Bat Country " is a song by Avenged Sevenfold , released in August 2005 as the second single from their third album , '' City of Evil '' . Avenged Sevenfold won ' Best New Artist Video ' at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards for " Bat Country " and on October 1 , 2009 , the single was certified gold by the RIAA . For these reasons , " Bat Country " is often believed to be the band 's most commercially successful song . The song was peaked at number 20 on Loudwire 's Top 21st Century Hard Rock Songs . It also was rated as number 9 on Ultimate Guitar 's list of Top 25 Best Songs With Guitar Duels
2006 MTV Video Music Awards
2006 MTV Video Music Awards
Bat Country