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City of Evil is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released on June 6, 2005, [5] through Warner Bros. and Hopeless Records.Co-produced by Andrew Murdock, City of Evil contains a more traditional heavy metal and hard rock sound than Avenged Sevenfold's previous two albums, which showcased a predominantly metalcore sound.
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City of Evil, the band's third album and major label debut, was released on June 6, 2005, and debuted at No. 30 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 30,000 copies in its first week of release. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] It utilized a more classic metal sound than Avenged Sevenfold's previous albums, which had been grouped into the metalcore genre.
The album was released in August of that year, but did not chart at that time. [2] [3] The 2005 follow-up City of Evil reached number 30 on the Billboard 200 US albums chart, [3] and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2009. [4]
The album cover shows a group of middle-aged nudists posing in the middle of a forest. The group consists of five women and three men. The album cover was completely pixelated for its iTunes release, [21] and many online news outlets overlaid a black box over the explicit areas. [22] The replacement cover for Ritual de lo Habitual.
"Bat Country" is a song by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released in August 2005 as the second single from their third album, City of Evil. Avenged Sevenfold won 'Best New Artist Video' at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards for "Bat Country" and the single was certified platinum by the RIAA and silver by the BPI.
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The album represents a further move away from the metalcore of the band's early work, and closer to traditional heavy metal, as opposed to the faster tempos of City of Evil. The album also delves into other genres, including hard rock, symphonic rock, [32] country music [32] and experimental music. [33]