Waking the Fallen

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We're going to put something together for the 10 year anniversary of 'Waking the Fallen,' which is about 11 or 12 years now. We've been trying to think of something we could put together and we found some old demos that we did with Teppei [Teranishi] from Thrice before we even did that record.... We also found some old footage with [late drummer] Jimmy [Sullivan] playing some old shows at The Henry Fonda Theater in L.A., and the Ventura Theater. We'll put together a cool DVD and some demo tracks and re-release 'Waking the Fallen' for newer fans of the band that haven't gotten that or don't know about the history of the band.

—  M. Shadows, Loudwire interview, March 2014

Waking the Fallen: Resurrected was released August 25, 2014. [26]

Videography

A live performance video was shot at Warped Tour 2003 for "Second Heartbeat". A video was made for the single "Unholy Confessions" on March 6, 2004, using live footage set to the studio track. It featured the fans before and during an Avenged Sevenfold show at the Henry Fonda Theater. [27] According to vocalist M. Shadows, it was requested by their new label, Warner Bros. Records, in order to publicize the band before their 2005 album City of Evil .

This video was the second attempt at a video for the track. The previous attempt was a concept video, filmed three months before. [28] The band was not happy with the final product, however, and opted to re-shoot the video, this time as a live performance. The new video went into rotation on MTV2's Headbangers Ball . [29]

In 2014, a music video for "Chapter Four" was released to promote the release of "Waking The Fallen: Resurrected". [30] The video features clips of the band playing live, shot entirely in black and white. [31] The footage is from the same show was also used for the Unholy Confessions video a decade prior. [32] The video was directed by Rafa Alcantara. [33]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Avenged Sevenfold (Zachary Baker, Brian Haner Jr., Matthew Sanders, Jonathan Seward, James Sullivan), unless otherwise noted [34] [35]

Waking the Fallen
WakingTheFallen.jpg
Studio album by
Avenged Sevenfold
ReleasedAugust 26, 2003
RecordedApril – June 10, 2003 [1]
Studio
  • Third Stone (Hollywood)
  • Mates Inc (Hollywood)
Genre
Length68:45
Label Hopeless
Producer Mudrock
Avenged Sevenfold chronology
Sounding the Seventh Trumpet
(2001)		Waking the Fallen
(2003)		 City of Evil
(2005)
Singles from Waking the Fallen
  1. "Eternal Rest/Chapter Four (promotional)"
    Released: June 19, 2003
  2. "Unholy Confessions"
    Released: August 2, 2004
Waking the Fallen track list
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Waking the Fallen"Baker, Scott Gilman, Haner Jr., Sanders, Seward, Sullivan1:43
2."Unholy Confessions"Baker, Haner, Sanders4:44
3."Chapter Four" 5:43
4."Remenissions" 6:07
5."Desecrate Through Reverence" 5:39
6."Eternal Rest" 5:13
7."Second Heartbeat" 7:01
8."Radiant Eclipse" 6:10
9."I Won't See You Tonight (Part 1)" 8:59
10."I Won't See You Tonight (Part 2)" 4:45
11."Clairvoyant Disease" 5:00
12."And All Things Will End" 7:41
Total length:68:45
iTunes deluxe version bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Eternal Rest (Live from Ventura Theater - January 2004)"5:28
14."Second Heartbeat (Demo Version)"6:20
15."Unholy Confessions" (music video)4:54
16."We Come Out at Night" (live video at Warped Tour)4:46
Total length:90:13
Waking the Fallen: Resurrected
No.TitleLength
1."Waking the Fallen: Resurrected"2:51
2."Second Heartbeat (Alternate Version)"6:20
3."Chapter Four (Demo Version)"6:24
4."Remenissions (Demo Version)"6:12
5."I Won't See You Tonight (Part 1) (Demo Version)"6:07
6."I Won't See You Tonight (Part 2) (Demo Version)"5:28
7."Intro/Chapter Four (Live in Ventura)"7:10
8."Desecrate Through Reverence (Live In Pomona)"5:44
9."Eternal Rest (Live in Pomona)"5:17
10."Unholy Confessions (Live in Ventura)"5:16
11."Second Heartbeat (Live in Ventura)"7:08
12."I Won't See You Tonight (Part 1) (Live in Ventura)" (exclusive bonus track)8:38
13."I Won't See You Tonight (Part 2) (Live in Ventura)" (exclusive bonus track)4:58
Total length:77:24

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [34]

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Independent Albums [37] 12
US Top Heatseekers Albums [37] 15
Chart (2006)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [38] 176
Chart (2014)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [39] 34
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [40] 35
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [41] 48
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [42] 237
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [43] 62
US Billboard 200 [44] 10
US Catalog Albums (Billboard) [45] 1
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [46] 5

Certifications

Certifications for Waking The Fallen
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [4] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [5] Gold100,000‡
United States (RIAA) [3] Platinum1,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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