Afterlife (Avenged Sevenfold song)
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| Single by Avenged Sevenfold from the album Avenged Sevenfold |
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| Genre | Metalcore | ||||
| Length | 5:52 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | ||||
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"Afterlife" is a single by the American metal band Avenged Sevenfold. The song is the fourth on their self-titled album and features a string orchestra. It was written by the band's drummer, The Rev. It was voted the best song of the new album on the band's homepage. The single and a live-action music video were released early in 2008[1]. The music video is directed by Wayne Isham who has shot videos for bands like Metallica, Judas Priest and Motley Crue.
The song is literally about the lyricist's entrance into the Afterlife (presumably heaven, because of his conversation with a higher power) and his belief that it isn't his time to die ("...take me back inside when the time is right"). But, the lyricist metaphorically uses the Afterlife to represent complacency, or stagnancy, to express the lyricist's need for change, or the need to challenge himself. He is apparently unhappy in "...a place of hope and no pain, perfect skies and no rain," and desires a life in which not everything is provided for him.
The music video (legally released on March 12 by Avenged Sevenfold and Warner Bros.) consists of the band performing, and show M. Shadows running, Zacky V. ballroom dancing, Synyster Gates in a candle-lit room with a skull in hand, Johnny Christ holding and then releasing several doves, and The Rev lying down with a tarantula crawling across his face.
[edit] Formats and track listings
- Afterlife [Album Version]
- Critical Acclaim [Live Version] [Live In Hollywood]
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 14 |
| Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 27 |
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