The album , entitled '' Hail to the King '' , was released on August 27 , 2013 . This is the first Avenged Sevenfold album without any musical contributions from deceased The Rev. The album 's lead single and title track was released on July 15 , 2013 . '' Hail to the King '' charted as No. 1 on the US '' Billboard '' 200 , the UK albums chart , as well as the Finnish , Brazilian , Canadian , and Irish charts , and was commercially and critically acclaimed . The band headlined Monster Energy 's Welcome to Rockville two-day music festival in Jacksonville , FL , April 26 – 27 , 2014 , joined by more than 25 rock acts , such as Motörhead , Rob Zombie , Chevelle , Korn , Staind , Alter Bridge , The Cult , Five Finger Death Punch , Volbeat , Black Label Society , and Seether . On June 13 , the band headlined the Friday night of Download Festival 2014 . The band also headlined the Mayhem Festival 2014 with Korn , Asking Alexandria , and Trivium
Mayhem Festival 2014
Mayhem Festival 2014
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