Update – August 04th 12:36pm:
Members of Avenged Sevenfold & The Vandals themselves have shared their thoughts on the cover:
“I’ve always loved ‘Runaway‘ and the dark undertone hidden behind the upbeat doo wop track. You can hear sincere anguish in his voice. I raised my hand to add a little punk rock flair to the vocals, have some fun, and give the fans a little something to talk about.”
– Zacky Vengeance
“Zacky came up with the idea of doing a punk rock version of the Del Shannon classic. While in the studio, Synyster brought up our old friend, Warren Fitzgerald, saying it’d be great to have him play on the track and give the song the kind of reckless abandon he’s known for with The Vandals.”
– M. Shadows
“I’ve known the Avenged Sevenfold guys for years and obviously Brooks played with The Vandals, and our bands are both from Huntington Beach, so the ties run deep. But I was still surprised and honored that they asked me to play on the track… we had a blast, and I’m tickled to death with how it all turned out.”
– Warren Fitzgerald
Original Story:
Avenged Sevenfold have premiered their cover of the track “Runaway” made famous in the 1960’s by Del Shannon. It features a guest turn from The Vandals guitarist/vocalist Warren Fitzgerald and is the latest expansion of sorts for Avenged Sevenfold‘s evolving album, “The Stage“. As the below video shows, frontman M. Shadows doesn’t handle the vocal duties, rather guitarist Zacky Vengeance steps up behind the mic.
