Welcome to the Family (song)
"Welcome to the Family" | ||||
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Single by Avenged Sevenfold | ||||
from the album Nightmare | ||||
Released | October 19, 2010 | |||
Format | Radio promo, Digital single | |||
Recorded | November 2009 - April 2010 | |||
Length | 4:06 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | The Rev | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Elizondo | |||
Avenged Sevenfold singles chronology | ||||
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"Welcome to the Family" is a song by the American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released as the second single for their fifth studio album, Nightmare.[1] It is the band's second single released without former drummer The Rev, who died on December 28, 2009.[2] In the news Theprp.com mention the second single from the album Nightmare is "Welcome to the Family", scheduled to be played on the radio starting on October 19, 2010.[3] A physical release, however, was not available until December 21. In Avenged Sevenfold's "making of" series on YouTube, In the Studio, singer M. Shadows and bassist Johnny Christ say that The Rev wrote most of the song and M. Shadows finished it when they started to record the album. No plans for a music video have been made so far. The song is playable as DLC in the video game Rock Band 3.[4]
Track listing
- "Welcome to the Family" — 4:06
- "4:00 A.M." — 4:58
- "Seize the Day (Live in Seattle)" — 5:37
Chart position
Chart | Peak |
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US Billboard Rock Songs | 8 |
US Billboard Alternative Songs | 15 |
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
UK Rock Chart | 8 |
Personnel
- Avenged Sevenfold
- M. Shadows – vocals
- Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- The Rev – drum arrangement, drums and backing vocals (track 3), backing vocals on "Welcome to the Family"
- Synyster Gates – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Johnny Christ – bass
- Additional musicians
- Mike Portnoy – drums (tracks 1 & 2)
- Production[2]
- Mike Elizondo – producer
- Andy Wallace – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Cam Rackam – paintings and portraits
References
- ↑ "Avenged Sevenfold Select Next Single From "Nightmare"". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner. May 14, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- 1 2 "Late AVENGED SEVENFOLD Drummer 'Appears' On Band's New Album". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner. May 14, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ↑ "The second single from albums Nightmare is Welcome to the Family, will play at October 19, 2010 on radio".
- ↑ http://www.rockband.com/blog/a7x-live-chumbawamba-aha-dlc