The Best of 2005-2013

~ Release by Avenged Sevenfold (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Bat Country
additional producer:
Fred Archambault, Synyster Gates (other vocals), Scott Gilman and M. Shadows (other vocals)
producer:
Avenged Sevenfold (American metal band) and Mudrock
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
additional guitar and additional pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Brian Haner
bass:
Johnny Christ (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold)
cello:
David Mergen (Cellist) and David Low
drums (drum set):
The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer)
guitar:
Zacky Vengeance
guitar [Lead Guitar]:
Synyster Gates
solo cello:
Victor Lawrence (cellist)
solo violin:
Samuel Fischer
viola:
Alma Fernandez, Matt Funes and David Walther (viola player)
violin:
Bruce Dukov, Samuel Formicola (violist), Larry Greenfield (violinist), Alan Grunfeld, Songa Lee‐Kitto, Liane Mautner and Mark Robertson (US violinist)
choir vocals:
Colton Beyer-Johnson, Zachary Biggs, C.J. Cruz, Nathan Cruz, Stephen Cruz, Alan Hong, Sally Stevens, Sean Sullivan (Choral Vocalist), Nico Walsh and Josiah Yiu
vocals:
M. Shadows
performer:
Avenged Sevenfold (American metal band)
orchestrator:
Synyster Gates, Scott Gilman and M. Shadows
drums (drum set) technician:
Mike Fasano (drummer, drum tech)
guitar technician:
Stephen Ferrara-Grand
recorded at:
Ocean Way in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Hobby Shop in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Bat Country
writer:
Synyster Gates, Matthew Charles Sanders, The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer) and Zackary Baker
publisher:
Darkness Coats Us Publishing and EMI April Music Inc.
4.15:12
2Beast and the Harlot
additional producer:
Fred Archambault, Synyster Gates (other vocals), Scott Gilman and M. Shadows (other vocals)
producer:
Avenged Sevenfold (American metal band) and Mudrock
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
additional guitar and additional pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Brian Haner
bass:
Johnny Christ (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold)
cello:
David Mergen (Cellist) and David Low
drums (drum set):
The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer)
guitar:
Zacky Vengeance
guitar [Lead Guitar] and piano:
Synyster Gates
solo cello:
Victor Lawrence (cellist)
solo violin:
Samuel Fischer
viola:
Alma Fernandez, Matt Funes and David Walther (viola player)
violin:
Bruce Dukov, Samuel Formicola (violist), Larry Greenfield (violinist), Alan Grunfeld, Songa Lee‐Kitto, Liane Mautner and Mark Robertson (US violinist)
choir vocals:
Colton Beyer-Johnson, Zachary Biggs, C.J. Cruz, Nathan Cruz, Stephen Cruz, Alan Hong, Sally Stevens, Sean Sullivan (Choral Vocalist), Nico Walsh and Josiah Yiu
vocals:
M. Shadows
performer:
Avenged Sevenfold (American metal band)
orchestrator:
Synyster Gates, Scott Gilman and M. Shadows
drums (drum set) technician:
Mike Fasano (drummer, drum tech)
guitar technician:
Stephen Ferrara-Grand
recorded at:
Ocean Way in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Hobby Shop in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Beast and the Harlot
writer:
Synyster Gates, Matthew Charles Sanders, The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer) and Zackary Baker
publisher:
Darkness Coats Us Publishing and EMI April Music Inc.
3.755:44
3Seize the Day
additional producer:
Fred Archambault, Synyster Gates (other vocals), Scott Gilman and M. Shadows (other vocals)
producer:
Avenged Sevenfold (American metal band) and Mudrock
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
additional guitar and additional pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Brian Haner
bass:
Johnny Christ (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold)
cello:
David Mergen (Cellist) and David Low
drums (drum set) and piano:
The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer)
guitar:
Zacky Vengeance
guitar [Lead Guitar] and additional vocals:
Synyster Gates
solo cello:
Victor Lawrence (cellist)
solo violin:
Samuel Fischer
viola:
Alma Fernandez, Matt Funes and David Walther (viola player)
violin:
Bruce Dukov, Samuel Formicola (violist), Larry Greenfield (violinist), Alan Grunfeld, Songa Lee‐Kitto, Liane Mautner and Mark Robertson (US violinist)
choir vocals:
Colton Beyer-Johnson, Zachary Biggs, C.J. Cruz, Nathan Cruz, Stephen Cruz, Alan Hong, Sally Stevens, Sean Sullivan (Choral Vocalist), Nico Walsh and Josiah Yiu
vocals:
M. Shadows
performer:
Avenged Sevenfold (American metal band)
orchestrator:
Synyster Gates, Scott Gilman and M. Shadows
drums (drum set) technician:
Mike Fasano (drummer, drum tech)
guitar technician:
Stephen Ferrara-Grand
recorded at:
Ocean Way in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Hobby Shop in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Seize the Day
writer:
Synyster Gates, Matthew Charles Sanders, The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer) and Zackary Baker
publisher:
Darkness Coats Us Publishing and EMI April Music Inc.
3.15:34
4Critical Acclaim
programming:
Jay-E
assistant engineer:
Clifton Allen (task: Assistant Engineer at Sunset Sound Recorders), Robert DeLong (task: Assistant Engineer at Eldorado Recording Studios), Mike Scielzi (task: Assistant Engineer at Soundtrack Studios), Chris Steffen (task: Assistant Engineer at Eldorado Recording Stuidos), Aaron Walk (task: Assistant Engineer at Capitol Studios) and Josh Wilbur (musician, writer, engineer, mixer & producer) (task: Assistant Engineer at Soundtrack Studios)
producer:
Avenged Sevenfold (American metal band) and Daniel McLaughlin (Avenged Sevenfold "fan producer for a day") (task: Fan Producer for a Day)
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
bass guitar:
Johnny Christ (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold)
drums (drum set):
The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer)
guitar:
Zacky Vengeance
guitar [Lead Guitar]:
Synyster Gates
organ and piano:
Jamie Muhoberac
vocals:
M. Shadows
drums (drum set) technician:
Mike "The Sac" Fasano (drummer, drum tech)
guitar technician:
Walter Rice
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Eldorado Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States and Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Critical Acclaim
writer:
Johnny Christ (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold), Synyster Gates, The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer), M. Shadows and Zacky Vengeance
publisher:
Darkness Coats Us Publishing and EMI April Music Inc.
3.65:15
5Almost Easy
additional engineer:
Clifton Allen (task: Assistant Engineer at Sunset Sound Recorders)
assistant engineer:
Robert DeLong (task: Assistant Engineer at Eldorado Recording Studios), Mike Scielzi (task: Assistant Engineer at Soundtrack Studios), Chris Steffen (task: Assistant Engineer at Eldorado Recording Stuidos), Aaron Walk (task: Assistant Engineer at Capitol Studios) and Josh Wilbur (musician, writer, engineer, mixer & producer) (task: Assistant Engineer at Soundtrack Studios)
producer:
Avenged Sevenfold (American metal band) and Daniel McLaughlin (Avenged Sevenfold "fan producer for a day") (task: Fan Producer for a Day)
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
bass guitar:
Johnny Christ (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold)
drums (drum set):
The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer)
guitar:
Zacky Vengeance
guitar [Lead Guitar]:
Synyster Gates
piano:
Greg Kusten
vocals:
M. Shadows
drums (drum set) technician:
Mike "The Sac" Fasano (drummer, drum tech)
guitar technician:
Walter Rice
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Eldorado Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States and Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Almost Easy
additional writer:
Johnny Christ (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold), Synyster Gates, M. Shadows and Zacky Vengeance
writer:
The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer)
publisher:
Darkness Coats Us Publishing and EMI April Music Inc.
3.653:54
6Afterlife
additional engineer:
Clifton Allen (task: Assistant Engineer at Sunset Sound Recorders)
assistant engineer:
Robert DeLong (task: Assistant Engineer at Eldorado Recording Studios), Mike Scielzi (task: Assistant Engineer at Soundtrack Studios), Chris Steffen (task: Assistant Engineer at Eldorado Recording Stuidos), Aaron Walk (task: Assistant Engineer at Capitol Studios) and Josh Wilbur (musician, writer, engineer, mixer & producer) (task: Assistant Engineer at Soundtrack Studios)
producer:
Avenged Sevenfold (American metal band) and Daniel McLaughlin (Avenged Sevenfold "fan producer for a day") (task: Fan Producer for a Day)
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
bass guitar:
Johnny Christ (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold)
cello:
Cameron Stone
double bass [Upright Bass]:
Miles Mosley (US jazz/soul musician)
drums (drum set):
The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer)
guitar:
Zacky Vengeance
guitar [Lead Guitar]:
Synyster Gates
viola:
Andrew Duckles
violin:
Caroline Campbell (US violinist) and Neel Hammond (violinist)
vocals:
M. Shadows
strings arranger:
Avenged Sevenfold (American metal band) and Marc Mann (keyboardist, arranger, orchestrator and conductor)
drums (drum set) technician:
Mike "The Sac" Fasano (drummer, drum tech)
guitar technician:
Walter Rice
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Eldorado Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States and Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Afterlife
additional writer:
Johnny Christ (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold), Synyster Gates, M. Shadows and Zacky Vengeance
writer:
The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer)
arranger:
Johnny Christ (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold), Synyster Gates, Marc Mann (keyboardist, arranger, orchestrator and conductor), The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer), M. Shadows and Zacky Vengeance
publisher:
Darkness Coats Us Publishing and EMI April Music Inc.
4.155:52
7Dear God
additional engineer:
Clifton Allen (task: Assistant Engineer at Sunset Sound Recorders)
assistant engineer:
Robert DeLong (task: Assistant Engineer at Eldorado Recording Studios), Mike Scielzi (task: Assistant Engineer at Soundtrack Studios), Chris Steffen (task: Assistant Engineer at Eldorado Recording Stuidos), Aaron Walk (task: Assistant Engineer at Capitol Studios) and Josh Wilbur (musician, writer, engineer, mixer & producer) (task: Assistant Engineer at Soundtrack Studios)
producer:
Avenged Sevenfold (American metal band) and Daniel McLaughlin (Avenged Sevenfold "fan producer for a day") (task: Fan Producer for a Day)
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
banjo, lap steel guitar and pedal steel guitar:
Greg Leisz
bass guitar:
Johnny Christ (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold)
drums (drum set):
The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer)
guitar:
Zacky Vengeance
guitar [Lead Guitar]:
Synyster Gates
additional vocals:
Shanna Crooks
vocals:
M. Shadows
drums (drum set) technician:
Mike "The Sac" Fasano (drummer, drum tech)
guitar technician:
Walter Rice
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Eldorado Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States and Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Dear God
writer:
Johnny Christ (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold), Synyster Gates, The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer), M. Shadows and Zacky Vengeance
publisher:
Darkness Coats Us Publishing and EMI April Music Inc.
3.756:33
8A Little Piece of Heaven
additional engineer:
Clifton Allen (task: Assistant Engineer at Sunset Sound Recorders)
assistant engineer:
Robert DeLong (task: Assistant Engineer at Eldorado Recording Studios), Mike Scielzi (task: Assistant Engineer at Soundtrack Studios), Chris Steffen (task: Assistant Engineer at Eldorado Recording Stuidos), Aaron Walk (task: Assistant Engineer at Capitol Studios) and Josh Wilbur (musician, writer, engineer, mixer & producer) (task: Assistant Engineer at Soundtrack Studios)
producer:
Avenged Sevenfold (American metal band) and Daniel McLaughlin (Avenged Sevenfold "fan producer for a day") (task: Fan Producer for a Day)
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
alto saxophone:
Brandon Fields and Bill Liston
baritone saxophone:
Joel Peskin
bass guitar:
Johnny Christ (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold)
cello:
Cameron Stone
clarinet:
Rusty Higgins (American Woodwind player) and Bill Liston
double bass [Upright Bass]:
Miles Mosley (US jazz/soul musician)
drums (drum set):
The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer)
guitar:
Zacky Vengeance
guitar [Lead Guitar]:
Synyster Gates
organ and piano:
Jamie Muhoberac
tenor saxophone:
Dave Boruff and Rusty Higgins (American Woodwind player)
trombone:
Bruce Fowler (trombone, composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Alex Iles
trumpet:
Wayne Bergeron and Dan Foreno
viola:
Andrew Duckles
violin:
Caroline Campbell (US violinist) and Neel Hammond (violinist)
additional vocals:
Juliette Commagère
choir vocals:
Beth Andersen (US pop vocalist), Monique Donnelly, Rob Giles, Debbie Hall (Vocalist), Scottie Haskell, Luana Jackman, Bob Joyce, Rock Logan, Gabriel Mann, Arnold McCuller, Susie Stevens Logan and Ed Zajack
vocals:
M. Shadows
horn arranger, strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
Steve Bartek
drums (drum set) technician:
Mike "The Sac" Fasano (drummer, drum tech)
guitar technician:
Walter Rice
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Eldorado Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States and Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
A Little Piece of Heaven
writer:
Johnny Christ (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold), Synyster Gates, The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer), M. Shadows and Zacky Vengeance
arranger:
Steve Bartek
publisher:
Darkness Coats Us Publishing and EMI April Music Inc.
4.48:01
9Nightmare
producer:
Mike Elizondo
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
piano:
David Palmer (production music composer)
strings:
Stevie Blacke (British‐American producer and multi‐instrumentalist)
strings arranger:
Stevie Blacke (British‐American producer and multi‐instrumentalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2010)
music videos:
Nightmare by Avenged Sevenfold (American metal band)
recording of:
Nightmare
writer:
Johnny Christ (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold), Synyster Gates, The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer), M. Shadows and Zacky Vengeance
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Lewis Christ Publishing, S. Gates Music, Skeletons and Bowties Publishing and Slayer St. Publishing
46:14
10Welcome to the Family
producer:
Mike Elizondo
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2010)
recording of:
Welcome to the Family
writer:
Johnny Christ (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold), Synyster Gates, The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer), M. Shadows and Zacky Vengeance
2.954:06
11So Far Away
producer:
Mike Elizondo
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
additional guitar:
Brian Haner
strings:
Stevie Blacke (British‐American producer and multi‐instrumentalist)
strings arranger:
Stevie Blacke (British‐American producer and multi‐instrumentalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2010)
recording of:
So Far Away
writer:
Johnny Christ (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold), Synyster Gates, The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer), M. Shadows and Zacky Vengeance
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Lewis Christ Publishing, S. Gates Music, Skeletons and Bowties Publishing and Slayer St. Publishing
3.455:27
12Hail to the King
recording of:
Hail to the King
writer:
Brian Haner, Jr., Jonathan Seward (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold), Matthew Charles Sanders and Zackary Baker
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Lewis Christ Publishing, S. Gates Music, Skeletons and Bowties Publishing and Slayer St. Publishing
4.255:05
13Shepherd of Fire
bass:
Ed Meares
bass trombone:
Andrew Martin (jazz trombonist) and Steven Holtman (trombonist)
cello:
Suzie Katayama
effects [Sound FX]:
Brent Arrowood and Mike Elizondo
French horn:
John Reynolds and Joe Meyer (French horn player)
trombone:
Alan Kaplan
trumpet:
Rick Baptist and John Fumo
tuba:
Douglas Tornquist (tubist)
conductor:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
horn arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
recording of:
Shepherd of Fire
writer:
Brian Haner, Jr., Jonathan Seward (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold), Matthew Charles Sanders and Zackary Baker
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Lewis Christ Publishing, S. Gates Music, Skeletons and Bowties Publishing and Slayer St. Publishing
4.55:23
14Walk (studio version)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 21)
cover recording of:
Walk
writer:
Phil Anselmo, Rex Brown, Darrell Lance Abbott and Vinnie Paul
2.55:21
15Flash of the Blade
mixer:
Josh Wilbur (musician, writer, engineer, mixer & producer)
editor:
Steve Forner and Rafa Alcantara
bass guitar:
Johnny Christ (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold)
drums (drum set):
The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold drummer)
guitar:
Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance
lead vocals:
M. Shadows
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint)
cover recording of:
Flash of the Blade
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist)
34:01
16Paranoid
cover recording of:
Paranoid
lyricist:
Geezer Butler
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Japan, A-Division, TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
32:43
17Carry On
recording of:
Carry On
writer:
Brian Haner, Jr., Jonathan Seward (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold), Matthew Charles Sanders and Zackary Baker
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Lewis Christ Publishing, S. Gates Music, Skeletons and Bowties Publishing and Slayer St. Publishing
44:15
18Not Ready to Die (From "Call of the Dead")
producer:
Mike Elizondo
mixer:
Adam Hawkins (US mix engineer)
recording of:
Not Ready to Die (from Call of the Dead)
writer:
Brian Haner, Jr., Jonathan Seward (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold), Matthew Charles Sanders and Zackary Baker
37:05

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