Waking the Fallen

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Waking the Fallen
Studio album by Avenged Sevenfold
Released	August 26, 2003
Recorded	2003 at NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Metalcore
Length	68:40
Label	Hopeless
Producer	Andrew Murdock and Fred Archambault
Professional reviews
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Avenged Sevenfold chronology
Warmness on the Soul (2001) Waking the Fallen (2003) City of Evil (2005)
Singles from Waking the Fallen
"Second Heartbeat" Released: 2003 "Unholy Confessions" Released: 2004

Waking the Fallen is the second album by Avenged Sevenfold, released on August 26, 2003 through Hopeless Records. It is the last release by the band to feature their metalcore sound, although more clean vocals are featured on the album than their debut album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet.
Waking the Fallen was Avenged Sevenfold's first album to feature bassist Johnny Christ as well as the first to feature the full current line-up (up until The Rev's death), after Dameon Ash's departure. The album was certified gold on July 15, 2009.

Contents [hide] 1 Reception 2 Videography 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 References

[edit] Reception

Waking the Fallen was highly acclaimed. It received a positive profile in Billboard, with the magazine comparing Avenged Sevenfold to bands like NOFX, Iron Maiden, and Metallica.^[1] In other profiles, the album also received comparisons to the Misfits and further comparisons to Iron Maiden.^[2] "Chapter Four" was featured in NASCAR Thunder 2004, Madden 2004 and NHL 2004, which garnered enough exposure to lead to a record deal with Warner Bros. Records.^[3] This record is also notable among fans because of M. Shadows' slightly higher voice and high notes he sings on songs like "I Won't See You Tonight" (both parts).

[edit] Videography

A live performance video was shot at Warped Tour 2003 for the first single from Waking the Fallen, "Second Heartbeat". A video was made for the second single "Unholy Confessions" on March 6, 2004. It was a live video with the actual track dubbed over. It featured the fans before and during an Avenged Sevenfold concert. According to vocalist M. Shadows, it was requested by their new label, Warner Bros. Records in order to publicize the band before their 2005 album City of Evil.
This video was the second attempt at a video for the track. The previous attempt was a concept video created the previous fall (2003). The band was not happy with the final product, however, and opted to re-shoot the video, this time as a live performance. The new video went into rotation on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball.^[4]

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Avenged Sevenfold, except "Waking the Fallen" by Avenged Sevenfold and Scott Gilman.

Waking the Fallen
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Waking the Fallen"	1:42
2.	"Unholy Confessions"	4:44
3.	"Chapter Four"	5:43
4.	"Remenissions"	6:07
5.	"Desecrate Through Reverence"	5:38
6.	"Eternal Rest"	5:13
7.	"Second Heartbeat"	7:00
8.	"Radiant Eclipse"	6:10
9.	"I Won't See You Tonight (Part 1)"	8:58
10.	"I Won't See You Tonight (Part 2)"	4:45
11.	"Clairvoyant Disease"	5:00
12.	"And All Things Will End"	7:41

[edit] Personnel

Avenged Sevenfold

• M. Shadows — lead vocals
• Synyster Gates — lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
• Zacky Vengeance — lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
• Johnny Christ — bass, backing vocals
• The Rev — drums, backing vocals, co-lead screams