Hail to the King (deluxe version)

~ Release by Avenged Sevenfold (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Annotation

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Shepherd of Fire bass: Ed Meares bass trombone: Andrew Martin (jazz trombonist) and Steven Holtman 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		5:24
2	Hail 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	5:05
3	Doing Time recording of: Doing Time 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		3:27
4	This Means War recording of: This Means War 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		6:09
5	Requiem bass: Ed Meares bass trombone: Andrew Martin (jazz trombonist) and Steven Holtman cello: John E. Acosta (cellist) and Suzie Katayama cello [Principal Cello]: Dane Little French horn: John Reynolds and Joe Meyer (French horn player) trombone: Alan Kaplan trumpet: Rick Baptist and John Fumo tuba: Douglas Tornquist (tubist) violin: Natalie Leggett, Sara Parkins (US violinist), Michelle Richards, Songa Lee, Tereza Stanislav, Josefina Vergara (Chilean-American violinist) and John Wittenberg vocals: Jessi Collins, Sharlotte Gibson, Ran Jackson and Storm Lee Gardner horn arranger and strings arranger: David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger) concertmaster: Charlie Bisharat (US violinist) recording of: Requiem 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		4:24
6	Crimson Day cello: John E. Acosta (cellist) and Suzie Katayama cello [Principal Cello]: Dane Little keyboard: Mike Elizondo violin: Natalie Leggett, Sara Parkins (US violinist), Michelle Richards, Songa Lee, Tereza Stanislav, Josefina Vergara (Chilean-American violinist) and John Wittenberg conductor: David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger) strings arranger: David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger) concertmaster: Charlie Bisharat (US violinist) recording of: Crimson Day 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		4:57
7	Heretic keyboard: Mike Elizondo recording of: Heretic 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
8	Coming Home keyboard: Mike Elizondo solo guitar: Papa Gates recording of: Coming Home 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		6:26
9	Planets bass: Ed Meares bass trombone: Andrew Martin (jazz trombonist) and Steven Holtman cello: Suzie Katayama French horn: John Reynolds and Joe Meyer (French horn player) trombone: Alan Kaplan trumpet: Rick Baptist and John Fumo tuba: Douglas Tornquist (tubist) vocals: Synyster Gates 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: Planets 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		5:56
10	Acid Rain cello: John E. Acosta (cellist) and Suzie Katayama cello [Principal Cello]: Dane Little effects [Sound FX]: Mike Elizondo piano: Jeff Babko violin: Natalie Leggett, Sara Parkins (US violinist), Michelle Richards, Songa Lee, Tereza Stanislav, Josefina Vergara (Chilean-American violinist) and John Wittenberg conductor: David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger) strings arranger: David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger) concertmaster: Charlie Bisharat (US violinist) recording of: Acid Rain 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		6:41
11	Hail 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		5:13
12	St. James recording of: St. James writer: Brian Elwin Haner Jr, Jonathan Seward (guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold), Matthew Sanders and Zachary Baker	3	5:01

Credits

Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2013)

purchase for download and streaming page:	https://music.apple.com/us/album/672046420 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Hail to the King

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/590768 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/avenged-sevenfold/hail-to-the-king/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002561282 [info]
Wikidata:	Q13560490 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 093624942283
Format:: Digital Media
Length:: 1:03:38

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Warner Bros. Records
[none]

Release events

[Worldwide]
2013-08-23

Release group rating

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