''The Best of 2005–2013'' is a greatest hits album by American
heavy metal band
Avenged Sevenfold, released by
Warner Bros. Records on December 2, 2016. The album covers songs from all of the band's albums released under Warner Bros., from ''
City of Evil'' to ''
Hail to the King'', including covers and one-off singles released in between. The band members themselves have not endorsed or supported this album due to it being released without their consent, knowledge or involvement. The album has since been removed from digital streaming services including
Spotify.
Background
In early 2016, Avenged Sevenfold left Warner Bros. for
Capitol Records
Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...
, resulting in a legal battle between the record label and the band. In response to the allegedly-leaked release date of the band's seventh album, falsely leaked and titled ''Voltaic Oceans'' with a December 9 release date by
Chris Jericho over Instagram, Warner Bros. announced ''The Best of 2005–2013'', to be released one week prior to the leaked release date, on December 2. However, the band officially surprise-released the album as ''
The Stage'' on October 28, to which the label quickly changed the release date to capitalize on traffic, but reverted to its December 2 release.
Singer
M. Shadows has openly expressed disdain about the release of the greatest hits album without the band's knowledge, stating "You’re gonna try to put this record out right before our new record just to undercut us and try to confuse the casual fan, like, 'Is this the new record? Or is that the new record?' Or parents buying stuff for Christmas. So it's just really childish."
Track listing
Personnel
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M. Shadows – lead vocals
* Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, 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. ...
– lead guitar, backing vocals
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Johnny Christ – bass, backing vocals
*
The Rev – drums, backing vocals (all tracks on disc one, tracks 6-8 on disc two)
*
Mike Portnoy – drums (tracks 1-3 on disc two)
*
Arin Ilejay – drums (tracks 4-5, 9-10 on disc two)
Charts
References
External links
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Warner Bros. Records
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2016 compilation albums
Avenged Sevenfold albums