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The Stage (album)

This article is about the Avenged Sevenfold album. For similar uses, see Stage § Albums.

The Stage
Studio album by
Avenged Sevenfold
ReleasedOctober 28, 2016 (2016-10-28)
Recorded2016
Studio
Genre
Length73:35
LabelCapitol
Producer
Avenged Sevenfold chronology
Hail to the King
(2013) 		The Stage
(2016) 		The Best of 2005–2013
(2016)
Singles from The Stage
  1. "The Stage"
    Released: October 13, 2016
  2. "God Damn"
    Released: March 21, 2017[1]
Deluxe edition cover
Singles from The Stage (deluxe edition)
  1. "Wish You Were Here"
    Released: October 6, 2017[2]

The Stage is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. It was released on October 28, 2016, through Capitol Records, their first and only release through the label. It was the first Avenged Sevenfold album to feature drummer Brooks Wackerman, who joined the band in late 2014[3] but was not revealed as Arin Ilejay's official replacement until Ilejay's departure in 2015, because the band wanted to "make sure that it was a correct fit".[3]

Written and recorded throughout 2016, The Stage was musically different for the band, marking a progressive metal sound. It is Avenged Sevenfold's first concept album, with its main theme being based on artificial intelligence and self-destruction of society. It is the band's longest studio album at 73 minutes and 35 seconds, thus beating 2005's City of Evil by almost a minute. In addition to being their longest album, The Stage features their longest song to date, "Exist", with a run-time of 15 minutes and 41 seconds.

Upon release, the album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. It received positive reviews from critics. The title track was nominated at 60th Annual Grammy Awards (2018) in "Best Rock Song" category.[4]

  1. ^ "Rock Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "iTunes". Apple.
  3. ^ a b "A Message From Avenged Sevenfold Regarding Auditioning Drummers. - Avenged Sevenfold". avengedsevenfold.com. October 1, 2015. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016.
  4. ^ "Nominated For 2018 Grammy Award". Avenged Sevenfold. November 28, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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