City of Evil
City of Evil is the third studio album by Avenged Sevenfold released on June 6, 2005 by Warner Bros. Records. Co-produced by Andrew Murdock, City of Evil contains a more traditional heavy metal and hard rock sound than Avenged Sevenfold's previous two albums, which showcased a predominantly metalcore sound. The album is also notable for the absence of screaming vocals. M. Shadows worked for months before the album's release with vocal coach Ron Anderson, whose clients have included Axl Rose and Chris Cornell, to achieve a sound that had "grit while still having the tone". In order to increase stamina and strength on the pedals, The Rev would sit for hours practicing until he could get up to 210 beats per minute. The album was ranked No. 63 on Guitar World magazine's "100 Greatest Guitar Albums of All Time". City of Evil also appears in Kerrang's "666 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" and "50 Albums You Need To Hear Before You Die" The album was ranked No. 35 in Kerrang's list of "50 Greatest Metal Albums Ever" in 2016.
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by Avenged Sevenfold
City of Evil
by: Avenged SevenfoldI slide through the wasteland, that's my world
My hunger takes your life, preyed on to keep me alive, yeah
Mercy's all that you need, mercy's empty in me
Can't you feel the poison rising
Out of the morning and clear through the night
You can feel my strength destroy you
Straight to the heart from the venomous bite
That's right, I shed my skin tonight but my fangs are hard to hide
And you know that you're going to die, yeah
Mercy's all that you need, mercy's empty to me
Can't you feel the poison rising
Out of the morning and clear through the night
You can feel my strength destroy you
Straight to the heart from the venomous bite
I can't regret, can't escape
Decisions made for me, no control
Fire that burns but never dies, yeah
Wrapped around, I'll bury my fangs inside
Making my way through the night, you're still in my sight
You're runnin' away 'cuz ya know you can't hide
My instincts are cold blooded hate, to you I'm the bearer of fate
Wrong place and now the wrong time, now terror is all that you'll find
Can't you feel the poison rising
Straight to the heart of the venomous bite
Cant you feel the poison rising
Out of the morning and clear through the night
You can feel my strength destroy you
Straight to the heart from the venomous bite
I can't regret, can't escape
Decisions made for me, no control
Fire that burns but never dies, yeah
Wrapped around, I'll bury my fangs inside
Stay inside tonight
You're out there all alone
Vanish from my sites
Venomous control
You won't make it right
My appetite has grown
Lost your final fight
No love will be shown
Stay inside tonight
You're out there all alone
Vanish from my sites
Venomous control
You won't make it right
My appetite has grown
Lost your final fight
No love will be shown