Album · Released 28 October 2016
The Stage
The Stage asks Avenged Sevenfold's musicianship to support a larger set of questions. Artificial intelligence, human ambition and the scale of the universe give the album a conceptual frame, while the songs use changing rhythms and broader instrumental colors to make that frame audible. The familiar melodic heavy metal remains at the center, with the arrangements opening several routes beyond it. The title track is a persuasive introduction. Its…
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The StageOur album review · 14 September 2025
9.0 