This Means War (Avenged Sevenfold song) explained

This Means War
Artist:Avenged Sevenfold
Album:Hail to the King
Released:August 23, 2013
Genre:Heavy metal
Length:6:09
Label:Warner Bros.
Producer:Mike Elizondo

"This Means War" is a song by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold from their 2013 album Hail to the King.

Various publications have lambasted the track for its uncanny similarities to Metallica's 1993 single "Sad but True".[1] The song was singled out by Machine Head's vocalist Robb Flynn as a ripoff.[2] [3] Users on Ultimate Guitar voted the song into the site's "Worst Guitar Riffs" list.[4]

Although the song was not released as a single, it placed on several American Billboard rock charts and received a music video. Directed by Andrew Baird,[5] it was released July 5, 2014.[6] The unreleased director's cut of the music video was released in 2017.[7] The song was featured in the video game WWE 2K15.

Personnel

Avenged Sevenfold

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rosenberg. Axl. Footnotes: A Handy Catalog of Every Song from Which Avenged Sevenfold's Hail to the King "Borrows". Metal Sucks. April 7, 2015. August 21, 2013. Now that they've already cribbed the lyrical style of "Sad But True," A7X crib the actual music from that song on "This Means War." There's even a little pause at the beginning before the main riff kicks in, as is the case on "Sad"….
  2. Web site: AVENGED SEVENFOLD Releases Video For 'Sad But True'-Inspired Song 'This Means War'. Blabbermouth. April 7, 2015. July 4, 2014.
  3. Web site: Avenged Sevenfold Singer on Robb Flynn's Rant: 'I Agree on 'Sad But True' Thing'. Ultimate Guitar. April 7, 2015. September 13, 2013.
  4. Web site: Friday Top: 15 Worst Riffs of All Time.
  5. Web site: AVENGED SEVENFOLD Taps Director ANDREW BAIRD For 'This Means War' Video. January 30, 2014. blabbermouth.net. November 28, 2014.
  6. Web site: Avenged Sevenfold Premiere New Music Video, 'This Means War' . July 23, 2015. . July 5, 2014.
  7. AVENGED SEVENFOLD 'This Means War' (Directors Cut) . en . 2024-05-18 . vimeo.com.
  8. Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2014. Billboard. June 4, 2020.

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