"Chapter Four" is a song by American heavy metal band

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. The song was released as a double A-side single with "

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" from their second album, ''

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'', where it also appears as track three.

Background

The lyrics of "Chapter Four" are about the story of

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. An early demo of the song was featured on the reissue of

Music video

In 2014, the band released a music video for "Chapter Four" to promote the release of " Waking The Fallen: Resurrected". The video features clips of the band playing live, shot entirely in black and white. Footage from the same show was also used to film a music video for

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a decade prior. The video was directed by Rafa Alcantara.

Critical reception

"Chapter Four" is regarded as one of the best songs from the band's early days. In 2020, ''

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'' and ''

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'' ranked the song at number thirteen and number fifteen, respectively, on their lists of the 20 greatest Avenged Sevenfold songs.

Track listings

;CD promo single ;Digital promo

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Avenged Sevenfold *

M. Shadows Matthew Charles Sanders (born July 31, 1981), known by his stage name M. Shadows, is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and a founding member of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. In 2017, Shadows was voted third in th ...

– lead vocals * Zacky Vengeance – guitars, backing vocals *

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– drums, percussion, backing vocals *

Synyster Gates Brian Elwin Haner Jr. (born July 7, 1981), better known by his stage name Synyster Gates or simply Syn, is an American guitarist, best known for being the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. He ranks No. ...

– guitars, piano, backing vocals *

Johnny Christ Avenged Sevenfold (abbreviated as A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Zacky Vengeance, ...

– bass guitar, backing vocals Production *

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– producer,

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* Fred Archambault – co-producer * THE GATEKEEPERS - recording * Ai Fujisaki – assistant engineer * Tom Baker –

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* Mike Fasano, Bruce Jacoby, Al Pahanish – drum tech * Stephen Ferrara – guitar tech * Larry Jacobson Company – manegment * Ryan Harlacher – booking * Scott Bradford – legal representation

References

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