Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil (2005)

Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil (2005)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "Beast and the Harlot"   5:42

2. "Burn It Down"   5:00

3. "Blinded in Chains"   6:34

4. "Bat Country"   5:13

5. "Trashed and Scattered"   5:53

6. "Seize the Day"   5:35

7. "Sidewinder"   7:01

8. "The Wicked End"   7:10

9. "Strength of the World"   9:14

10. "Betrayed"   6:47

11. "M.I.A."   8:48

Total length:   72:42

Avenged Sevenfold Band Members / Musicians

M. Shadows – lead vocals, backing vocals

Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, co-lead guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "Seize the Day", gang vocals on "Strength of the World"

The Rev – drums, backing vocals, piano on "Seize the Day", gang vocals on "Strength of the World"

Synyster Gates – lead guitar, backing vocals, piano on "Beast and the Harlot" and "Sidewinder", gang vocals on "Strength of the World"

Johnny Christ – bass, backing vocals, gang vocals on "Strength of the World"

Produced by Mudrock and Avenged Sevenfold, with additional production by Fred Archambault and Scott Gilman

Mixed by Andy Wallace

Pro Tools by John O'Mahony, assisted by Steve Sisco

Mastered by Eddie Schreyer

Additional vocal production by The Rev, Synyster Gates and M. Shadows

Orchestration by Scott Gilman, The Rev, Synyster Gates and M. Shadows

Drum tech – Mike Fasano

Guitar tech – Stephen Ferrara-Grand

Brian Haner – additional guitars, pedal steel guitar, acoustic guitar solo left on "Sidewinder"

Orchestra

Violinists – Samuel Fischer (soloist), Mark Robertson, Songa Lee-Kitto, Sam Formicola, Bruce Dukov, Alan Grunfeld, Larry Greenfield, Liane Mautner

Violists – David Walther, Matthew Funes, Alma Fernandez

Cellists – Victor Lawrence (soloist), David Low, David Mergen

Choir

Choir leader – Jeannine Wagner

Choir performers – Zachary Biggs, Colton Beyer-Johnson, Josiah Yiu, Nathan Cruz, Stephen Cruz, C.J. Cruz, Sean Sullivan, Alan Hong, Nico Walsh, Sally Stevens

City of Evil is the 3rd studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released on June 6, 2005, through Warner Bros. Records. Co-produced by Andrew Murdock, City of Evil contains a more traditional heavy metal and hard rock sound than Avenged Sevenfold's previous two albums, which showcased a predominantly metalcore sound. The album title is derived from a lyric in the song, "Beast and the Harlot". The album is notable for the absence of screaming vocals. M. Shadows worked for months before the album's release with vocal coach Ron Anderson, whose clients have included Axl Rose and Chris Cornell, to achieve a sound that had "grit while still having the tone". In order to increase stamina and strength on the pedals, The Rev would sit for hours practicing until he could get up to 210 beats per minute.