"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, '' Waking the Fallen'', 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 Waking the Fallen.

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.

Media Usage

"Chapter Four" was used in video games, such as Ea Sports'

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Critical reception

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

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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

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's liner notes. Avenged Sevenfold * M. Shadows – lead vocals * Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar *

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– drums *

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– lead guitar * Johnny Christ – bass guitar 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 – management * Ryan Harlacher – booking * Scott Bradford – legal representation

References

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