Buried Alive (Avenged Sevenfold song)

"Buried Alive" is a song by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, off the band's fifth studio album Nightmare. The song was released as the albums fourth and final single on September 20, 2011. The music of the song was mostly written by the band's late drummer, Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, who died on December 28, 2009. Singer M. Shadows has stated he is extremely proud of the song.

Music video
In September 2011, the band announced plans for an official music video. They tried to get Rob Zombie to direct the video, but he declined due to being focused on another project. A music video never ended up being produced, but on February 14, 2013, an animated lyric video was posted on YouTube. As of April 20, 2023, the lyric video has over 100 million views on YouTube.

Personnel
Avenged Sevenfold
 * M. Shadows – lead vocals
 * Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
 * The Rev – songwriting, drum arrangement
 * Synyster Gates – lead guitar, backing vocals
 * Johnny Christ – bass guitar

Session musicians
 * Mike Portnoy – drums, percussion

Production
 * Mike Elizondo – Producer
 * Craig Aaronson – A&R
 * Brent Arrowood – Assistant engineer
 * Chad Carlisle – Assistant engineer
 * Adam Hawkins – Engineer
 * Andy Wallace – Mixing engineer
 * Ted Jensen – Mastering engineer
 * Jodie Levine – Production co-ordination, contractor
 * Andy Olyphant – A&R
 * Paul Suarez – Pro Tools
 * Jan Petrow – Assistant engineer
 * Joanna Terrasi – Production co-ordination, contractor