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= The Stage =

The Stage is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. It was released on October 28, 2016. The Stage is the first Avenged Sevenfold album to feature Brooks Wackerman on drums after the departure of Arin Ilejay in 2015.

Background
In March 2016, Avenged Sevenfold held "March Mania". A tournament to find the most fan loved Avenged Sevenfold song voted each week by fans. On March 31, 2016, Avenged sevenfold released a video on their youtube channel and announced A Little Piece of Heaven was the winner, and also gave an update on the new album, even giving a small clip of a new song. In October 2016, their logo, the Deathbat, was being projected on major buildings around the world eventually leading up to the release of the first single called The Stage along with the music video. Deathbot was also released during this time, a link to a website with only a robot that gives certain answers to questions you may have in regards to the album. It was deathbot who first revealed that on October 27, Avenged Sevenfold was going to release information on the album. This was later confirmed by the band themselves posting on social media sites that they would perform a "Must See Event" on that date and livestream it on their facebook page in which the band will give a global, 3D, 360-degree, live-streamed virtual reality performance.

Track listing
All songs written and composed by M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, Synyster Gates, and Johnny Christ.

Personnel

 * Avenged Sevenfold
 * M. Shadows – lead vocals
 * Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, co-lead guitar, backing vocals
 * Synyster Gates – lead guitar, backing vocals
 * Johnny Christ – bass
 * Brooks Wackerman – drums

Category:Avenged Sevenfold albums Category:2016 albums Category:Capitol Records albums