Beast and the Harlot
| Beast and the Harlot | ||
|---|---|---|
| City of Evil | ||
| Song by Avenged Sevenfold | ||
| From the album City of Evil | ||
| Album released | July 7 2005 | |
| Recorded | - | |
| Genre | Metalcore | |
| Song Length | 5:40 | |
| Record label | Warner Bros. Records | |
| Producer | Murdock and Avenged Sevenfold | |
| City of Evil Album Listing | ||
| Beast and the Harlot Track 1 |
Burn It Down Track 2 |
Blinded in Chains Track 3 |
"Beast and the Harlot" is the opening song from Avenged Sevenfold's 2005 album City of Evil. So far, the song has hit #25 on the US Mainstream Rock and #44 on the UK Singles Chart billboard.
The actual song is about the Apocalypse; many quotes are taken directly from the Book of Revelation, particularly chapter seventeen, such as "Seven headed beast, ten horns raise from his head" (Which is a reference to the demonic creature Abaddon) , "hatred strips her and leaves her naked", and other references.[1]
The song features M. Shadows' newer brand of vocals with less emphasis on hard-core screaming, as well as a more traditional metal sound as opposed to their previous work--with heavy riffs and a relatively normal song structure (with the exception of the guitar solo, which comes after the first chorus rather than the second, atypical of a three chorus song).
The song is featured as a playable track on the PlayStation 2 video game Guitar Hero II.
Music video
The music video stars Avenged Sevenfold, as well as several actors/models, and features about 150 fans from the Los Angeles area. The video was shot on October 5 and 6 of 2005 at the Mayan Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
The video is based on the idea of corruption and shows various scenarios involving the band and several actors who are turned evil. Model Elizabeth Kelly aids the band in their mission until she is turned corrupt at the end of the video. Former WWE diva Joy Giovanni also appears in the video.