"Not Ready to Die"
Single by Avenged Sevenfold
from the EP Black Reign
ReleasedMay 2, 2011
RecordedApril 2011
GenreHeavy metal
Length
  • 7:05 (single version)
  • 6:08 (radio edit)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike Elizondo
Avenged Sevenfold singles chronology
"So Far Away"
(2011) 		"Not Ready to Die"
(2011) 		"Buried Alive"
(2011)

"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

"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 of 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 interpretation 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

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] 73
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[4] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 70

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[6]

Avenged Sevenfold

Additional musicians

Production

References

  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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