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. It is also the first album to feature Johnny Christ on bass, thus completeing the band's primary lineup (until The Rev's death in 2009). The Rev performs vocals on the tracks Unholy Confessions, Chapter Four, Remenissions, Desecrate Through Reverence, Eternal Rest, Second Heartbeat, Radiant Eclipse, I Won't See You Tonight Part 2, Clairvoyant Disease, and And All Things Will End.
The album was certified gold on July 15, 2009.
Reception
Walking 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.In other profiles, the album also received comparisons to the Misfits and further comparisons to Iron Maiden."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. 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).
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.
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 | |||||||
