"Chapter Four" is a song by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. The song was released as a double A-side single with "Eternal Rest" from their second album, Waking the Fallen, where it also appears as track three. Background The lyrics of "Chapter Four" are about the story of Cain and Abel. An early demo of the song was featured on the reissue of Waking The Fallen. The song made its live debut during Warped Tour 2003. Music video In 2014, the band released a music video for "Chapter Four" to promote the release of "Waking The Fallen: Resurrected". The video features clips of the band playing live, shot entirely in black and white. Footage from the same show was also used to film a music video for Unholy Confessions a decade prior. The video was directed by Rafa Alcantara. Critical reception "Chapter Four" is regarded as one of the best songs from the band's early days. In 2020, Louder Sound and Kerrang ranked the song at number thirteen and number fifteen, respectively, on their lists of the 20 greatest Avenged Sevenfold songs. Track listings CD Promo Single Digital Promo Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Avenged Sevenfold M. Shadows – lead vocals Zacky Vengeance – guitars, backing vocals The Rev – drums, percussion, backing vocals Synyster Gates – guitars, piano, backing vocals Johnny Christ – bass guitar, backing vocals Production Andrew Murdock – producer, mixing engineer Fred Archambault – co-producer Ai Fujisaki – assistant engineer Tom Baker – mastering engineer Mike Fasano, Bruce Jacoby, Al Pahanish – drum tech Stephen Ferrara – guitar tech Scott Gilman – orchestral arrangements and performance References 2003 songs 2003 singles Avenged Sevenfold songs