"The Stage" is a song by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. It was released on October 13, 2016, as the first single from their studio album of the same name. The song was nominated at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards for the "Best Rock Song" category.
"The Stage" is featured in the video game Rock Band 4s "More Metal Pack 01" downloadable content.
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. In the present day, it portrays politicians as puppets manipulating the crowd. At the end, a reaper-like figure is shown pulling the strings of the politicians and pressing a "reset button," returning the scene to the beginning of mankind.
Accolades Publication Accolade Year Rank Loudwire 20 Best Metal Songs of 2016 2016 Loudwire 10 Best Metal Videos of 2016 2016 Revolver Magazine 30 Best Songs of 2016 2016
Personnel Avenged Sevenfold M. Shadows – lead vocals Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Synyster Gates – lead guitar, backing vocals, classical guitar Johnny Christ – bass, backing vocals Brooks Wackerman – drums
Additional musician Jason Freese – keyboards
Charts + Chart performance for "The Stage" Chart (2016) Peakposition Scotland (OCC) 83 UK Singles Sales (OCC) 78 UK Singles Downloads (OCC) 77 US Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 41
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