Beast and the Harlot
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| "Beast and the Harlot" | ||
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| Single by Avenged Sevenfold | ||
| from the album City of Evil | ||
| Released | March 6, 2006 | |
| Format | CD 7/12" Vinyl |
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| Genre | Hard rock | |
| Length | 5:40 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |
| Producer(s) | Mudrock and Avenged Sevenfold | |
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| Avenged Sevenfold singles chronology | ||
| Bat Country (2005) |
Beast and the Harlot (2006) |
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"Beast and the Harlot" is a single by the American hard rock band Avenged Sevenfold, taken from their 2005 album City of Evil. So far, the song has hit #19 on the US Mainstream Rock and #44 on the UK Singles Chart.
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", "hatred strips her and leaves her naked", and other references.[1]
The song features M. Shadows' newer brand of vocals with no hardcore screaming (although there is one scream in the introduction to the song, transferring into his newer vocal style), 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 and Burnout Revenge.
[edit] 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. Actress Elizabeth Kelly aids the band in their mission until she is corrupted at the end of the video. Former WWE diva Joy Giovanni and American Idol contestant Kellie Pickler also appear in the video.
[edit] References
| Avenged Sevenfold |
| M. Shadows | Synyster Gates | Zacky Vengeance | Johnny Christ | The Rev |
| Daemon Ash | Justin Sane |
| Discography |
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| Early Avenged Sevenfold releases | Sounding the Seventh Trumpet | Warmness on the Soul | Sounding the Seventh Trumpet Re-Release | Waking the Fallen | City of Evil | Untitled Fourth Album |
| Singles |
| Warmness on the Soul | Unholy Confessions | Burn it Down | Bat Country | Beast and the Harlot | Seize the Day |
| Label(s) |
| Warner Bros. Records | Hopeless Records | Goodlife Recordings |
