Hail to the King (Avenged Sevenfold album)

Hail to the King
Studio album by
Avenged Sevenfold
ReleasedAugust 23, 2013 (2013-08-23)[1]
Recorded2013
Studio
  • Can-Am (Los Angeles)
  • Capitol (Hollywood)
GenreHeavy metal[2][3]
Length53:27
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerMike Elizondo
Avenged Sevenfold chronology
Nightmare
(2010) 		Hail to the King
(2013) 		The Stage
(2016)
Singles from Hail to the King
  1. "Hail to the King"
    Released: July 15, 2013
  2. "Shepherd of Fire"
    Released: November 7, 2013
Vinyl cover

Hail to the King is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released on August 23, 2013, through Warner Bros. Records. The album was produced by Mike Elizondo. Hail to the King is the only Avenged Sevenfold album to feature drummer Arin Ilejay, prior to his departure in July 2015. It is also the first Avenged Sevenfold album without musical contributions from Ilejay's late predecessor, Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan; the bonus track, "St. James", was written in his memory.

The album was a commercial and critical success, reaching number one on the Billboard 200. This marks Avenged Sevenfold's second album to top the Billboard chart (after Nightmare), as well as their first to reach number one in the UK, topping the UK Albums Chart. It also topped the Canadian, Brazilian, Finnish and Irish album charts, and spawned two number one singles on Billboard's Mainstream Rock, "Hail to the King", and "Shepherd of Fire". The former spent 11 weeks on the top of the chart.[4] The album was certified Gold by the BPI and Platinum by both the RIAA and Music Canada.[5][6][7]

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