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Hail to the King

Avenged Sevenfold

Hail to the King

The Californian metal band focus on classic heavy rock on their 6th full-length release

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6.7

Label
Warner
UK Release date
26/08/2013
US Release date
27/08/2013
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  1. 9.0 |   AltSounds

    This is the album that makes Avenged Sevenfold part of the thinning club of metal legends
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  2. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    The musicianship is as accomplished as ever and the band’s gift for hook-filled songs has not deserted them
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  3. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Avenged now sound every bit as vital and imperious as the bands they aspire to emulate
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  4. 8.0 |   The List

    An unapologetic bid for a seat at metal’s top table, Hail to the King hits hard and heavy and dares to be epic
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  5. 8.0 |   Q

    The next crossover metal band has arrived. Print edition only

  6. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Avenged Sevenfold bring a lightness of touch to their heaviosity and will only grow bigger as a result
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  7. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Piles clarion solos atop clean, sludge-chug riffs
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  8. 2.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    There is an incredible lack of anything resembling ‘energy’
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