Never Walk Alone... A Call to Arms
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"Never Walk Alone... A Call to Arms", also known simply as "Never Walk Alone",[1] is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth. It was released as the second official single from their eleventh studio album, United Abominations (2007).
Background
"Never Walk Alone... A Call to Arms" was co-written by Mustaine and guitarist Glen Drover, the only song on the album not written solely by Mustaine.[2] When bassist James LoMenzo was asked about the lyrics of the album, he said to "talk to Dave about that".[3] The song features Christian overtones, with it reportedly being about Jesus.[4]
The song is one of Glen Drover's favorites on the album.[5]
Music video
The video for "Never Walk Alone" was filmed on August 22, 2007, at Cheyenne Studios in Castaic, California.[6] The video was released as a DVD single.[7] It was directed by Labworks.[8]
The music video features the band playing on a highway with a destroyed city behind them.[9] The shots of the band are interspersed with shots of planes and a dirigible flying through the sky.[9]
Reception
The song was received very positively. Metal Forces wrote that "Never Walk Alone..." was "one of the album's strongest tracks".[2] A writer from Sputnik Music wrote that the song had some of the best lyrics on the album, while criticizing many other songs.[10] Another writer, from Pop Matters, wrote that the song was "performed with an energy we haven’t heard since the days of the classic Mustaine/Ellefson/Friedman/Menza lineup."[11]
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from United Abominations liner notes.[12]
- Megadeth
- Dave Mustaine – guitars, lead vocals
- Glen Drover – guitars, backing vocals
- James LoMenzo – bass, backing vocals
- Shawn Drover – drums, backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
- Axel Mackenrott – keyboards
- Production
- Dave Mustaine – production
- Jeff Balding – production, recording
- Andy Sneap – production, mixing, mastering, recording
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