"This Means War" is a song by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold from their 2013 album Hail to the King.
Various publications have lambasted the track for its uncanny similarities to Metallica's 1993 single "Sad but True".
[1] The song was singled out by Machine Head's vocalist Robb Flynn as a ripoff.
[4] Although the song was not released as a single, it placed on several American Billboard rock charts and received a music video.
[6] The unreleased director's cut of the music video was released in 2017.