Onlangs is Avenged Sevenfold door de platenmaatschappij Warner Bros. Records aangeklaagd in verband met contractbreuk.

De band heeft aangegeven dat voornaamste reden om bij Warner weg te gaan, de veranderingen in het personeel zijn. De goede contacten die ze daar hadden zijn allemaal vertrokken waardoor ze zich niet meer bij het label thuis voelen. Daarnaast geven de Amerikanen ook aan dat ze midden in het opnameproces voor een opvolger van Hail to the King (2013) zitten:

“Few of the executives who have been integral to our continued success are still at, and we love and are grateful to them for their hard work. However, since we signed with the label, Warner Bros. has had three different regimes, multiple heads of marketing, and none of the senior management or A&R executives who were at the company and responsible for signing us are still there.

Whatever the activity, it takes a full team to compete, and we no longer know most of our teammates.

In the coming days, you may read about the lawsuit our label filed against us for exercising our legal rights, rights the State of California granted specifically to protect artists. You may see mistaken facts or worse. One such error we want to make sure you know about: Avenged Sevenfold has never renegotiated its original recording agreement with Warner Bros. Records. Billboard has now corrected its story to reflect the real facts.

Most importantly, we want our fans to know this: we are in the middle of writing a record we cannot wait for you to hear. We expect to go into the studio very soon, and look forward to releasing our new album later this year.”