The Stage includes Brooks Wackerman first participation in the band since joining before 2015 .
The Stage is the first Avenged Sevenfold album to feature Brooks Wackerman on drums , who joined the band in November 2015 , but was n't revealed as Arin Ilejay 's official replacement until Illejay 's departure in 2015 .
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