Avenged Sevenfold Share Cover Of Del Shannon's Runaway Featuring Vandals Guitarist Warren Fitzgerald
Monday, 07 August 2017
Written by Laura Johnson
Avenged Sevenfold have shared a cover of Del Shannon's 1961 hit Runaway.
The track, which features lead vocals by the band's guitarist Zacky Vengeance and a guest appearance by Vandals guitarist Warren Fitzgerald, is the second in a series of new songs that will be released over the coming months and added to their latest album, 'The Stage', with the aim of turning it into an evolving body of work.
Speaking about it, vocalist M. Shadows said:
“When we decided to expand the album and add new tracks, everyone in the band chose a song that would be interesting to cover. Zacky came up with the idea of doing a punk rock version of the Del Shannon classic. While in the studio, Synyster brought up our old friend Warren Fitzgerald, saying it'd be great to have him play on the track and give the song the kind of reckless abandon he's known for with The Vandals. With Warren on board, Zacky wanted to have a crack at singing, which really put the song over the top. I do a little talking thing with him in the middle of the track, but that's it. The rest is all him and it came out great."
Fitzgerald also commented:
I’ve known the Avenged Sevenfold guys for years and obviously Brooks [Wackerman, A7X drummer] played with The Vandals, and our bands are both from Huntington Beach, so the ties run deep. But I was still surprised and honored that they asked me to play on the track. I think it’s a really cool choice for a cover and the guys were very generous in the studio. They’re all incredible musicians and to have them say, ‘do what you do,’ was really flattering. So I did, and we had a blast, and I’m tickled to death with how it all turned out.”
Avenged Sevenfold Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri August 11 2017 - SALT LAKE CITY Utah - USANA Amphitheatre (USA)
Sat August 12 2017 - NAMPA Idaho - Idaho Center Amphitheater (USA)
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