"The Stage" is a song by American
heavy metal band
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold (abbreviated as A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Zacky Vengeance ...
. 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.
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
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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
Charts
Personnel
;Avenged Sevenfold
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M. Shadows – lead vocals
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Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*
Synyster Gates
Brian Elwin Haner Jr. (born July 7, 1981), better known by his stage name Synyster Gates or simply Syn, is an American guitarist, best known for being the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. He ranks No. ...
– lead guitar, classical guitar, backing vocals
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Johnny Christ – bass guitar, backing vocals
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Brooks Wackerman – drums
;Additional musician
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Jason Freese – keyboards
References
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Avenged Sevenfold songs
2016 songs
2016 singles