the King for pre-order available on their website, much as they did with their previous album, Nightmare. The limited edition set included:
  • Limited Edition “Treasure Box”: Antique gold colored embossed foil paper wrapped box featuring exclusive Hail To The King artwork
  • Deluxe Hail To The King album on CD: Housed in a digi-pak with a card including a download to an extra bonus track
  • Exclusive Canvas Print: 11.75″ x 11.75″ Canvas print of the Album Cover artwork, printed and rolled up to fit inside the treasure box
  • Photo Book: 11.5″ x 7.125″ 20-page + cover perfect-bound soft-cover book featuring a sampling of photos of the band throughout the years
  • Death Bat Challenge Coin: 2″ silver colored metal coin with a design stamped on front & back
  • Death Bat Skeleton Key: 4.5″ silver colored metal skeleton key
  • Digital Content: Instand download Hail To The King Single. Download of Hail To The King album on street date
  • Pre-Sale access to the upcoming Avenged Sevenfold US Tour[19]
On August 19, 2013, the album was made available for streaming on iTunes.[20]

Reception

Critical response

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 68/100[21]
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com 4/5 stars[3]
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars[22]
Alternative Press 4/5 stars[23]
Artistdirect 5/5 stars[24]
Exclaim! 4/10[25]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[26]
Loudwire 4.5/5 stars[2]
The New Zealand Herald 4/5 stars[27]
The Oakland Press 3/4 stars[28]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[29]
Hail to the King received positive reviews upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream music critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable" reviews. In a summary of his review, Chris Epting of Loudwire called the album "a modern metal classic that reflects the past while very much embracing the present."[2] Artistdirect's Rick Florino stated, "Hail to the King doesn't just raise the bar for the band, but it raises the bar for everyone else to follow and compete with."
In a very positive review, Dom Lawson of The Guardian judged, "Stripped down to a core of thudding Sabbath-like grooves and brash, spiky vocal refrains, Avenged now sound every bit as vital and imperious as the bands they aspire to emulate."[26] Though not all critics were as enthusiastic. In a mixed review, Jason Lymangrover of Allmusic remarked, "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."[22]
In a more negative review, Bradley Zorgdrager of Exclaim! said "After it concludes, Hail to the King makes it challenging for listeners to recall any specific moment, which defeats the purpose of a pop (metal) album." The album has received some criticism and was accused of ripping off other artists. For example, the song "This Means War" has been accused of ripping off "Sad But True" by Metallica.[22] The album also has been compared to bands like Iron Maiden, Metallica and Pantera.[22][30]
In a blog post, Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn was also very critical of the album, denouncing it as a mere cover album and making several jokes about the similarities a selection of songs share with those by Metallica, Megadeth and Guns N' Roses.[31][32] [33] M. Shadows responded to the criticism saying that he "read it as a joke", but noted that "if it is a joke, it was kind of overboard".[34]

Chart performance

Hail to the King debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart on September 1, 2013.[35] It also debuted at number two on the Official Finnish Albums Chart[36] and at number five in Germany.
The album sold 159,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.[37]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, Synyster Gates and Johnny Christ.
No. Title Length
1. "Shepherd of Fire"   5:23
2. "Hail to the King"   5:06
3. "Doing Time"   3:27
4. "This Means War"   6:09
5. "Requiem"   4:23
6. "Crimson Day"   4:57
7. "Heretic"   4:55
8. "Coming Home"   6:26
9. "Planets"   6:00
10. "Acid Rain"   6:40
Total length:
 53:20
Deluxe version bonus tracks[38]
No. Title Length
11. "Hail to the King" (music video) 5:13
12. "St. James"   5:01
Total length:
 63:31

Personnel

Avenged Sevenfold
Session musicians
  • Brian Haner, Sr – Outro guitar solo on "Coming Home"
  • David Campbell – Orchestra conductor
  • John E. Acosta – cello on "Requiem", "Crimson Day" and "Acid Rain"
  • John Wittenberg, Josefina Vergara, Michelle Richards, Natalie Leggett, Sara Parkins, Songa Lee, Tereza Stanislav – violin on "Requiem", "Crimson Day" and "Acid Rain"
  • John Fumo, Rick Baptist – trumpet on "Shepherd of Fire", "Requiem" and "Planets"
  • Jeff Babko – piano on "Acid Rain"
  • Alan Kaplan – trombone on "Shepherd of Fire", "Requiem" and "Planets"
  • Douglas Tornquist – tuba on "Shepherd of Fire", "Requiem" and "Planets"
Production
  • Mike Elizondo – production, keyboards on "Crimson Day", "Heretic" and "Coming Home"
  • Allen Wolfe – A&R
  • Joanna Terrasi – A&R
  • Brent Arrowood – assistant engineer
  • Chris Sporleder – assistant engineer
  • D.A. Frizell – illustrations, treatment
  • Adam Hawkins – engineer
  • Paul Suarez – pro-tools
  • Cam Rackman – paintings, portraits
  • Andy Wallace – mixer

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[39] 2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[40] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[41] 30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[42] 23
Brazilian Albums (ABPD)[43] 1
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[44] 1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[45] 6
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[46] 6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[36] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[47] 25
German Albums (Media Control)[48] 5
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[49] 8
Irish Albums (IRMA)[50] 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[51] 8
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[52] 3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[53] 3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[54] 5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[55] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[56] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[35] 1
US Billboard 200[57] 1

Release history

Region Date Label(s)
Australia[citation needed] August 23, 2013 Warner Bros. Records
Finland[58]
Germany[citation needed]
Malaysia[citation needed]
New Zealand[citation needed]
Netherlands[citation needed]
United Kingdom[citation needed] August 26, 2013
Canada[citation needed] August 27, 2013
Italy[citation needed]
South Korea[citation needed]
United States[citation needed]

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