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Track Listings
| 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 |
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Avenged Sevenfold return with their sixth studio album Hail To The King. The album is produced by Mike Elizondo. The Deluxe format contains a download card for bonus studio track “St. James” and two Deathbat “coin art” paperboard coasters.
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Avenged Sevenfold - Hail To The King (Dlx.Ed) - cod:2819
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By Smatch
VINE VOICE
Format:Audio CD
Avenged Sevenfold's influence passed through my music taste a few years ago, but still I find myself intrigued whenever they bring out new material, so, around once a year I still put a new Avenged Sevenfold on the speakers and see whats new.
The first notable thing is that this is the first album where Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan's influence is no where; he was such a huge influence on the music you can hear that loss of input. I think it was remarkable that the band carried on after such a massive loss, both musically and emotionally. They did, and this album once again marks another change in their musical style.
I wasn't that impressed when hearing the single for the first time as it didn't feel like it was painting the right picture for the album; it was painfully simple, not very dynamic and just very formulaic. After giving the whole album a listen it was clear there was much more to it than the single promised.
It opens with 'Shepherd of Fire'. A very dark, moody baritone brass intro mirroring the chords and a thudding drum riff. This song sets the tone for the rest of the album and reveals straight away how much this album is influenced by previous legendary metal bands.
After 'Hail to the King' comes 'Doing Time', probably one of the weakest on the album, it really is quite forgettable, even a stylish Slash/Dimebag hybrid of a solo can't really save it.
'This Means War' is unashamedly a direct descendant of Metallica's 'Sad But True', from every element possible: drum, guitar and lyrical timing. Thats not to say it isn't an enjoyable song, and a couple of underlying guitar harmonies do colour the song nicely and the solo is not a Hammett rip-off at least. Read more ›
The first notable thing is that this is the first album where Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan's influence is no where; he was such a huge influence on the music you can hear that loss of input. I think it was remarkable that the band carried on after such a massive loss, both musically and emotionally. They did, and this album once again marks another change in their musical style.
I wasn't that impressed when hearing the single for the first time as it didn't feel like it was painting the right picture for the album; it was painfully simple, not very dynamic and just very formulaic. After giving the whole album a listen it was clear there was much more to it than the single promised.
It opens with 'Shepherd of Fire'. A very dark, moody baritone brass intro mirroring the chords and a thudding drum riff. This song sets the tone for the rest of the album and reveals straight away how much this album is influenced by previous legendary metal bands.
After 'Hail to the King' comes 'Doing Time', probably one of the weakest on the album, it really is quite forgettable, even a stylish Slash/Dimebag hybrid of a solo can't really save it.
'This Means War' is unashamedly a direct descendant of Metallica's 'Sad But True', from every element possible: drum, guitar and lyrical timing. Thats not to say it isn't an enjoyable song, and a couple of underlying guitar harmonies do colour the song nicely and the solo is not a Hammett rip-off at least. Read more ›
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By tomandrew
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This album is a step in a different direction for Avenged Sevenfold, especially without the Rev's unique song-writing style. As a fan of 80's/90's metal, I absolutely love this album. It is great music to put on just to rock out, or as background music. I'm not sure if the new songs will bring as great a reaction live as their old music, as the change in direction has polarised a lot of fans. It is admittedly a very stripped back album, but it's simplicity is one of the reasons I enjoy listening to it so much. The influence of Metallica, as well as Iron Maiden, is more evident here than on their previous albums, which seemed to draw more inspiration from bands such as Pantera. As a bass player, I can say that I thoroughly enjoyed playing along to this album, and I am sure that any musician would really enjoy doing this too. Thanks to Amazon, I managed to buy this album for �6 on a one-day offer, so thank you very much for fantastic value- this will be in my CD player for a very long time!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Nick
Format:MP3 Download|Amazon Verified Purchase
I guess I should say from the beginning that I like this album. It is 'solid' across the board, and certainly has enough going on to be interesting and invite repeat listens. Nonetheless, as a number of other reviewers have noted, both here and in magazines, Avenged Sevenfold here wear their influences on their sleeves, and so strongly do these influences emerge, there is the unavoidable feeling that the band have lost their own sense of identity. It is difficult not to listen to the tracks on offer and not find yourself thinking of them as each paying tribute a band formative for AX7, song titles moving aside for the thought of 'ah, this must be the Maiden Song' or 'hmm - sounds a bit like Sad but True, must be the Metallica song'. Overall a listenable album, but rarely offering anything fresh.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By WWE Mark
Format:Audio CD
After three long years, news broke of a new Avenged Sevenfold record. For A7X fans, this was the news of the decade. Over three year old questions were being answered: Will there be a new record? Who will be their new drummer? Can they pull it off without Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan? To answer the latter question, yes they can.
Sure, before really getting into details, the album does lack a certain quality that Avenged Sevenfold had before, I can't quite put my finger on it, but was obviously inspired by The Rev's writing. He wrote songs such as "Seize the Day", "Afterlife", "Welcome to the Family", "Fiction", and the always most popular, "A Little Piece of Heaven". Coming into the record, you had to know that a song of that direction, of that calibre would have no hope of appearing, so I wasn't disappointed when I didn't hear it. However, the new record came with surprises I was certainly not expecting...
Going into the record, the band stated it would be more bluesy, stripped back and heavy. The 1980's and 1990's were big influence on the band, and why not? Metallica, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Pantera and more paved the way for them, why shouldn't they pay homage to their heroes? Following the release of the single, "Hail to the King", all was not looking up. It was certainly stripped back, formulaic and simplistic. But, that didn't mean I wouldn't still go for it.
"Shepherd of Fire" opens with the chime of a chuch bell, followed by the rumbling of thunder and enter the drums and bass. I can safely say that this record is Johnny Christ's biggest triumph personally, as he can be heard throughout the whole 60 minutes and produces good stuff. Read more ›
Sure, before really getting into details, the album does lack a certain quality that Avenged Sevenfold had before, I can't quite put my finger on it, but was obviously inspired by The Rev's writing. He wrote songs such as "Seize the Day", "Afterlife", "Welcome to the Family", "Fiction", and the always most popular, "A Little Piece of Heaven". Coming into the record, you had to know that a song of that direction, of that calibre would have no hope of appearing, so I wasn't disappointed when I didn't hear it. However, the new record came with surprises I was certainly not expecting...
Going into the record, the band stated it would be more bluesy, stripped back and heavy. The 1980's and 1990's were big influence on the band, and why not? Metallica, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Pantera and more paved the way for them, why shouldn't they pay homage to their heroes? Following the release of the single, "Hail to the King", all was not looking up. It was certainly stripped back, formulaic and simplistic. But, that didn't mean I wouldn't still go for it.
"Shepherd of Fire" opens with the chime of a chuch bell, followed by the rumbling of thunder and enter the drums and bass. I can safely say that this record is Johnny Christ's biggest triumph personally, as he can be heard throughout the whole 60 minutes and produces good stuff. Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A7X Return with a vengeance
A great album from the A7X boys,slightly different to the last couple of albums but this really is as good.
Play it through three times and your will be hooked!
Play it through three times and your will be hooked!
Published 1 day ago by nick jones
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent album
Having been a long-term A7X fan, I was a bit apprehensive with all the talk of (another) change in direction but I needn't have worried, this album is excellent. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Gazz
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hail to the king
Must be ax7 best album not one bad track T-shirt is good quality too ideal present for any fan worth the money
Published 2 days ago by Sarah Gibson
5.0 out of 5 stars
brilliant!!!
these guys are utter geniuses!! Totally Love the whole CD from start to finish.
Highly recommended to all, buy it!!
Highly recommended to all, buy it!!
Published 2 days ago by Mrs. H. van der Linden
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thrilling and Enthralling
Fantastic album! I've now become addicted to this band, I'd never really listened to them before hearing them on Real XS and now Team Rock. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Rhia
4.0 out of 5 stars
A diversion not sure it's for the better
Solid throughout, miss the quirky touches that the Rev brought both lyrically and vocally. Best track for me is Acid Rain. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Nicholas Keable
4.0 out of 5 stars
hail to the King
Not as good as previous albums but still it might grow on me , got to put in twenty words whatever
Published 4 days ago by goose
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant
The t-shirt was of a very good quality, to which I was pleasantly surprised. The cd, although somewhat different to A7X's older records was still fantastic. Read more
Published 4 days ago by rkhlol
4.0 out of 5 stars
exploaded my expation
i was thinking it would not be as good as i thought it would not be that good but it really was
Published 4 days ago by emma
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect
Love A7X. Arrived early, listened to it all night, T shirt is also really good, great price, great deal :) Amazing.
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