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As previously announced, multi-platinum-selling rock band AVENGED SEVENFOLD are expanding their new album ‘The Stage’ into an evolving body of work by adding a series of new tracks over the course of the coming months. Today sees the release of the album’s latest addition, their rendition of Mr. Bungle’s “Retrovertigo”
“Retrovertigo” follows the recent release of Avenged Sevenfold’s first-ever Spanish-language release, “Malagueña Salerosa,” a song whose companion video has already amassed over 2 million YouTube views. The band recorded both tracks with producer Joe Barresi (Queens of the Stone Age, Tool).
“We’re massive fans of Mr. Bungle,” says vocalist M. Shadows. “‘Retrovertigo’ is one of their softer songs and a particular favorite of ours and we thought it’d be a fun twist to make a heavy version. We hope this song encourages the uninitiated to dig a little deeper into the brilliant world of Mr. Bungle. Mike Patton is one of the greatest vocalists of our generation and it was pretty daunting for me to sing one of his songs, but we had a great time recording this track. More coming.”
THE STAGE, is the band’s 7th studio album and first for Capitol Records. Co-produced by A7X and Joe Barresi (Queens of the Stone Age, Tool), THE STAGE is a work of immense scope and ambition, featuring 11 panoramic tracks tied together by an Artificial Intelligence theme. Inspired by the writings of Carl Sagan and Elon Musk, the album is the band’s first thematic release. Its epic 15-minute-plus closing track, “Exist,” features a guest appearance by award-winning astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson giving a spoken word performance he penned specifically for the album. Guitar World, who spotlighted Gates and Zacky Vengeance with a cover story, lauded the disc for being “the most surprising and ambitious album of their career.” The Guardian and NME each gave it four stars, with the latter calling the album “their best yet,” adding that “they’ve truly arrived.” Q called it the group’s “boldest album yet” and Classic Rock called it “a metal masterpiece.” The band is currently performing select songs from the album on their stadium summer run with Metallica as well as on their own series of special headline shows (see itinerary below). Avenged Sevenfold is: Vocalist M. Shadows, guitarists Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ and drummer Brooks Wackerman. June 9 – Newton, IA – Iowa Speedway^ June 11 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium^ June 14 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome^ June 16 – Dallas, TX – AT&T Stadium^ June 18 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field^ June 19 – Mt. Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle Casino Resort** June 21 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion July 5 – Orlando, FL – Camping World Stadium^ July 7 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium^ July 9 – Atlanta, GA – SunTrust Park^ July 10 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center*** July 12 – Detroit, MI – Comercia Park^ July 13 – Oshkosh, WI – Ford Festival Park July 14 – Cadott, WI – Rock Fest Amphitheater** July 16 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre^ July 18 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion*** July 19 – Montreal, QB – Parc Jean-Drapeau^ July 28 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre+++ July 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Rose Bowl+ July 31 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center+++ August 3 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater+++ August 4 – Phoenix, AZ – University of Phoenix Stadium+ August 6 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park+ August 9 – Seattle, WA – CenturyLink Field+ August 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre+++ August 12 – Nampa (Boise), ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater+++ August 14 – Vancouver, BC – BC Place+ August 16 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium+ ** A7X headline show or festival date *** A7X headline show with Volbeat opening +++A7X headline show with A Day To Remember opening ^With Metallica + Volbeat +With Metallica + Gojira]]>
