Black Reign (EP)

Black Reign is an EP by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released on September 21, 2018, through Warner Bros. Records.

Black Reign
EP by
Avenged Sevenfold
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2018
RecordedApril 2011 – 2018
GenreHeavy metal
Length21:14
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerAvenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold chronology
Live at the GRAMMY Museum
(2017)		 Black Reign
(2018)

Background

In September 2018 it was announced the band would release all previous non-album collaborations with the Call of Duty: Black Ops video game series in one collected EP, including a brand new single made specifically for Black Ops 4 as well as "Jade Helm", which was previously only available in-game on Black Ops III.[1][2][3]

On September 23, 2018, M. Shadows took to Avenged Sevenfold's Reddit to address the criticism regarding the mixing of the new single. He subsequently published a second version to download for free and explained that the song would be replaced on all radio stations and streaming websites.[4]

Musical style

M. Shadows spoke to Kerrang! about the EP saying "We felt that we should go for something bigger, darker and more cerebral" referring to the brand new song "Mad Hatter". He continued "We have a very deep relationship with the team at Treyarch. We're proud to be part of the family and extremely excited for people to enjoy this next chapter and our contribution to it."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Avenged Sevenfold.

No.TitleLength
1."Mad Hatter"5:03
2."Carry On"4:15
3."Not Ready to Die" (from "Call of the Dead")7:05
4."Jade Helm" (instrumental)4:51
Total length:21:14

Personnel
  • M. Shadows – lead vocals
  • Synyster Gates – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Johnny Christ – bass, gang vocals
  • Arin Ilejay – drums on "Carry On" and "Not Ready to Die"
  • Brooks Wackerman – drums on "Mad Hatter" and "Jade Helm"
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References
  1. "Avenged Sevenfold Announce New EP, Black Reign — Kerrang!". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  2. "Avenged Sevenfold to release Black Reign EP on Friday". Metal Hammer Magazine. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  3. "Avenged Sevenfold announce Black Reign EP, release new song, "Mad Hatter": Stream". Consequence of Sound. 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  4. "AVENGED SEVENFOLD Releases New Version Of 'Mad Hatter' In Response To Fan Complaints". blabbermouth.net. 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
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