With over 2.5 million copies sold worldwide, City of Evil continues to be one of Avenged Sevenfolds most popular albums.The album includes fan favourite Bat Country.No 63 on Guitar World Magazines 100 Greatest Guitar Albums Of All Time. Kerrang! includes City of Evil on both 666 Albums You Need to Hear Before You Die and 50 Albums You Need To Hear Before You Die. City of Evil was also No 35 on Kerrang!s 50 Greatest Metal Albums Ever. Rolling Stone includes the album on their The 100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time list.

This 20th Anniversary Edition of City of Evil is pressed onto Red Velvet Blend coloured double vinyl and includes new foil jacket artwork.