Everything stops for an almost eerie silence when they play So Far Away, and the backdrop moves to one side to reveal a huge image of The Rev’s tattooed back, his bandmates’ arms embracing him. His sheer will to make it and the show work is remarkable he doesn’t miss a note in the hour they play. They sound incredible, their reputation as a head-turning live act remains intact, even more so considering that the bug that had laid guitarist Zacky Vengeance low in Chicago a few days before meant that Shadows had no voice at four that afternoon. It’s a rare moment of levity in a charged set. As the flames from their enormous gothic stage set – imagine an imposing Victorian mansion from your darkest dreams and you’ll be close – lick around him, he places a marshmallow on his drumstick, leans over his kit and toasts it. This is the band's first number-one single.The Rev’s favourite ride cymbal sits among Mike Portnoy’s daunting-looking kit he’ll use it every night on this tour. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 15 on the Alternative Songs chart. Johnny Christ also wore a guitar strap with the word "foREVer" written on it.Īs of December 2021, it has over 275 million views on YouTube.
However instead of the inlays on the fretboard reading "SYN", it displays "REV". For this music video, Synyster Gates uses a custom Schecter guitar, similar to his usual black/silver pinstriped guitar. This was the second video not to feature the current drummer for Avenged Sevenfold the first being Nightmare. It ends with a clip of the remaining band members and James embracing. During the bridge, a collection of photos and videos of the Rev play. ("we've known this guy since we were this big, rolling round the neighborhood, knocking over trash cans just being dickheads").
Shadows referenced this when talking about Sullivan before playing So Far Away at Rock am Ring 2014. Shadows, kicking over a metal trash can on the street.
There is a scene in the video in which a young Sullivan is depicted riding the handlebars of a bike being ridden by a young M. They are shown as children playing in a garage, then teens playing and hanging out, and stealing beer from a liquor store. Throughout the video, flashbacks of the four play. The music video (directed by Wayne Isham) features the four remaining members of the band playing in a studio and also riding in a Cadillac deville through a neighborhood (possibly Huntington Beach, where the band originated). After a second failed attempt to release the video, they solved the problem by hosting the music video on YouTube. SFA7X When the video was released, the site crashed due to so many people attempting to watch the video at once. Īvenged Sevenfold posted a countdown on their official website that showed the time until release for a new video for "So Far Away".
This song was dedicated by Gates for the Belated James Owen "Jimmy" Sullivan (The Rev) on December 28, 2009. During most concerts, the band performs the song as a tribute to the Rev by having the audience hold up their lighters or cell phones during the song as the stage background features a banner commemorating the Rev's legacy. This was the first Avenged Sevenfold song Synyster Gates wrote completely by himself since "I Won't See You Tonight Pt 1" on Waking the Fallen. In late March All Access Music Group mentioned that the third single from the album Nightmare would be "So Far Away", scheduled to be played on the radio starting on April 5, 2011. It is the band's third single released without former drummer The Rev, who died of an accidental opioid overdose on December 28, 2009.
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