Never Walk Alone... A Call to Arms

"Never Walk Alone... A Call to Arms", also known simply as "Never Walk Alone",^[5] is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth. It was released as the second official single from their eleventh studio album, United Abominations (2007).

"Never Walk Alone... A Call to Arms"
Single by Megadeth
from the album United Abominations
Released	September 26, 2007[1]
Recorded	April 19, 2006 – January 18, 2007[2][3]
Studio	SARM Hook End Studios in London; The Steakhouse in Studio City, Los Angeles; Big Fish in Encinitas, California; Backstage Productions in Belper; S.I.R. Rehearsal Studio in Hollywood; Mustaine Music in Fallbrook, California[4]
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	3:54
Label	Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)	Dave Mustaine, Glen Drover
Producer(s)	Dave Mustaine Jeff Balding Andy Sneap
Megadeth singles chronology
"À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)" (2007) "Never Walk Alone... A Call to Arms" (2007) "Head Crusher" (2009)

Background

"Never Walk Alone... A Call to Arms" was co-written by Mustaine and guitarist Glen Drover, the only song on the album not written solely by Mustaine.^[6] When bassist James LoMenzo was asked about the lyrics of the album, he said to "talk to Dave about that".^[7] The song features Christian overtones, with it reportedly being about Jesus.^[8]

The song is one of Glen Drover's favorites on the album.^[9]

Music video

The video for "Never Walk Alone" was filmed on August 22, 2007, at Cheyenne Studios in Castaic, California.^[10] The video was released as a DVD single.^[11] It was directed by Labworks.^[12]

The music video features the band playing on a highway with a destroyed city behind them.^[13] The shots of the band are interspersed with shots of planes and a dirigible flying through the sky.^[13]

Reception

The song was received very positively. Metal Forces wrote that "Never Walk Alone..." was "one of the album's strongest tracks".^[6] A writer from Sputnik Music wrote that the song had some of the best lyrics on the album, while criticizing many other songs.^[14] Another writer, from Pop Matters, wrote that the song was "performed with an energy we haven’t heard since the days of the classic Mustaine/Ellefson/Friedman/Menza lineup."^[15]

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from United Abominations liner notes.^[4]

Megadeth

• Dave Mustaine – guitars, lead vocals
• Glen Drover – guitars, backing vocals
• James LoMenzo – bass, backing vocals
• Shawn Drover – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
• Axel Mackenrott – keyboards

Production

• Dave Mustaine – production
• Jeff Balding – production, recording
• Andy Sneap – production, mixing, mastering, recording