{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox album | name = Waking the Fallen | type = studio | artist = [[Avenged Sevenfold]] | cover = WakingTheFallen.jpg | alt = | released = August 26, 2003 | recorded = April – June 10, 2003<ref>{{Cite web|date=2003-06-24|title=Avenged Sevenfold website|url=http://www.avengedsevenfold.com/|access-date=2021-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030624121346/http://www.avengedsevenfold.com/|archive-date=June 24, 2003}}</ref> | studio = * Third Stone (Hollywood) * Mates Inc (Hollywood) | genre = * [[Melodic metalcore]] * [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] | length = 68:45 | label = [[Hopeless Records|Hopeless]] | producer = [[Andrew Murdock|Mudrock]] | prev_title = [[Sounding the Seventh Trumpet]] | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = [[City of Evil]] | next_year = 2005 | misc = {{Singles | name = Waking the Fallen | type = studio | single1 = Eternal Rest/[[Chapter Four (song)|Chapter Four]] (promotional) | single1date = June 19, 2003 | single2 = [[Unholy Confessions]] | single2date = August 2, 2004 }} {{Extra album cover | header = ''Waking the Fallen: Resurrected'' | type = studio | cover = Waking_the_Fallen_Resurrected.jpeg | border = | alt = | caption = }} }}
'''''Waking the Fallen''''' is the second studio album by American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Avenged Sevenfold]], released on August 26, 2003, through [[Hopeless Records]]. It is the band's first full-length album with new lead guitarist [[Synyster Gates]] and bassist [[Johnny Christ]].
The album was certified [[music recording sales certification|gold]] on July 15, 2009, even though it only sold 3,000 copies on its first week of release. As of August 2014, the album has sold over 693,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6236678/ariana-grande-no-1-album-brad-paisley-kem|title=Ariana Grande Nabs Second No. 1 Album with 'My Everything,' Brad Paisley Debuts|date=September 3, 2014|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> As of March 17, 2021, the album has been certified Platinum in the United States and Gold in both Canada and the United Kingdom.<ref name="RIAA"/><ref name="MC"/><ref name="BPI"/> The song "Eternal Rest" appears on ''[[Kerrang!]]''{{'}}s "666 Songs You Must Own"<ref>{{cite web |title=666 Songs You Must Own: The Ultimate Playlist |url=https://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang666.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060620223629/http://rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang666.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=June 20, 2006 |website=Rock List Music |publisher=Kerrang |access-date=16 October 2022 |date=November 2004}}</ref> and was featured on the soundtrack to the movie ''[[Saw IV (soundtrack)|Saw IV]]'' (2007).<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1211492|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref>
== Background and recording == On January 18, 2002, Avenged Sevenfold left Good Life Recordings and signed with [[Hopeless Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lambgoat.com/news/1083/Avenged-Sevenfold-signs-with-Hopeless-Records |title=Avenged Sevenfold signs with Hopeless Records |publisher=lambgoat.com |access-date=November 26, 2018}}</ref> They re-released their debut album on March 19 and also appeared on the ''Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 4'' sampler in April. The band started to receive recognition, performing with bands such as [[Mushroomhead]] and [[Shadows Fall]].<ref>Brace, Eric. "The Circuit." ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Accessed via [http://www.lexisnexis.com LexisNexis]. "Cleveland's excellent envelope-pushing metal band Mushroomhead performs Wednesday night at Jaxx (703-569-5940), along with Shadows Fall, Avenged Sevenfold and High on Fire." October 18, 2002.</ref> They spent the year touring in support of their debut album and participated in the [[Vans Warped Tour]].
In September of 2002, Dameon Ash left Avenged Sevenfold and was replaced by Johnny Christ.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/youre-not-cooler-than-anyone-avenged-sevenfold-write-letters-their-younger-selves/ |title="You're Not Cooler Than Anyone": Avenged Sevenfold Write Letters Their Younger Selves |publisher=kerrang.com |access-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref> Christ has previously played with the band whenever Ash could not attend, filling in on a previous tour.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gallien |first1=Krueger |title=Johnny Christ |url=https://www.gallien-krueger.com/johnny-christ |website=Gallien Krueger |access-date=2 March 2023}}</ref> Having found a new bassist, the group began recording their new album. ''Waking the Fallen'' was released on Hopeless Records in August 2003.
''Waking the Fallen'' was the band's first album in which they recorded to a [[click track]], which [[M. Shadows|Sanders]] recalled upset [[The Rev|Sullivan]]. [[Synyster Gates|Haner]] said the band played [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] frequently during the album's recording process.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Epstein |first=Dan |title=Avenged Sevenfold 'Waking the Fallen': How Band's Biggest Risk Led to Huge Success |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/avenged-sevenfold-waking-fallen-how-bands-biggest-risk-led-huge-success/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Revolver |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Composition and music == According to Eli Enis of ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]'', Avenged Sevenfold "became a capital-‘M’ metal band" with ''Waking the Fallen''.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Enis |first=Eli |title=10 heaviest AVENGED SEVENFOLD songs |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/10-heaviest-avenged-sevenfold-songs/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Revolver |language=en-US}}</ref> The album has been primarily categorized musically as [[metalcore]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Avenged Sevenfold's M. Shadows: Metalcore Not Something We Find Enjoyment in Listening To |url=https://loudwire.com/avenged-sevenfold-m-shadows-metalcore-not-enjoyment-listening-to/ |website=Loudwire |date=January 28, 2015 |access-date=2 March 2023 |quote=Avenged Sevenfold appeared on the music scene in 1999, and the group released two albums that were metalcore in sound before departing from that style for their 2005 major label debut 'City of Evil.'}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/best-metalcore-albums-all-time/|title=25 Best Metalcore Albums of All Time|first=John|last=Hill|website=Loudwire|date=May 25, 2020 }}</ref> [[melodic metalcore]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Terich |first=Jeff |title=See Avenged Sevenfold Play Crushing "Unholy Confessions" Performance in 2003 |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-avenged-sevenfold-play-crushing-unholy-confessions-performance-2003/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Revolver |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Heavy metal music|traditional heavy metal]],<ref name="punknews">{{Cite web |date=August 26, 2003 |title=Avenged Sevenfold - Waking The Fallen |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/2210/avenged-sevenfold-waking-the-fallen |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150917071547/https://www.punknews.org/review/2210/avenged-sevenfold-waking-the-fallen |archive-date=September 17, 2015 |website=punknews.org}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> while also taking stylistic cues from [[melodic death metal]], [[thrash metal]] and [[power metal]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bezer |first1=Terry |title=Avenged Sevenfold: Waking The Fallen Resurrected |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/avenged-sevenfold-waking-the-fallen-resurrected |website=Louder Sound |publisher=Metal Hammer |access-date=1 March 2023 |date=16 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="punknews"/> The tracks have been described as "[[Anthem|anthemic]]," and are said to feature a "[[Goth subculture|gothic]] undercurrent."<ref name=":0"/> Additionally, the album featured a more refined and mature sound production in comparison to their previous album. This is the first release by the band to feature lead guitarist [[Synyster Gates]] on all tracks, which resulted in more complex [[Instrumentation (music)|instrumentation]], featuring more guitar [[Harmony|harmonies]] and [[guitar solo]]s. "Chapter Four" contains what is has been described as "old-school riffage." "Eternal Rest" has drawn comparisons to [[Pantera]] and [[Randy Rhoads]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olivier |first=Bobby |title=20 essential Avenged Sevenfold songs that will turn you into a fan |url=https://www.altpress.com/essential-avenged-sevenfold-songs/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Robert L. Doerschuk of ''[[AllMusic]]'' wrote, "whether attacking a riff in unison or in harmonized parts, the double-threat guitars of Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance do their duty like search-and-destroy [[Commando|commandos]] -- in and out fast, leaving devastation in their wake.<ref name=allmusic>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=waking-the-fallen-mw0000039638|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paulsawesomeworld.com/2012/01/27/avenged-sevenfold-waking-the-fallen-album-review.html |title=Avenged Sevenfold "Waking the Fallen" Album Review |publisher=Paul's Awesome World |date=January 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712025957/http://www.paulsawesomeworld.com/2012/01/27/avenged-sevenfold-waking-the-fallen-album-review.html |archive-date=July 12, 2012 }}</ref><ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Citation |title=Waking the Fallen - Avenged Sevenfold {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/waking-the-fallen-mw0000039638 |access-date=2025-04-12 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Enis |first=Eli |title=15 Great Bands That Sound Totally Different From Their Debut Albums |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/15-great-bands-sound-totally-different-their-debut-albums/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Revolver |language=en-US}}</ref> According to Johnny Loftus of ''[[AllMusic]]'', the album contains "as many sighing harmonies as it did harmonized guitar freakouts."<ref>{{Citation |title=City of Evil - Avenged Sevenfold {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/city-of-evil-mw0000208703 |access-date=2025-04-16 |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, the album contains what have been described as "sharp, inventive song structures [and] and huge choruses." The chorus of the track "Remenissions" incorporates [[flamenco guitar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leiverspublished |first=Dannii |date=2023-08-26 |title=“I should’ve died of alcohol poisoning!” How Waking The Fallen catapulted Avenged Sevenfold to international fame and new levels of debauchery |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/avenged-sevenfold-story-of-waking-the-fallen |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Louder |language=en}}</ref> M. Shadows' [[Screaming (music)|screaming]] on the album has drawn comparisons to [[Cradle of Filth]] frontman [[Dani Filth]], and has been described as "theatrical."<ref name="auto"/>
== Reception and legacy == {{Album ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=allmusic/> | rev2 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' | rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.blender.com/guide/new/51520/waking-fallen.html Blender review] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]'' | rev3score = 7/10<ref name="DIS">{{cite web |last1=Hocking |first1=Matt |title=Album Review: Avenged Sevenfold - Waking The Fallen |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3468/reviews/8086- |website=[[Drowned in Sound]] |access-date=March 3, 2020 |language=en |date=September 29, 2003 |archive-date=March 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303130354/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3468/reviews/8086- |url-status=dead }}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[Louder Sound]]'' | rev4score = {{rating|4.5|5}} <small>(reissue)</small><ref name="LS">{{cite web |last1=Bezer |first1=Terry |title=Avenged Sevenfold: Waking The Fallen Resurrected |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/avenged-sevenfold-waking-the-fallen-resurrected |website=[[Louder Sound]] |access-date=March 3, 2020 |language=en |date=September 16, 2014}}</ref> | rev5 = [[Sputnikmusic]] | rev5score=3.0/5.0<ref name="SM">{{cite web |last1=M |first1=Jordan |title=Review: Avenged Sevenfold - Waking the Fallen {{!}} Sputnikmusic |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/64041/Avenged-Sevenfold-Waking-the-Fallen/ |publisher=[[Sputnikmusic]] |access-date=March 3, 2020 |date=August 30, 2014}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate Guitar]]'' | rev6score = {{Rating|9.5|10|score=9.6/10 stars}} }}
''Waking the Fallen'' was met with highly positive reviews. Robert L. Doerschuk of ''[[AllMusic]]'' gave the album a positive review, saying: " Especially noteworthy -- and note-heavy -- is the guitar solo that blazes through the last moments of "[[Second Heartbeat]]" and the head-spinning single-stroke virtuosity of [[The Rev|the Reverend]] throughout the album."
It received a positive profile in ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', with the magazine comparing Avenged Sevenfold to bands like [[NOFX]], [[Iron Maiden]], and [[Metallica]].<ref>"Artists to Watch: AVENGED SEVENFOLD". ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. "Orange County, Calif.'s Avenged Sevenfold stands at a crossroads. In one direction is the present and future: the current punk/metal hybrid known as 'screamo.' In the other, the past: influences of such punk bands as NOFX and Bad Religion; the '80s-metal dynamic of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Metallica; and a touch of goth."</ref> In other profiles, the album also received comparisons to the [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]] and further comparisons to Iron Maiden.<ref>"Avenged Sevenfold members carve a new niche with old sound", [[The Bradenton Herald]], accessed via [http://www.lexisnexis.com LexisNexis]. September 18, 2003. "Their long bangs and black eye makeup draw comparisons to the Misfits. Their cryptic lyrics are similar to Iron Maiden. The guttural vocals and machine-gun percussion sound like early Metallica. And the guitar riffs are reminiscent of Crimson Glory."</ref> "Chapter Four" was featured in video games such as ''[[NASCAR Thunder 2004]]'', ''[[Madden NFL 04]]'', and ''[[NHL 04]]'', which helped the band get recognized and sign a contract with [[Warner Bros. Records]]. Overall reviews on ''[[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate Guitar]]'' were very positive and along with 2016's ''[[The Stage (album)|The Stage]]'' has the highest overall rating of any ''[[Avenged Sevenfold]]'' studio albums on Ultimate Guitar.
[[Metal Hammer]] magazine placed ''Waking the Fallen'' on No. 6 spot of their 100 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century list in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avengedsevenfold.com/news/metal-hammers-100-greatest-albums-of-the-21st-century|title=Metal Hammer's 100 Greatest Albums Of The 21st Century. - Avenged Sevenfold|date=July 16, 2016|website=avengedsevenfold.com|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref> In 2020, John Hill of ''[[Loudwire]]'' included the album in his list of the "Top 25 Metalcore Albums of All Time."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=John HillJohn |date=2020-05-25 |title=25 Best Metalcore Albums of All Time |url=https://loudwire.com/best-metalcore-albums-all-time/ |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref>
Fans regard the guitar solo on "Second Heartbeat" as being among the best in the [[metalcore]] genre, according to ''[[Loudwire]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Best Metalcore Guitar Solos, According to Reddit|url=https://loudwire.com/best-metalcore-guitar-solos-reddit-debate/|website=Loudwire|date=2024-01-31|access-date=2026-02-02|language=en}}</ref>
=== Anniversary edition === In March 2014, vocalist M. Shadows revealed in an interview with [[Loudwire]] that the band had plans in the works to put something out for the overdue 10th anniversary of ''Waking the Fallen:''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/avenged-sevenfold-m-shadows-waking-the-fallen-anniversary-dvd/ |title=Avenged Sevenfold Plan 'Waking the Fallen' Reissue, New DVD |publisher=Loudwire |date=March 27, 2014}}</ref>
{{Quote|text=We're going to put something together for the 10 year anniversary of 'Waking the Fallen,' which is about 11 or 12 years now. We've been trying to think of something we could put together and we found some old demos that we did with Teppei [Teranishi] from [[Thrice]] before we even did that record.... We also found some old footage with [late drummer] [[The Rev|Jimmy [Sullivan]]] playing some old shows at The Henry Fonda Theater in L.A., and the Ventura Theater. We'll put together a cool DVD and some demo tracks and re-release 'Waking the Fallen' for newer fans of the band that haven't gotten that or don't know about the history of the band.|sign=[[M. Shadows]]|source=[[Loudwire]] interview, March 2014}}
''Waking the Fallen: Resurrected'' was released August 25, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hopelessrecords.com/avenged-sevenfold-to-release-waking-the-fallen-resurrected-august-26/ |title=Avenged Sevenfold To Release Waking The Fallen: Resurrected August 25 |publisher=Hopeless Records |date=June 24, 2014 |access-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-date=July 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701202711/http://hopelessrecords.com/avenged-sevenfold-to-release-waking-the-fallen-resurrected-august-26/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Videography == A live performance video was shot at [[Warped Tour]] 2003 for "Second Heartbeat". A video was made for the single "[[Unholy Confessions]]" on March 6, 2004, using live footage set to the studio track. It featured the fans before and during an Avenged Sevenfold show at the [[The Fonda Theatre|Henry Fonda Theater]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2004-02-10|title=Avenged Sevenfold website|url=http://avengedsevenfold.com/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040210033613/http://avengedsevenfold.com/|archive-date=February 10, 2004}}</ref> According to vocalist M. Shadows, it was requested by their new label, [[Warner Bros. Records]], in order to publicize the band before their 2005 album ''[[City of Evil]]''.
This video was the second attempt at a video for the track. The previous attempt was a concept video, filmed three months before.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2004-01-02|title=Avenged Sevenfold website|url=http://avengedsevenfold.com/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040102041357/http://avengedsevenfold.com/|archive-date=January 2, 2004}}</ref> The band was not happy with the final product, however, and opted to re-shoot the video, this time as a live performance. The new video went into rotation on [[MTV2]]'s ''[[Headbangers Ball]]''.<ref>"Headbanger's Ball spawns second compilation". ''BPI Entertainment News Wire''. "Here is the 'MTV2 Headbanger's Ball, Volume 2' track list... Disc one... 'Unholy Confessions,' Avenged Sevenfold." August 2, 2004.</ref>
In 2014, a music video for "Chapter Four" was released to promote the release of "Waking The Fallen: Resurrected".<ref>{{cite web |title=HOPELESS RECORDS SHARE "CHAPTER FOUR" LIVE FOOTAGE VIDEO. |url=https://avengedsevenfold.com/news/avenged-sevenfold-share-chapter-four-live-footage-video/ |website=AvengedSevenfold.com |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> The video features clips of the band playing live, shot entirely in black and white.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cornell |first1=Jeff |title=AVENGED SEVENFOLD RELEASE VINTAGE 'CHAPTER FOUR' VIDEO |url=https://loudwire.com/avenged-sevenfold-chapter-four-video/ |website=Loudwire |date=September 17, 2014 |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> The footage is from the same show was also used for the Unholy Confessions video a decade prior.<ref>{{cite web |title=Avenged Sevenfold release "Chapter Four" video |url=https://www.altpress.com/avenged_sevenfold_release_chapter_four_video/ |website=Alternative Press |date=September 16, 2014 |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> The video was directed by Rafa Alcantara.<ref>{{cite web |title=Avenged Sevenfold: Chapter Four |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13013220/ |website=IMDB |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref>
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing | all_writing = Avenged Sevenfold ([[Zacky Vengeance|Zachary Baker]], [[Synyster Gates|Brian Haner Jr.]], [[M. Shadows|Matthew Sanders]], [[Johnny Christ|Jonathan Seward]], [[The Rev|James Sullivan]]), unless otherwise noted.<ref name=LinerNotes>{{cite book|title=Waking the Fallen: Resurrected ''liner notes''|year=2014|publisher=Hopeless Records|pages=9}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Avenged Sevenfold - TRAX Podcast: "Unholy Confessions" (Episode 6) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GHk6uJDLvM |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=22 May 2023 |language=English |date=16 February 2023}}</ref> | headline = ''Waking the Fallen'' track list | title1 = Waking the Fallen | length1 = 1:43 | writer1 = Baker, Scott Gilman, Haner Jr., Sanders, Seward, Sullivan | title2 = [[Unholy Confessions]] | length2 = 4:44 | writer2 = Baker, Haner, Sanders | title3 = [[Chapter Four (song)|Chapter Four]] | length3 = 5:43 | title4 = Remenissions | length4 = 6:07 | title5 = Desecrate Through Reverence | length5 = 5:39 | title6 = Eternal Rest | length6 = 5:13 | title7 = [[Second Heartbeat]] | length7 = 7:01 | title8 = Radiant Eclipse | length8 = 6:10 | title9 = [[I Won't See You Tonight|I Won't See You Tonight (Part 1)]] | length9 = 8:59 | title10 = [[I Won't See You Tonight|I Won't See You Tonight (Part 2)]] | length10 = 4:45 | title11 = Clairvoyant Disease | length11 = 5:00 | title12 = And All Things Will End | length12 = 7:41 | total_length = 68:45 }}
{{Track listing | headline = iTunes deluxe version bonus tracks | title13 = Eternal Rest (Live from Ventura Theater - January 2004) | length13 = 5:28 | title14 = Second Heartbeat (Demo Version) | length14 = 6:20 | title15 = Unholy Confessions | note15 = music video | length15 = 4:54 | title16 = We Come Out at Night | note16 = live video at Warped Tour | length16 = 4:46 | total_length = 90:13 }}
{{Track listing | headline = ''Waking the Fallen: Resurrected'' | title1 = Waking the Fallen: Resurrected | length1 = 2:51 | title2 = Second Heartbeat (Alternate Version) | length2 = 6:20 | title3 = Chapter Four (Demo Version) | length3 = 6:24 | title4 = Remenissions (Demo Version) | length4 = 6:12 | title5 = I Won't See You Tonight (Part 1) (Demo Version) | length5 = 6:07 | title6 = I Won't See You Tonight (Part 2) (Demo Version) | length6 = 5:28 | title7 = Intro/Chapter Four (Live in Ventura) | length7 = 7:10 | title8 = Desecrate Through Reverence (Live In Pomona) | length8 = 5:44 | title9 = Eternal Rest (Live in Pomona) | length9 = 5:17 | title10 = Unholy Confessions (Live in Ventura) | length10 = 5:16 | title11 = Second Heartbeat (Live in Ventura) | length11 = 7:08 | title12 = I Won't See You Tonight (Part 1) (Live in Ventura) | note12 = exclusive bonus track | length12 = 8:38 | title13 = I Won't See You Tonight (Part 2) (Live in Ventura) | note13 = exclusive bonus track | length13 = 4:58 | total_length = 77:24 }}
*"Desecrate Through Reverence" is mistakenly written as "Desecrate Through Reverance" in the ''Resurrected'' booklet. *The demo version and alternate version of "Second Heartbeat" are the same; this version was previously released on the ''Hopelessly Devoted To You Vol. 4'' sampler in 2002. *The live version of "Eternal Rest" on the iTunes deluxe version is the same as the one on ''Resurrected''; it was previously released on the ''Hopelessly Devoted To You Vol. 5'' sampler in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hopelessly Devoted To You Vol. 5 coming your way soon |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/9419/hopelessly-devoted-to-you-vol-5-coming-your-way-soon |website=Punknews.org |access-date=15 August 2024|language=English |date=12 June 2004}}</ref> On ''Resurrected'', it's mistakenly said to be from Pomona.
== Personnel ==
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref name="LinerNotes"/> {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
'''Avenged Sevenfold''' <!--Only M. Shadows did vocals on this album, per album liner notes.--> * [[M. Shadows]] – vocals * [[Zacky Vengeance]] – rhythm guitar * [[Synyster Gates]] – lead guitar, piano * [[Johnny Christ]] – bass * [[The Rev]] – drums
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'''Production'''
* [[Andrew Murdock]] – producer, [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing engineer]] * Fred Archambault – co-producer * THE GATEKEEPERS – recording * Ai Fujisaki – assistant engineer * Tom Baker – [[Audio mastering|mastering engineer]] * Mike Fasano, Bruce Jacoby, Al Pahanish – drum tech * Stephen Ferrara – guitar tech * Scott Gilman – [[Orchestration|orchestral arrangements]] and performance
{{col-2}} '''Artistry''' * Lisa Johnson – photography * Taylor Montague – cover painting * Micah Montague – art concept * Matt the Madman – layout * Sergie – mechanicals
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== Charts ==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- !scope="col"|Chart (2003) !scope="col"|Peak<br> position |- !scope="row"|US [[Independent Albums]]<ref name = "Allmusic awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/waking-the-fallen-resurrected-mw0000039638/awards|title=Waking the Fallen Awards|work=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|access-date=September 3, 2014}}</ref> |align=center|12 |- !scope="row"|US [[Top Heatseekers|Top Heatseekers Albums]]<ref name = "Allmusic awards"/> |align=center|15 |- !scope="col"|Chart (2006) !scope="col"|Peak<br> position |- !scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web |title=ウェイキング・ザ・フォールン/サウンディング・ザ・セヴンス・トランペット |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/328099/products/676281/1/ |website=Oricon |access-date=14 April 2023 |language=Japanese}}</ref> |align="center"|176 |- !scope="col"|Chart (2014) !scope="col"|Peak<br> position |- !scope="row"|Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/albums |title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] |access-date=September 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906185517/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/albums |archive-date=September 6, 2014 }}</ref> |align=center|34 |- {{album chart|Austria|35|artist=Avenged Sevenfold|album=Waking The Fallen|rowheader=true|access-date=September 3, 2014}} |- {{album chart|Germany|48|artist=Avenged Sevenfold|album=Waking The Fallen|id=206807|rowheader=true|access-date=September 3, 2014}} |- !scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/328099/products/1087041/1/|title=Waking The Fallen: Resurrected|access-date=May 16, 2015|publisher=oricon ME inc.|language=ja}}</ref> |align="center"|237 |- {{album chart|Spain|62|artist=Avenged Sevenfold|album=Waking The Fallen|rowheader=true|access-date=September 3, 2014}} |- !scope="row"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=September 3, 2014|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6236678/ariana-grande-no-1-album-brad-paisley-kem|title=Ariana Grande Nabs Second No. 1 Album In Less Than A Year|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=September 3, 2014}}</ref> |align="center"|10 |- !scope="row"|US Catalog Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Catalog Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/avenged-sevenfold/chart-history/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |- !scope="row"|US Vinyl Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Vinyl Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/avenged-sevenfold/chart-history/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref> |align="center"|5 |- |}
== Certifications == {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Waking The Fallen''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Avenged Sevenfold|title=Waking The Fallen|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2003|certyear=2012|access-date=June 17, 2012|refname="MC"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Avenged Sevenfold|title=Waking The Fallen|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2003|certyear=2024|id=8895-1466-2|access-date=October 21, 2024|refname="BPI"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Avenged Sevenfold|title=Waking The Fallen|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2003|certyear=2021|access-date=March 19, 2021|refname="RIAA"}} {{certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
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