Not Ready to Die
"Not Ready to Die" | |
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Song |
"Not Ready to Die" is a song by the American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, featured on the soundtrack to the 2010 video game Call of Duty: Black Ops, on the Zombie map "Call of the Dead". Recorded by the band in April 2011, the song was released as the lead single from the album on 2 May 2011.[1] The song is available to purchase as a digital download from iTunes. "Not Ready to Die" marks the first release recorded with drummer Arin Ilejay. In an interview with Revolver, M. Shadows says the song was completely inspired by the game, which he is a big fan of.
In the song, which is also featured on the game's Zombies expansion map "Call of the Dead", the band's lyrics are of defiance, power and survival, themes that run throughout the widely popular first-person shooter game. In fact, one of the lines in the song is specifically referencing the game. The song "Damned" ("Zombies" mode theme music in Call of Duty Black Ops, composed by Kevin Sherwood) is also sampled in the song.
Chart position
Chart | Peak |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 70 |
UK Rock Chart | 1 |
UK Single Chart[2] | 126 |
Track listing
- "Not Ready to Die" - 7:05
Personnel
- Avenged Sevenfold
- M. Shadows - lead vocals
- Zacky Vengeance - rhythm guitar
- Synyster Gates - lead guitar
- Johnny Christ - bass guitar, vocals
- Arin Ilejay - drums
References
- ^ "Not Ready to Die (from Call of the Dead) - Single". 2 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ [1]