{"product_id":"the-stage-deluxe-edition-2-cd","title":"The Stage [Deluxe Edition] [2 CD]","description":"Personnel: M. Shadows (vocals); Synyster Gates (guitar, background vocals); Brooks Wackerman (drums); Johnny Christ , Zacky Vengeance (background vocals).\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA; Jhoc, Pasadena, CA; Serenity West Recording, Hollywood, CA; United Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA.\u003cbr\u003eIllustrator: Kyro Wolf.\u003cbr\u003eThe seventh studio long-player from the veteran California-based metal ensemble, and their first new collection of music to feature ex-Bad Religion drummer Brooks Wackerman behind the kit, The Stage sees Avenged Sevenfold rolling up their sleeves and delivering an ambitious concept LP. Dropped with little to no promotion -- WWE superstar and Fozzy frontman Chris Jericho leaked the album's original title, Voltaic Oceans, via his Instagram account a month prior to the release -- the narrative concerns itself with the Orwellian consequences of a world struggling to adapt to the myriad complexities of artificial intelligence -- there's even a spoken word appearance by celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Despite some forays into Floyd-ian space rock -- the soloing in the orchestra-driven \"Roman Sky\" is positively Gilmour-esque -- the 11-track set mostly sticks to the kind of propulsive, melodic carnage that fans have come to expect from the group, albeit with a progressive metal twist. Avenged Sevenfold may have expanded their sonic horizons, but The Stage is more Operation: Mindcrime-era Queensrÿche than it is Muse, and for all its opining on nanotechnology and interstellar travel, it still feels rooted in heavy metal tradition. ~ James Christopher Monger","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51421214867743,"sku":"602557646610","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/60374be42798438a5d24576e76c93a16_34f1750c-32c8-4804-bf55-2025c8d6b3a7.jpg?v=1777704576","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/the-stage-deluxe-edition-2-cd","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}