Avenged Sevenfold achieved worldwide success with their platinum 2005 breakthrough CITY OF EVIL. The album featured the wildly popular single "Bat Country." the band quickly became known for their spectacular live shows and continues to sell out arenas worldwide. They are the only band to have headlined the Vans Warped Tour and Ozzfest while simultaneously hitting #1 on MTV's TRL. Produced by Mike Elizondo, HAIL TO THE KING is the follow up to the band's 2010 release, NIGHTMARE, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart, Hard Rock Chart and Digital Chart.