The Stage (song)

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This article is about the Avenged Sevenfold song. For similar uses, see Stage § Songs.

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"The Stage"
File:Thestagesingle.png
Single by Avenged Sevenfold
from the album The Stage
Released October 13, 2016 (2016-10-13)
Recorded 2016
Genre Progressive metal
Length 8:32
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Avenged Sevenfold
Producer(s)
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"Shepherd of Fire"
(2013)		 "The Stage"
(2016)		 "God Damn"
(2017)

"The Stage" is a song by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. It was released on 13 October 2016, as the first single from their studio album of the same name.

"The Stage" is featured in the video game Rock Band 4's "More Metal Pack 01" downloadable content. The song was nominated at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards for the "Best Rock Song" category.[1]

Release

The Stage was released on October 13, 2016, as the lead single for their seventh studio album.

Music video

The official music video was released to YouTube on October 13, 2016. The video shows a puppet show, depicting humans throughout history killing each other, until the present day, which shows politicians as puppets pulling strings of the crowd. At the end of the video, a reaper-like creature is shown pulling the strings of politicians, and it presses a "reset button", going back to the beginning of mankind.

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Loudwire 20 Best Metal Songs of 2016 2016
14[2]
Loudwire 10 Best Metal Videos of 2016 2016
3[3]
Revolver Magazine 30 Best Songs of 2016 2016
4[4]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)[5] 7
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[6] 7
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[7] 10
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[8] 24
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] 4

Personnel

Avenged Sevenfold
  • M. Shadows – lead vocals
  • Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Synyster Gates – lead guitar, classical guitar, backing vocals
  • Johnny Christ – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Brooks Wackerman – drums
Additional musician

References

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  5. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-10-21" UK Rock Chart. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Avenged Sevenfold – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Avenged Sevenfold. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Avenged Sevenfold – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Avenged Sevenfold. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Avenged Sevenfold – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Avenged Sevenfold. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Avenged Sevenfold – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Avenged Sevenfold. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
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