Shepherd of Fire

"Shepherd of Fire" is the second single from Hail to the King, the sixth studio album from American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. Released on November 7, 2013, the song was a No.1 single on Mainstream Rock,^[1] and is the theme song of the Call of Duty: Black Ops II Zombies map "Origins", included in the final downloadable content compilation named Apocalypse.^[2] It is also featured in the mixed-martial arts video game EA Sports UFC.

Personnel

Avenged Sevenfold

Session musicians

Mike Elizondo, Brent Arrowood - Sound fx
David Campbell – Orchestra arranger & conductor
Suzie Katayama - cello
Ed Meares - upright bass
Joe Meyer, John Reynolds - french horn
John Fumo, Rick Baptist – trumpet
Alan Kaplan – trombone
Steven Holtman, Andrew Martin - bass trombone
Douglas Tornquist – tuba^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14)	Peak position
Canada Rock (Billboard)^[4]	31
UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)^[5]	12
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)^[6]	28
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[7]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)^[8]	62
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)^[9]	29
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[10]	2

References

↑ "Avenged Sevenfold - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
↑ "AVENGED SEVENFOLD: Trailer For 'Hail To The King' Animated Series". BlabberMouth.
↑ "Hail to the King - Avenged Sevenfold | Credits". AllMusic. 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
↑ "Avenged Sevenfold – Chart history" Billboard Canada Rock for Avenged Sevenfold. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-09-07" UK Rock Chart. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
↑ "Avenged Sevenfold – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Avenged Sevenfold. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
↑ "Avenged Sevenfold – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Avenged Sevenfold. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
↑ "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
↑ "Rock Airplay Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
↑ "Mainstream Rock Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.

External links

Avenged Sevenfold

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Studio albums	Sounding the Seventh Trumpet Waking the Fallen City of Evil Avenged Sevenfold Nightmare Hail to the King The Stage

Live albums	Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough

Compilations	The Best of 2005–2013

Extended plays	Warmness on the Soul Welcome to the Family

DVDs	All Excess

Singles	"Warmness on the Soul" "Darkness Surrounding" "Eternal Rest" "Second Heartbeat" "Unholy Confessions" "Chapter Four" "Burn It Down" "Bat Country" "Beast and the Harlot" "Seize the Day" "Walk" "Critical Acclaim" "Almost Easy" "Afterlife" "Dear God" "Scream" "Nightmare" "Welcome to the Family" "So Far Away" "Not Ready to Die" "Buried Alive" "Carry On" "Hail to the King" "Shepherd of Fire" "This Means War" "The Stage"

Tours	Avenged Sevenfold Tour Hail to the King Tour

Personnel	Brian Haner, Sr. Donnell Cameron Andrew Murdock Mike Elizondo Mike Portnoy

Related articles	Discography Members Strung Out on Avenged Sevenfold: Bat Wings and Broken Strings Strung Out on Avenged Sevenfold: The String Tribute Pinkly Smooth Warner Bros. Records Hopeless Records Good Life Recordings Covered, A Revolution in Sound

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