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16. Avenged Sevenfold - "The Stage"
Avenged Sevenfold's brand new record, The Stage, is one that took an amazing number of risks. From its promotion (or lack thereof) to its songwriting to the decision to have its 8-minute title track as its lead single, the Californian five-piece clearly said "Ah, screw it!" when it came to album number seven.
And with more than double the length of the typical song at its disposal, the lead single perfectly matches the ambition of its parent record, packing a plethora of hard-hitting instrumental performances into its run-time.
Constantly building and packed with more solos than you could ever want or need thanks to the virtuoso that is Synyster Gates, "The Stage" is doubtlessly the best thing about the album that it heralded in its wake.