Chapter Four (song)

"Chapter Four" is a song by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. The song was released as a double A-side single with "Eternal Rest" from their second album, Waking the Fallen, where it also appears as track three.

"Chapter Four"
Single by Avenged Sevenfold
from the album Waking the Fallen
A-side	"Eternal Rest" (double A-side)
Released	June 19, 2003[1]
Recorded	April – June 2003[2]
Studio	Third Stone, Hollywood, California Mates Inc, Hollywood, California
Genre	Metalcore[3]
Length	5:43
Label	Hopeless
Songwriter(s)	Avenged Sevenfold
Producer(s)	Mudrock Fred Archambault
Avenged Sevenfold singles chronology
"Warmness on the Soul" (2001) "Eternal Rest" / "Chapter Four" (2003) "Unholy Confessions" (2004)

Background

The lyrics of "Chapter Four" are about the story of Cain and Abel.^[4] An early demo of the song was featured on the reissue of Waking the Fallen.^[5]

Music video

In 2014, the band released a music video for "Chapter Four" to promote the release of "Waking The Fallen: Resurrected".^[6] The video features clips of the band playing live, shot entirely in black and white.^[7] Footage from the same show was also used to film a music video for Unholy Confessions a decade prior.^[8] The video was directed by Rafa Alcantara.^[9]

Media Usage

"Chapter Four" was used in video games, such as Ea Sports' Madden NFL 2004, NASCAR Thunder 2004, and NHL 2004.

Critical reception

"Chapter Four" is regarded as one of the best songs from the band's early days.^[10] In 2020, Louder Sound and Kerrang ranked the song at number thirteen and number fifteen, respectively, on their lists of the 20 greatest Avenged Sevenfold songs.^[11][12]

Track listings

CD promo single^[13]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Eternal Rest"	5:13
2.	"Chapter Four"	5:44

Digital promo^[14]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Eternal Rest"	5:13
2.	"Chapter Four"	5:43

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[15]

Avenged Sevenfold M. Shadows – lead vocals Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar The Rev – drums Synyster Gates – lead guitar Johnny Christ – bass guitar

Production Andrew Murdock – producer, mixing engineer Fred Archambault – co-producer THE GATEKEEPERS - recording Ai Fujisaki – assistant engineer Tom Baker – mastering engineer Mike Fasano, Bruce Jacoby, Al Pahanish – drum tech Stephen Ferrara – guitar tech Larry Jacobson Company – management Ryan Harlacher – booking Scott Bradford – legal representation