Darkness Surrounding

Avenged Sevenfold

About Darkness Surrounding

"Darkness Surrounding" is a song by Avenged Sevenfold, from their first album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet. It was widely regarded as the hit of the album, setting a standard for Metalcore music in the future. While it was never released as its own single, it was on the "Warmness on the Soul" EP. This song was performed at the initial 2002 live concert, and at Warped Tour 2003, along with "To End the Rapture" and "We Come Out at Night". It was also played a few times in 2004 and 2006, but it hasn't been played live since.  


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Darkness coats us.
The smell of fall.
Changing season.
The graveyard is alive, black cat across my path,
the chill of cold wind, the breath of the dead.
Imprisoned souls.
Trapped for eternity.
Black crows break the silence.

The garden of the dead s alive tonight and you can't stop it.
Just enjoy it.
Open up your mind and you will feel it too.
The sound, the touch, the thoughts, that you've been so blind to.
You can feel the thoughts of the dead.
Feeling the thoughts of the dead.

True or false, it's still there, teaching me.
True or false, still there, teaching me.
You can feel it tonight.
The wood has rotted away.
Take the time absorb it.
Their time is slipping away.
Stone all carved by hand.
Statues that resemble their faces.
They still breathe.
Come join us.

Smell the burning embers, time flickering away
Timeless but soon gone
Timeless but soon gone, and
I can find myself, alone with just my thoughts
As time crumbles away
Time crumbles away

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Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold (sometimes abbreviated to A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1999, the group consists of M. Shadows (vocalist), Synyster Gates (lead guitarist), Zacky Vengeance (rhythm guitarist), and Johnny Christ (bassist). more »

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Written by: BRIAN ELWIN, BRIAN HANER, JR., JAMES SULLIVAN, JAMES OWEN SULLIVAN, JR. HANER, MATTHEW SANDERS, MATTHEW CHARLES SANDERS, ZACHARY BAKER, ZACHARY JAMES BAKER

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10 facts about this song

Release Information
"Darkness Surrounding" is a track off Avenged Sevenfold's debut studio album "Sounding the Seventh Trumpet" which was released in 2001.
Genre Indication
This song, aligning with much of the album it belongs to, is characterized by a heavy metal and hardcore punk style. This is before the band transitioned towards a more classic metal and hard rock sound in their later releases.
Band Lineup
The song features the band's original lineup, including M. Shadows as lead vocals, Zacky Vengeance as rhythm guitar, Synyster Gates as lead guitar, The Rev as drums, and Justin Sane as bass guitar.
Songwriting Credits
"Darkness Surrounding" is attributed to the band members, with M. Shadows and The Rev often cited as the principal songwriters, reflecting on themes of life, death, and the soul's unrest.
Performance Style
Unlike many of the band's later hits, this song reflects an early emphasis on aggressive screaming and fast-paced, intricate guitar work.
Re-Release
The song was later re-released as part of the "Waking the Fallen: Resurrected" album in 2014 which commemorated the band's early work.
Subject Matter
The song's lyrics are quite dark, exploring eternal unrest and the tormented state of a soul in the afterlife, in line with the band's early thematic explorations of life, death, and spirituality.
Musical Identity
"Darkness Surrounding" significantly contributes to the band's emerging musical identity at the time, which would later evolve but always retain an element of the dark, spiritual themes present in this song.
Reception
While the song and the album it was part of were not initially commercially successful, they have since gained recognition among fans and critics as an important part of Avenged Sevenfold's formative years.
Live Performances
It's not a commonly played track in their live concerts; it was performed more often in their earlier years.

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