Avenged Sevenfold have taken a fun approach to switching up their already wildly popular album, The Stage. They’ve added a new track completely sung in Spanish. Titled “Malagueña Salerosa”, the new addition is a Mexican folk song. It’s one of many that they will be adding to the album over the upcoming months.
The song is accompanied by a behind-the-scenes type video showing the band in studio with producer Joe Barresi. Originally, they planned to record the song in both Spanish and English, but abandoned the English-language version to keep it traditional.
“We wanted to do the song justice,” frontman M. Shadows told Radio.com, “and that meant singing in its original language. It was difficult, but I worked on it for weeks and had a Spanish-speaking friend come over daily to go over pronunciation. I also brought him to the studio to produce the vocals. It was important to me to get it right.”
“We’ve said all along that we want The Stage to be a different and exciting listening experience,” says Shadows. “For us, the idea of turning an album into a living piece of art and adding new installations is really intriguing. It expands the journey.”
Listen to “Malagueña Salerosa” below: