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.

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

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

Critical reception
"Chapter Four" is regarded as one of the best songs from the band's early days. 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.

Track listings

 * CD promo single


 * Digital promo

Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

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 – manegment
 * Ryan Harlacher – booking
 * Scott Bradford – legal representation