Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil (2005)

City of Evil is the third studio album and first major label release by American rock band Avenged Sevenfold. The album was released on June 7, 2005 under the Warner Bros. Records label. Produced by Scott Gilman, City of Evil contains a more hard rock sound than Avenged Sevenfold's previous two albums, which had been classified into the metalcore genre. The album is also notable for the absence of screaming vocals. M. Shadows worked with vocal coach Ron Anderson, whose clients have included Axl Rose and Chris Cornell, for months before the album's release to achieve a sound that had "grit while still having the tone".

Track list

1. "Beast and the Harlot" [5:40]
2. "Burn it Down" [4:58]
3. "Blinded in Chains" [6:34]
4. "Bat Country" [5:13]
5. "Trashed and Scattered" [5:53]
6. "Seize the Day" [5:32]
7. "Sidewinder" [7:01]
8. "The Wicked End" [7:10]
9. "Strength of the World" [9:14]
10. "Betrayed" [6:47]
11. "M.I.A." [8:47]