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Wikipedia article




"'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.

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



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| 'Loudwire'

| 20 Best Metal Songs of 2016

| 2016

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| 'Loudwire'

| 10 Best Metal Videos of 2016

| 2016

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| 'Revolver Magazine'

| 30 Best Songs of 2016

| 2016

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Charts



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

*Jason Freese keyboards

References



Category:Avenged Sevenfold songs

Category:2016 songs

Category:2016 singles

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