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"Not Ready to Die" is a song by the 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.

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

Background

Recorded by the band in April 2011, the song was released as the lead single from the album on 2 May 2011.[1] The song is available to purchase as a digital download from iTunes. "Not Ready to Die" marks the first release recorded with drummer Arin Ilejay. In an interview with Revolver, M. Shadows says the song was completely inspired by the game, which he is a big fan of.

In the song, which is also featured on the game's Zombies expansion map "Call of the Dead", the band's lyrics are of defiance, power and survival, themes that run throughout the widely popular first-person shooter game. In fact, one of the lines in the song is specifically referencing the game. The song "Damned" ("Zombies" mode theme music in Call of Duty Black Ops, composed by Kevin Sherwood) is also sampled in the song.

Chart position

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[2]	73
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[3]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	70

Track listing

1. "Not Ready to Die" – 7:05

Personnel

Avenged Sevenfold

• M. Shadows — lead vocals
• Zacky Vengeance — rhythm guitar, gang vocals
• Synyster Gates — lead guitar, backing and gang vocals
• Johnny Christ — bass guitar, gang vocals
• Arin Ilejay — drums

References

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