Not Ready to Die

2011 single by Avenged Sevenfold

"Not Ready to Die"

Single by Avenged Sevenfold
from the EP  Black Reign
Released| May 2, 2011
Recorded| April 2011
Genre| Heavy metal
Length|

* 7:05 (single version)
* 6:08 (radio edit)

Label| Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)|

* M. Shadows
* Synyster Gates
* Zacky Vengeance
* Johnny Christ
* Kevin Sherwood

Producer(s)| Mike Elizondo
Avenged Sevenfold singles chronology
| "So Far Away"
(2011)  | "Not Ready to Die"
(2011)  | "Buried Alive"
(2011)

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"Not Ready to Die" is a song by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. It was created specifically for the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010), appearing as an easter egg in the game's "Call of the Dead" Zombies map. The song, along with the 3 other originals the band wrote for the Black Ops series, was later released on the Black Reign EP in 2018.[1]

## Background

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"Not Ready to Die" was written for map "Call of the Dead" from the zombies gamemode in Call of Duty: Black Ops. The lyrics of the song are based on the story and lore of the game, which singer M. Shadows is a big fan of.[2] This song would mark the first collaboration between Avenged Sevenfold and the Black Ops franchise, with the band contributing 5 more songs to the series. The bridge of the song features an interpolation of "Damned", the Black Ops Zombies theme song.

The song was written in four days between the band's Nightmare After Christmas and Welcome to the Family tours, and was recorded in April 2011.[2]

## Chart position

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Chart (2011)  | Peak
position

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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] | 73
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[4] | 1
US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 70

## Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[6]

Avenged Sevenfold

* M Shadows — lead vocals
* Zacky Vengeance — rhythm guitar, vocals
* Synyster Gates — lead guitar, backing vocals
* Johnny Christ — bass guitar, backing vocals

Additional musicians

* Arin Ilejay — drums

Production

* Mike Elizondo — production
* Adam Hawkins — mixing engineer
* Ted Jensen — mastering engineer

## References

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1. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold Announce New EP, Black Reign — Kerrang!". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
2. ^ a b "AVENGED SEVENFOLD'S M. SHADOWS TALKS "CALL OF DUTY" AND NEW SONG "NOT READY TO DIE"". Revolver. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
3. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
4. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
5. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
6. ^ "Credits / Not Ready to Die". Tidal. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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* M. Shadows
* Zacky Vengeance
* Synyster Gates
* Johnny Christ
* Brooks Wackerman

* The Rev

Studio albums|

* Sounding the Seventh Trumpet
* Waking the Fallen
* City of Evil
* Avenged Sevenfold
* Nightmare
* Hail to the King
* The Stage
* Life Is But a Dream...

Extended plays|

* Warmness on the Soul
* Black Reign

Other albums|

* Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough
* The Best of 2005–2013
* Live at the Grammy Museum

Singles|

* "Chapter Four
* "Unholy Confessions"
* "Burn It Down"
* "Bat Country"
* "Beast and the Harlot"
* "Seize the Day"
* "Walk"
* "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"
* "St. James"
* "Shepherd of Fire"
* "The Stage"
* "God Damn"
* "Mad Hatter"
* "Nobody"

Other songs|

* "Second Heartbeat"
* "I Won't See You Tonight"
* "A Little Piece of Heaven"
* "Fiction
* "This Means War"
* "The River"

Tours|

* Avenged Sevenfold Tour

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World War II
series|

| Main series|

* Call of Duty
* United Offensive
* 2
* 3
* WWII
* Vanguard

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Spin-offs|

* Finest Hour
* 2: Big Red One
* Roads to Victory

Modern
Warfare|

| Original series|

* 4: Modern Warfare
* Remastered
* Modern Warfare 2
* Modern Warfare 3

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Reboot series|

* Modern Warfare (2019)
* Modern Warfare II (2022)
* Modern Warfare III (2023)

Spin-offs|

* 4: Modern Warfare (Nintendo DS)
* Modern Warfare – Mobilized
* Modern Warfare 3 – Defiance

Black
Ops|

| Main series|

* World at War
* Black Ops
* Black Ops II
* Black Ops III
* Black Ops 4
* Black Ops Cold War
* Black Ops 6
* Black Ops 7

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Spin-offs|

* World at War (Nintendo DS)
* World at War – Final Fronts
* World at War – Zombies
* Black Ops – Zombies
* Black Ops – Declassified
* Strike Team

Other
games|

* Online
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* Advanced Warfare
* Heroes
* Infinite Warfare
* Mobile
* Warzone (2020)
* Warzone (2022)
* Warzone Mobile

Levels|

* "All Ghillied Up"
* "Shipment"
* "No Russian"
* "Nuketown"

Other
media|

* Find Makarov: Operation Kingfish
* "Nightmare"
* "Shepherd of Fire"
* "Survival"
* Black Reign
* "Not Ready to Die"
* "Carry On"
* "Mad Hatter"

Characters|

* Captain Price

Technology|

* id Tech 3
* IW engine
* Elite

Events|

* Experience 2011
* Experience 2016

Main
developers|

* Infinity Ward
* Treyarch
* Sledgehammer Games
* Raven Software

Related|

* Battle.net
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* "Press F to pay respects"
* 2017 Wichita swatting

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