Warmness on the Soul

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Warmness on the Soul
File:Warne of soul.jpg
EP by
Avenged Sevenfold
ReleasedApril 10 (self released), June 4, 2001[1]
RecordedNovember 2000,[2] February 2001[3]
Genre
Length4:20
Label
Producer
Avenged Sevenfold chronology
Warmness on the Soul
(2001) 		Eternal Rest/Chapter Four
(2003)

Warmness on the Soul is the first EP by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. It was released on April 10, 2001, through Good Life Recordings.[7] The release features the video for the title track "Warmness on the Soul" as an enhanced CD bonus. It is the band's first release to feature guitarist Synyster Gates, who joined the band in February 2001. All of the songs were later included on Avenged Sevenfold's debut album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, except for the heavy metal version of "To End the Rapture", which was featured on the album's re-release.

Some of the band members' stage names are slightly different compared to their current ones. M. Shadows is simply credited as "Shadows", while Synyster Gates is credited as "Synyster Gaytes".[8]

Meaning

Warmness on the Soul" is about M. Shadows' girlfriend (now wife), Valary. In an interview, Shadows said about the sound, "(We) wanted something really soft to break up the album. A lot of older metal bands did this and we liked the idea, so we just said fuck it and went with it."[9]

Music video

The music video consists of scenes of the band performing, playing near the beach with Zacky Vengeance on lead guitar. The video centers around a woman (M. Shadows' wife) who is looking for the band members, who are wandering through city streets as she searches for them. Then the band walks onto a stage and performs the rest of the song.[10]

Reception

The song was ranked at number 20 on Louder Sound's ranking of the best Avenged Sevenfold songs,[11] and number 18 on Kerrang's.[12]

Track listing

All songs credited to Avenged Sevenfold. Actual songwriters are listed below.[citation needed]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Warmness on the Soul" (Single version)M. Shadows4:20
2."Darkness Surrounding"The Rev, M. Shadows4:50
3."We Come Out at Night"The Rev, M. Shadows4:45
4."To End the Rapture (Heavy Metal version)[*]"The Rev, M. Shadows1:20
5."Warmness on the Soul (Music Video)"M. Shadows4:46
Total length:20:01

^ * This version was featured on the re-release of Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, replacing the original.

Personnel

Avenged Sevenfold
  • Shadows — vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Zacky Vengeance — lead guitar
  • Synyster Gaytes — lead guitar on "To End the Rapture"
  • Justin Sane — bass
  • The Rev — drums, piano[13]

References

  1. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold Homepage". AvengedSevenfold.com. Archived from the original on 2001-05-19. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Official A7X Homepage". March 1, 2001. Archived from the original on March 6, 2001. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  3. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold Home Page". AvengedSevenfold.com. Archived from the original on 2001-03-06. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  4. ^ Childers, Chad. "21 Years Ago: Avenged Sevenfold Introduce Themselves With 'Sounding the Seventh Trumpet'". Loudwire. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold Sounding The Seventh Trumpet (2002)". Punk News. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold Sounding the Seventh Trumpet". Sputnik Music. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold – Warmness on the Soul". discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  8. ^ "Biography - Synster Gates". AvengedSevenfold.com. Archived from the original on 2001-05-10. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  9. ^ "SOUNDING OFF WITH AVENGED SEVENFOLD". High Wire Pics. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold - Warmness On The Soul - Vidéo Dailymotion". Dailymotion.com. September 25, 2006. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  11. ^ Alderslade, Merlin (February 5, 2020). "The 20 best Avenged Sevenfold songs ever". Louder Sound. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  12. ^ Law, Sam (May 29, 2020). "The 20 greatest Avenged Sevenfold songs – ranked". Kerrang. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  13. ^ "The Rev". Avenged Sevenfold Forever. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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