Album · 2013
Hail to the King
Hail to the King is a 2013 heavy metal album by Avenged Sevenfold. It runs 11 tracks across 58 minutes on Warner Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.1/5 from 12 ratings.
Heavy Metal · Alternative Metal · Hard Rock
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- 4.1 /5
- 12 ratings
- 72 /100
- 10 critics
- 11
- Tracks
- 58 min
- Runtime
- 128 bpm
- Tempo
- A# major
- Key
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12 ratings · avg 4.1
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- Loudwire4.5/5
- About.com4/5
- Alternative Press4/5
- Kerrang!4/5
- The Guardian4/5
- The New Zealand Herald4/5
- The Oakland Press3/4
- Rolling Stone3/5
- AllMusic2.5/5
- Exclaim!4/10
- Metacriticaggregate70/100
- AnyDecentMusic?aggregate6.7/10
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Hail to the King album cover
The Hail to the King cover was designed by Cam Rackam, photographed by Clay Patrick McBride, illustrated by D.A. Frizell, and art-directed by Rafa Alcantara.
- Design
- Cam Rackam
- Photography
- Clay Patrick McBride
- Illustration
- D.A. Frizell
- Art direction
- Rafa Alcantara
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Tracklist
11 tracks · 58 min
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About
Hail to the King is the sixth studio album by American band Avenged Sevenfold. It was released on August 23, 2013 in New Zealand and Australia, and was released on iTunes on August 27, 2013 and in North America on the same day. The album was produced by Mike Elizondo. This marks the first album with new drummer Arin Ilejay, who joined the band as a touring drummer in 2011 before becoming an official member in 2013. This is also the first Avenged Sevenfold album without any musical contributions from the band's late drummer, Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan. The album was a commercial and critical success, reaching number 1 on the Billboard 200. This marks Avenged Sevenfold's second album to top the Billboard chart as well as their first to reach number 1 in the UK, topping the UK Albums Chart. It also topped the Canadian, Brazilian, Finnish and Irish album charts.
In brief
- Is Hail to the King good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Hail to the King 4.1/5 from 12 ratings.
- When was Hail to the King released?
- Hail to the King was released in 2013 on Warner Records.
- How many tracks are on Hail to the King?
- Hail to the King has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 58 minutes.
- What genre is Hail to the King?
- Hail to the King is catalogued under Heavy Metal, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock.
- What BPM is Hail to the King?
- Hail to the King runs at a median tempo of 128 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Hail to the King?
- Listeners of Hail to the King also rate Immortalized by Disturbed, Venom by Bullet for My Valentine, Toxicity by System of a Down.
Hail to the King at a glance
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Produced by
- Mike Elizondo
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