"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)

"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. ^[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]

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]

Digital promo ^[14]

Personnel

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

References