Burn It Down (Avenged Sevenfold song)

"Burn It Down" is a song by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, the second track from their third studio album, City of Evil (2005). It was the first song to be written for the album. It was released as the lead single from the album on June 5, 2005, but was received poorly by fans. A live performance of the song was used for a music video. The video was directed by Nick Wickham. The song was featured on the compilation MTV's Headbangers Ball - The Revenge, as well as the soundtrack for Saw III.

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

Personnel listing as adapted from the album's liner notes.

Avenged Sevenfold

• M. Shadows – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, co-lead guitar, backing vocals
• The Rev – drums, backing vocals
• Synyster Gates – lead guitar
• Johnny Christ – bass, backing vocals

Production

• Produced by Mudrock and Avenged Sevenfold, with additional production by Fred Archambault and Scott Gilman
• Mixed by Andy Wallace
• Pro Tools by John O'Mahony, assisted by Steve Sisco
• Mastered by Eddie Schreyer
• Additional vocal production by The Rev, Synyster Gates and M. Shadows
• Orchestration by Scott Gilman, The Rev, Synyster Gates and M. Shadows
• Drum tech – Mike Fasano
• Guitar tech – Stephen Ferrara-Grand

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