
The Black Ops II version differs from the original as it uses a future-esque techno beat. The song samples the main theme of the 1978 film Halloween for the background piano. It was first heard on the viral website GKNOVA6 and is also heard on the menu and lobby for Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops II zombie mode. Like Undone, it is purely instrumental and it consists mainly of the piano. It is composed by Kevin Sherwood, who also composed most of the other Zombies songs. For the version in Call of Duty: Vanguard, see Damned 5.ĭamned is the first track in the Call of Duty: Black Ops - Zombies Soundtrack. For the version in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, see Echoes of the Damned. For the version in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, see Damned 4. For the version in Call of Duty: Black Ops III, see Damned 3.

The numbers '75' and '60' are written above the wings.For the version in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, see Damned 100ae. The A-side has the album artwork, while the B-side has the band's Deathbat logo in black on a white background. It is also used in the reveal trailer for the game's Zombies mode.įor Record Store Day 2013, the band released the song on a 12" picture disc. Burns) on drums, as the song plays a montage of cutscenes and gameplay elements. The song plays after the end credits of Call of Duty: Black Ops II in a non-canon music video, showing the band as well as two characters from the game, Raul Menendez (voiced by Kamar de los Reyes) on guitar (guitar played by 'Scarlett') and Sergeant Frank Woods (voiced by James C. I just wanted to write some epic lyrics you could think about when you were driving down the street or on your horse. I felt that the term "Carry On" was perfect not only for the characters but for AVENGED SEVENFOLD moving forward. I wanted to leave these lyrics more open-ended. Sometimes, I feel like my lyrics meander a little bit, and our songs are so big I need to write more words than are necessary. Shadows about the song's meaning he said, In an interview with the band's lead singer M.


The song is a fast, uptempo song inspired by a "classic metal" sound.
