AVENGED SEVENFOLD REVEAL FIRST SINGLE

“HAIL TO THE KING” FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM

HAIL TO THE KING US TOUR ANNOUNCED WITH

 DEFTONES AND GHOST B.C.

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 6TH STUDIO ALBUM

HAIL TO THE KING DUE OUT ON AUGUST 26TH

Los Angeles, CA – July 15, 2013 – Avenged Sevenfold today revealed “Hail To The King”, the blistering first single and title track from the band’s forthcoming sixth studio album due out on August 26th via Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Mike Elizondo, Hail To The King was recently proclaimed “the band’s crowning achievement” by Revolver Magazine. To listen to “Hail ToThe King” now, click HERE. To purchase “Hail To The King” on iTunes, clickHERE. Hail To The King is available to pre-order HERE.

Avenged Sevenfold also announced the Hail To The King Tour – a massive headlining U.S. arena tour to take place this October and the band’s first full scale American tour since 2011. The run of dates will kick off in Chicago, IL on Thursday, October 3rd and wrap up on October 26th in Las Vegas, NV. Supporting the band on all dates will be special guests Deftones and Ghost B.C. As previously announced the band will play a run of dates in the UK:

November 2013

Saturday                                30           Manchester Arena

December 2013

Sunday                                   1              Wembley Arena, London

Tuesday                                  3             02 Dublin, Ireland

Thursday                               5              LG Arena, Birmingham

Additionally, starting today fans of Avenged Sevenfold can pre-order a special, limited-edition box set of Hail To The King (available on August 26th). The antique gold colored embossed foil wrapped “treasure box” will feature exclusive Hail To The King artwork and include a deluxe version of the album on CD with a download card to an extra bonus track, an exclusive Canvas Print, a 20-page photo book featuring photos of the band through out the years, a Death Bat Challenge Coin, Death Bat Skeleton Key, an instant download of the new single, and a download of the album on street date. Fans that purchase the box set will also receive pre-sale access to the upcoming U.S.tour. The box is available for purchase HERE and once they sell out no more will be made.

Tracklisting for the album is as below:

Shepherd of Fire

Hail to the King

Doing Time

This Means War

Requiem

Crimson Day

Heretic

Coming Home

Planets

Acid Rain

Hail To The King is the follow up to Avenged Sevenfold’s 5th studio album, Nightmare, which reached GOLD status in the UK, and earned the band it’s highest ever debut on the Billboard album chart when it took the Number One spot and spawned three Number One, hit-singles “Nightmare”, “So Far Away” and “Welcome To The Family”. “Nightmare” broke radio records and was the most played current song at Rock Radio for all of 2010. Throughout 2010 and 2011 Avenged Sevenfold toured the world nonstop. They have achieved Diamond, Platinum and Gold awards for album sales in nearly a dozen countries and have sold out arenas the world over and headlined some of the worlds biggest and most prestigious music festivals playing to over one million people.  Due to an overwhelming demand from the United States troops abroad, Avenged Sevenfold embarked on a USO tour in the Middle East including stops in Kuwait and tour of Iraq performing for US soldiers stationed abroad. 

Avenged Sevenfold made an unprecedented appearance as characters in the Call of Duty Black Ops 2 video game in November 2012.  The game was the biggest selling video game of all time and featured the band's performance of a song written for the game, ‘Carry On,’ which then went on to Top the Billboard Monitor chart on January 13, 2013.

On August 26th, Avenged Sevenfold will also play a free show for their fans at the Hollywood Palladium. The show is a special thank you to their fans to celebrate the release of the new album. Stay tuned for entry details, which will be revealed in the coming weeks.

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About Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold achieved worldwide success with their platinum 2005 breakthrough City Of Evil, which featured the wildly popular single “Bat Country.” The band quickly became known for their spectacular live shows and continues to sell out arenas worldwide. In 2007, their self-titled album Avenged Sevenfold debuted at #1 on the Billboard Alternative, Hard, and Rock Charts and #4 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart. It spawned the singles "Almost Easy," "Afterlife," and "Scream" and has sold over a million units worldwide. In 2008, the band captured their magnificent stage show on Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough, a live CD/DVD that has since been certified platinum. Over the years, Avenged Sevenfold has built a fanatical fanbase that includes over 14 millions fans on Facebook. 

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