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2011 promotional single by Avenged Sevenfold
"Buried Alive " is a song by American
heavy metal band
Avenged Sevenfold , off the band's fifth studio album
Nightmare .
[1] The song was released as the albums fourth and final single on September 20, 2011. The music of the song was mostly written by the band's late drummer,
Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan , who died on December 28, 2009.
[2] Singer
M. Shadows has stated he is extremely proud of the song.
[3]
Music video
In September 2011, the band announced plans for an official music video.
[4] They tried to get
Rob Zombie to direct the video, but he declined due to being focused on another project.
[4] A music video never ended up being produced, but on February 14, 2013, an animated lyric video was posted on
YouTube .
[5] As of April 20, 2023, the lyric video has over 100 million views on YouTube.
[6]
Accolades
Year
Nominated work
Award
Result
2011
"Buried Alive"
Revolver Magazine's Song of the Year 2011
[7]
Nominated
Personnel
Avenged Sevenfold
M. Shadows – lead vocals
Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
The Rev – songwriting, drum arrangement
Synyster Gates – lead guitar, backing vocals
Johnny Christ – bass guitar
Session musicians
Production
Mike Elizondo – Producer
Craig Aaronson –
A&R
Brent Arrowood – Assistant engineer
Chad Carlisle – Assistant engineer
Adam Hawkins – Engineer
Andy Wallace – Mixing engineer
Ted Jensen – Mastering engineer
Jodie Levine – Production co-ordination, contractor
Andy Olyphant – A&R
Paul Suarez –
Pro Tools
Jan Petrow – Assistant engineer
Joanna Terrasi – Production co-ordination, contractor
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
^ Sciarretto, Amy (September 8, 2011).
"Avenged Sevenfold, 'Buried Alive' – Song Review" .
Loudwire . loudwire.com. Retrieved January 11, 2017 .
^ Harris, Chris (December 30, 2009).
"Avenged Sevenfold Drummer James Sullivan's Autopsy Inconclusive" .
Noisecreep . Retrieved May 16, 2010 .
^ Childers, Chad.
"M. Shadows Reveals Best Song for Someone Just Getting Into Avenged Sevenfold" . Loudwire . Retrieved 24 April 2023 .
^
a
b
"AVENGED SEVENFOLD Wanted ROB ZOMBIE To Direct 'Buried Alive' Video" . Blabbermouth.net . September 19, 2011. Archived from
the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2011 .
^
"Avenged Sevenfold: Official 'Buried Alive' Lyric Video Available" .
Blabbermouth.net .
Roadrunner Records . July 15, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2010 .
^
"Avenged Sevenfold - Buried Alive [Official Lyrics Video]" .
YouTube . 14 February 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2023 .
^ Revolver Magazine (December 7, 2011).
"What Is the Song of the Year?" . Revolver Magazine. Archived from
the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2011 .
^
"Avenged Sevenfold Chart History: Alternative Songs" .
Billboard . Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
^
"Avenged Sevenfold Chart History: Mainstream Rock" . Billboard . Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
^
"Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Avenged Sevenfold - Chart History" .
Billboard . Retrieved March 28, 2023 .
^
"Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2012" . Billboard . Retrieved September 7, 2021 .
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