Afterlife" is a song by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. The 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.

See also Front Line Assembly "Afterlife" song from "Improvised.Electronic. Device" album.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIRNdveLnJI this is AFTERLIFE VIDEO!

The song is available as downlodable content for Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5, and is featured in the video game NHL 09.