Lyric discussion by RicCartman 

Cover art for Hail to the King lyrics by Avenged Sevenfold

Its very obviously about a corrupt king who rules with an iron fist, and uses extreme methods to get his points across. Whether or not its a commentary on any current and/or recent events I don't know. Only the band would know that. They're pretty simplistic lyrics, by A7x standards, but they're still catchy and very metal which, from what I understand, was the objective.

My Interpretation