"The Stage" is a song by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold.

It was released on 13 October 2016, as the first single from their studio album of the same name.

"The Stage" is featured in the video game Rock Band 4's "More Metal Pack 01" downloadable content.

[1] The official music video was released to YouTube on October 13, 2016.

At the end of the video, a reaper-like creature is shown pulling the strings of politicians, and it presses a "reset button", going back to the beginning of mankind.