Warmness on the Soul is the first EP by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. It was released on April 10, 2001, through Good Life Recordings.[4] The release features the video for the title track "Warmness on the Soul" as an enhanced CD bonus. It is the band's first release to feature guitarist Synyster Gates, who joined the band in February 2001. All of the songs were later included on Avenged Sevenfold's debut album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, except for the heavy metal version of "To End the Rapture", which was featured on the album's re-release.
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| Released | April 10 (self-released), June 4, 2001[1] | |||
| Recorded | November 2000,[2] February 2001[3] | |||
| Genre | Melodic metalcore | |||
| Length | 20:01 | |||
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Some of the band members' stage names are slightly different compared to their current ones. M. Shadows is simply credited as "Shadows", while Synyster Gates is credited as "Synyster Gaytes".[5]
Meaning
editWarmness on the Soul" is about M. Shadows' girlfriend (now wife), Valary. In an interview, Shadows said about the sound, "(We) wanted something really soft to break up the album. A lot of older metal bands did this and we liked the idea, so we just said fuck it and went with it."[6]
Music video
editThe music video consists of scenes of the band performing, playing near the beach with Zacky Vengeance on lead guitar. The video centers around a woman (M. Shadows' wife) who is looking for the band members, who are wandering through city streets as she searches for them. Then the band walks onto a stage and performs the rest of the song.[7]
Reception
editThe song was ranked at number 20 on Louder Sound's ranking of the best Avenged Sevenfold songs,[8] and number 18 on Kerrang's.[9]
Track listing
editAll songs are written by M. Shadows and Zacky Vengeance.[10]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Warmness on the Soul (Single Version)" | M. Shadows | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Darkness Surrounding" | 4:50 | |
| 3. | "We Come Out at Night" | 4:45 | |
| 4. | "To End the Rapture (Heavy Metal version)[*]" | Zacky Vengeance, M. Shadows, Synyster Gates | 1:20 |
| 5. | "Warmness on the Soul" (music video) | M. Shadows | 4:46 |
| Total length: | 20:01 | ||
^ * This version was featured on the re-release of Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, replacing the original.
Personnel
edit- Avenged Sevenfold
- Shadows – vocals, acoustic guitars
- Zacky Vengeance – guitars
- Synyster Gaytes – lead guitar on "To End the Rapture"
- Justin Sane – bass, piano
- The Rev – drums, sound effects
- Production
- Recorded at Westbeach in Hollywood, California
- Produced, engineered, and mixed by Donnell Cameron and Avenged Sevenfold
- Assistant engineering by Henrah Kruzchev
- Mastered by Ramón Bretón and Avenged Sevenfold at Oceanview Mastering
- Cover art by Micah Montague
- Drum tech by Mike Rose
References
edit- ^ "Avenged Sevenfold Homepage". AvengedSevenfold.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2001. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ "Official A7X Homepage". March 1, 2001. Archived from the original on March 6, 2001. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ "Avenged Sevenfold Home Page". AvengedSevenfold.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2001. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ "Avenged Sevenfold – Warmness on the Soul". discogs.com. April 10, 2001. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "Biography - Synster Gates". AvengedSevenfold.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2001. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ "SOUNDING OFF WITH AVENGED SEVENFOLD". High Wire Pics. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ "Avenged Sevenfold - Warmness On The Soul - Vidéo Dailymotion". Dailymotion.com. September 25, 2006. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ^ Alderslade, Merlin (February 5, 2020). "The 20 best Avenged Sevenfold songs ever". Louder Sound. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ Law, Sam (May 29, 2020). "The 20 greatest Avenged Sevenfold songs – ranked". Kerrang. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ Epstein, Dan (January 31, 2020). "'SOUNDING THE SEVENTH TRUMPET': AVENGED SEVENFOLD LOOK BACK ON EARLY DAYS, FIRST ALBUM". Revolver. Retrieved April 12, 2023.