Question: The Stage" is a song by Avenged Sevenfold and the first single from their seventh studio album of the same name, which was released on which date?

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The Stage (Avenged Sevenfold song): "The Stage" is a song by Avenged Sevenfold and the first single from their seventh studio album of the same name, which was released on October 28, 2016.

Hail to the King (song): "Hail to the King" is a song by Avenged Sevenfold and the first single from their sixth studio album of the same name, released on July 15, 2013.  The song was premiered live on July 17, 2013, at the Ford Festival Park in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Nightmare (Avenged Sevenfold album): Nightmare is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold.  It was released on July 27, 2010 through Warner Bros.  Records.  It was produced by Mike Elizondo and mixed in New York City by noted engineer Andy Wallace.  "Nightmare" is the first Avenged Sevenfold record without James "The Rev" Sullivan performing drums on all the songs due to his death in December 2009; however he did write parts that were used for the final recordings, making this the last album he would write on, The Rev's vocals are still on the album as a tribute to him.  This is the only album to feature ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, who performed as the drummer for the album in his place, also played with the band for all their tours through the end of 2010, due to his separation with Dream Theater.  They then hired drummer Arin Ilejay, who played with the band for the next four years.  The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA in the United States.  The album debuted at number 1 in the "Billboard" 200.  As of December 2016 the album has sold 964,000 copies in the United States.

Sounding the Seventh Trumpet: Sounding the Seventh Trumpet is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released on June 10, 2001 by Good Life Recordings, and re-released by Hopeless Records on March 19, 2002, featuring slightly different cover art.  The album was recorded in November 2000 at Westbeach Recorders in California.  Although the album only sold 300 copies in its first week of release, it has sold 370,000 copies worldwide with 310,000 sold in United States, as of November 2010.  The title 'Sounding the Seventh Trumpet' takes its name from the Book of Revelation, specifically referencing chapter 11 and the sounding of the last (seventh) trumpet, showing the end of the world.  Valary DiBenedetto (M. Shadows' future wife) performs vocals on the track "The Art of Subconscious Illusion."  The album was released as 2x12 vinyl, LP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Purple on 2008 in US.

Hail to the King (Avenged Sevenfold album): Hail to the King is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold.  It was released on August 23, 2013 in New Zealand and Australia, and was released on iTunes on August 27, 2013 and in North America on the same day.  The album was produced by Mike Elizondo.  "Hail to the King" is the first and only Avenged Sevenfold album to feature Arin Ilejay on drums, prior to his departure in July 2015.  It is also the first Avenged Sevenfold album without musical contributions from Ilejay's late predecessor, Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan; the bonus track, "St. James", was written in his memory.

The River (Good Charlotte song): "The River" is a song by Good Charlotte featuring M. Shadows and Synyster Gates of the band Avenged Sevenfold.  The song was the first single from the "Good Morning Revival" album in North America and the second single throughout the rest of the world except for Australia.  On December 8, 2006, the second GCTV episode was released on Good Charlotte's website.  "The River" was featured in the video and can be heard playing in the background.  The song was premiered January 4, 2007, on their official website, and via the band's MySpace.  The song impacted radio on January 23, 2007.  There are several references to the Bible throughout the song and the overall time of the song is three minutes and sixteen seconds, intentionally to reference .

Welcome to the Family (song): "Welcome to the Family" is a song by the American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released as the second single for their fifth studio album, "Nightmare".  It is the band's second single released without former drummer The Rev, who died on December 28, 2009.  In the news Theprp.com mention the second single from the album Nightmare is "Welcome to the Family", scheduled to be played on the radio starting on October 19, 2010.  A physical release, however, was not available until December 21.  In Avenged Sevenfold's "making of" series on YouTube, "In the Studio", singer M. Shadows and bassist Johnny Christ say that The Rev wrote most of the song and M. Shadows finished it when they started to record the album.  No plans for a music video have been made so far.  The song is playable as DLC in the video game Rock Band 3.

Avenged Sevenfold (album): Avenged Sevenfold is the eponymous fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released on October 30, 2007 by Warner Bros.  Records.  The album, originally slated for an October 16 release, was delayed by two weeks in order to provide more time to complete bonus material and production for the record, including the making of the animated music video for the song "A Little Piece of Heaven".  The album debuted at number 4 on the "Billboard" 200.  On September 23, 2008, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA.  The album has also been released on vinyl.  The band supported the album with a tour, beginning a day before the release of the album and ending in 2009.  This is their last studio album to feature the drummer The Rev for the full album, who has passed away in December 2009 during the recording of their next album "Nightmare".

The Stage (album): The Stage is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released on October 28, 2016 by Capitol Records after a live stream event on the band's Facebook page.  It's the first Avenged Sevenfold album to feature Brooks Wackerman on drums, who joined the band in late 2014 but wasn't revealed as Arin Ilejay's official replacement until Ilejay's departure in 2015, because the band wanted to find a drummer that would "fit in".  "The Stage" is also the band's first album to be released through Capitol Records.  It is also the band's longest studio album at 73 minutes and 35 seconds, thus beating "City of Evil" by almost a minute.  The album also features their longest song to date, "Exist", with a run-time of 15 minutes and 41 seconds.

Warmness on the Soul: "Warmness on the Soul" is the first EP/single by Avenged Sevenfold.  It was released on August 8, 2001 by Good Life Recordings.  The release features the video for the title track, "Warmness on the Soul" as an Enhanced CD bonus.  The EP was the first release to feature guitarist, Synyster Gates.  All of the songs are included on Avenged Sevenfold's debut album, "Sounding the Seventh Trumpet", except for the heavy metal version of "To End the Rapture", which was later featured on the album's re-release by Hopeless Records.

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Answer: October 28, 2016