Song · Avenged Sevenfold
“The Stage” by Avenged Sevenfold
From the album The Stage (2016)
“The Stage” by Avenged Sevenfold appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2016 and 2017. It was first released in 2016 on the album The Stage. Its best result is #11 on the SiriusXM Octane Big 'Uns Countdown Songs of 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #11 hard rock song of 2016 and #108 of the '10s.
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Avenged Sevenfold dropped "The Stage" on October 13, 2016, the title track and first single from their album of the same name, a progressive metal statement written by all five members: M. Shadows, who sings lead, guitarists Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ and drummer Brooks Wackerman. The band produced it with Joe Barresi, who also recorded it, Andy Wallace mixed it with Paul Suarez, and Jason Freese adds keyboards.
The video stages human history as a puppet show of people killing each other, then casts today's politicians as puppets working the crowd, until a reaper-like figure pulling their strings hits a reset button and sends everything back to the dawn of mankind. The song earned a Best Rock Song nomination at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11 | SiriusXM Octane National (SiriusXM satellite radio) | SiriusXM Octane Big 'Uns Countdown Songs of 2016 | 30 |
| 2017 | 34 | 98KUPD Phoenix, AZ | 98KUPD Top 98 of 2017 | 98 |
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