Wackerman's style works really well on this album. The Stage is epic in both length and ambition. It’s Avenged Sevenfold’s first concept album, with the theme of artificial intelligence.

In total, Avenged Sevenfold shifted 76,000 copies of The Stage as Billboard reports. The California group sold 72,000 physical copies with the remainder coming from track equivalent streams and ...

Ever since the masterpiece that was Avenged Sevenfold’s 2016 album, The Stage, fans have grown more and more restless for the ambitious follow up that the band has in store. For well over the ...

At midnight EST on Friday, hard rock act Avenged Sevenfold surprised expectant fans by revealing that their new album The Stage was available, adding their name to the growing list of musicians ...

By Kevin Rutherford Avenged Sevenfold crowns Billboard‘s Top Rock Albums, Alternative Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts (dated Nov. 19), as new LP The Stage starts with 72,000 copies sold in ...

At the end of the performance, Avenged Sevenfold announced The Stage. Not only is The Stage the band's first album on Capitol—but it's also their first with new drummer Brooks Wackerman.

Avenged Sevenfold eventually wound up issuing their latest album, “The Stage,” with a new record ... highly technical player with a jazz background who is well-versed in music theory.

Avenged Sevenfold have unveiled a behind-the-scenes video for the making of their huge new video for ‘The Stage’. See it first on NME below. The opening and title track from their massive new ...

By Kevin Rutherford Avenged Sevenfold ranks in the top 10 of Billboard‘s Hot Rock Songs chart for the first time in nearly five years, leaping 22-10 on the tally dated Nov. 5 with “The Stage.” ...

Last month, Avenged Sevenfold wrapped a sold-out tour in support of their latest album, The Stage. The month-long trek found the group playing arenas around the country, but singer M. Shadows ...

Avenged Sevenfold really divide rock fans ... Maiden and sounded like they’d lost their way. That’s why ‘The Stage’ is so pivotal for this band – it’s the difference between ...