Avenged Sevenfold frontman M. Shadows has called the band’s upcoming best of compilation, “The Best Of 2005-2013” a “cash grab.” That set is headed for a December 02nd release date and will be released by their former label home, Warner Bros. Records, whom they remain locked in a legal battle with over their exit from the roster. Speaking to Teamrock.com, Shadows said of the set:
“They saw the tweet that Chris Jericho put up, assumed the record was coming out December 9, and tried to undercut our sales and confuse casual fans. We didn’t find out it was happening until we saw it online. They’re just trying to make a cash grab. The fans will figure it out, it’s a viral world and people will know. Go on Spotify and make a playlist of those songs, it’s easy.”
Shadows also commented on the aforementioned lawsuit by the label that is due to go to trial next year:
“The reality is we’re still in a lawsuit with Warner Brothers, we’re exercising our right of the seven-year rule which is a law in California that says you can’t be in a contract longer than seven years, and it comes down to feeling that nobody at that company cared or knew about Avenged Sevenfold any more. All the higher-ups had gone through multiple regime changes. So we took way less money to go somewhere else, do what we felt was right for our career, take on a lawsuit, than put out a record and let it fall by the wayside.”
The band ‘surprise’ released their new album “The Stage” this past Friday, October 28th.
