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| Released | August 9, 2005 | |||
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'Bat Country' is a song by Avenged Sevenfold, released in August 2005 as the second single from their third album, City of Evil. Avenged Sevenfold won 'Best New Artist Video' at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards for 'Bat Country' and on October 1, 2009, the single was certified gold by the RIAA. For these reasons, 'Bat Country' is often believed to be the band's most commercially successful song. The song was ranked at number 20 on Loudwire's Top 21st Century Hard Rock Songs.[1] It also was rated as number 9 on Ultimate Guitar's list of Top 25 Best Songs With Guitar Duels.[2]
Avenged Sevenfold 'Bat Country'. Search 'Bat Country' lyrics. Avenged Sevenfold Lyrics 'Bat Country' 'He who makes a beast out of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man' Caught here in a fiery blaze, won't lose my will to stay. Mental fiction, follow me; show me what it's like to be set free Can't you help me as I'm startin' to. Stream Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country (Acoustic).mp3 by rakaGrandis from desktop or your mobile device. Lyrics for Bat Country by Avenged Sevenfold from album City Of EvilI do NOT own this music!PLEASE DO NOT POST CHAIN COMMENTS! Avenged Sevenfold 'Bat Country' music video. Connect With Avenged Sevenfold: Website: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ave.
Background and content[edit]
The song's main influence comes from Hunter S. Thompson's 1971 novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and the title itself also comes from a line from the book in which Raoul Duke, the alter-ego pseudonym of Thompson himself, is on his way to Las Vegas while being affected by various drugs, and thus hallucinates, seeing huge bats and manta rays in the sky. With this, he gasps to his companion and attorney, Dr. Gonzo, 'We can't stop here. This is bat country.'
The following quote, also included at the beginning of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, is referred to twice throughout the song (at the beginning and the bridge before the last chorus) and is shown at the beginning of the music video.
'He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.' – Samuel Johnson
Also referenced in the song is a lyric derived from the final words spoken about Dr. Gonzo at the end of the film adaptation. The lyric is used at the end of the second breakdown of the song, as the final lyric of the song.
'There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.' – Raoul Duke
In popular culture[edit]
The song has been used in several video games including EA Sports' NHL 06, Madden NFL 06,[3]SSX on Tour, Saints Row 2, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, as downloadable content for Rock Band and Rock Band 2, the iPhone application Tap Tap Revenge 3 and on the newer version Tap Tap Revenge 4. The song is featured on the soundtrack to the extreme mountain bike film New World Disorder 7: Flying High Again. The song is featured in the rhythm game Rocksmith 2014. The song appeared on an episode of the FOXTV seriesBones entitled 'The Superhero in the Alley'. It is also appeared briefly in the comedy film Big Momma's House 2.
Track listings[edit]
- CD
- 'Bat Country' – 5:13
- 'Beast and the Harlot' (Live from the Warped Tour) – 6:08
- 'Bat Country' (Music video)
Charts and sales[edit]
Peak positions[edit]
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Personnel[edit]
- Avenged Sevenfold
- M. Shadows – lead vocals
- Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, co-lead guitar, backing vocals
- The Rev – drums, backing vocals
- Synyster Gates – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Johnny Christ – bass
- Production
- Produced by Andrew Murdock
- Music video directed by Marc Klasfeld
- Artwork by Cam Rackam
References[edit]
- ^'No. 20: Avenged Sevenfold, 'Bat Country' – Top 21st Century Hard Rock Songs'. Loudwire.
- ^'Friday Top: 25 Best Songs With Guitar Duels - Music News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com'. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^'Madden NFL 06 Soundtrack – Music News at IGN'. Music.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^U.S. certifications, database riaa.comArchived June 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved August 31, 2008)
External links[edit]
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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| from the album Avenged Sevenfold | ||||
| Released | January 29, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 at Sunset Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, Eldorado Recording Studios, and Burbank & Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California | |||
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'Afterlife' is a song by Avenged Sevenfold. The song is released as the third single from their self-titled album. The song itself features a string orchestra and was written by the band's drummer, The Rev. It was voted the best song of the new album on the band's homepage. The single and a live-action music video were released in early 2008.
The music video is directed by Wayne Isham, who has shot videos for bands like Bon Jovi, Judas Priest and Mötley Crüe.
In the album version, there is a string section in the intro and later in the song, both of which are cut out of the video, along with the bridge of the song, which features The Rev's vocals. Cloud fonts kingsoft.
The song is available as downloadable content for Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5, and is featured in the video game NHL 09. It was released for Rocksmith on October 30, 2012. The song is also available on the game Rock Band Track Pack: Volume 2.[1]
Music video[edit]
The music video (legally released on March 12, 2008, by Avenged Sevenfold and Warner Bros.) consists of the band performing, on a small stage, a white room with black radiance and shows clips of M. Shadows running shirtless, Zacky Vengeance dancing with a woman, Synyster Gates holding a skull in a sea of lit candles, The Rev lying down with a Spider on his face, and Johnny Christ holding a flock of doves which he sends flying off all at once at the end of the video.
Lyrical meaning[edit]
Avenged Sevenfold Bat Country Album
According to Zacky Vengeance the song is about a man who dies early and finds himself in heaven. Upon entering, he realizes that he has too many things to do on Earth and to go back and make it right, he must escape from the afterlife.
Track listing[edit]
- Promo single
- 'Afterlife' (radio edit) – 4:02
- Single
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- 'Afterlife' (album version) – 5:54
- 'Critical Acclaim' (live in Hollywood) – 5:22
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Chart positions[edit]
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| BillboardMainstream Rock Tracks | 11 |
| BillboardModern Rock Tracks | 20 |
| UK Rock Chart | 3 |
Personnel[edit]
- Avenged Sevenfold
- M. Shadows – lead vocals
- Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- The Rev – drums, co-lead backing vocals
- Synyster Gates – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Johnny Christ – bass
Avenged Sevenfold Songs
References[edit]
- ^http://www.gamespot.com/rocksmith/videos/rocksmith-avenged-sevenfold-dlc-trailer-6399142/
External links[edit]
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics