M Shadows says Avenged Sevenfold “cut a little too close” to Metallica on ‘Hail To The King’
nme.comAvenged Sevenfold have said their 2013 album ‘Hail To The King’ “cut a little too close” to Metallica.The album went platinum and earned the band two number one singles, but it was often criticised for sounding too much like Metallica.Now, in a social media post, frontman M.
Shadows has admitted that the album did cut “too close” to the band in response to a fan post online.Shadows said on social media: “‘Hail to the King’ (the song) streams more than double any other tracks we have weekly.
The album is on track to out-sell all the others…yet a portion of the fan base acts like it was a failure by all accounts.”Later, a fan pointed out the album’s similarities to Metallica, writing: “Loved the record.
Still do. Although I must know one thing, was ‘Sad But True’ and ‘Enter Sandman’ running through your minds when recording ‘Shepherd of Fire’ and ‘This Means War’?”Shadows replied to the fan: “Yes, in hindsight we cut a little too close.
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