Claim: The Rev played the song Afterlife.

`` Afterlife '' is a song by Avenged Sevenfold . The song is released as the third single from their self-titled album . The song itself features a string orchestra and was written by the band 's drummer , The Rev. It was voted the best song of the new album on the band 's homepage . The single and a live-action music video were released in early 2008 .   The music video is directed by Wayne Isham who has shot videos for bands like Bon Jovi , Judas Priest and Mötley Crüe . As a side note , in the album version , there are violin parts in the intro and later in the song , both of which are cut out of the video , along with the bridge of the song , which features The Rev 's vocals .   The song is available as downloadable content for Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5 , and is featured in the video game NHL 09 . It was released for Rocksmith on October 30 , 2012 . The song is also available on the game Rock Band Track Pack : Volume 2 .