Avenged Sevenfold Presents Breakdown: "The Stage"
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- Опубліковано 28 жов 2018
- M. Shadows and Synyster Gates talk about the writing and recording process for the song "The Stage" from their album of the same name.
Song Lyrics:
So I arrived, naked and cold
A welcomed change from the abeyance of a ghost town catacomb
No need for counsel I appreciate the time I’m not alone
(Why don’t you get my lawyer on the phone)
There were days these child eyes
Would overlook the ugliness and fantasize
I found my heart for the first time and I awakened in me
I left myself to navigate, and oh I felt control
(It seems these sheep have quite an appetite)
Who is the crowd that peers through the cage,
As we perform here upon the stage?
As the boy became a man
In came a calm sophistication I can hardly understand
So lost in ego, didn’t notice when the time had slipped away
(Yeah, everybody’s got a sob story)
Jesus Christ, was born to die
Leave it to man to levitate his own to idolize
We’re simply sociopaths with no communication baby
I see your angle but we differ from our points of view
(So tell me, what’s your cross to bear?)
Who is the crowd that peers through the cage,
As we perform here upon the stage?
Tell me a lie in a beautiful way
I believe in answers just not today
Hope my wheels don’t abandon me now,
Seeing that I’m out here alone
I’m running out of fight
And the wind speaks a comforting voice,
Guiding me to her arms
Mother, I’m alright
It took the birth of sin to snake-rattle the mind
Before a blow to the head by the gavel of time
To wake up
Won’t you wake up?
When did the walking apes decide that nuclear war
Was now the only solution for them keeping the score?
Just wake up
Can’t you wake up?
Who is the crowd that peers through the cage,
As we perform here upon the stage?
Tell me a lie in a beautiful way
I believe in answers just not today
Directed by Rafa Alcantra
Produced by Alex Reese
Damn Matt’s isolated vocals are mind blowing. The evolution from STST to now is insane.
YEAAHHHHH
I have two hot UA-camr girlfriends and I am the best UA-camr ever and YOUR savior. Good bye dear kalebt sweetren
When mixed with the song it sounds like hes struggling but thats actually amazing
agreed. I'm surprised and glad you mentioned STST. Most people don't even acknowledge that albumn at all. Not critics, fans, etc. They go straight to Waking the Fallen and City of Evil. Sure compared to those two Sounding the Seventh Trumpet was shit😂😂, but still a part of the band and the evolution of their sound through the years as a band.
Prince Vegeta I would say that it’s necessary to include STST. You can’t discuss their evolution while choosing to ignore their very first record. That’s just ignorant.
As a music nerd, I live for in depth songwriting vids like this. Please do more of these!
why is your channel so dead? that sounds really mean and I'm sorry, but I'm curious as to what happened
@@Gloomski
It seems like his most popular videos are his trampoline wrestling ones which aren't uploaded often.
@@sunforged1662 the difference of those views counts is craaaazy haha
@Liza Machado what?
I agree! I love these kind of videos!
The Stage, the more you listen the better it gets...A masterpiece album.
Sávio Freire my favourite album by them easily and the other albums are masterpieces
tbh i hated it the first time I heard it, but now it's one of my favorite albums
couldn't agree more
@@maxwell9561 i still dont like the album
no i still dont like the album
Synyster Gates and M. Shadows, one of the most badass guitarists/frontmen in modern rock/heavy metal
Heaven metal?
@@youreadopted3960 My phone must've autocorrected it for some reason and I never realized
@@andrewpappas9311 why would you change it back Avenged Sevenfold is Heaven metal
Uhhh no
You should also say one of the most badass brothers-in-law, because they are.
Dang. Two years since this album came out. Time goes by fast.
Tsundown holy fuck two years.. i still remember laying in bed and listening to this song on loop when it first premiered trying to feel out every part of it. Damn
Damn already?!?!? Time really does fly....
FrFr!!! Wtf!?!
It's all good guys.... that only means a new record is upon us any time now. ;D
Time to do new album
The whole band has matured so much
Brian Jr what u mean?
@@Nathan87158 They are way calmer,more serious and they have a huge evolution both lyrically and musically
Brian Jr waking the fallen
@@brianjr9113 if matt had his voice as good as he used to reach higher notes, the live performance from this album would be insane...
Yeah, back in the City of Evil days they were.a rowdy bunch. Honestly, I thought the seemed like assholes lol. But, you realize they were young and new to the success and probably had plenty of people hating on them along the way and it makes sense. Now, they act very humble.and professional while still making incredible music.
When Matt shows the parts of the songs and smiles and looks so proud is so wholesome, it just makes me love their music so much more.
Selina totally agree
For some reason, hearing Matt talk and hearing him sing at the same time always feels weird for me. His speaking voice just just doesn’t sound like it should be able to be as powerful as his singing voice is.
Like having 2 personalities:
One is like the tough badass leader of the group. More like the younger more aggressive metalcore Shads.
While the other is more of a gentle giant. More laid-back and sweeter.
Trevor Bowman I agree lol I still can’t fully grasp onto it😂
R.I.P to The Rev foREVer
Just like axls speaking and singing voice
metal singers have to preserve their voice. They have to scream on stage
My god, Brooks is such a fucking BEAST. I love that man.
Indeed
i think of him as a wizard, the stuff he plays boggles my simple mind
The rev can't be replaced because he had the vocals, the writing and... he was just the fucking rev! But honestly, purely looking at the drums, brooks is the best drummer they ever had
Better than Rev!
C B Lol nope
Matt is so proud of this entire album and it makes me want to cry
So he should be! It's an amazing album
Macabre Beauty lol even the lyrics are in the description
Yes! you can see how excited he is while talking about the making of the song process!
Macabre Beauty i know its so adorable how he smiles and shows parts of the songs he looks so proud and it just makes me feel so warm and fuzzy.
There are no memorable songs off “The Stage” except for MAYBE god damn unfortunately
Who else wants a "roman sky" breakdown episode
Me, it's my favorite song off of The Stage
@@blazinge4207 dude same
My name is Roman, me
Want to see that so bad
Please yeah
The drums in the opening of this song is probably my single most favourite drum part in all of music ever. The energy it creates in the song is unreal
Agree on that! It's a sick piece he played! I like it a lot as well!
I hope they can actually keep the episodes going 😒❤️
We will!
Holy mother of god they answered to you
Okay , this is my boyfriend and he never screamed out of excitement in his entire life up until now. 🤣❤️ His love for this band is real.
@@julissaacevedo2994 so would i tbh
@@ChefAlexxx so only matt? Or every sexy mf in the band
Not a lot of bands are willing to share the insight that goes into the creation of their music, at least not to this level. Huge props to A7X, one of my favorite bands of all time
Luck Runs Out actually A LOT of bands do this lol
Almost every band does
Any band that cares about their their fans always share behind the scenes and insight of what they were thinking.
Ovais Malik Oh I'm aware, I've been watching that content for years
Check Periphery, great guys.
check out Metallica TV channel ( Metallica's official YT channel 9
They talk about the transition at 8:14 being ‘atrocious’ and just a way to get out of that last section - like it was a rubbish transition - I absolutely love how it drops back into that verse riff with the big scream. So good
Man Syn knows some theory. You can tell when he's talking to Matt that Matts just wondering wtf hes talking about. Matt is more of your traditional song writer, where as Syn is looking at it from a technical stand point, which i think puts the band on another level
Syn used to not be very musically educated either. I think over the years Syn kind of taught himself more of the music theory to help him in his later career.
I'm sure everyone in the band knows what he's talking about
You should watch the video he did for Guitar Center doing some gypsy jazz. You can really tell he’s got technical and theory chops.
@@kyleenglot9184 Syn is a very educated musician when it comes to theory. He studied in a musicians institute here in LA so it makes sense that he knows his stuff very very well.
@@kyleenglot9184 Definitely didn't teach himself, his dad is very well educated in theory lol. I'm sure he has picked up a lot from him.
Dude his singing is godly
That Spanish-style guitar playing is godly.
Said nobody ever
Tiny Rogerts dude if you don’t fuckin like it don’t watch the video
No, but it’s unique.
Syn is one of the best guitar players alive.
Just like the self titled making, this makes you appreciate the songs SO much more
100% agree.
alot different than the self titled ones, as their going into way more detail this time. But I agree. They should do it for every album.
After watching the self titled making I was like wow! Still my favorite a7x album (probably a tie with nightmare)
A little piece of heaven was insane though
@JBL you can check it out on youtube yourself, just type it in avenged sevenfold making of self titled album. They go through every song on the album.
The Stage is one of the best songs I've heard in my life. Grammy or not, that says a lot.
1:48 Brooks is a beast for a drummer
Fuck, this was amazing. I have so much respect for these musicians.
*Good enough for a Grammy nomination but not quite good enough for a win* I died
Please don't die.
In the end of the day Grammy isn't much different from the Billboard awards.
The more copies your album sells, higher are the chances for you to win...
I have no idea about awards but I'm sure that's the way it works
The Grammys are about popularity. Simple
@@TheDude044 so it's basically no different from those pretentious tv talent shows that are decided via text votes lol
7:40 I love Matt's goofy proud smile here made me crack up, amazing. Great concept for a video, it's an enjoyable down-to-earth of video.
This album is finally starting to get the respect it deserves, but I wish fans appreciated it when it came out four years ago. Absolutely brilliant record.
This format is so good, makes you think how much effort are put in the song and how many layers of development it has, I'm waiting so hard for Higher and Exist, absolutely masterpieces
Song: God Damn.
I want to know if Autotune Effects was used.
Higher is probably my fave song on the album
It’s insane how genuinely creative they are. How they dissect the track and break it into pieces reflects their passion for music.
Yeah it's almost like they wrote it or something. Weird huh
@@mikebarnes7441 you're toxic gtfo
@@mikebarnes7441 you're and idiot, just leave.
Na lil uzi vert has MuCh MoRe SkIlL CuH this song cant step up to lil Wayne melodies
I love to see matt so happy of showing stuff to syn, like little boys showing things to another. Its just lovely to watch❤️
Wtf
This song honestly truly speaks to me, not only on a lyrical level but also as well as musical. And the music video just amplified my understanding of how much the band has matured in the last few years. Love it 😍😍
I love how they say the transition was awful, that’s easily my favorite part of the song
Same here xD
easily my favourite part as well
100%!!!
It's absolutely amazing... only rivaled by the transition in Metallica's One. The stage feels and sounds like a song from another era and that's a good thing!
YES!
Matt's voice is so good. You can't truely appreciate it till everything's dropped out.
ua-cam.com/video/roKc2PAyZiU/v-deo.html solo voice
7:17 - Can listen to these two tracks only till I die.
Just that guitar and his singing there could just be a song and still a masterpiece.
i think sonically this is their best album, it sounds so clean and crisp and well put together
I love Avenged Sevenfold
Not only you.
Cool no one cares
Who doesn't? :D
Fermi Paradox yeah i wanted it to know no one cares
I love too
There gotta be breakdown: Exist. Please my fav song ever
Satrio Fahmi Utama i agree! Its Such a whirlwind of awesomeness!
Fuck me that video would need about 15 hours 🤣
@@theoneeyedmilkman1517 lol i'd still fucking watch syn shredding for 15 hours
@@KingFishOcean everything in that song is pure perfection
Yes yes
5:52 Omfg Matt that gave me chills lol
Pablo Jimenez Me too !
Me too...fuck yeah
I’ve never heard a voice so melodic lol
1:19 it was impossible not to smile at that, just look at Matt smiling 🥺🥺❤❤❤
Definitely more of these 10+ minute breakdowns, boys. Love em.
It's sad that they seem to know what we all know. This music is way beyond it's time, just as all their idols's. And they all seem to not get the attention they deserve.
This music is made out of pure talent, and we should appreciate that in a era where music made by real musicians is dying.
Yo a7x is the most popular band in metal right now they are practically the next metallica no bans could ever hope to achieve what they have. A7x is right where they need to be, here and now.
@@unfortunatelyrob2635 agreed. for the genre they're in, a7x is at the top.
Real music isn't dying it's just fading in the background to forever exist and eventually make a huge come back
That makes no sense. Way past it's time? Wtf are you talking about
Well said sir! Totally agree. A7X is so underrated. As composing musicians and as a live band too!
I swear this whole ass series best keep going because it's so beautiful.
Why do people hate on this album I think it’s almost a masterpiece. Like if you agree
I honestly haven’t seen much hate at all for this album actually. Fans of all albums and styles seem to appreciate this. Got the duels, the melodies, harmonies, strings, a few screams, sonically smooth, riffs and solos out the wazoo so not much to complain about.
@@TheSunPeeledDown when it first came out the hate was high but i think its because there music has more of a grown up tone to it, which is so much better as their music has grown with them. Basically due to it sounding different people wereny happy.
people hate on this album? musically its easily one of the best albums ever put out. say what you want about a7x but when it comes to songwriting nobody comes close these days.
It sucks
I don’t have to like your comment to agree .. but I agree
I could spend an entire day just listening to the vocal track
Okay, so we all know, as well as the band knows that the Rev is irreplaceable and life goes on, but god damn, Brooks did AMAZING on his part! It’s almost like he asked himself, what would Jimmy do? Just nailed it, and made sure to keep the sound in tact, it just sounded like rev was playing on this track. Or at the least I felt that. Brooks is a great musician and fits the band very well, and he seems to get along. These guys are a close knit group so they are passionate and I feel that in the music. That’s my 2 cents so to speak. I’d like to know any other thoughts from fellow fans, would love to read your opinions
As a drummer myself, the shit Brooks does is FuCkInG iNsAnE. Although the Rev is irreplaceable, Brooks does a great job making the drums be at the same level as the other musical elements, like M's voice or Syn's guitar or Jonny 's bass or Zacky's rhythm. They all do a great job but the drums on the last album just didn't do the band any justice. They weren't bad they fit the tracks but they could have been better and now they are.
I agree with you♡ I've been listening to these guys forever and I just love them. They're a part of my childhood
Imo, I think that The Rev wouldn't have done that crazy herta double bass pattern. He would've done straight 16th notes.
CR7TheGunner which do you prefer?
John Dolmayan would fit in this band
I love the fact that after all these years and everything you've all been through that you're still friends and keep making awesome music! The level of companionship really shows in the interviews you do and even the music....the way everything fits together in the song and the blend of all of your different tastes is absolutely amazing. Keep it up guys! Can't wait to see you in concert again!!
I hope your voice is healing well M!
Never clicked so fast in my life
Aleksi Tuunainen same
Aleksi Tuunainen same
Suomiiiii
Never seen such an original comment
Same
I will never get over how brilliant this album is it's so unique so breath taking it takes you out of earth to other galaxys Im so fucking happy right now it's fucking amazing to see how my fav band work thank you so much A7x
Keep blasting these episodes 🎸💀👏
youba ch honestly, it seems they are a band who still enjoys making music and being creative unlike other bands who started the same time as them and just sort of gave up or made an album to make an album but not for fun just to get something half assed out
what a sexy album indeed, the composition so awesome, and Brooks oh man where to start with that guy! i absolutely love it is a nice piece of art!
This is an incredible masterpiece. The dive you took into progressive metal definitely paid off. Guitar riffs are awesome as always. Matt, you’re an amazing singer and songwriter, and Syn, you’re an amazing guitarist! One of the best!
There's something so incredibly viscerally, deeply just... cool, about watching two artists explain and perform their craft, especially such two amazingly talented artists. You can tell how much they love what they're doing. Please keep this series going!
Shads' proud look to Gates @ 7:40 just made my day
joaog98 lmfaooo
Yeah dont call him "shad" wtf
Please never refer to him as Shad again
People complaining about Shads. Sorry to tell you but Syn calls him that lol so complain to him and let him tell you all to get lost.
when I see your comment, I replay it like 3 times haha
6:58 could have been a new song by itself
And it should be!!! #acoustic version pls
i wont see your tonight heard bit in my ear
So true!
@@febunsoed3066 the part 2 is my fav from waking the fallen
Gates really doesn't get enough credit for how great and unique a guitar player he is ..I think he's the best guitar player in metal today ..im not even a huge a7x fan ( I own all their albums tho) ..but he's totally fucking underrated
Sometimes I allow myself to forget just how fucking good at the guitar Syn is.
This is not one of those times. He is an amazing player.
Loved this!! Please please keep on making these
How did u get verified ac?
@@happening2023 you get 100k subs
I love seeing how much thought and care they put into making their music. Thanks for sharing!
Loved seeing the process! Thanks so much for sharing!
Don't you hate it when you're watching A7X then a TikTok ad starts playing
It's one thing to advertise your platform or product or whatever to me cause you're trying to get noticed. Cool.
But when you try to cram it down my throat every video, every ad, every day, no scratch that, every hour that I am on UA-cam. That's a sure fire way to make never even consider your app. I'm with you dude. It's the worst. Completely takes me out of whatever I'm watching.
Install and extension called "UBlock" and you can say bye bye to ads
you can find on chrome store
OMG Matt, your voice is so precious! 😍😍😍
I loved this! Give us more of these! And I hope Matt's voice is recovering nicely :)
I love these sorts of videos. It really makes me listen more to bits of the song I would normally let sit in the background, and in all, enjoy the song even more.
As a producer in training, seeing these kind of videos of my favorite band is absolutely AMAZING!!!
Damn The vocals are mind blowing and Gates playing is nothing less. The stage is easily my favorite song since it came out. Also I want the Synyster gates Custom Schekter so god damn much.
If you had one song to show someone who's never heard of these legends, this is it. It's everything they're about, vocals and lyrics that inspire and sadden to a degree, riffs and guitar that make you feel every emotion ever, and drums that bridge the gaps and add soul.
I agree.
Save me could be another one or Exist.
These have been my favorite videos to watch lately. I love how they take the time to do this. Means a great deal to the music heads and musicians out here!
Omg yes!! I can not wait to hear the MAD HATTER breakdown!!!!!!!
The best band!❤❤ Brazil loves you
Alana Karralrey they also love tyrranical dictators too apparently.
@@TransDrummer1312 what
Y’all elected a Right Wing jackoff to lead your country
@@TransDrummer1312 Sadly most of the people did. I'm afraid of the things that will happen
@@TransDrummer1312 OMG u so dumb. You don't even know what is happening here in Brazil, the left-wing candidate is corrupt and stupid, because his government plan was to write a new constitution to give more power to the executive power, and this is dictatorship. AND Brazil is tired of his party(PT) destroying our country, Brazil was the 5th biggest economy before Lula(PT) became president, since then we fell to the 13th position and Brazil has the biggest anti-corruption investigation in the world, and all of this is PT's fault. Oh, I forgot to mention that Lula is in jail for corruption and Fernando Haddad(PT's candidate for this election) is also being investigated for corruption. This "dictator" you say is called Jair Bolsonaro and he's the only hope for our broke country. You dumb people say he's going to bring dictatorship back just because he's a former military, and this is just stupid, his government plan has nothing to deal with dictatorship, his economically liberal plan will help Brazil become "great again". Please, if you want to say something about another country, please, just study about it a little bit
I love videos like these. Can't wait to see more!
WOW what a beautiful job!
Congratulations, you guys deserve the best.
I love this song.
I just love seeing Matt talking about music with such a passion and excitement. Syn didn't talk that much but he's so focused and involved in listening. The process of creating music isn't that easy but it certainly brings a joy if one puts heart in it, just like you guys.
I also wanted to thank you for coming to Poland in 2014. I'm thankful to this day that I could appear and see you live even though the crowd wasn't that big.
It's really nice to see an episode like this. I don't understand all of the technicalities that go behind making music, though I'm a computer guy and do 3D animation so it's not all new to me either. I am seeing quite a few audio layers there... even to me that speaks of how much work it must take to get everything sounding right.
Thank you for making incredible music, continuously pushing yourselves as artists, and sharing some of your process with us!
These videos are simply amazing, keep doing them.
Avenged best metal band last decade!!!
8:30 that sounds like the bat country intro so cool
This is a pure art! The Stage is one of best albums world has ever seen!!
Man... these videos never get old. So much creativity and talent.
I’ve been waiting for this🙏🏼
OMG these guys are so amazing... l'm very exciting for the possible next video
This song is a masterpiece and this in depth video about the making of it is very much appreciated! You are incredible musicians! ❤🤘
Perfection, absolute perfection 😍😍
06:14 a voz do Shadows nessa parte é sensacional..
on this earth for billions of years, there's only one matt shadow, what a voice 5:52
Oh my god this is so awesome! PLEASE do more of this!
Who's stayed since diamonds in the rough god bless this band R.I.P Jimmy Sullivan rock on man rock! on!
bro thats like their fifth album lol
I love when these guys break down their songs and explain how they wrote them and the inspirations behind each part. Shows how passionate they are. It’s also cool to see how many layers of tracks make up one individual song
I would really like it if they could keep this going, UA-cam needs it. Please do Natural Born Killer
love you guys so much for this!! ❤❤
This is great! Definitely needed this!
Absolutely Amazing Composing, please come to Portugal in 2019!
Incredible breakdown 👏
Thank you so much for doing this. This album is amazing! I can't wait until more episodes are uploaded! =)
This is awesome! Love the in-depth look!
Love u so muuuuuuch Rock In Paradise Sullivan
3:01 syn's right tricep FLEXES
This is awesome! Love the format, the depth and what's shown. Much love as always gentleman
Absolutely love this! Matt has such a gorgeous voice, and the band as a whole is so talented. Love this behind the scenes look into one of my favorite A7X songs!
Hearing them talk makes me feel relaxed which is odd because i very rarely feel relaxed since when i relax im left alone with my thoughts and my thoughts make me cry sometimes so when they talk there voices make me relax and i dont feel alone thank you guys for this thank you for this so much
This is so cool. As others have echoed, I would love to see more. Also, pleaseee give us some more of that M singing acapella style (recording in studio), there is so little of that footage out there.
love these type of vids keep em coming . thanks guys
You are so perfect and your music Is all for me, thank you for this videos... I love watch how you do art