Hail to the King

Songs such as So Far Away and Fiction reflected the grief surrounding Sullivan's death, while the title track demonstrated that the band could still deliver commercially successful heavy metal.

Aaron Iljay subsequently took over on drums, appearing in 2013's Hail to the King.

That album represented another change in direction, emphasizing slower tempo, straightforward arrangements, and the influence of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, and other established bands that make money.

It also topped the Billboard 200.

Let me start with you, Mick, because the people, they come here to hear your thoughts.

How much of Avenged Sevenfold have you experienced? What records, what tracks have you listened to, put on playlists, etc.?

I grew up with Avenged Sevenfold being around, because I remember our local rock and metal station would play Hail to the King a lot.

That's got to be their most popular one, right?

Not worry about me, not worry about my chatters, and not worry about the bullshit situation you got yourself in.

You, uh, you need to pay hail to the king, and I'm the king, motherfucker.

I put all the work into this shit, all the fucking work, and you fucking know it.

So let's play a little Avenged Sevenfold to pay tribute to Hail to the King like person number one should fucking do.

Not self-praising, just saying.

Just saying.

Death is riding into town with armor.

They've come to take all your life.

Avenged Sevenfold in this.

I did notice the Avenged Sevenfold, specifically Hail to the King.

Yeah.

Hail to the King.

This is the only horror movie where there-

I will not subject you to any more of my singing than that.

Oh, yeah.

I told Corey while we were standing there, right before they started, I said, "I wanna see how they deliver Hail to the King."

Yep.

And-