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"God Damn" is a song by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. It was released on March 16, 2017, as the second single from their seventh studio album, The Stage. It is the shortest track on the album, coming in at 3:41. The song introduces a heavier sound to the album.

Music video

On February 1, 2017, the band posted a picture on their social media which stated that they were casting for fans to appear in a new music video (later revealed to be God Damn). Fans were chosen via e-mail submissions and were required to wear black clothing for the video. The video was filmed on February 8, and was released on April 26. The clip shows a live performance of the band playing the song, and it ends with glitch effects taking over the video. It was directed by Anders Rostad.

Personnel

All credits adapted from Tidal, except where noted.

Avenged Sevenfold

• M. Shadows – lead vocals
• Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Synyster Gates – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Johnny Christ – bass, backing vocals
• Brooks Wackerman – drums

Session musicians

• Brian Kilgore – percussion

Production

• Joe Barresi and Avenged Sevenfold – production
• Andy Wallace – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Paul Suarez – mixing engineer
• Ignacio Lecumberri – assistant mixing engineer
• Josh Wilbur – assistant mixing engineer
• Nick Fainbarg – technical engineer

Management and label

• Larry Jacobson – management
• Samantha Tripses – management
• Mitra Darab – Capitol Records marketing
• Hannah Keefe – Capitol Records marketing

Charts

References

1. "Rock Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017.
2. Bowar, Chad (29 October 2016). "AVENGED SEVENFOLD, 'THE STAGE' – ALBUM REVIEW". Loudwire. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
3. "Album Review: AVENGED SEVENFOLD The Stage". Metal Injection. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
4. "CASTING CALL FOR FANS TO APPEAR IN NEW MUSIC VIDEO". AvengedSevenfold.com. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
5. Ustaer, Feyyaz (26 April 2017). "AVENGED SEVENFOLD RELEASE NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR "GOD DAMN"". Metalhead Zone. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
6. Weaver, David (27 April 2017). "Avenged Sevenfold release new music video for 'God Damn'". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
7. "Credits / The Stage / Avenged Sevenfold". Tidal. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
8. "Avenged Sevenfold - The Stage". Discogs. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
9. "Avenged Sevenfold Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
10. "Avenged Sevenfold Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2016.

• 2016 songs
• 2017 singles
• Avenged Sevenfold songs