| The heavy metal visionaries collectively known as AVATAR — vocalist Johannes Eckerström, guitarists Jonas Jarlsby and Tim Öhrström, bassist Henrik Sandelin, and drummer John Alfredsson — previously announced the thoroughly fitting October 31st release of their latest masterwork Don’t Go In The Forest. Pre-save it here. Today, the band share the video for the new single ‘Death And Glitz’. Watch it HERE Johannes Eckerström states, “Death and Glitz is a song about perversion and detachment. A homeless, young runaway collapses and dies on a dancefloor. The crime scene tape becomes a red velvet rope. The investigator’s camera flashes like paparazzi on the red carpet. We love her for dying. Now she’s perfect. Obedient. Anything you want. The true crime genre is as sick as the sickest goregrind band you’ve ever heard. Its popularity and the form in which it’s being consumed, as a choice between Mickey Mouse and hospital dramas, reveals a darkness. The best ones are when it’s someone young and attractive. A couple goes hiking. Only the man returns. What do we project on this very real person’s very real tragedy? Do we see ourselves, with a strange envy for being so desired? Do we see a canvas on which we can paint the perfect future, if we were there to make it right? Do we completely dehumanize the victim and those who lost her, obsessed with the puzzle? No matter the reason, it is clear that no one is more obedient than the dead. People simply like it when death has a nice rack.” |
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| DON’T GO IN THE FOREST ‘Tonight We Must Be Warriors‘ ‘In The Airwaves‘ ‘Captain Goat‘ ‘Don’t Go In The Forest’ ‘Death And Glitz‘ ‘Abduction Song’ ‘Howling At The Waves’ ‘Dead And Gone And Back Again’ ‘Take This Heart And Burn’ ‘Magic Lantern’ |
| Regarding the album, Eckerström offers, “The secret ingredient is that we still feel like we’re just getting started. ‘Don’t Go In The Forest’ is an album filled to the brim with stuff we’ve never done before,” continues Eckerström. “It’s all songs and concepts we haven’t been close to touch until now. The mind is wild and we have lost ourselves in the darkest woods, filled with memories, and fantasies. Forbidden thoughts that must be spoken. He concludes, “It would have been impossible to make this album at any other time than now. That’s all we ever wanted, and I think you’ll find it’s all you ever wanted too.” Avatar have gone from strength to strength over the past several years. There’s the critically acclaimed, 2023-released album Dance Devil Dance, which included rock radio chart topper ‘The Dirt I’m Buried In’. Not to mention the scores of sold-out headline shows across the globe and having an actual fossil named after them. The list goes on and on. But the past is the past and the future is, well, dark in the best possible way and that’s JUST how Avatar like it! Avatar show no signs of pausing to take a breath in their quest for absolute world domination — much less stopping. In fact, they Avatar will spend the foreseeable future (if not forever) on the road. 2025 MEXICO & USA HEADLINE Fri, Oct 31, 25 — Mexico City, MX — The Pepsi Center Wed, Nov 5, 25 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren Thu, Nov 6, 25 — San Diego, CA — The Observatory San Diego Fri, Nov 7, 25 — Riverside, CA — Riverside Municipal Auditorium Sat, Nov 8, 25 — Las Vegas, NV — Brooklyn Bowl Mon, Nov 10, 25 — Seattle, WA — Moore Theater Tue, Nov 11, 25 — Portland, OR — Roseland Theatre Wed, Nov 12, 25 — Boise, ID — Revolution Fri, Nov 14, 25 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Union Sat, Nov 15, 25 — Denver, CO — Fillmore Mon, Nov 17, 25 — Minneapolis, MN — Fillmore Tue, Nov 18, 25 — Madison, WI — The Sylvee Thu, Nov 20, 25 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore Detroit Fri, Nov 21, 25 — Pittsburgh, PA — Stage AE Sat, Nov 22, 25 — Columbus, OH — KEMBA Live! Sun, Nov 23, 25 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring Tue, Nov 25, 25 — Huntington, NY — Paramount Wed, Nov 26, 25 — Boston, MA — House of Blues Fri, Nov 28, 25 — Allentown, PA — Archer Music Hall Sat, Nov 29, 25 — Charlotte, NC — The Fillmore Charlotte Sun, Nov 30, 25 — Louisville, KY — Old Forester’s Paristown Hall Tue, Dec 2, 25 — Chicago, IL — Riviera Theater Thu, Dec 4, 25 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works Fri, Dec 5, 25 — St. Louis, MO — The Pageant Sat, Dec 6, 25 — Tulsa, OK — Tulsa Theater Sun, Dec 7, 25 — Dallas, TX — House of Blues 2026 EUROPEAN HEADLINE TOUR Thu, Feb 5, 26 — Stockholm, SE — Fållan Sat, Feb 7, 26 — Helsinki, FI — Kulttuuritalo Mon, Feb 9, 26 — Oslo, NO — Sentrum Scene Tue, Feb 10, 26 — Copenhagen, DK — Vega Wed, Feb 11, 26 — Osnabrück, DE — Die Botschaft Thu, Feb 12, 26 — Brussels, BE — A.B. Sat, Feb 14, 26 — London, UK — Exhibition Sun, Feb 15, 26 — Manchester, UK — Academy Mon, Feb 16, 26 — Glasgow, UK — Barrowland Tue, Feb 17, 26 — Nottingham, UK — Rock City Wed, Feb 18, 26 — Bristol, UK — O2 Academy Fri, Feb 20, 26 — Amsterdam, NL — AFAS Live Sat, Feb 21, 26 — Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU — Rockhal Sun, Feb 22, 26 — Zürich, CH — Komplex Tue, Feb 24, 26 — Barcelona, ES — Razzmatazz Wed, Feb 25, 26 — Madrid, ES — La Riviera Fri, Feb 27, 26 — Lisbon, PT — LAV Sat, Feb 28, 26 — Bilbao, ES — Santana 27 Mon, Mar 2, 26 — Lyon, FR — Le Cube Tue, Mar 3, 26 — Milan, IT — Alcatraz Wed, Mar 4, 26 — Vienna, AT — Gasometer Thu, Mar 5, 26 — Munich, DE — Tonhalle Fri, Mar 6, 26 — Cologne, DE — E-Werk Sat, Mar 7, 26 — Paris, FR — Le Zenith Mon, Mar 9, 26 — Wiesbaden, DE — Schlachthof Tue, Mar 10, 26 — Zlin, CZ — Sports Hall Datart Wed, Mar 11, 26 — Warsaw, PL — Stodola Thu, Mar 12, 26 — Berlin, DE — Columbiahalle Fri, Mar 13, 26 — Hamburg, DE — Docks SUPPORTING METALLICA — SUMMER 2026 Sun, May 24, 26 — Frankfurt, DE — Deutsche Bank Park Thu, Jun 11, 26 — Budapest, HU — Puskas Arena Fri, Jun 19, 26 — Dublin, IE — Aviva Stadium Sun, Jul 5, 26 — London, UK — London Stadium |
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